The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1922-02-24
PROSPEROUS YEAR
FOR THE CREAMERY
Annual Meeting Minnesota
q Lake Company
GAVE BIRTHDAY PARTY
Mrs. Chris RoessIer, Sr., Enter
tanned Friends Last Wednes-
day Evening

Minnesota Lake, February 1S.-
The Misses Harriet and Verna Ger,
Itch returned to their home at Man.
kato Monday after spending severa.
days at the A. II. Quinn home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto Tennison and
family of Winnebago visited friends
here Tuesday
John Schostag returned to hi
home at st. Paul Monday after
spending the past week with his
brother Christ and Fred.
Arnold Brecht who has ben visit
ing his sister at Waldorf, came down
Sunday evening to visit his old
friends. He returned to his home al
Minneapolis Monday to resume his
duties at the state university.
Grand and Pts cSrof5an rue ssdsTned atts to
attending the funeral of her brother
Peter Sonnek held here Saturday
The directors of the Minnesota
Lake Farmers Mercantile company
held a meeting Monday afternoon.
Miss Elizabeth Lutz spent Wednes
day visiting relatives at Mankato.
Guy R Treanor was called to Ro.
chester Tuesday by the serious ILL
ness OF Mrs Treanor.
Mrs. Chris Roessler, ST., entertain
ed about twenty of her friends Wed
nesday evening, the occasion being
her fifty third birthday anniversary,
and also the third anniversary of her
granddaughter Veriie Peterson OF
Winnebago. The evening was spent
palying cards and dancing. At twelve
o'clock delicious supper was served
The guests departed at a late hour
wishing Mrs. Roessler and Miss Pet
erson many more happy birthdays
G. w. Jones attended the NJ. O'Neil
funeral at Easton Tuesday,
D. D. Donahue and Bill Shipman
called on trade here Monday.
na Edwaad Thompson returned to
les at the Commercial college after
spending the past week with rela-
Mrs. o. Plageman went to Roches-
ter Tuesday, where she will consult
the Mayos.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole attend
ed the regular monthly meeting of
the directors of the First National
bank held at the hank Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. F Troska returned to
Hector Tuesday after attending the
Peter Sonnek funeral.
Mr.. and Mrs. August Fetchenheir
returned Monday from an extended
visit with the latter's parents at
Mankato.
z. n. Kremer and SON Stanley re-
turned from Minneapolis Tuesday
where Stanley has been quite i'll for
some time. He is much better at
this writing. ..-
The regular meeting Of the village
council was held at the village hall
Tuesday evening.
The Minnesota Lake Farmers Co.
operative Creamery company held its
annual meeting at the village hall
Tuesday afternoon. After the cleo
ton of officers the annual report was
read as follows Cream received,
63,715 pounds; average test, 27.59;
butterfat by test, 73,S0S; total amount
of butterfat, 26S,0 23. Overrun per
cent 1890; average price paid for
butterfat, AZ 1-12; total amount re-
ceived for butter shipped, $65, 007 .0S;
total amount received for butter sold
to patrons, $9,237.04; total amount
received for butter sold merchants,
$325.20; amount received from other
sources, $111.3S; balance on hand,
SLIP; total receipts for 1921, $751;
08054 Paid patrons for butterfat,
SIS, 914.S0; paid patrons by butter,
50 ,237O4; running expenses, $1,000
43; sinking fund, $1,72S.82; balance
on hand December 81, 1921, $l97. AS;
total S7S,oSO.54. Sinking fund bal
ance December 81, 1921, $1,241.25;
total balance December 81, 1921, ST.