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

I homestead and pre-emption 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 anu Traverse counties centre
here, it will be seen that Morris is busi
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 jnst or finances, and see
that they are vigorously and impartially
enforced thus protect, peaceable citizens
and Furnishing offenders The incorpora,
ton has also been of f8grrat benefit to the
village III impros'ingtiN condition of streets,
crossings, sidewalks, &C., and giving the
| town a cleaner more orderly and more
business like appearance.
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
Sauk Centre. The line has been surveyed
and the various counties through which it
passes, have voted n 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 a
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 Accommodations
for the education of their children, accord
ingiy 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 10 secure competent teachers
that the schooling may be thorough and
! adequate.
y NEW ELEVATOR
about completed BY r. D. Sutherland &
Co, is also an enterprise of much import
ancc, as it increazes the facilities 10: hand
ling grain, draws trade, and creates com,
pctction.
A LARGE FLOUR MILL,
! on the Pommc de Tcrre river, is com
! pletcd, fitted and equipped in the. most
complete manner, aud supplied with The
latest and most improved machinery, was
! built during the fall, ty H. W Stone & Co.
This mill is one Of the best in the State and
! Viii Etove 81 Inllacflts auFahtagc TO our
village,
The Congregational society have com.
r!eted at a cost of 81, 7G9 a handsome and
rooiny
CHURCH ED!FICE,
Which is fitted and furnished in substan-
! tial and tasty manner. Other societies, the
Methodist and Episcopal, have made ar,
rangemcnts to commence work on their
churches in the spring The Catholic
chnrch was completed last season, and is
also very substantial! roomy and com.
Portable building.
Of the other improvements we will lei
The annexed detailed statement speak fol
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.