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Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-06-28
E. June 21-28.
Notice of Hearing on Petition for
Formation of New District

T. June 21-28.
Notice of Hearing on Petition for
Formation of New District
Whereas, A petition has been filed
with the County Board Of the Coun-
ty of Marshall with the approval
of the County Superintendent Of
Schools of said County endorsed
thereon, signed and acknowledged
by a majority Of the freeholders
who reside in the proposed new
district herein described, and who
are entitled to vote at school meet
ings in their respective districts,
and duly verified by the affidavit of
one Of the residents of said pro-
posed new district, praying for the
organization Of new school district
out of the territory hereinafter des-
cribed, to-wit:
All of Section four az, Section
five (5), Section six (6) except the
sen SWA, Lots 6, 7, 8, 9, Is, all
of Section seven CD excepting lots
7,9. All of Section eight (9), Sec
ton nine (9), Section ten (10), Sec
ton eleven (1D, Section twelve
(12), north half of Section thirteen
(13, Section fourteen (14), Sec
ton fifteen (15), Section sixteen
(16), Section seventeen (17) and
Section eighteen (18), in the Town
ships Of Agder and East Valley,
and the said County Board have ap-
pointed a time and place for hear
ing upon said petition as by law
required;
Now therefore,
NOTICE
Is hereby given, that a hearing
upon said petition will be had at 3
meeting of the said Board, com
mencing upon the 18th day Of
July, A. D., 1916, at 1870 o'clock il
the afternoon Of said day, ait the
office Of the County Auditor in thu
the City Of Warren, in said County
at which time and place the sait
County, Board will hear argument.
of all persons interested, for o,
against the proposed organization O.
said new school district.
Dated at Warren, this Goth da,
of June, A. D. 1916.
By the order of the County Boar,
of Marshall County, MINI
By "A. G.. Lundgren,
County Auditor and Ex-
Officio Clerk Of Board
County Auditors Seal)
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-06-28
June 21-28.
Notice of Hearing Upon Petition of
FreehO1der

ETeeNOlueT.
Whereas, A petition signed by
Margaret Minnegan, a freeholder of
School District No. 8, in this Coun-
ty, representing that she is the
owner of the following described
lands, situated in said District, to-
wit: The southeast quarter Of Sec
ton Twenty-six, in Township One
Hundred ffty-six North, of Range
forty-eight West.
And that said land adjoins School
District No. IS, has been presented
to the County Board of Marshall
County; and asking that her said
lands may be set off from said Dis
trict No. to said District No. 18
and the said Board has appointed a
time and place for hearing thereon.
Therefore
NOTICE
Is hereby given that said petition
will be heard by said Board, at a
session thereof, commencing on the
18th day Of July A. D., 1916, at
800 o'clock in the afternoon, at
the office of the County Auditor in
the City Of Warren in said County
at which time and place the said
Board will. hear the evidence and
the arguments of all persons inter-
ested, for or against granting the
prayer Of the petitioner.
Dated at Warren, MIMI, June
10th, 1916.
By order of the County Board.
A, C. LUNDGREN,
County Auditor and Ex-
Oficio Clerk of Board
County Auditors SeaD
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-06-28
NOTICE.

