Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1880-01-01

homestead and presumption laws exempt
the land from taxation until the occupant
procures title Some Of the land is also
held by nen,residents, and their property
statements arc liable to be incomplete.
These causes reduce the amount of taxable
lands, as well as the area Of land under
cultivation. The per centage, however,
shows the reliable and solid backing of our
town, and when we also add, that portion
of the trade Of Pope, Grant, Douglas, Swift,
Big Stone and Traverse counties centre
here, it will be seen that Morris is a bust.
ness centre for an immense tract Of rich
territory.
The village was incorporated in 1878, and
there are few more orderly or as we'll gov
erned villages in Minnesota. The Council
enact sensible and inst Of finances, and see
that they are Vigorously and impartiaIly
enforced, thus protects Il peaceable citizens
! and Furnishing offendt o. The incorpora,
ton has also been Of great benefit to the
village mi improving IN condition of streets,
crossings, sidewalks, &C., and giving the
town q cleaner more orderly and more
business like appearances.
There are two or three enterprises that
deserve more than a passing notice. The
first in importance is the building of the
LITTLE FALLS & DAKOTA RAILROAD.
This road is to run from Browns Valley
to Little Falls, via Morris, Glenwood and
Sank Centre. The line has been surveyed,
and the various counties through which it
passes, have voted bonus to aid in its
construction. A line in this direction is
needed, as by connecting at Little Falls
With the Northern Pacific, it gives us
short and direct route to Duluth, and by
creating competition, and shortening dis,
tances, it is hoped the enterprise will prove
of great advantage not alone to this village.
but to the county also. Our educational
facilities proving inadequate, the citizens
took steps to provide ample accommodation
for the education of their children, accord
ingly convenient grounds were selected and
a new and commodius
SCHOOL HOUSE
is about completed. The building is
credit to our village, and every effort will
be made to secure competent teachers
that the schooling may be thorough and
adequate.
A NEW ELEVATOR
about completed BY r. D. Sutherland s.
Co., is also an enterprise of much import
ance, as it increases the facilities 70. hand
ling grain, draws trade, and creates com,
pctction.
A LARGE FLOUR MILL,
on the Pomme de Tcrre river is com.
pleted, fitted and equipped in the, most
complete manner, and supplied with the
latest and most improved machinery, was
built during. the fall, tysH w. Stone 6 Co.
This mill is one of the best in tho State and
VIII pf0ve 81 Tninaeflsss augahtage TO our
village
Tho Congregational society have com
pleted ala cost of Sa,79e a handsome and
roomy
CHURCH ED!FTCE,
which is fitted and furnished in a substan-
tial and tasty manner Other societies, the
Methodist and Episcopal, have made ar
engagements to commence work on their
churches in the spring. The Catholic
ehnrch was completed last season, and is
also very Substantial roomy and COM
Portable building.
OF the other improvements we will let
! E-t
the annexed detailed statement speak for
itself. The figures fol village only eight
years old, are both astonishing and crafty
ing and speak volumes for our future pro
gress and prosperity