The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1911-05-16
r. NJ. M.AIZAHN
REAL ESTATE RENTALS
City Property and Farm
Lands Listed and Sold
S07 Minnesota Ave. BemIdJi, MINI
cERrfF1cArE OF INCORPORATION
OF THE EASTERN DEVELOP
MENT TELEPHONE co.

We the undersigned, for the purpose
of forming corporation under and
pursuant to the provisions of chapter
fifty eight (5S) revised Laws of Min
nesOta for the year 1905 and any
amendments thereof, do hereby as
sOciate ourselves as a body corporate
for the purpose of connecting by tele-
phone villages and cities of less than
1000 population, and do hereby adopt
the following certificate of incorpor-
alton
The name Of this corporation shall
be, THE EASTERN DEVELOPMENT
TELEPHONE co. The general azure
of it's business shall be to establish
business. The principal place Of tran.
sacting the business of this corpor.
alton shall be at Jelle, p. Q. Beltr;l.ni
County Minnesota.
ARTICLE 2. e
The time for the commencement OF
this corporation shall be the LIST day. Of
April, A. d. 1911. And the period OF It's
duration shall be thirty years.
ARTICLE 3.
The names and places Of residences of
the persons forming this corporal tor,
ale: Frank E. Magnusen, Jelle, Min
nesota, John Anderson, Thorholt, Min
nesota, Leon O'Dell, Jelle, Minnesota,
NlOIS Jc11S, JellC, MINNESOTA, JACOB
Anderson, Jelle, Minnesota, w. G. Cum
bingham, Jelle, Minnesota, James
Thornhil Thorholt, Minnesota, p. M.
Swanson, Thorholt, Minnesota.
.s:@. ARTICLE
The management of this corporation
shall be vested in a board of Directors
composed of not less than three and
not more than five members
The names and addresses Of the first
board of directors are: Leon ODell,
Jelle Minnesota, John Anderson, Thor
holt, Minnesota, James Thornhill, Thor
holt. Minnesota, The first officers of this
corporation shall be, President, Frank
p Magnusen, Jelle, Minnesota, Vice
President, w. G. Cunningham, Jelle,,
Minnesota, Secretary, Mons Jelle, Jelle,
Minnesota, Treasurer, P. M. Swenson;
ThorhOlt, Minnesota, The President,
Vice President, Secretary and Treasurer
shall hold their offices for one year:
And the Directors, One for three years,
one for two years, one for one year to
be decided by lot and they shall hold
their office until their successor is ell
ected. The next annual meeting of the
corporation to be held on the LIST day
Of April 1912, at which timeand annually
thereafter one director shall be elected
from and by stockholders Of this cor
pOration. The annual meeting of this
corporation shall be held at it's prin-5
ciple place of business on the LIST Mon
day in April and each succeeding
year on the same day for the purpose
of electing a President, Vice President,
Secretary and Treasurer and one direc-
tor to serve for three years as provided
for in this certificate of incorporation
All officers of this corporation shall be
required at this meeting, to submit
reportof their official acts for the in
formation of the members present Any
other business pertaining to the
Company may be transacted at this
meeting the same as at any other
meeting. of the stockholders and the
Board of Directors shall be- held at
Leon ODell residence on the 1st day
of April 1911 at 10 o'clock and 8 o'clock
respectively.
ARTICLE S.
The amount of the capital stock of
this corporation shall be $49SO. 90 which
shall be paid in money or property or
both, in such manner, at such times and
in such amounts as the Board of Direc-
tors shall order The Capital stock
shall be divided into 166 shares Of the
par value of $4,000 each.
- ARTICLE 6.
The highest amount of indebtedness
or liability to which this corporation
shall at any time be subject, shall be
the sum of $4,000.
In testimony whereof we have here
unto set our hands, this goth day OF
April, A. D. 1911.
In Presence of
A. N. Northome Frank G.. Magnusen
Thomas Lewis John w. Anderson
Leon O'Dell
j. o. Thornhill
- Mons. ii. .Jelle
p. M. Swanson
w. g. Cunningham
STATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY
OF BELTRAMI, SIS.
On this goth day of April A. D. 1911
personally appeared before me Frank
sE. Magnusen, John w. Anderson, Leon
i. O'Dell, James o. Tornhill. Mons.
j. :Jelle. w. q. Cunningham. and p. M
swanson. to me known to be the per-
sons named IN and who executed the
foregoing certificate of incorporation.
and each acknowledged that he executed
the same as his free act and deed for
the uses and purposes therein expressed.
Christ Jensen
Justice Of the Peace
In and for shove. named County. u