NOllCE. "..s. g..
Notice is hereby given that a peti.
ton, of which the following is a copy
has been filed in the office of the
County Auditor of Marshall County
State of Minnesota, and that a. hear.
ing will be had upon said petition be-
fore. the County Board at the office
OF the County Auditor of said Coun.
ty IN the City of Warren, on the 9Th
day of July A. D. 1916, at II O'Clock
A. M.
Lated at Warren, Minn., this 9Th
day of June A. D. 1916.
A. G. LUNDGREN,
County Auditor
County Auditors Seal).
PETITION FOR PUBLIC DITCH.
To the County Board of the County
Of Marshall, State of Minnesota:
The undersigned land owners
whose lands will be liable to be af-
1ected by, or assessed for, the ex-
pense of the construction of the
drainage ditch hereinafter described
would respectfully represent that the
public health, convenience and well
fare and the reclamation of wet and
overflowed lands require the estab-
hshment and construction of drain
age ditch along the following des-
crlbed route between the Towns of
Moylan and Grand Plain, in said
County of Marshall, and that the
construction of the same would be of
public benefit and utility.
A general description of the pro-
posed starting point, route and ter
minus of said ditch is as follows:
Commencing at a point about 80 feet
east OF the southeast corner of the
northwest quarter (NWA) of Sec
ton seven CD, in township one
hundred ffty-four (154) range fortv
(40) and thence running north on a
line about so feet east of end par
allel to the range line between ranges
forty. (40) and forty-one (41), and
terminating at a point about so feet
east of the northwest corner Of Sec
ton thirty (30) in township one
hundred fifty-fve (155) range forty
(4o), at it's intersection with a GER
tam ditch known as County Ditch
No; twenty coy as it's outlet.
All dirt or excavated material to
Dt placed on the west side of the
ditch and levelled off so as to make
a suitable road for travel.
Culverts to be put in through the
grade wherever necessary and bene-
fetal, and crossings to be provided
at the intersection of ali section
lines.
And your petitioners pray that you
will proceed to establish such ditch
and cause the same to be construct
ed as provided by Chapter Two Hun
dred thirty (230}, of General Laws
OF Minnesota for 1905, and subse-
quent amendments thereto.
Dated May 20, 1916.
Gilbert A. Benson,
Agent for c..
Benedict
A. B. Fellows
Robert Rambeck
Arne Blakkestad
Martin Olson
T. Hegtvedt
Henry Langevan
Chas. w. Boyce
Ed. Haberstroh
John Christensen ,
- Petitioners
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-06-28
was duly recorded in Book CA, of
interpretations on page ID.
Julius A. Schmahl,
Secretary of State.
State of Minnesota.

State of Minnesota,
County of Marshall-ss.
1 hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed in this office
for record on the 18th day Of June
A. D., 1916, at 8 o'clock A. M. and
was duly recorded in book J of
Miscl., on page II.
Chas. E. Grinder,
Register of Deeds.
By Nell B. Seign.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-06-28
ARTICLE vi.

The government of this corpora
ton and the management of its af-
fairs shall be vested in and under
the control of nine directors, who
shall be stockholders, and who shall
be elected by the stockholders, on
the second Monday in January, in
each and every year. The active
management of this corporation
shall be vested in a President, a
Vice President, a Secretary and a
Treasurer, who shall be elected by
the board of directors at their first
Injecting after the annual meeting
of the stockholders in January, Of
each year. The office of Secretary
and Treasurer may be held by one
and the same person. The names
of the persons who shall constitute
the first board Of directors in this
corporation are, as follows:
Jonas w. Lundgren, Peter Nord-
Aund, Oscar ]. Boberg, I. N. Lodoen,
Ole M. Smith, O. w. Peterson, Per
Person, Andrew Nordlund P. O.
Sward-Alvarado, MINI. And the
names of the first set of officers for
this corporation who shall be elect
ed by the board of directors as
herein provided for, are as follows:
Jonas w. Lundgren, President;
Peter Nordlund, Vice President;
Oscar J. Boberg, Secretary; liver N.
Lodoen, Treasurer.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-06-28

In Witness Whereof, We have
hereunto set our hands and affixed
our seals this Goth day of Deem
Der A. D., 1915.
Jonas W. Lundgren (Seal)
Ole M. Smith (SeaD
Oscar w. Peterson (Seal)
< Peter Nordlund (Seal)
Per O. Svard (SeaD
Per Person (SeaD
liver N. Lodoen (Seal
Andrew A. Nordlund (Seal)
Oscar J. Boberg (SeaD
Signed, Sealed and Delivered in
Presence of:
M. H. Sands
J. J. Hoglin
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-06-28
Articles of Incorporation of Alvar-
ado Telephone Company.

