The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1915-03-12
Their Annual Meeting Was
Held At The Nav Armory
Last Night
All Reports Were listened To
With Great Deal Of
Attention
Manager P. NJ. Ferguson
Comes kobIy To Defend
Operators

NJ change was made in the direct
Urs Of the Mankato Citizens Tele-
phone company at the annual meet
ing of the stockholders held in the
Nrmory last evening At brief
meeting OF the directors. which took
place right after that of the stock
holders. all Of the officers were re-.
elected
The five directors. whose three
wear terms expire in 1915 and who
were reelected. were W. ID. willard,
who received the votes of all the g.
U2l shares voted: c. ID. Snow. 1907;
II. \. Patterson. 1854; NJ. d. Fritz,
1854 and Frank Jefferson, 1895.
The old officers. whom the direct
ors promptly reelected were the
following: President. H. A. Patter
son: vice president, Me Peterson;
secretary and treasurer. w. d. Will
lard attorney. S. b. Wilson; manager
p. VI. Ferguson.
The stockholders were To have
been addressed by G. w. Robinson,
president of the Tri-State company.
and L. b. Randall. secretary of the
same company, both OF st. Paul, but
a railroad accident, wherein the traf
fic was blocked by the derailment
OF freight train, caused the Omaha
passenger train. on which these two
gentlemen were coming to be tied
up at Stone, about two miles from
the depot. Mr.. Patterson. who pre-
sided over the meeting. used every
art to keep the stockholders amused
in order to hold the aggregation to-
g2thPr until these two prominent
guests should arrive. DIR. e. ID. Snow
learned of the predicament that the
two gentlemen were in and went after
them with his automobile, and they
were brought to the Armory. but by
that time the meeting had adjourned
and the bulk OF the stockholders had
left. However, the two SANITY City
telephone men came in time To shake
hands with the local Company's
prominent leaders and officers.
The hall was splendidly decorated
for the occasion. There was beau.
iifII collection of palms in the mid
Pauline WindmilIer, and the walls Oh
all sides were tastefully hung with
the stars and stripes.
Was Nice Repast.
\ stumptuUus repast was served
by the Women's Relief corps. while
the gathering was kept entertained
with a victrola kindly loaned by
Conner II. Jones. So delighted were
the stockholders that later in the
evening on motion by w. ID. Willard
vote of thanks was extended to the
corps and to Mr. Jones. The menu
was as follows:
ConsOmme
Jelly. Pickles.
Relish.
Roast Beef.
Brown Gravy. Riced Potatoes.
Baked Beans Brown Bread
Rolls and Butter.
Salad
Apple Pie 4 La Mode Coffee
MINIS.
Immediately after the banquet. sew
eral delightful vocal selections were
rendered by a male quartette, con
sistlng OF ID. NJ. Jones, Frank Blyler,
La Forest Blyler and Dan Jones.
Probably the greatest vocal hit OF
all was a solo by Mr.. Jones, telling
something of, the merits and tribula-
tions of those who operate the func.
tions OF the Mankato Citizens Tele-
phone company.
II. 4. Patterson, taking the chair.
called attention TO the fact that this
was the seventeenth annual meeting
OF the stockholders. the company
having been organized I'm 1898. He
congratulated the gathering on the
good attendance. about 200 stock
holders being present.
The Financial Condition.
w. ID. Willard, secretary aud
treasurer, commenting on his finan.
cial statement for the past year, call.
ed attention to the total of the oper-
ating income of the company. y57,.
974.46, this showing an increase of
$500 over that of last year. He
spoke also OF the total OF the ex-
penses for the past year, these