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Program

tCCntlnued from Page Ouel
Gaul Lynn Schafcr accompariad
by Miss Mary Lou Metcalf gave
a trumpet solo entitled "Nv Re.
CARDS by Llewellyn. Following
this the High School chorus sang
Carol Of Roses by Kountz with
Miss Betty Ring. Miss Betty Rob.
erts, Miss Shirley Kramer Robert
Moffett, and James Etchinson as
SoIoists. The High School orches
ira played the selection "Let Free
dom Ring by Demarest Miss
Edna Henderson sang solo en-
titled Birthday Of a King Neid.
linger Mrs. Olive Kersey. the
fpsilanti Choristers. directed bv
Mrs. Kersey and accompanied nv
Miss Wanda Smith. offered the i'm
pressive selection "Hark. the Her
aid Angels Sing. Memberships
Miss Mary Lee Tucker sang
soprano solo. Star Of Bethlehem
Gaynor. Miss Edith Steere. soloist.
and the High School chorus inter
bass solo. King Of Kings Hall
was sung by Lawrence Porter.
The tiaiieiuiah Chorus Mes
siah Handel, sung by the full
chorus formed an impressive clos
ing TO the Annual NesperS. attend
ed by approximately seven hun
dred.
A frieze. an angel on either side
Of the Blessed Virgin. inspiring
stained glass window effect form
ed an impressive stage background
created by Miss Justine Enss
The lighting arrangements. ere.
ated by Terry Snidecor added Fl.
fective emphasis The stage was
seated with choristers; while mem
bers OF the High School orchestra
were seated in the orchestra pit be
fore the stage.
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Red Tape

,Conunued from Psge Onel
IN such instances because sep
arate letter had to be written any
how 10 cover the subject.
Another reason for rejection No.
27-was that "the application IS
returned by mail receiving room
because acknowledgement card
tREW ll61 is missing" Thus fail
d. OF an exporting company to re-
turn one OF the many post cards
sent out b. WsilaCe's office may
lead TO delay I'm shipping
Even after a license is issued the
exporter must I'M out many other
forms demanded by the War Ship
ping Admins. ration. the Byrd com.
mittee disclosed. On the BEW rejec.
ton sheet also are IL stereotype
questions which export examiners
can check II they want further in
formation One asks Tor priority
forms from the WPB on the ma
terials to be shipped.
One WPB priority form PD25A.
known as an application for prior
tiles assistance. was studied By thu
committee as an example of gov
eminent red tape at its best ac-
clrding TO investigators
The form contains II pages Two
sets must be turned in and each
SCI made out 10 Quadruplicate so
hat q Businessman wanting uri0 70
i,y assistance must compile 90
pages. Statisticians for the commit
tea said (, represented FPS feet II
red tape II must be filled out by
some firms four times a year so
that a strip Of paper 5l2 feet long
is used in a year. The paper footaga
OF the red tape is not quite the
length of two football fields but
higher than the Great Pyramid Of
Egypt
The WPB and other government
agencies were ordered by the com
mittee to submit copies Of all ques-
tionnaires, forms. applications and
other paper work il has issued. \
W 7 - NH'hfNlilhit AAAi' u AAAN NNA''
mittee and asked if il actually
wanted copies Of all the question
naires.
Yes, a committee clerk said
"Why, il will take large truck
TO deliver them" the WPB official
declared.
That's all right the clerk an
swered. I'VE have plenty Of space
in the office here in the Capitol.
II we haven't wen get more room.
All government departments were
expected to make their reports TO
the committee during the week, and
an imposing stack Of paper was
expected to be assembled. Sen. Byrl
indicated that hearings may not be
resumed until the new Congress
meets iu January. During the inter
val the committee will compile a
special report and send it to Con
gress shortly after the first Of next
month
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POULTRY
saIieys Market
Ratlonlng

