The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1868-01-11

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Secretary of state--Samuel Il. May resi-
dence. Salem SALARY, ary,.."................... 800
State Treasurei--B. N. Cookej residence,
Salem salary, "......"".N... 500
State Printer--W A. Mcpherson; residence,
Salem salsSyt....s... Fees
SENATORS.
Geo. II. Williams, term expires March 3, 1871.
II. w. Corbett, term expires March 3, 1873.
REPRESENTATIVE.
Rufus Mallory, term expires March ., 1871.
STATE JUDICIARY.
First District-p p. Prin, Ass. Justice Of Che su.
preme Court and ex-oOFcio Judge Of the Ist ia.
dicial District; residence, Jacksonville.
second District----------- Ass. Justice
Supreme Court and es-cOleio Judge of I'd Judi
ciai District.
Third District--R. P. Boise, Ass. Justice supreme
Court and ee-cDgcfo Judge Of Ord Judicial Dis
trict residence, Salem.
Fourth District-E. d. shattuck, Chief Justice
Supreme Court aud er-eOlcio Judge Of the 4th
judicial District; residence, Portland.
fifth District-J. q. Wilson, ASS. Justice Supreme
Court and sx-oDicfo Judge Of the 6th Judicial
District residence, Dalles.
The salary Of the several Judges is $4,000 per
aDnum.
FEDERAL OFFICERS.
u. 8. District Judge, NJ. p. Deady, Portland.
u. 8. Marshal. Al. Zeber, Portland.
Clerk Of the u :. 8. Courts, Ralph Wilcox, Portland.
Surveyor General, Elisha Applcgaie, Eugene City.
Register at Land ONCE, John Kelly, Roseburg.
Receiver A. X. Pint,
Register i" Owen Wade, Oregon City.
Receiver &" II. WarTsn,
supt Indian AHairs, J. w. p. Huntington, Salem.
Chief cl ( in Ind. Dept, G. 3. Woodwork, "
Assessor U. B. Inter. Rev :. Tbos FFazar, Portland.
Collector NJ. crawfJrd, j"
Deputy q. 3. Assessor, VIM. Grooms, :"
Deputy U. 8. Collector, I'd. Baekcnsto, 1"
LOCATION, BOUNDARY, &C.
Area, %. .24s square miles. Acres, a, ,oss, ,7z0.
Population. 10000. Capital. Salem.
Oregon II the most western portion Of tbs Uni
ted States; organized a Territory on the
I'd Of May, ls4S. and Was admitted into the Union
IN the 18th Of February, 1859. II 10 bounded on
the north by Washington Territory, from which ID
IL separated by the Columbia river and the 46th
parallel u north latitude; east, by line from the
mouth Of the Owyhee river, due sozth 20 Tbs par
alci Of 429 north; south along said parallel, 10
the Pacific and on the vest by the Pacific 6csaA
Il lies between 42s and 1920 noEth latitude, and
between I09s3es and l24asO' west Ion gitude
The country IL principally mountainous. sOnA
narrow strips II country lying around She coast
between tho mountains and the sea aro very TEeh
and productive, bnt tho difficulty Of conmsGica-
ton has hitherto retarded their ssasleuest.
The Willamette VALLEY. lying aistaAt about forAy
miles from the ocean, and pzsalisa utsh the coast
separated from 10 by the eoasa s4sgs Of mountains
LIS lsA nsiles In length sad kseaA 10 - co miles
IN Width The land i prfasirally prairie. Of sne
sol. we'll timbeRe4 and sassrcd by uonntain
streams. which empty near the centre os the Val
Icy into the Willamette FiveF. which IL narigatsd
by s'safahoats ks eu.iSe length darag ons-haA ol
tho year
| AGRICULTURAL PRODUCES.
