The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-05-26


club had good time at their picnic
! in Sibley park yesterday afternoon
/ w. w. Hills of California is Wis
iting his brother, Marion Hills, and
wife for a few days.
/ H. C. Small was called to Garden
/ City relative to some roofing.
! TOWNS GET APPROPRIATIONS
NcoIIet County Commissioners Vote
Aid For Building Bridges.
A special meeting of the NlcOllet
board of county commissioners was
held on Wednesday, Appropriations
were given to several townships to
aid in erecting and repairing bridges,
| the county agricultural society re-
ceived an appropriation, and the
board voted SIS to the old soldiers
under the law passed by the last
legislature.
A. F. Pickel and John Seibel, Jr.,
appeared before the board and asked
! that Ridgely township be given some
assistance in paying for bridge it
! is building across the Minnesota
river. The bridge is to cost 500,
and the board voted $500.
! William Sommer and VIM. Siege
j of CORTLAND, asked for an appropria-
ton to help defray the expense of
replanking the bridge across the
Minnesota at Cambria. They were
given 5000, and the same amount
was voted at the request OF Jonas
! p. Johnson, representing the Oshawa
town board, who stated that it would
be necessary to replace three bridg-
es along ditch As.
August Samuelson, Oscar SWenson
and Erick Haugen asked to be in
formed as to the manner of appOr-
tioning the money for the state
highway. 1t was decided to follow
the usual plan and divide the money
according to the mileage in each
township.
The board voted to inspect the
state highway and the county poor
farm on May 20, and an appropria-
ton of $500 was given the Nicollet
County Agricultural society.
A communication was received
from the members of Skaro Post,
/ G. A. R., asking that SIS be appro-
priated to be applied toward the
Memorial Day expenses. On motion
of Commissioner Potts the request
was granted, and the veterans will
receive the needed money.
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the state highway commission to
appoint H. w. Daniels as an assist
ant engineer.
From Mondays Daily.
At the last meeting of the council
the remaining two sections of boule-
ward on Belgrade avenue was ordered
The boulevard on Belgrade avenue is
completed from A street to the bluff.
Many of the residents on Nicollet
avenue have well kept boulevards
with cement curbing. 1t would be a
fine Improvement if all the boulevard
and curbing were put in the entire
length of the avenue, at least where
cement walks are layed. Such i'm
provements are lasting and greatly
enhance the value of property.
Charlie Williamson, wife and three
children have arrived from Sweden
and residing temporarily at the home
of F. w. Skoog Mrs. Williamson is
a sister of Mrs. Skoog who has not
seen her sister for nineteen years
; Mr.. Williamson is a mason by trade
We are pleased to know that they
intend to make their permanent resi-
dence in North Mankato.
K Currier and son, Archie, OF
Nicollet and Professor c. E. Ball
accompanied f. Rohde and wife on a
fishing trip to Lake Jefferson Satur
; day. They caught fine string OF
pickerel and greatly enjoyed the cut
ing. The party saw a large piece
of meadow along the road entirely
destoyed by the grub worm.
One of the two library books re
ported missing has been returned
The book still missing is jerks, "Our
Army for Our Boys" Will the party
having this book please return it Al
once in order to save the loss tC
the library? It was a book OF the
state library set which must be re
turned or refunded soon.
Bids for the construction of the wa
terworks system for North Mankato
will be opened by the council at a
special meeting to be held this even
ing. II is probable that the contract
+. will be awarded this evening. A
goodly number of bids have beer