We, the undersigned, pursuant to
and in conformity with the Statutes
of the State of Minnesota in such
case made and provided, do by
these presents associate ourselves
together for the purpose of forming
a corporation and to that end have
agreed upon and do hereby adopt
the following Articles of Incorpora-
ton:
ARTICLE I.
The name of this corporation
shall be "Alvarado Telephone Com
pany>. The general nature of the
business of this corporation shall be
Cne building, constructing, maintain
; ing and operating telephone lines
and exchanges, both urban and
rural, and to connect by telephone
lines, villages of less than two
Thousand inhabitants. and for these
purposes to buy, sell, lease, mort
gage and ispose of real estate and
personal property, and generally do
any and all things and acts necess-
airy, incident or convenient to the
business and purpose for which this
it is authorized to do.
The principal place for the trans
action of the business of this cor
poration shall be in the village of
Alvarado, County of Marshall and
State of Minnesota.
ARTICLE II.
The time of the commencement of
this corporation shall be the 1st
day of January A. D., 1916, and the
period of its continuation shall be
thirty (30) years.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be five thousand (S5,0O0.-
00) Dollars. which shall be divided
into one hundred (100) shares of
the par value of fifty ($5O.OO) Dol
lars each. The capital stock shall
be paid in in such manner and at
such times and in such amounts as
the board of directors may deter
mine.
ARTICLE ".
The highest amount of indebted
ness or liability to which this cor
poratlon shall at any time be sub
Ject shall be the sum of One thou
sand ($1,O00) Dollars.
ARTICLE V.
The names and places of resi-
Adence of the persons forming this
corporation are as follows:
Jonas w. Lundgren, Alvarado,
MINI.
Ole M. Smith, Alvarado, MINI.
o. N. Peterson, Alvarado, Mimi.
Peter Nordlund, Alvarado, Mimi.
Per. o. Svard, Alvarado, MINI.
Fer Person, Alvarado, MINI.
liver N. Lodoen, Alvarado, MINI.
Andrew A. Nordlund Alvarado,
Mimi.
Oscar j: Boberg, Alvarado, Mimi.
M. II. Sands, Alvarado, MINI.
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-06-28
State Of Minnesota,
Department of State.

I hereby certify that the within
instrument was filed for record in
this office on the 9Th day Of June A..
D., 1916, at 9 o'clock "a. NJ, and
Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1916-06-28
state of Minnesota,
County of MARSHALL SIS.

State OF Minnesota,
County Of Marshall-ss.
Before me, notary public, with
in and for said County, personally
appeared Jonas W. Lundgren, Ole
M. Smith, Oscar w. Peterson, Peter
'sNordlund, Per. O. Svard, Per
Person, liver N. Lodoen, Andrew
A. Nordlund, Oscar J. Boberg, to
me well known to be the same per-
sons described in and who executed
the foregoing Articles Of Incorpora-
tion, and they acknowledged that
they executed the same as their free
act and deed.
N. R. Lodoen,
Notary Public,
Marshall County, Mimi,
My commission expires Dec. 18th,
1922.
n (seal)
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County Auditors SeaD
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-01

