The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-04-24

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fully welded wife. The estate, con-
sisting mostly OF valuable farm
land, is said to be worth In the neigh
borhood of $4,000. II the woman
should appear and demand any part
Of this, II is intended to resist her
pretensions in every way afforded
by the law. County Attorney Olson
OF ST. Peter, has taken great interest
in this feature Of the situation, and
has been studying up the case with a
view to preventing the children from
being deprived OF any part Of their
rightful inheritance, n an attempt
should be made to do this.
erom Saturdays Daily. .
The work done by the state high.
way commission during the years
1912 and 1913 is shown in a state.
ment issued today which will be incor.
porated In the biennial report to
be presented TO the governor. The
statement shows that the highway
commission superintendent work In
roads. bridges and culverts In 1912
amounting to s1,so9.se and In 1919
amounting TO s1.714.s54. showing a
total Of work for the two years OF
s3,524,S14. The cost OF the engineering
department during 1928 was s26s,234
Survey and plans were prepared In
1913 for work I'm 1914 amounting to
approximately s1,500,00O.
The work on state roads during
1912 was as follows: Grading, SILT
miles; graveling. 1872 miles; sand
clay, 35.O7 miles; macadam, 6.92
miles; ditching, 170.373 lineal feet;
clearing and grubbing. 3ss.16 acres;
concrete culYerts, 1872; corrugated
metal culyerts, $50; bridges, 10S.
Total Amount Of state Aid.
The total amount OF state aid In
1912 was s307.249.96, and the total
cost OF the work was 675.39s.46. The
work supervised by the state high.
way commission in 1912, including
both road and bridge work, amounted
to $1,sO9. 960.s4 ,s.....ts-.. --.
During 1918 the following work was
done on state roads: Grading, 5S4.03
miles; graveling, 216.95 miles; sand
clay, lila miles; macadam, 6.s4 miles
concrete road, 6.29 miles; ditching,
1882 lineal feet; clearing and grub.
bling 45s.12 acres; concrete culverts,
1872; corrugated metal culverts, SOC,
and bridges, 100.
The state aid in 1913 was $36S, 569. 81,
and the total cost OF state aid work
was ss64,s4445. s... %.
The total amount of road and cul.
vert work, exclusive of bridge work,
handled by the department during
the season of 1913, was s1.414,S53.S7.
Many Bridges Built.
During the two years the commits.
sion superintendent the building OF
413 steel and concrete bridges vary.
ing In length OF total span from IL
to 22S feet and costing more than
$4,000. There figures do not include
twenty-five bridges started but not
completed. II the cost of these bridges
is computed. at the average per
bridge Of $500, the total figures will
be s76s,6O0.
i This year since January I plans
have been furnished by the highway
commission for 125 bridges, repre-.
senting probably about s225,0O
worth OF bridge work. During the two
years plans were furnished for lac
other bridges upon which no further
action was taken. a
From Saturdays Daily.
Residents OF Lewiston, a small
town In Winoha county, apparently
have won their effort TO secure
nightly stoppsge OF train No. 524
the Dakota and Black Hills Elk
press. The train arrives In Winons
at ten o'clock p. m. The Mlnnesots
railroad and warehouse commission
has ordered that the train be stop
ped at that village nightly begin
ming May ]. The order OF the com
mission has been received by the
division headquarters in Winona but
officials yesterday declined to discus:
H. II was not denied, however. thai
the order was handed down.
Result Of the Hearing:
The Lewiston people. after sew
eral weeks OF united effort In en-
deavoring TO induce the officials Il
stop the train at their station. ap
pealed to the state commission.
hearing was ordered and It tool
place. late last month. A large mum
Der OF witnesses were examined b.
the commissioners and the mattel