Morris tribune., 1886-03-03

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Real Estate Agency has established
emigration agents In many ofthe east
ern cities, through whom they expect
to secure purchasers for many of the
vacant lands in Stevens and adjoin-
ing counties. The Agency expects to
bring number of excursion parties
from eastern points To this place dur
ing the coming season and u number
of new settlers will doubtless he Sc
cured in this way. The Agency has,
even this early in the year, received
hundreds of inquiries for particulars
in regard to this locality and the midi
cations now are that this enterprising
company, as we'll as the country at
large, is about to reap the results of
their extensive and long continued
advertising.
The hrtcing atmosphere "f Morris
seems to he well adapted TO the
growth and development OF secret So
cieties. There is an extraordinarily
large lodge of Master Masons and
newly organized and sapidly growing
Chapter; large lodge of United
Workmen and prosperous Legion of
Select Knights; a recently instituted,
growing lodge of the A .c:ent Order Of
Hibernians and in u few days state
officer of the Independent Order of
Odd Fellows will be here to organize
a lodge of that beneticent order.
There are n considerable number OF
Odd Fellows here and they will have
no difficulty in organizing prosper
Gus lodge. Members of secret socie-
ties need have no difficulty in finding
a home in Morris.
Patronize home industries and home
business men. The person who is a
resident and tax payer and who ex-
pends all the money he is able to ac-
cumulate at home is of real value to
any locality and is entitled to support
i'm preference to wanderers or nOn-res-
idents. Then, too, you are sure of hon
oralrlc treatment from residents. A
man, who wishes to continue in busi-
ness in any one place will in most
cases, be honest in all of his transac-
tions, because, in order to be success
tul, he must establish and maintain
q reputation for reliability. This can
not always be said Of others. If you
have any feeling of loyalty for the
place in which you live and wish to
deal with people of honesty and integ-
rity, patronize home industries and
home business men every time.
During the past few years it has
been necessary in this village to build
a number of cisterns, an engine house
and tower and to purchase among 9TH
er things large amount OF apparatus
for the use of the fire, company. AS
the funds were insufficient for the
payment of all these needed improve
ments and supplies, the village is now
in debt. To provide for the immedi-
ate payment of this Indebtedness. it
is now proposed to issue bonds for the
amount needed. The proposition is
to be submitted to the voters at the
coming election and, we believe,
should be received favorably.
Village orders must be paid in the
order issued and as each order must
be held for considerable length Of
time before it is cashed, orders are not
worth their face, and parties doing
work or furnishing supplies for the
village charge enough more than act
ual value to cover the 10 per cent dis
count which they must stand on their
orders. Then as the orders draw in
terest, it will be readily be seen that
the present method of carrying in
debtedness is an expensive one. Let
bonds be voted and issued for all out
standing orders and matters will be
much improved. Orders issued after
that is done will be worth their face
and the affairs of the village can be
conducted much more economically.
The Morris Dramatic Society has in
rehearsal two plays, "Snowed In"
and the "Garroters." Both are bright
little dramas, well adapted for anna
teurs, and will undoubtedly be pre-
sented in the usually acceptable man
ner by our local talent, who will en-
deayor to sustain, even if they do not
succeed in excelling, their previous
highly creditable reputation.
On Friday evening next the play
"Snowed In" will be presented with
| the following cast:
Mrs. Rosemerry, Mrs. w. J. Munro.
Kittie Rosemerry, Mrs. e, Church.
Ethel Fleming, Miss Daisy Townsend.
Mr.. Fleming, D. r. Sutherland.
Donald Osborn, J. B. McCune.
Max Seymour, L, FL. Stanton
Tim Stryker, w. J. Munro
Joe, H. S. Judson'
After the entertainment, there will
be dance for those who may desire
to participate, and younger members
of the community will undoubtedly
avail them selves of the opportunity
offered to trip the light fantastic. The
play of the "Garrotersn will be pre-
sentcd next week, and due announce
ment will then be given.
The net proceeds of both entertain
ments are to be equally divided be
tween the firemen and the public Ii
brary fund, and when we conside
that our fire company and the libra
ry need help and encouragement
we would urge upon our citizens th'
giving of q cheerful support. The OBJ
ject is NOT only wQrthy bnt the enter
tainment will well repay general at
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