Report ot the examination mad. of
the affairs, books and records Of the
Sto-kmen's Guaranty Loan association,
of Albuquerque, y. NJ. made on Dcccm
her t6, 1918, for the period ending on
Noyembcr 30, 1918.
\. q. Whittier, state Travelling Audi
tor. examiner.
GENERAL RESULT OF EXAM.
NATION. Before going into the ne
'uHl results " the examination ~ made
reference Is herein made TO the repot,
of the prior examination OF the affairs
ut the corporation 10y this offic" On
July 23.2h. 1918. aud which covered the
period ending on June 20, 1918 The
history of IN. corporation. IT, plan of
spers'ion. and which seemed 10 the
examiner 70 bee tcasihl. u properly ear
| 7, a out. aud other remarks pertaining
to the corporation need not hr repeated
| mere.
This examination was made So soon
after the first one referred ~ ~ the
request of Nj. ". g. Ocstfcich. presi
deut of the corporation. Practically the
only criticism ui the affairs Of IN. cor
purnrion ns made IN the .Iuty report that
In any way affected rs standing wa-
that OF it, contract with is fiscal agent
In III. latter part ~ November, 1918,
Mr.. ocstrcich stated 10 your examiner
that the contract with the fiscal agent
would expire December |. 1918. aud he
wished the advice of the stat. author
| ties az TO the provisions g. b" inccr.
pora,cd IN the new contract, He also,
M TINS interview, requested an adci
'ional examination. In accnrdunc" with
these requests. another examination was
made. report oi same herewith. and the
new contract with is fiscal agent Wu-
one that was dul, approved 10y the at
t"rncy general. copy ot such contract nj
'uchrd hereto ami made q part 81 this
report. under item MI. Fiscal Agent.
The two features. that stand oui ~ %
result oi the examination are, |. IT. sol
NcueS. See item II for further re-.
marks, and .. The evident desire of the
corporation 10 place itself under such
control n the state may wish tu cNrr
else, IN view ~ the fact that there j.
some doubt ~ 20 the states having any
legal right to exercise ANY supervision,
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.rs aud from ~ other resources. j. sol
Vent. Judged 10y Tins rule the company
j. not only solvent. but could. upon such
liquidation. pay back :" it, stockholders
the sum of slul per share IN other
words, IT. stock = ~ this time worth
pur,
Judged 10y this tandard, YOUR ~
aminer il of the opinion that the cor.
porntiun j. perfectly solvent aud able.
on forced liquidai N or o,h.rw Sc, 10
phy - debts.
III - tORpOR ATION BALANCE
SHEET. The balance sheet of the cor.
poratiou con November 30. 1918, shows
algrrgnt, totals. .l4.6'tss.
" REFERS 10 FlRNiTl RI.
AID FIXTURES.
v. REFERS 10 IA Al ESTATE.
VI REflRS 10 CNMMACk
IROrtRTN
NI-RLFERs 10 BILLS RECEIV.
AEll-LIST.
VIII-ChSH N BANK Total. az
pfcgaiiug the sum oi .l.2325 80 has been
fully verified.
l\.-rh~Ii IN OFFICE l. IN. sum
OF $500. Money - banked ~ fast ~
received ani duly paid out on check.
" isN IsNNif NWNuN's sustain
has been entered on books ~ Taxes.
improvements aud Repairs, - thus MAX
Ing this account IN the nature Of per
manent Improvements on realty, in.
cludinl taxes.
NI-INTEkESr l. income rom IN.
,errsi on bill, receivable.
Nli-lNCIDENTAl EXPENSE. In.
cludcs all ordinary face expense.
NlII-flSCAI AGENTS. Has been
elm mated GA the books. and rn,, red
under "Officcrs Accounts. see Item
NNllI.
NiN.-RENTNi EARNINGS. L. In.
come from property owned hy corpora.
tiuu and rented ~ u.
Nv. REFERS To CAPITAL.
STOCK.
WI REFERS TO LIST COrrON
BONDS.
XVII BONp Fund l. practically
u surplus account, held tu NEE, bonds rs
mentioned In Item NNI.
NNIll REFERS To LIST, BILLS
PAYABLE.
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1t is the policy Of the company to place its stock in every
locality in the state. The benefit to be enjoyed from the
cooperation with its stockholders will thus be ~broadened
and increased to the maximum. In other words we wish
to build up a perfect community of interests. We need
the cooperation of the stockmsn and the stockmen most
certainly need the support Of an institution such as this
Let US get together and work for he common good.
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-01