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Gently "froTe' millions Of pound.
Of butter IN warehouses
In addition, to relieve the pres.
sure on butter fats. WPB banned
production OF heavy whipping
cream and ordered reduction OF
% per cent in the output Of ice
cream.
Despite such an advance build
up for rationing there is no fear
in official circles Of a run" on
dairy products or boarding. since
such commodities are extremely
peri.hable.
Tremendous military and lend
lease demands also have placed
meat in a critical position with 50
we're shortages developing in De.
troit Boston and other cities. OPA
pointed out, however that the lat
ter conditions would be eased by
new civilian meat quotas Jan. 7.
In addition. the OPA a few day
age revised wholesale meat price
ceilings 10 provide more equitable
distribution Of available supplies
throughout the country
1t was learned that officials have
not yet attempted 10 establish
point values on meat Unde r.
the point rstioning' system, the
various cuts OF meat will be al
lotted certain point values and
each consumer will have a certain
number Of points 10 spend each
month.
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Wages

CONTINUED from Page OneD
officer, was appointed chairman.
Other members will include indus
try and labor representative Sc
lected from a panel of names ap-
proved by the board.
The WLB order covers jobbing
and manufacturing plants in the
counties Of Wayne, Oakland, Mon
roe, Washtenaw and Genesse which
include such cities as Detroit,
Flint. Pontiac Monroe, Npsilanti
and Mt. Clemens.
Public hearings will be held
shortly to consider extending the
order to other war production cen.
ters in Ingham, Bay, Saginaw.
Jackson and Kent counties
The maximum rate schedule,
which was made effective as Of
Oct %, covers every tool and die
worker I'm the area The schedule
is based on a Sl75 an hour maxi.
mum for tool and die makers EN-.
ployed in jobhing shops. and Sl.6A
in the manufacturing plants.
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Draft

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dustry or less essential agriculture.
3-B Registrars with dependents.
engaged in an activity necessary 10
the war production program.
sc Registrars with dependents
engaged in essential agriculture.
A ReCistrants who before in.
duction have become - years Of
age. since they registered.
Alb Registrars who are deferred
specifically by the law itself
i-C-Regist rants who are aliens
not acceptable to the armed forces
or who waived their rights to be
come citizens to avoid military sery-
ice.
i-D-Registranys who are minis
ters OF religion or divinity students.
AZ Registrars who are con-
scieutious DIRECTORS available only
for service in civilian work OF ma
tional importance.
4-F-Registrants who are mental
ly, morally, or physically unaccept-
able to the armed forces.
4H-Registrants who are 3S 10
IS years OF age New class.
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Municipal Court


Justice A. NJ. Vsndersall today
fined Anton Frederick, RED. 2.
Willow Rd.. s25 and ordered him to
make $3.50 restitution for cleaning
Officer Effiner Kramer's uniform.
Frederick. who was arrested ear
~ Saturday evening on charges Of
being intoxicated and disorderly,
alIegedly attempted to escape while
officers were bringing him to GpSi.
lanti from the Ford Bomber Plant
He is accused of having grabbed
the steering wheel, nearly throw
ing the car ont OF control. Officers
wrestled with him in the car and
on the pavement before subduing
him. On arrival at police station
he was reported as using abusive
language.
Order 10 Pay
Edward Aidinger, who was ar.
rested Saturday afternoon for the
sixth time this year, was ordered
TO pay Sl5 fine on charges OF be
ing intoxicated and disorderly.
Justice Vandersall this afternoon
OBLIGATED at the marriage OF John
Kotus, RED. ?. Milan, and Miss
Hulda Hcrder Milan
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Rotary

