The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1890-01-23
THE PETERSON MERCANTILE COMPANY.
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION.

We. the undersigned. do hereby associate oalr-
selves together, and adopt and sign these Hrti-.
Ses OF 1of ~ p Of
Minnesota, for the purpose hereinafter set
First, The name of this corporation shall be :.
second, The general nature Of its business Is
the owning, buying and selling. at retail. OF
goods, wares, merchandise. lumber, and grain,
aud the conducting and carrying on OF genef-
al mercantile business. 1T retail, and the own
Ing Or leasing vi such real estate, as may
be nscessa y: ,,n,,>.,.o, u,... -, ,,,.,no.. :.
Round Lake. Nob ist csun:y. minnesota. '' -
Fourth. This corporation shall commence on
February list, 1890, aud shall continue thirty
Fifth, The capital stock Of the corporation
shall be ten tuOusand dollars. aud five dollars
per share shall be paid in on February list. 1890
of Tie Board Of Trustees Of said corporation.
and within ten days after such calf.
sixth, The highest amount Of indie btcdness
Of said corporation shall be Ave thousand
seventh, The names and re-: licences Of the
persons forming said corporation are: II
Charles L. Peterson. Of Round Aako, Mime
frank o. Peterson, Of Minneapolis, Mime
John P. Peterson. Of Ellsworth. Minnesota, s.
Gustavuy Swanberg, Of WOrthingtOu, Min
Eighth, The officers of said corporation shau
be President. Secretary and Treasurer, and a
Board OF Trustees. consisting OF three persons,
day in January In each year and shall hold
their Office for one year and until their success
sors are elected. =, Tho names OF me FIRST Eoard
Peterson, Gustavus SwanburK, who hold ONCE
until tue tirst Monday HI January 1891. The first
officers h said corporation are: President
John r. Peterson: secretary, Charles l.. Peter
son Treasurer. Charles L. Peterson, who hold
their office until tho first Monday in January
1891. The government Of said corporation and
the management of its affairs 10 vested III said
officers and said Board Of Trust ecS.
Ninth, The capital stock Of said corpora
ton 10 divided into One Thousand shares and
In witness whereof we have hereuut0 SGT oul
hands ami affixed our seal, ut Worthington
Mobiles County, Minnesota, this Sixth day Of
CHARLES l.: PETERSON. lSEALl
FRANZ Q: PETERSON. (SsALl
Joan P: PETkRsoN. tSEAL
GUSTAvEs SWANBERG SxALl
Witnesses. c. o. Daley, s: E. Town. ~ to Chas
L. Peterson. John r. Peterson. and .7ustavus
Swanberg. w. H. Lackey, Fred v. Krebs, as t
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF MOBILES, '''
On thi. 9th day OF January. 1890. before me
personally appeared Charles L. Peterson, John
P. Peterson, and Gustavus Swanberg. to me
known to be the persons described in and WIZ
executed the foregoing instrument, and &C
kncwledged that they executed the same Al
their free act aud deed.
IsKAL.I C. o. DALEY, Notary Public.
Mobiles County Minnesota.
sT Ca1s12 or OF M HssHSfiE! }.s
On this 9Th day of January, 1890. before me
personally appeared Frank y. Peterson, 70 me
known to be the person described In and who
executed the foregoing instrument. and ack
nOwledged that he executed the same ~ his free
act and deed. WILLIAM H. l.ACKBY.
lsxAI.l Notary Public, Hennepin County.
Minnesota.
OFFICE OF REGISTER OF DEEDS,
MOBILES COUNTY, MINI. ~.
I hereby certify that the within instrument
was Med in this ONCE for record on the 10th da'
Of Janunry, A. d. 1890. at 2 o'clock, p. NJ, and
was duly recorded III Book C, Miscellaneous
Records on page 80 and 81. a..
Z. r. HUM1sTON. - =,
Register of Deeds