The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1910-01-20
THE TELEPHONE TROUBLE.
Annual Election Called, Writ of Re-
straint, Appointment OF Special
Master to Conduct Election,
Protest, &c.

Company that the annual
election for seven directors would
be held on Monday, January 18th.
On Saturday January 18th, John
w. Karsch, Marvin A. Young and
&. B. DeGman by their attorneys
before Judge Chns. a.
Killinn of this judicial Circuit with
II petition asking him for II writ re-
straining Samuel j. Tetley, presi-
dent of the board Of directors, from
appointing inspectors nf such cleo
tion, alleging that he, Thos. II.
STAN, J. w. Buck aud }. II. Tetley,
majority of the board, chad con
federated to control said election"
and prevent the majority of the
stock from having its vote properly
cast and counted" etc, and also
praying for the appointment of Il
special master to conduct the elec-
tion, all Of which was granted by
Judge Killian, Notwithstanding sew
cral cases in litigation growing out
of trouble among the stockholders
has been sworn out of his jurisdic-
tion and change of venue taken. He
appointed Samuel Bond Of Perry
county as special master to conduct
the election, who was on hand Mon
day to carry out the order Of the
court.
Directors and stockholders, =. }.
Tetley, j. w. Buck, Thos. II. STAN
and j II. Tetley lnterposed with
the following protest:
owe, Thomas II. STAN, J. w.
Buck, S. j. Tetley and } II. Tetley,
being bona fidc stockholders of the
Pennington Telephone Company,
absolutely in our own names, and
owning in the aggregate 241j shares
of said stock, protesting against the
order OF Charles A. Killian, Judge
of the 9th Judicial Circuit Of Mis-
souri, authorizing and appointing
Samuel Bond as Special Master to
hold and conduct the election for
the stockholders Of the Pennington
Telephone Company on January II,
1910, and empowering the said Sam
ucl Bond to take charge of tho elec-
tion of said company, and protesting
against every portion OF said order,
and denying the right and authority
Of said Judge Charles a. killian to
make said order, aud the right of
said Samuel Bond to act as Special
Master Hereunder, aud protesting
that said order is unwarranted
either at law or in equity, and is an
unjust and improper interference
with the rights of the stockholders
OF the Pennington Telephone Com
pany to conduct the affairs Of that
company in their own manner and
untrammeled by judicial interfer-
ence, and denying specifically ev-
cry allegation In the petition upon
which said order is based, and es.
pccially protesting and more par
ticularly protesting against the ac-
tiOn of the said Charles A. Killian,
Judge as aforesaid, for the reason
that heretofore, In three different
pertaining to the conducting Of
stockholders meetings and election
Of directors for the Pennington Tel
ephone Company, the undersigned
have heretofore filed their afiidavits
for changes of venue from the said
Charles A. Killian, upon the ground
that he was unduly prejudiced
against them aud their rights, and
said changes of venue have been
granted and said causes are now
pending before the Hon. Joseph j.
Williams. Judge OF the Circuit Court
in and for Jefferson County, Mis-
souri-do, therefore, for the purpose
OF preserving and protecting our
rights In the premises, cast our bal
lots and take part in said meeting
for the purpose only of fully pre-
senting these matters on hearing
before some proper judicial tribunal,
when the cause as entitled In said
order shall be properly reached and
heard.
Signedl "THOMAS II. STAN.
81. w. BUCK.
"S. J. TETLEY.
~. II. TETLEY."
But Special Master Bond pro-
ceeded to hold the election and de-
clared the result to be as follows:
John w. Karsch 44l71i; Edward V.
Knrsch 44l7A; C.B. Denman 4ll74;
Marvin A. Young 4417A; j. II.
Tetley 43321+, Thos. II. STAN 1861,
J. w. Buck 1877, and S. J. Tetley
43OSH; and declared the first seven
as the board of directors Of the