The lands In the wiIiametis Valley arg very
productive Wheat. oats, barley, vegetables. etc.
yield largely. II is believed 10 be the finest wheat
growing region In the United States.
| Land is worth from s. 10 SIS per acre, depend
Ing the character Of the coil aud the amount oi
| Improvement.
| Fruits Of every variety are prodseed in large
quantities aud in great perfection. Owing to the
cool temperature. corn and graFes do not do 90
~ell, thoagh they are cultivated 20 = limited ex-
tent.
Wages for farm Iaborers range FROM SIS so &as
per month 10 this part Of the eoSatry.
South of the Willamette. toward California are
the Umpqua aud Eog1s river valleys. They are
more limited than the Willazstsc. but have the
same general characteristics. The climate is more
mild. and tobacco grows 10 perfection. The wild
grass is vesy ans aDd tAe nurnhsS ofoattie horses
and sheep raised very large.
COUNTIES.
Oregon IL divided into twenty two counties, viz
/ n Y.
Douglas. Grant. Jackson, Josephine, Linn. Lane,
Mari0n. Multnomah. Polk, Tiilamook, Union. Una
tila, Masco, Washington. YaAhW aud cpluAhla.
LINN COUNTY.
/ Lima county 4 situate noxth Of Lane. and con-
tainB population Of 7.T09, being an increase Of
95T since 1864 In 1850 the population Of this
ceuuty was only gai Lima county contains an
area Of ST. square miles. or 5sl. .20Aaeres. Num-
ber Of males in the county. A235; ss1Ales. 3.47L
votsts' 1850. Acres Of land under cultivation,
80. 4o5. valusof assessahle properly, So sea eaa.
During lss5 splendid brick ccart house uas
erected at Albany. the eOunty seat. at . cost u
S5l .00e. Also, the present year Was erected =
large, beautiful and commodioHs educational strue-
ture. called the sSAlbany Collegiate Institute"
| The pos,ofices in this comfy are Albeny, Pe0-
ria, Lebanon, Sofa Brownsville, Pine and Harris
burg.
Couxrr oPrrcGHs-JudEe, E. X. Geary Com
missiouers. Paul Clover and Jason Wheeler Sher-
In, Harvey Smith Clerk, A. W. Stannard Asses
sor, George Hustoni Treasurer Joseph Nixon
School Superintendent, C. A. Ferguson Survey sR
II. J. C. Averill; Coroner, VIM. ListeE>
TERMS or CIRCUIT COURT IN OREGON.
First Judicial District-In the county Of jose.
phine. on the second Monday in April and ths
fourth Monday in October. In the county Of Jack
son, on the second Monday in February, June and
November.
/
las, on the second Monday in May and November
In the county Of Curry, the first Monday IN
June. Ia the county Of Coos, on the fourth Mon.
day IN May. In the county of Lane, on the third
Monday in April and on the fourth Monday in
October. In the county Of Benton, on the second
Monday in April and November.
/ Third Judicial District--In the county Of Linn
on the fourth Monday in March and October. In
tho county of Marion, the second Monday il
March and fourth Monday in June and November
In the county of Polk. on the fourth Monday il
April and third Monday in November. In the
Icounty of Yamhill, on the second Monday In April
and November.
Fourth Judicial DisGrict-In the COuntr 0i
IClackamas. on the third Monday in March and
fourth Monday in October. In the county Of Multi
nomah, on the second Monday in February, june
and November. In the county of Columbia, OS
the third Tuesday in April In The county oi
Clatsop, on the fourth Tuesday in April and hrst
Tuesday in October. In the county of Washing
ton, on the third Monday of May and October.
Fifth Judicial District--In the county Of WascO
on the third Monday in April, fourth Monday in
June, and second Monday in December. In the
county of Umatilla. on the second Monday in May
and the third Monday in November. In the coun.
Ity of Union, on the third Monday in May and
second Monday in November. In the county oi
Baker, on the fourth Monday in May and first
Monday in November. In the county of Grant
on the second Monday In June and third Monday
in October.