The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-02-13
ARTIoLEs OF INCORPORATION or
SoLwAY COOPERATIVE TELE-
PHONE EXCHANGE OF soLwAY,

PHONE EXCHANGE OF so1WAY,
MINNESOTA.
We, the undersigned. residents Of Bel
sociate our selves together for the pur-
pose of being incorporated as a cooper
alive association under the provisions
Of chapter three hundred eig ihS two
amendatory thereto, and supplementary
thereto. and to that end we do hereby
adopt and sign the following articles of
ARTICLE !. The name Of this cot-
Telephone Exchange.
sh ahe be bnd ease own us o
control telephone line or lines and ex-
changes in Solway, Beltrami County,
Minnesota, and vicinity.
1t shall also have power to buy, rent
own and control such building or build
ings and other real or personal property
as may bee needle in the conduct OF Its
business
1t shall also have power to affiliate
and to cooperate by membership or 9th.
erwise with any other cooperative assoc
citation Of like nature. It shall shall have aye
inconsistent with law, which is neces-
sary or desirable to accomplish the eff
| fects herein stated.
transacting business Of this corporation
shall be in the Village of Solway, Coun-
| ty of Beltrami, Minnesota.
! ARTICLE 8. The time Of commenc:
ing business Of this corporation shall!
be February first. 1920. and the period
of it's duration shall be thirty years
ARTICLE 4. The names and places
| this corporation are:
John A. Thoren, solway; Minnesota,
President.
Geo: Becker. solway, Minnesota. Vice
Earl L. Grinols. solway, Minnesota,
Secretary-Treasurer.
?. ?. Powers, solway, Minnesota.
! ~. j. Lomen. Solway. Minnesota.
| Otto Fredericks, Soiway. Minnesota.
p. j. Rock. Solway, Minnesota.
| ARTICLE 5. The management of this
directors composed of seven members:
| The names and addresses of the first
John A. Thoren, Solway, Minnesota.
Otto Fredricks, solway, Minnesota.
| d. P. Powers, Solway Minnesota.
| P. j. Rock, Solway, Minnesota.
Geo. Becker, Solway, Minnesota.
Earl L. Grinols, Solway. Minnesota.
Officers Of this corporation shall be a
President, a vice-president and a secre-
ltary-treasurer, elected by and from the
Board Of Directors.
the time of organization shall hold office
until the next annual meeting which
shall be held on the second Tuesday of
ARTICLE 6. The amount of the capt.
tai stock of this corporation shall be
ten thousand dollars which shall be paid
in money or in property or both, in such
manner and at such times and in such
amounts as the Board Of Directors shall
order. The capital stock shall be divid-
ed into shares of the par value of
thirtyive dollars. each.
| ARTICLE Z. The amount Of the in
debtedness that may be incurred by or
times exceed the amount Of the paid
up capital stock Of the association.
ARTICLE 8. These articles may, be
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF we have
hereunto set our hands this 18th day of
January A. D. 1920.
EARL L. GRINOLS,
ID. P. POWERS,
r.. J. LOMEN,
! OTTO FREDRICKS,
p. j. ROCK.
Signed. sealed and delivered in presence
FRANK J. SMITH. !
ADOLPH <GUSTAFASON.
On this 18th day OF January. A. d
1920 before me, a notary public in ant
for said county and state, personally APP
To me- o known to he the nersons described
in the foregoing instrument, and who's
names are subscribed thereto, and sever
ally acknowledged that they execute'
the same freely and voluntarily for tn
purposes therein expressed.
Office of Register of Deeds
Beltrami County, Minnesota.
I hereby certify that this instrumen
was filed in this office for record on tn
3rd day of February, 1920, at o'cloc
p. m. and was duly recorded In Book 1
of Misc. on page IS.
II Register of Deeds