The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1883-05-18

turn.
The cold wind and rain of Sunday
afternoon and all the livelOng day on
Monday, was bad for the termination
of corn already in the ground to a lin
tied extent. Without positive warmth
in the soil, corn is better out than in
the ground. Ninety days of warm
weather makes our corn crop.
Mr.. Rocmer's Summer Garden
and grounds in West Mankato, with
their thrifty shrubbery and c'ean grass
plots, which have all been laid out
with good degree of taste and artistic
skill, are now looking their best. We
observe that the children in that vicini-
ty, Of which there is no dearth, are the
happy and hilarious occupants of his
safe and beautiful swing.
We visited the cement works day
or two after the breaking of ground for
the foundation Of the buildings, and
again on Wednesday evening last. We
counted forty men, exclusive of the
boss. busy as bees with shovels, pick
axes, whcclbarrows, &c, removing the
surface soil, piing up stone preparatory
for the main buildings. Push and en-.
ergy are clearly visible in all their OPP
erations. 1t well repays for visit to
see how these forty laborers make tie
dirt fly.
james Clement Ambrose, A. NJ.
said to be one of the finest orators in
this country, will deliver his popular
lecture on "The Sham Family" at the
NJ. f. church in .iankatO on Wednes.
day evening, May 23rd. Wherever Mr.
Ambrose has delivered this lecture he
has been paid the highest compliments,
and if our people desire really rich
literary feast they will not neglect to
improve the opportunity afforded. The
price of admission has been placed at
the low sum of % cents, children Is
cents.
The discovery and promised thor
ough development of the existence in
our midst of inexhaustible deposits of
the finest qualities of rock for the man
ufacture of cement, We believe, is going
to prove the entering wedge To other dis
coveries and developments of rich de-
posts i'm and around Mankat0. 1t will
he well for the unbelievers and 'donbt-
ing Thonas's," to keep their eyes open
to reliable analyses being daily made
by competent visitors from abroad who
are already delvlng here and there for
material to he tested in those little re.
torts which develop characteristics OF at
present undreamed.of value.
MIR. Herman Il. Dornberg, who for
the past two years has been engaged as
mailing clerk in the Mankato post office
has received a commission from the
Supt. of Railway Mail Service at Wash
ington, as route agent Oh the st. Paul
and Sioux Falls run. 1t is expected
that this train will be put on next week,
IN which event the l2 and 3 o'clock
trains on the Omaha road will carry
way mail. Mr.. Dornbery secured his
appointment through Congressman
Wakciield's recommendation, and the
selection is one of the very best that
could have been made, as Herman's
knowledge of mail routes is extensive,
and he will do himself proud in his new
position.
1t is noticeable that most of the lit
tie garden spots AMI patches of hlther-
to uncultivated grounds are being large
ly improved this spring, and some new
ones opened. A little spot, thoroughly
cared tor, in garden vegetables, goes a
great way in the reduction of family
expenses, besides comforting the comforts
and iuxuries of fresh vegetables, crisp
and palatable at every meal during the
long summer months. 1t is not too late
to break the fresh sod and go IN for
these cnjoyments. BY all means, mark
one of the prominent conditions of sue.
!, cess: Keep down in perfect subsection
all weeds that struggle for life in oul
prolific soil. This is in no sense drive
ut those who make market gardening 4
specially, but is modestly suggested fol
the consideration of the great body o.
our population possessing the conven
! fences at their very doors, for many lii
: tie but delectable comforts and lux
'uries.