Continued from Page One)
understanding among men, and for
that reason IL will live on immortal
in spite Of death, war. depression,
because it ministers to the pro
gress OF civilization -
Past presidents OF the club named
following MIR. Van de Walker we're
Charles Hoyt, F. H. Nissly, f. g.
Wiedman. DR.. " deb Barss. r. =.
Ford, D. l.. Quirk, Jr.. d. p. South.
John 7. Kirk. n. G. Colburn, A. G..
Erickson. Charles McKenny. Owen
j. Cleary. George C. Handy, VII
liam Foy. O. Ray Yoder. Charles
Anspach I'D Foster, Ernest Chap
ellie. IT, Z. WILDER. Nate Munro.
Chester Manning. p H. Vanden-
Belt, Luman Seamans. in order
named from 1920 TO rare,
president for the current year be-
ing Olin &. Eckley
\ very unusual feature OF the
meeting was the presentation Of a
club award 10 John p. Kirk for his
extraordinary record Of perfect a.
tendance over a period OF 20 years.
The presentation was appropriately
made by n. L. WILDER who eX-
pressed appreciation Of the club for
the high type Of membership which
Mr.. KIRK represents. and cOngratu-
lated him upon his excellent record
For the Ann Arbor club. Secre-
tary George Lewis brough, greet
mgs and the Ypsilanti Kiwanis
Club was well represented by the
president. Larry Schaffer.
a special guest Of honor was Dis.
trict Governor Alex +. Moore who
brought greetings OF the district aud
his oau club in Wayne. stating hat
three generations OF Rotary were
represented. Ann Arbor having
sponsored Ypsilanti and Npsilanti
tn turn having sponsored The Wayne
club.
Aside from George Lewis the
Ann Nrbor club was represented
by K. e.. TIussey the Rev Fred
Corviu u. r. Brown. Walter Staeb
le Wesley " Dawson. q former
member OF the club. was also
present
Florist Ben So,eF araCiously pro
fIded flowers Tor the anniversary
table. which was also 4rscei By 2
huge cake bearing - candles and
carnations we're given each OF the
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Deaths
MIS-. Erwin MEekEs


Mrs. Cecilia : MeCAes. wife OF
Erwin Meckes. passed away fol
loving a heart attack Saturday af
ternoon at the home OF their dsugH-
ter Mrs. Roger Armstrong, 529
Ford ST
The daughter OF Peter Smale and
Harriet Scarfoss Smale Mrs
Meckes was born In AlbriEht,yillc,
Pa Oct 10, 1872 Mrs Mackes at
tended school in Allhrightvill'.
Pa. and belonged 90 the Lutheran
Church. this city. Mr. and Mrs.
Meckes removed 10 WiliamsporJ
Pa. after their marriage March 2N.
1895. i'm Allbrightsyilie. and came
TO Ypsilanti in 1929.
Mr. Meckes lives with Mr. and
Mrs Armstrong
Surviving Mrs. Mackes are D Ter
husband and Ave daughters Mrs.
Roland Woodside lMinnie). Mrs.
Floyd Slasenwhite (Violeu. Mrs.
Merle Myers tElsicl. Mrs R0ge-
Armstrong (Lillian), and Miss June
Meckes, all OF this city. 10 grand
children and two great grandchil
dren: four sisters Mrs Joseph
EXner. Lehighton, Pa, Mrs. Amau.
da Getz. Weisport Pa. Mrs Anna
Klutz. Palmerton Pa. and Mrs.
Elizabeth Schock. Crellin Md. aad
three brothers. Abraham Smaly.
East StroudSbure, Ellsworth Sma'a
Nilliamsport. Pa. and John Smale.
e 4
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Ere

