The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-02-22
COUNTRY NEWS
ITEMS FROM LIVE CORES.
PONDENTS OF RURAL
COMMUNITIES
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There was no school Monday it be-
ing Lincoln's birthday.
Robert Lee of Willard is assisting
Louis Sittko in the bank nowadays.
Miss Boobar spent Sunday and Mon
day with her sister, Mrs. ]. Gray south
of Westport.
Henry Peterson and Howard Stuart
returned home Saturday evening from
the Twin Cities.
Elvifa Frederick assisted Hazel
Stuart in the store during the absence
of Howard Stuart.
Louis Sittko went to Sank Rapids
Saturday to spend Sunday with his
father who is not very well.
We had no trains last week and
the train went only to Starbuck until
the wrecker went through Saturday.
Bert Frederick, the rural route man,
took the east mail to Sank Centre on
Friday by team, and brought back
the Westport mail.
Ray Wesley and Bernice Cooper re-
turned home from Willard Wednesday
where they got showed in while visit
ing Mrs. C. w. Clark.
Miss Anetta Smith taught in Miss
Gaarder's room last week owing
to the impossibility of Miss Gaarder's
returning to her school on account of
the storm Sunday.
The Woodman ladies in town gath
cred Saturday evening, marched to the
Woodman hall loaded with eatbles and
surprised the Woodman lodge. The
evening was spent in dancing and at
1870 they all enjoyed the "feed."
The Westport Shipping Association
shipped stock Monday, Jan. 20, in
which Fred Nordman had lis hogs
which brought him $491.34, or II. 40
per cwt. Mr. Nordman received the
premium of 10 cents per cwt; he also
had a bull that sold for SITS per cwt.
The manager says that Mr.. Nordman's
stock brought the most money of any
stock sold on the South St. Paul mar
ket to date.
The Westport ladies gave surprise
birthday party on Mrs. H. c. Bow
man at the home of Mrs. George Bow
man Saturday afternoon, Feb. 10. The
afternoon was spent in instrumental
and vocal music by the Bowman fam
lily, guessing riddles, telling experien-
ces in long journeys, telling stories
and reciting verses. Mrs. OBrien, on
behalf of those attending, presented
Mrs. Bowman with an elegant white
China silk waist. A lunch was serv-
ed by the ladies at 1850 o'clock by the
ladies. Those present were Mines. L..
O'Brien, C. C. Thoen, H. w. Bishop,
johnson, Cook, Hall, Beal, E. E. JAM
ieson, Van, Kreuger Frederick, Park
ter Mel Frederick; Misses Boobar, Lu-
Gle Bishop.
The annual meeting of the West
port Cooperative Creamery Associa-
ton was held at the M. w. A. hall,
Westport, Mimi, Jan. 80, 1917, with
about 125 stockholders and patrons
present. The following officers were
elected: J. Les. Gray, president; G. d.
.Cass, vice president; w. J. Bush, j. z.
Frederick and w. f. Schultz as di-
recors; R. Parker, secretary and Louis
Sittko treasurer. Through careful
management the association was able
TO paw two and a quarter cents per
pound dividend for all butterfat de-
liyered to the creamery during the
wear. C. C. Thoen, buttermaker, act
ing as business manager, never falls
to receive the highest market price
for his product and to keep the run
ming expenses down to a minimum. 10
him we owe our marked success dur
ing the past year.
Mr.. John Kane has the record OF
being the heaviest patron, delivering
3O91 pounds of butterfar and recelv-
ing a dividend check of 5000. Inc
following is a report Of the business
done by the association during the
past year, as rendered by the auditing
committee:
Number of patrons .l4s
Number lbs. cream bought 1874, 1924
Average test .zoZ per CT
Butter fat from cream ....... lOo'ooe
Rutter made 1927
Butter shipped, lbs. .......... lz4'z9l
Butter sold to patrons, lbs. ....7,l1e
Butter sold for cash, lbs. .......l,oll
Shrinkage, cry. to market, lbs. i, 1886
Ay. price paid patrons, per 10. "a "a
Orer run, average per cent 80. .22 ~
Cost of making butter per 10. cts .O24d
Cost marketing butter per 10, cts .Olfl
Cash Statement
Receipts
Balance on hand Dec. 1, '15 S 500. y
Reed for butter shipped ...37549. 6'
Reed for butter sold patrons 2251 "a
Reefs for butter sold for cash 99l 81