The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1921-08-26
Council At Lake Crystal
Awards Contract
GRANTED THE LUNDINS
Mankato Company Was Given
Large Job; Other Interest
ing News Notes
iSNNEas

Lake Crystal August 22.-The city
council opened the bids TOR one
bridge and one viaduct over ditch No.
Sc inside the city limits Two bids
were received, Luncn Crorners or
ManKato $4,S90 >ror rurnisn.ns mater
ial and labor for completing both
bridge and viaduct. The T. NJ.
bid 1891 on the bridge and 1888
on the viaduct, or 1854 for the fur
ishing OF material and labor for COM
pleting both as per plans and speci-
fications. The council awarded the
contract for both bridge and viaduct
to Lundin Brothers for $4,890, they
agreeing to begin work within the
next five or six days and to complete
the work as soon as the elements will
allow. Work will begin on the via
duct first.
Mrs. A. L. Cook of Window, Mimi,
| is visiting her sister Mrs. 0. H.
Warner and family of this place.
Walter Othoudt drove to Mahnom-
en-, Mimi, last week and from there
he went to the Dakota line, return
ing home by way, of Fargo and Will
mar. Mr.. Othoudt found the roads
in fine shape the entire distance,
stating that he drove something like
eight hundred miles in about three
days.
Ed. Johnson and K. D. Jones drove
to Amboy and other points Saturday
afternoon on business.
Miss Tillie Torgerson. and Mrs. Ed
win Griffiths motored to Pine City,
Minnesota Saturday. Mr.. Torgerson
and Mrs. Edwin Griffiths returned
home Sunday evening. Miss Toger-
| son will remain at Pine City for
some time and will take treatments
at the Sanatorium there.
| A. N. Olson and family motored to
New Ulm Sunday afternoon.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Othoudt and
Mrs Othoudt's sister motored to the
laters home at Sherburn, Minnesota
Sunday.
Mrs. Joshua Roberts of Minneapolis
is visiting at the home Of Mrs. D. J.
Price and family.
| Emil Bredeson and family drove
to st. James Sunday to visit Mrs
Bredeson's parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Hopper oil
Chicago, ILL.,, are visiting at the
home of Mrs. n. M. Roberts of this
place. Mr.. Hopper is express mes
senger on the 500 line out Of Chica-
go. :"
The Epworth League will give a
l
er McKowen Thursday evening in
/ honor of the members Of the league
who will be leaving in a short while
/ for school and other duties.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gielle OF
Owatonna are visiting at the home oil
Mrs. Hugh M. Roberts. Mr. Gielle
is travelling salesman for Reinhard
Brothers company Of Minneapolis.
The dredger on ditch No. IS com
pleted the ditch through the railroad
right of way Sunday noon The
Omaha company had force of men
and material on the grounds, and the
bridge over the ditch was completed
by six o'clock the same evening and
opened for traffic. The railroad
track was the proposed extent OF
this dredgers work, but owing to the
fact that they have no immediate
call to another place. Mr.. Barr has
| decided to keep this machine on the
job. They will continue to work up
the ditch to meet the large floating
dredger.
| Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Cobb and
daughter from San Vaneto, Texas ar
rived here a few days ago by auto
to visit Mr. Cobb's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. P. Cobb, and sister Mrs. R .
| B. Thomas and family. Mr.. Cobb
expects to 60 to Waukon' Mimi,
where he will remain for some
time.