Morris tribune., 1886-09-08
NEW QUARTERS.
The Stevens County Abstract and Real
Estate Agency moves to its new
building.
Notes concerning officers, business ct

| "SASS SS'SS'"''O S'"SS'St
The Tribune takes pleasure in con
graduating The Stevens County Alb
stract and Real Estate Agency upoI
their new building which is now com
pleted and into which the the Agency
moved on Monday of this week. Thu!
new structure is made of Morris cream
colored brick. It's the same size al
The First National Bank building
beside which it is built and which il
supplements IN a valuable manner
The people of Morris as we'll as visitors
| have watched the building during its
construction and now that it Is
finished feel a just pride in it. The
| Agency building and the First
| National Bank building taken to-
| gether, constitute valuable brick
block, imposing i'll appearances, and
more valuable than those of which
| most young western cities can boast.
! The Agency building is TWO stories
high, the ceilings are high. both up
stairs and down and is well finished.
The agency will occupy the first floor
and the second story, for the present,
ut least, will be used for hall and IS
already furnished for that purpose.
Upon the lower floor may now be
seen the desks and supplies of the Of
ftcers of the Agency. The counters,
which are to be similar to those IN
use in the banks, will be placed in
position soon. Beside the main busi-
ness room, there is directors room
ami IA private office in the rear and a
fire proof vault, for the safe keeping
of books and paper. In this burglar
proof chest will suun be placed. The
rooms are well-liguted and Lrt pleas
al as could we'll be desired. The
building when fully completed and
furnished will be worth $7,5OO,OO. In
this connection brief history of the
organization aud remarkable growth
of The Stevens County Abstract and
Real Estate Agency will be of inter-
est In the early part of the year 1884,
P, A. Mccarthy, his brother, NJ. r.
Mccarthy, and +. p. OBrien, now Of
the Ortonville Loan and Collection
Association, organized the agency and
incorporated it under the laws of the
state, with a capital stock of$10, 100000.
On July first of that year they began
business. At first the business was
small, but with the business ability
and energy displayed and with
liberal but yet judicious use of prin-
ters ink, it steadily and rapidly in
creased. Soon H. Whitley, county
treasurer, became interested with the
and on January Is, 1885 1T
was found necessary to increase the
capital stock to $4,000. AT this time
some of the stock was purchased by
New York capitalists. Soon after
Messrs. L. c. Spooner and HI. s.
Judson also became interested in the
Agency and on November 14th, 1885
it again became necessary to Increase
the capital stock, this time to $50, ,000.-
90. A DeKay, of the Morris and Du-
Iuth elevator, and others have since
taken stock and are now interested
III the Agency business.
The officers and directors of the
Agency are all we'll known and COM
mand influence in business circles.
P. A. Mccarthy, the president and
treasurer, has the general manage
ment of the business and to his ability,
skill and energy much of the success of
the Agency is due. S. A. Flame rty,
attorney for the Agency, deserves
special mention also for the able
in which he looks after coll
lectlons and transacts the legal part
of the business,
The business Of the Agency is large |
and important, having grown to re-
proportions in all of the
departments. It comprises
mortgage loans, collections, insur-
ance, abstracts, real estate, invest |
ments and the management of estates. |
The Agency also guarantees real |
estate titles and makes guaranteed !
loans. From the small beginning |
made in 1884 an institution and busi-
ness has grown of no small proper
tions. The growth and development |
has been so steady, rapid and perma-
nent that it is quite phenomenal and
the pluck, enterprise, ability and |
energy that has produced it can not
be too heartily commended.
With samples ofour job work in al:
most if not quite every business house
in town, it seems almost like waste
of words TO tell what we can and are
doing in this line, so we will simply
remind one and all that our stock of
is complete in every partic-
ular and that our facilities for doing
first class work are better than eyer
before. When you get ready to order
your Fall stock of envelopes, note
heads, letter heads, statements, bill
heads, notes, receipts, blanks etc.
call and see us. We guarantee salts
faction.
We find this interesting item in the
Fairbault Republican,: The articles
which created sensation some years
ago entitled, "What becomes of the
Pins ?" might be supplemented by
"What becomes of the nee-
dles?" Some light was thrown upon
the matter last week by a lady in this
city, who in leisure moment ripped
in pieces pin cushion that had been
in use in the family Is years, and
found hidden away In its interior over
500 needles by ACTUAL count, of all
sizes, all conditions, that had been
pushed through the outer covering
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