MANHATTAN -One of the masons currently working on Kansas State University’s East Memorial Stadium found a letter inside an old tobacco can after removing a stone on the stadium’s east side, according to a social media report from Kansas State Historical Society’s Preservation Office.

The letter, written in 1928 was turned over to the University.

The letter reads “Dear Folks, Will place a not[e] in wall as it may some day be found and perhaps the men that Built it will be dead and forgotten.

We are having nice weather was 18 above zero this morning. Hope when this is opened things will be better for the working man than [now?].

Mason got $10 per day and labor $3.20 there will have to be a change soon or the labor will be out of luck.

Please print this if found.”

The letter was signed CK Bell, Geo H Bell, W. Sowell, Jim Kelley, Ray [Disney?] Good luck.”

The Kansas State Historical society added, “Buildings are built by real people for real people; we love these little reminders.”