won't. The ~S'uckmcu' > Guntau'y Loan
association is undoubtedly solvent. Any
corporation that can, on forced hquidh.
ton. pay IT, obligations withou, fc.
course to the cXprdirnt " calling on its
stockholders. H. solvent. This cnrputu.
'ior can pay NJ. debts. and In addition,
on forced liquidation, ought 60 b" able
10 pay % substantial payment 90 It's
stockholders.
Fiscal Agent. II , believed that
the new contract made with i's fiscal
agent will have u beneficial effect. II
places the absolute control Of the sale OF
stock in the hands of the corporation.
where - belongs the agent Doing. in
effect. mrrrl, uu employer Of the cor
rurntion uud subject 30 It, supervision.
Books and Records. The records
~ the corporation urc neat aud ur
cufui". show what the, purpoft To- -huw
aud are 10 every way suited 10 the needs
Z the corporation. some minor changes
may bc found advisable, but thc-. are
- hc expected ~ any business.
D. Officers. The affair of the cor.
Porntion ARE practically Administered hs
Nr y . o.-trcich. it, president W..
has been president since 1910 w."
bears nm excellent reputation IN Albu
qneIqu., where b" resides, and until the
corporation has ITS stock all sold aud ~
form OF money and u can afford To- pay
Tor his services, he has been working
without salary. ~. has been ind.fatig
able IN serving the interests of his cor
porn'ion, and has never failed to re-.
spond 10 III. wishes aud suggestions OF
the state authprNi-s Mrs. Bryant the
The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-01-01
A. G.. WHITTIER.
State Travelling Auditor.
PURPOSE

The soekmens Guaranty Loan Company is in oJpWated undelt he W of the State of New
Mexico, with its home offices at Albuquerque, mt as he lame implies its business the nego-
uanon of Live Stock Loans
The rapid growth and development of New NJ xcod during the past five years has created a
demandf for outside capital lar in excess of the supply available This condition has given
rise to theu organization Of ths Company, with an authorized capital OF $500 600 I'M large
surplus having for rsc chief purpose the marketing of New Mexico securities outside thesh state
nd heb bringing of foreign capital int theS state for investment in such securities
Tn company wlNo operate not lym the Ii gated farming sections but likewise through
ont the g@t live Nck sections Of New Mexico Arizona and Western Texas
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XiX.-REFERS 70 tWING REAL.
ESTATE ~ AlRl q LRQiE.

~ Al.fl " nv =.
NX.-BEfERS TO SURPLUS shows
urplus aggregating $71.sl2""
NNl.-FISCAI. AGENT. Ia the Iunc
report. the net gcsul, Of ihr r,uminu.
ton then made WuS that corporation
was solvent. and thu, With CAREFUL and
homes, and able management. their
:, hemc of operation hud o reasonable
chance oi being made q success The
only criticism ~ that tame aas IN rcla
lion go the contract with the corpora.
ton : fiscal agent.
This criticism met With prompt re-.
spouse on the pant - the corporation.
and IN answer 20 concrete suggestions
nndc 10 THIS examination as 90 III, con.
'rac, with ID. fiscal agent. % contract
Wa made, submitted - your examiner
aud hy him 20 the attorney general. hy
whom u was approved.
The president and officers of this cot.
pora,iou stand we'll ~ Albuquerque.
where they at" known. the company has
been N operation sinc. 1905, and has al
WAYS. under It's present management. a,
least, shown every Intention of comply
lug With the requirements of this office
and 80 lar as can be known. II seems
tina, this corporation, s|olycn, ~ i, un.
doub'cdly Is. with Il new fiscal agent
contract that seems 10 lodge complete
~ronirui with the corporation of is
stock selling cor, trt. and with officer.
who stand wrt where tb.N huV. lived
iof ton years, and Who have gone more
than half way 20 comply with the re-
~quiirmerts of the state, should. with q
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Conclusions

