The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1867-12-21
DvERTIs EMENTs.
STATE OF OREGON.


800
Secretary Of State--5amuel II. May resi-
Ounce, Salem salary, Observation-Disclosures. 800
State Treasurei---E. N. Cooke residence,
Salem salary."".........."..... ...."....e.. 500
State printer--W. A. Mcpherson; residence,
Salem Balary Fees
SENATORS.
Geo II. Williams, term expires March g.. 1871.
II. W. Corbott, term expires March 3, 1873.
REpBEsgNTATIvK.
Rufus Mallory, torn expires March 3, 1871.
| STATE JUDICIARY.
First Distrfct--P p. Prim. AS. Justice Of the su-
preme Court and e5-o6ieio Judge Of the 1st Ju.
dieial districts residence, Jacksonville.
Second Distriet----------- Ass. Justice
Supreme Court and eS-o6aoio Judge Of I'd Judi
| eia District.
Third Distrct--R p. Boisc, Ass. Justice Supreme
| Court and ee-o6ieio Judge Of 3rd Judicial Dis
| irict; residence, Salem.
Fourth Distret-E. d. sbattuck, Chief Justice
/ Supreme Court aud cx~oDicfo Judge Of the 4th
| Judicial District; residence, Portland.
Fifth DistFict-J, u. wilson, Ass. Justice Supreme
| Court and e1-oDfei0 Judge Of the 5th Judicial
| District; residence, Dailes.
The salary Of the several Judges is $4,000 per
annum 9H
FEDERAL OFFICERS. f
u. s.. District Judge, NJ. =. Deady, Portland.
| u. s. Marshal, Al. Zicber, Portland.
Clerk VI the q. s. Courts Ralph Wilcox, Portland.
Collector at Port Of Astoria, ----, Astoria.
Surveyor General, Elisha Applegate, Eugene City.
Register at Land Office, J0ha Kelly, Roscburg.
| Receiver +" a. X. Flint
Register +" Owen Wade, Oregon City.
| Receiver (" H.. Warren,
Isup't Indian Affairs. J. W. P. Huntington, Salem.
Chief Cl K in Ind. Dept, &. s. WoOdworth, Z"
Assessor q. =. Inte:. Rev, Tbos FrazAr Portland
/ fed
Deputy c. 8. AssessOr, VIM. Grootns, "
Deputy u. =. Collector, Ed. Baekepsto, !"
LOCATION, BOUNDARY, &C.
Area. 1928 square miles. Acres, &C, ,95s ,720.
Population. 10000. Capital, Salem.
Oregon is the most western portion Of tbs Uni
tsd States; was organized Territory on the
I'd Of May, 1913, aud was admitted into the Union
on the 18th 0f February, 1853. II Is bounded on
the north by Washington Territory. from which it
Is separated BY the Columbia river and the 4Gth
Iparael of north latitude; east by line from the
mouth Of the Owybee river, due south 10 the par
lallei Of 32' north south along said parallel, 10
the Pacific and the west by the Pacific ocean.
H. lies between 42S and sgS20 north latitude, and
between 1O3o5O' and l2iS3D' wet Ion gitnde.
The country il principally mountainous. Some
narrow stripe Of country lying around the coast
between the mountains and the are very rich
and productive, but the difficulty of communion
ton has hitherto retarded their settlement.
The Willamette Valley lging distant about forty
miles from the ocean. and parallel with thecoast-
separated from It by the coast range cf mountains
lis 30 miles in length. and from 80 20 GO miles
in width. The land is principally prairie, Of ane
soil. we'll iimbered. aud watered by mouut@in
streams, which empty near the centre Of tbs Val.
ley into the Willamette river. which L nayfgale1
by steamboats, Its entire length during one-hal q
the year.
AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS.
The lands 10 the Willamette Valley are very
productive. What. oats, barley. vegetables. etc.
yield largely. II Is believed 10 be the Gncst whea
growing Fcsion Ia ihe Uoited States.