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against the doorwsys and other
victims lay on the floor trampled
to death.
Civilians who had been listening
to the radio program, Immediately
rushed into the streets and the
scene to aid in rescue work For
some unexplained reason, the alarm
wasn't received at fire headqua''
tiers until II minutes later
When the first fire appartus ar
rived. flames already had turned
the building into raging inferno.
Thus, early rescue efforts were
voluntary and largely ineffective.
Many Of the 500 persons attending
the dance saved themselves by div
ing through windows
Eyewitnesses said curtains Of
flame" covered the main doorway
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issued each coupon being 10
III .es as mech as in class one
In rationing the oil the board
determines the needs Of each ap-
pIicant and issues the amount a.
tually necessary.
Amount of fuel oil to be issued
can he determined only for the
FIRST two periods Later heating
period quotas may be changed in
Washington,
Oh for cooking, light and simi-
lar purposes may be- obtained bat
are under class B. I, 8. or IS
sheets. depending ON the character
OF the ration
Under coupon credit oil.hurncr
owners could obtain fuel before OBJ
tanning coupons Such credit buy
ing however expired before Dec
lo. In cases where credit pur
Chases prior 10 that date exceed
the allowable ration tor the FIRST
heating period, the difference must
be raid with period two ratious,
I'm cases OF excess fuel oil result
iIg from conversion 10 coal heat
the oil must ha sold To- dealer
and the ration board notified. C0u.
pom sheets may also be left with
the oil dealer
The Office OF Price Administer.
ton will issue weekly reports Oh
the amount of oil that may be- burn.
ed II the ration Is 10 last through
the winter
In cases whore extra oil rs neCcs-
sary because there are infants or
elderly people m the home. appli-
cation for additional fuel may be
made to the ration board
Since rations are based on the
total area per occupant big houses
with few occupants will received IA
low ration total This Is done be.
cause fuel oil is too scarce To al.
low heating of space beyond aver
age needs.
The serial number OF the cou.
pom sheet has 10 be written on the
face Of each individual coupon
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Fuel Oil RatiOns Given OH
Two Types of Coupon Sheets

Sheets OF fuel oil coupons con.
tain two types or coupons
a. Coupons representing unit
values
These have the number OF the
oil heating period 1884 or in
a square block
Most coupons represent ten units
of oil Each unit al present rep
resents ten gallons This value
may change Thus
one unit equals ten gallons
Ten unit coupons equal 100 gal
Ions.
- Coupons called change con
pons represent gallon values
ON these there is no oil period
numbers, but the number on the
circle shows how many gallons the
coupon is worth These may be
used in any period.
The unit coupons OF any period
may be used in the first two weeks
Of the next period and the coupons
OF the first two weeks Of any pei
iod may be borrowed against dur.
ing the period just before a.
Periods for fuel oil sllotments
are.
October december H.
December l3-January o
January 6.February s.
February S-March l..
March l7-September 50.
Average sehoiders receive one
o. more class one coupon sheets
each OF which originally contains
100 coupons divided among the five
heating periods. 20 to each period.
The ten gallons of fuel oil allowed
per coupon may be changed later II
the government finds there is avail
able more or less oil than anticl-
pated
In addition there are so change
making coupons to be used II de-
livery OF Oil is in odd number OF
gallons
In the case Of larger users OF
Oil such as apartment house opera.
tors. Glass two coupon sheets are
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Births

Boy: To Mr.. and Mrs. John Poe
sos Emmett St. Dec -. weighing
seven pounds and eleven and one
half ounces.
Girl: Dec. II TO Nj and Mrs
George Cline, 2l3 f. Main s.,
Milan The baby weighed seven
pounds and fourteen ounces.
Girl: To Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Ham.
acher. 1850 Holmes I'd. weighing
seven pounds and eleven ounces.
Girl. To Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
DeNoyer. 1918 :. Wizard Rd. Dec.
Il. weighing six pounds, twelve and
one half ounces
Boy. Dec. Il TO Nj. and Mrs
Louis Robins. rs $. Washington ST.
weighing seven pounds, two and
o1e-half ounces.
Twin daughters: This morning %
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Lowe, in Uni.
Nersity Hospital Ann Arbor. Mrs
Lowe before her marriage was Mis-
Adonua Finch
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Daily Market Report
LIVESTOCK


