The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-28

Ramsey, Eddy Foster and Ransom
counties, North. Dalkota,--and in Can
ada.
The Thomson Bros. s4and and Loan
company, which deaass Nj Minnesota.
North Dakota and G4hadian lands. and
has many inviting Propositions. was
organized four years. ago. The men,
bers, II. e. and II. 1t rrhomason, are
| old residents of Stevens county. Their
father, Hon.. Thomas Tffomason, came
to the county in 1867, and was the pio-
neer clerk of the courts for several
years.
S. j. Stebbins, deaier in groceries
and hardware, and whe conducts a
plumbing heating ana sih shop IN con
| nection with his mercantile business,
came to Morris in 1S86.ItHe has been
Highly successful in his business and a
popular citizen.
The Morris City Mills, S. Stewart
proprietor, is an important factor
among the business interests of Morris
Ihe mills make a speciality of hard
Spring wheat -four and their brands of
New Cold" Silver Lear and Belle"
have wide and deserved reputation:
The mills were established twenty five
years ago. Mr.. Stewart owns elevators
at Cyrus and Starbuck and also owns
and operates an electric power plant at
Morris. He is one of the active and
energetic citizens of the county.
The firm of Kerl & Watzke, which
conducts a blacksmithing, horseshoeing
and pillow shop deserves mention, not
only for its success. in business but
for the personnel of its members. 1t
has been in business for twenty-five
years Mr.. Kerl has been member of
the local board of aldermen for two
years. and Mr. Watzke was a member
of the board for ten years and for two
terms was mayor of Morris.
H. B. Lund, dealer In jewelry, sill
verware and sewing machines, has been
established in Morris for nine years.
During this period he has been three
times elected alderman.
Carl j. Jacobson, harnessmaker and
dealer in saddlery ETC., was born in
Stevens county thirty five years ago,
and has resided in the county all of
his life. He has been engaged in bust
ness for eleven years. Fits shop is a
model of its kind and fts proprietor is
typical, Industrious, young Minneso-
tan. Hoo -
The Morris steam IIlatfddry; James
Thompson proprietor Was located at
Morris three years ago. 1T is the only
steam laundry in the city but is ample
in its capacity and satisfactory in it's
operation for present purposes
hS OdlOCI SilOp OI OiSOH 0 hOliS
was established six years ago. D. S.
Long, the junior member. has served
two terms as alderman and is the pres
ent mayor. He and hts partner are
energetic citizens. = sf
!. Another member Of the town council
who is engaged in an honorable voca-
ton Is George Hogan, a sign painter,
and an artist of rare ability.
w. L. Colyer, a lidensed embalmer
or n ha hoc ~, r. r
twenty-five years. and is one of the
Oldest In experience among the business
men.
]. f. Donovan has large and we'll
appointed livery stable, with some fine
teams and rigs. He takes good care of
all patrons. @'s
Coming to Morris in 1880. ]. J..
CARNEY has conducted a meat market
since 1887, and has been remarkably
successful in his business operations.
Nilsson, Hanson & Co., Is an incorpo-
rated concern dealing In general mer-
chandise,a and occupies large quarters in
the Postoffice block or what Is also
known as Spooners Glass Block. The
manager of the business is NJ A. Han
soni'fofmerly of Forest City, Iowa, who
brought ability and long experience to
| his new field. Under his control the
business of the store has grown ex-
tensively. The company has a thor
oughly up-to-date stock and is COM
plete in every department They are
liberal advertisers aq,d, carry. modern
city methods into their business
The Hotel lie Gfaflde is the leading
hotel in Morris. It was opened July 10.
1902, and the building is therefore new
and modern In style and equipment.
Joe Dorgan; the manager Of the lie
Grande, is most successful and popu-
lar host, and an all around good fellow
besides. He is well known horseman
and the owner of Legal Boy, trotter,
and Jean Wilkes, a PAGER both horses
of local celebrity.
The Stevens County Telephone COM
pany is a corporation of jmuch service
to the county. DR.. H. L. Hubburd is
the president, and G. r. Darling the
vice president. The company has ex-
changes at Morris, Hancock and Cho-
kio. - ts 49,
Among the most influential men in
the upbuilding and development of the
town of Morris and Stevens county has
been Hon. L. C. Spooner a business
man and attorney, well known through
out the state. Mr. Spobner built the
opera house, the Spooner block and
other business properties In Morris, and
has done much else for his home town
and county. With men of his charac-
ter and disposition INA scommunity. 1t
cannot fail to become prosperous. Mr..
Spooner is an old resident of Minne-
sofa. In 1875 he was principal of the
public schools at Litcflfield, but re-
signed in two years to engage in the
practice of law. He located in Morris
in 1880, and has been almost phenome-
nally successful in his Business under
takings. He owns a large amount Of
real estate, both in the town and coun-
try, and has always been liberal and
enterprising in behalf Of. his home COM
munity.
The legal fraternity is we'll repre-
sented in Morris. Royal A. Stone is an
old resident, having lived in Morris for
twenty-seven years, and having been
engaged in his profession for five years.
He Is known as good lawyer and has
been uniformly successful in his prac-
tice. James B. Ormond, the present city
attorney of Morris, has had his office
In Morris for four years. He is re-
garded as an efficient all-around attor-
ney, and has host of admiring friends.
Andrew Rowland, the present county
commissioner Of Stevens county, has
an abstract and conveyancing office.
and attends to making collections, farm
loans, etc. He has complete abstracts
of title to all real estate in the county,
and is noted for prompt and correct
business methods. He was for twenty
six years resident of Meeker county
before coming to Morris. AS secretary