NXIi-CONCIlSlON General ron.
illusions 81 Sour examiner muy be- -um
matil,d as follows
l. s%olvency, The main object Of amy
examination ~ the affairs ot "a corpora.
ton ~ "a determine whether y il sol
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MANAGEMENT

The management of he company will be in the
hands OF a board of fifteen directors. men of integ.
rity and known business ability, who will transact
all business in the sa me careful and prudent man.
ner that obtains in successful banking. whose aim
will be to conserve and promote the interests of the
stockholders and to conduct the affairs of the com.
pany upon a sound, safe and Legitimate basis.
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the voluntary request for eXNminatiuf
and adNic. uu IT, agent : contract toy
the stat. seems 80 Your examiner I" hc
primn fHric .vidcnc" that IN" corpora
tion j. uctuatcd 10y u SINGER. desir" to
~ conduct It's business affairs IA TO
merit the approval Of the public. nee
item NM for further remarks on i's
fiscal agents contract.
U-SOtNENCN on JiiE CORPO
RATION. after eliminating all items
nov affecting actual resources. and all
credits not IN the nature Of nctnni lin
bilitics such ~ interest, rental earn
inls. cHuitnl stock. s'c.. aud taking
into account crrtsin changes ~ is
books ard which are fully referred -
under appropriate heads, Il balance
sheet uf m. actual resources and liahih
ties oi the corporation would appear
substantially ~ follows:
The convertible assets are ~ fol.
lows:
Furniture and iiNturrs----> 10000
Real estate. uctur, value Jl0i3 -
Bills receivable. less ~ ,1uo
uncullrr'ihlc accounts. est
mated 500 .uuu.uo
Cash on hand and 49, hhak- l.2Ilj5
s353 .2si.su
The actual debts owed hy til. corpo
ration are as follows.
Coupon bonds -.--.s 3,lOh.OO
Bills PAYABLE 23.5si32
Due on Ewing property 10000
, g.63p.g2
In making above estimate, bills re-
coivnhlo were figured ~ m even $500.
600. some .i7 .iOg.u7 being eliminated.
not because ans proof Wa presented
that this much Of thtir bills receivable
WINS un,oll,ctihlr. hu' simply 20 figure
everything against the company in an
eiior, = establish - actual solNcucy.
suppose the COMPANY was forced into
liquidation. Aid >~2o.00a.O0 to IT, Ian
hiliiics for expense 90 recrtV,rshIp. and
figuring the assets as they prc iu this
hrud, and the actual stock would have.
q value Of sl.Ol per share. In other
words. any corporation which can. upon
turced Liquidation, pay I'll its actual
debts without calling upon Us stookhold
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made Dec 40 1915 Routine %m sMh paragraph and m nave been mGna% number Hwm@na%uM every
and closely critical m%@ ~w phase re mmysb business and organization plan The result here presented merits your h@uh con-
Iteration
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REPORT
of the
of the
Stockmen's Guaranty Loan
Company
of Albuquerque. N. M.
Examination made December As. 1918.
Examiner. A. G. Whittier

Copies furnished December 20. 1915: Hon. w. G. SaI.
gent. State Auditor: Hon, F. W. Clancy. Attorney
General: Corporation Committee; Stockmen's Guar.
anty Loan Company.
I do hereby certify that the contents Of the following
pages constitute the full report made of the exami-
nation Of the Stockmen's Guaranty Loan Company. as
made December 4.6. 1918. for the period ending on
November 80. 1915.
A.. G. WHITTIER.
State Travelling Auditor.
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Attention Of the public is respectfully directed to the
following report Of the Travelling Auditor Of New
Mexico. upon the condition Of this company at the
close of business, November 30. 1915. Solidity and
strength. and strictest conformity to the law and to
the principles of sound business are shown in every de.
tail of this exhaustive critical analysis Of the com.
pany's affairs.