Livestock
pr.r1i. Mich neg. q Fed
steers and year,ings. Sl5.T5.
Shurt'ed steers Sl2 -. com
mon grassy steers 1880 l.T5.
Beef COWS $3.50 -. cutter COWS
manly $3.50 g. sausage bulls.
from tle.25-l25o.
Calves good ami choice srsdes.
Slt50. common and medium
grades. down 20 s.
liogs Good 10 choice butchers
scaling 10000 lbs late az Sl3A5-
1870. stays Si2l2c5. sovs. SI3 90.
1895.
sheep Choice native lambs
N5.55-l635. mediu"1 70 good lambs
SlA5n-l55o. common JhroVotts.
Sl3 down
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Officials Urge Youths
TO Hasten Registration

Draft board officials advised local
rs and l9-year-old youths who must
register In the sixth msnpower
registration, which began Friday,
not to delay registering In the be
lief the date OF registering would
have any bearing on their order
numbers
officials emphasized that regis
rants will be classified according
10 their birthdates.
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ALBERT MALLOCk

Rites for Albert Mallock. uncle
OF Mrs A. VI. Wilson, will be IN
the Lockwood Funeral Home. Sa-
line, Tuesday afternoon at ,
O'Clock. Rev. Fred Lendrum Of tn
First Methodist ChuIch officiating.
Burial will be in lakewood Gene
terry, Saline
Friends may call at the funeral
home.
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and exit. Three hours were needed
To bring the fire under control. with
low biting temperatures adding 10
the difficulties.
Hospital stats. trained disaster
units and ambulauces were soon
on the Job TO aid the passersby
who sprang TO the rescue. Emerg
ency morgues were established in
"e.rh" BUILDINGS and the injured
were transported to oyerarowdod
hospitals in all sorts Of convey.
anCeS
The scene. in fact was almost a
replica Of that In Boston. though
on smaller scale. Groups OF
young people who had escaped tho
blaze. aided in rescue work or stood
by helplessly Relatives appealed
trantically to authorities for word
OF their loved ones.
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Detroit Mich. Dee "a
BUTTER -l5i5S.c ID
EGGS Whites L 5. Extras tGrade
A large so 52'ac: medium. i3.
i5c. small. 35c. L. $. stand
ards tgrade I'D. large. tS.50iac
medium. il-43c, BsoWnS L :
extras. (Crade A.. large, i9c
medium. SC
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WILLIAM W. THUNM

William W. Thumm infant son o..
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert W. Thumm,
who was dead AZ birth sunday morn.
ing in Boyer Memorial Hospital
will be given a graNeside service
this afternoon at $50 in Highland
Cemetery Rev. Hugo Fenker will
Officiate, Mrs. Thumm was Avis
Wollam. Jonesyille, before her mar
riage.
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STOVE EXPLODES

Jackson. Dec. Brothers We.
ley and William Jennings, are -
Foote Hospital with severe burns
received in the explosion Of a gas
oline stove az the home Of the
former Sunday afternoon.
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Detroit, Mich. Dec ~
APPLES Baldwins. No. /, kl-L25
bn.. Delicious. No !. Sl.75 zoo
bu. No. ., $50 bu.. Mcintosh.
fancy, 5000 hui No /, 81 sol -
bu.. 30. >, 75c.SlO0. Greetings.
No. /. 9Oc tl25 bu. SHOWS. fan
cy. S135 hu., No. /, 90c-Sl15 bu.;
No. .. 5O.75c bu.. Northern Spies,
No ]. Sl50-2. No. .. 75C-sl
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NEW YORK-lNS-- Workers
day at the Brooklyn yards Of the
Sullivan Dry Dock and Repair
Corp. was observed here with
double launching OF submarine
chasers. Three thousand employ
es witnessed the launchings.
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Rush EarIv

The Christmas rush at The loca,
Post office started earlier than
usual this year and the employees
are kept very busy. Four full time
employees have been added and four
part time helpers assist aftef
school So far two deliveries are
being made daily bur only one Sat.
urdays
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Stores Open evenings