Land Is worth from S. 10 SIS pc. acre, dereaa
inE en tbs character Of :bo soil aud the amount
Improvement
Fruits Of every variety are prpdnced Ia larsy
quantities aud Ia great perfection. 0ssing to th
cool temperature, corn and grapes do nos do s.
wsI!, though taey aFe cultivated 10 = liuaitsd ex
tent.
Wages for farm laborers range from SIS to 81
pet. month in this part of the country.
south Of the Willanctte. toward California, ar
the TmPqaa aad Rogue river valleys. They ar
more limited than the Willamette. bat have th
same general eharaeteEisairz. The climate il NOR
mild, and tobacco gEoSEs To perfection. The vii
grass IA very flac, and the nambss ofeassle, horse
and sheep raised Is ysry large.
cocS7.Es.
Oregon is divided into twenty-five counties. viz
Baker. Benton. clackafaas, ciaisop. Coos. Curry
Dosgias. Grant jackson, Josephine Linn. Lane
Marion. Nultbomah. Polk, Tiilamook, Union. Uiua
silla, Wasco, Washington. Katnhiil and cogaabia
LINN COUNTY
Linn county Is situate north of Lane, and con
. tains a population Of 7,se9, being an increase o
037 since 1866. In 1870 the population Of thi
county was only 9o4. Linn county contains al
area Of SIT square miles, 56i ,2os acres Nun
ber of males in the county, 1925; kmales, 3,474
Voters 2.250. Acres Of land undcr cultivation
49,405. Value Of assessabe property, s., 500, 900
. During 1885 splendid brich court house va
erected ut Albany, the eouaty seat, at cost 0
S3I 900. Also. the present year WIS erected
large. beantifu and couanodioRs educational struc
ture. called the ALBANY Collegiate BEstitute."
The pos;oficcs in this county are Albony, Peo
ria. Lebanon, Solo, Brownsville, Pine and Harris
burg
Couxrr orrIcERs.-TmEge, +. r. Geary Con
missi0ners. Paul Clover and Jpsou WbeelsE Sflrr
ia. Harvey Smith Clerk A. W. stsnnsTT !; Asses
sor. George Huston; Treasurer. Joseph Nixon
School Superintendent, C. A Ferguson Surveyor
! II. J. c. Averilli Coroner, Wm. Lister.
TERMS OF CIRCUIT cosRT IL OREGON.
! First Judicial Distriet--IR tho county Of Jose
phine. ON the second Monday in April aud tn
fourth Monday in October. In the county Of Jack
son, on the second Monday IN February, June on
November.
Second Judicial Districts the county ef Doug
In the county of Curry, the frst Monday i
, June. Ia the county of Coos, on the fourth Mon
day in May. In the county Of Lane. on the thir
Monday in April and on the fourth Monday i
October. In the county of Benton, on tho secon
Monday in Apriland November.
a Third Judicial District-In the county Of EiTr
Z on the fourth Monday in March and October. L
the county of Marion, on the second Monday i
March and fourth Monday in June and November
= In the county of Polk, the fourth Monday j
April and third Monday in November. In th
county of Yamhill on the second Monday IN Ape
and November.
Fourth Judicial District-Tn the county
Clackamas. on the third Monday in March an
fourth Monday in October. In the county of Mnl
nomah, on the second Monday in February, Jun
and November. In the county of Columbia, Q
the third Tuesday in April. In the county
Clatsop, on the fourth Tuesday in April and fir:
~ Tuesday in October In the county of Washing
: ton, on the third Monday of May and October.
Fifth Judicial District-In the county of Vase
on the third Monday in April, fourth Monday
= June, and second Monday in December. In th
county of Umatilla, on the second Monday in Ma
and the third Monday in November. In the eouI
ty of Union, on the third Monday in May an
second Monday in November. In the county
70 Baker, on the fourth Monday in May and ir
Monday in November In the county of Gran
on the second Monday in. June and third Monda
in October.