The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1931-02-05
CREAMERY MEETING
ATTENDED BY 6OO|
Sank Lake Cooperative Paid
Average Yearly Price of
1880 for Butterfat
DIRECTORS REELECTED
Lieut.-GOv. Henry Arens
Makes Address-Business
Men Serve Lunch

Fully six hundred people at
tended the annual meeting OF the
Sank Lake Cooperative Creamery
Association at the Community
Club rooms in this city Monday.
President Oscar Lying called the
meeting to order promptly at 1000
o'clock a. m. Secretary George
Strauss read the call for the meet
ing and then followed with the de-
tailed annual report which was
accepted and placed on file.
When everything is taken INTO
consideration the Sank Lake
Creamery Association made an ex-
ceptional showing for 1880. A to-
tai of 6O8, 1O4 pounds of butter was
manufactured. The patrons re-
ceived an average price of 1888
cents per pound for No. butter
fat and 1888 cents for No. 2. But
a very small per cent of the make
graded No. 2. The gross receipts
from all sources for the year were
s215,422.21. The association closed
the year with total assets Of $685.
S26.18. Of this amount there is an
undivided surplus of $5,537.39;
Land O. Lakes bonds in the
amount of $3,815.01; machinery, less
depreciation $5,362.07, building, 81.
688; lot $500. The detailed report
of Secretary Strauss will be found
on page eight of this issue.
The next business was the cleo
ton Of officers-two directors for
three years to succeed J. M. Miller
and Adam Ortiz. President Lying
appointed Henry Parker, George
Minette and A. E. Volkmann as
tellers The names of J. M. Miller
and P. A. Pierson were put in NOM
ination to succeed Mr.. Miller. After
the ballot had been cast the ques-
ton was raised as to whether Mr..
Pierson was a stakeholder. The
gentleman was not present. A tele-
phone call to his home brought the
information that he was not a
stakeholder. The nominations were
then again thrown open and
George Minette was nominated.~As-
he was one of the tellers Emil
Gamradt was appointed to sue
coed him. There were ~ ballots
cast of which Mr.. Miller received
AT, Mr.. Minette % and there were
two blanks Mr.. Miller was de-
clared elected to succeed himself.
There were four nominations
- e,,4a1ol Ar Nrfh fol
lows: A. J. Orth, George Minette,
Joe Beste, and Henry Parker. This
neccesiated the withdraw Of Mr..
Parker as teller. George GrundmaL
was appointed in his stead.
Seventy ballots were cast and
Mr. Orth was reelected, receiving
81 votes, morjority over all. The
ballet stood: Orth, 81; Minette, z;
Beste IS; w. H. Parker 10 and
two blanks.
The following resolution was
introduced and passed without a
dissenting vote:
Be It Resolved, BY Sank Lake
Cooperative Creamery Associa-
ton of Sank Centre, Minnesota,
at the annual meeting Of its
stockholders, on this End day Of
February 1881, that this As
ISOLATION hereby heartily ap-
proves the action Of Senators
Jacobs and Gardner in sup
porting the policies and APP
pointments of Governor Olson
and Lieutenant Governor Arens.
We feel that these changes and
others, which we hope are still
to be made, are in line with the
wishes Of the electorate which
placed the present administra-
ton in office. Further, we urge
you and Representatives, Moser
and Naylor to continue your
support Of the administration
and of such measures and pol
icies as will insure the indie
pendence Of the farmer, labor
er and business man.
Be It Resolved, That the Sec
rotary Of this Association send
copies Of this Resolution to
Governor Olson, Lieutenant
Governor Arens, Senators JAG
obs and Gardner and Repre-
sentatives Moser and Naylor.
The meeting adjourned shortly af-
ter 1900 o'clock for luncheon fur
nished by the Sank Centre business
men. Fully 900 were served, and
served well, as the following
amount of food consumed will testi-
fy: beef roast, Is pounds; weiners,
so pounds; S72 buns and 10 long
loaves Of bread; 900 doughnuts; 80
pounds Of butter; 20 pounds OF
cheese; 40 gallons of coffee and
quantities Of pickles. The lunch
was provided by the following Sank
Centre business men supervised by
". @. Wedge, who furnished cash
or labor, or both: Merchants Ma
tional Bank, First State Bank,
Sank Centre Herald, c. D. Mar
shall r. L. Connolly, 8. P. Hansen
Co., o. w. Dowswell, Main Street
Chevrolet Co., Calkins Hardware,
Fischer's Bakery, Corner Meat Mar
ket, Boston Store, The Model, Han
son & Emerson, Sank Centre Fun
eral Service, Unger Furniture Co.,
@. Hillerud, 8. c. Bjone, NJ. ]. Han
eur, ". L. Burgess, O'Gara Motor
Co, Thee. Dock, G. H. Vandesteeg,
Benson Coffee Co., Maus Motor Co.,
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