Several Of the Ypsildnti stores
will open evening hours tonight
and will continue being open eve
nings until Christmas. Friday will
mark the opening OF the majority
Of the stores for evening Christmas
shopping.
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In The Sick Room

Miss Lena shaw, who suffered a
fractured skull in her recent severe
traffic accident. is now at her OWL
apartment in Detroit and Is getting
along quite we'll.
Ethelyn daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Black, is in with scarlet
fever. The child is five years old.
Mrs. Robert II. Daley is 81 with
influenza in Boyer Memorial Hos
pital.
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Detroit Cash Gra,r

Detroit Mich. Dec II
BARLEY k-loSi, feeding CSC
WHEAT ". .. SI.l5 bu
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rprises Peeker

Mrs Robert Brown. 90 y. Huron
st. surprised a window peeker
Saturday nigh, when she steppe
out the back door TO dispose OF gar
bage She found herself face 10 face
W h stranger who had apparently
been loosing On the bedroom win
dow. He fled and a thorough search
OF the neighborhood by police failed
{. reveal his where bouts.
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Richard NcElroy Will take his
solo flight test today which +, hts
sixteenth birthday az the Triangle
Airport in Plymouth.
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Thaw PIPES

Atl1 a. m. sunday morning eiec-
tr!cal GOODS burned al the Bomber
plant while employees were thawine
water pipes in a frame building.
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YpsiLanH Briefs


Matt +. Book, 3l6 Ninde St. in
formed police sunday that Si3 had
been taken from his home. probably
on Friday. The money was taken
from a miniature maiiboH bank and
from a fruit jar
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-08-20
PROCEEDINGS OF The
SCHOOL BOARD
DISTRICT NO. II.
Ely, Minnesota, August 10, 1912.

Ely, Minnesota, August 10, 1912.
Pursuant to notice, special meet
ing of the Board of Education of
Independent School District No. IL for
the purpose of authorizing call for
bids to purchase an automobile and
transacting any other business proper
to come before stated meeting was
called to order at one o'clock P. M.
by the chairman, Jack Gfanotti. On
roll call, the following members were
found to be present: Ahola, Gianotti,
Klun, Richards and SLENDER. Absent:
Dragavon.
Moved by Ahola, supported by
Stember, that the Clerk be authorized
to advertise for bids up to 7:3O o'clock
P. NJ, September IA, 1912 for a five
passenger four door sedan, and alter
nate bids on seven passenger four
door sedan and trade-in of a 1898
model Chevrolet sedan. Motion carried
unanimously.
Application from Mary Vessel for a
position in the cafeteria was read and
filed.
Application from P. D. McCarty, M
D. for the position of school physician
when vacancy occurs was read and
filed.
Moved and supported, the meeting
adjourn. Motion carried.
L. c. SLENDER,
Clerk
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1942-08-20
NOTICE FOR BIDS

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That
sealed proposals will he received by
the Board of Education of Indepen-
dent School District No II, Ely,
Minnesota up to seven-thirty T:3O
o'clock P. M, September IA, 1912 for
one 1912 model five passenger four
door sedan, and alternate bid on a
seven passenger four door sedan, both
fully equipped, including chains, spare
wheel, hot water heater and defroster,
delivered F. o. B. Ely, Minnesota,
less trade-in allowance on one 1888
model five passenger Chevrolet sedan.
All proposals to include the paint
ing and lettering of the name of the
school district on the car, as directed
by the superintendent of schools.
Each bidder will be required to
specify delivery date, and submit
complete specifications covering the
equipment he proposes to furnish.
All bids must be accompanied by
certified check equal to ten per cent
of the amount bid, and made payable
to John Dragavon, Treasurer.
All bids should be in sealed
envelopes, addressed to L. G. SLENDER,
Clerk, 800 East Harvey Street, Ely,
Minnesota, and plainly marked "Bid
on Automobile"
The Board of Education reserves
the right to reject any or all bids.
L. C. SLENDER,
800, 8-27. Clerk.