The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1884-12-26
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Christmas Il upon ~ with ell its pleas
ant memories and haliowed associations.
4 day Of elden times, What Il now Linn
county has seen but few christmases,
Thirty-elght years ago not bakers doz-
sn were In ita present boundaries to csle-
brate the event In any form. II presents
were distributed they were OF very Inn
provissd nature. Old settlers tell u that
then The day was hardly thought ek,thess
being ..root-heg-or-dlsn tlraes. Previous
to the year 1850. several may be named
who enjoyed the freedom ct linn county'z
sail, few efwhom could Be aaid to have
been here at Chriatmas Of isle, the gold
fsver having taken nearly all OF the male
residents to California. Ameng others We
might name:
John and jas Crabtree, OF sclo, John
Mccoy, Of Peeris, 4 O Findley, OF oraw-
Fordsvills, Gee Knox, Of Albany, W 4
Peterson, Of Albany, A Il Petersen, Of
Lebanon, Frank SAsdds, Of ofShsdds, who
came 70 Linn county in lel6.
VIM Cyrus, u scio; Jas 8 Dlexson, Of
Albany; silas Halght, OF Albany; r @
Miller, OF Lsbanons Thoa Monteilh. .of Ale
bsny; Jas n Smith, OF Peoria; 4 n Shell
ton, of Jeurdan; r Tempseton. OF Hal-
cay Jos wasson, Of Lebanon, In ls47.
in Coon. Of shsdds; Bas Cooper, OF
Albany; Miltsn and Newton Houston, Of
Albany Geo 4 Hughes, ,sf Albany Mar
Tin Miller, OF Albany; Mr. Ingram. cf
Albany; VIM Skinner, OF Lebanon; J A
Wilson, ef Harrisburg; jos Hamilton, ef
oakvills, In 1888.
Wm and Robt Cochran, OF Brownsville
John and Miller Morgan, OF shields, In
lsl0. nearly ell OF whon are new living.
AS matter eg interest TO many not
familiar with the past history Of Llnn
county, short review Of the dates OF the
establishment Of some Of present in-
stitutions win net be out Of place a. :
Christmas itsm.
The house On the southwest cora sr OF
Second and Washington Streets was the
lrst one erected In Albany. A part OF the
riekety cid barn used as the Central sob ool
hsuss was constructed In 1855, walter
Msntsith. J Fl Foster and J Y McCon q eli |
were the building committee. The house
was . credit 10 Albany thea, but is far
fron it new, though enlarged. The n Z
Church was built ia 1850. but has been
msvsd frem its original site; the U r
Church In 1850; the Conversational
Church In 1854. The Court House was
finished In isss. Tie railroad reached Al
h~w~ Ia namarnha~ Ta~A TIA ss--&f.-.
Ditch was built In 1874. Albany Col
lsgiats institute was opened In 1867, the
Albany Bank In 1871. The IRE depart
ment was organized In 1859. The Mag.
nslla NH was srsctsd in 1851, bat has
bssn grsssly Improved since; ths Albany
City Mills were built By Mr. Thos Mon.
tslth in 1855; the Albany custsm Mills
were constructed for q warehouse In 1soe,
the Red Crown MiIls In 1874; Zeyss q
Hochssedlsr's planning mill In 1854; the
factory OF Best q Althouss Ia 1854 a. 9
planning mill; Robinson 4 Vests Saw
NH In 1875; the Star Brewery In 1870.
These are sufEiclsnk to show the gradual
but steady 18th Of the city.
At Brownsville the Wooisn Mills were
started In 1855, the Hrst building being
destroyed, and the present enc sson aftsg
built.
The SanElam Acadsmy nj Lebanon wa
founded In 1854. Prof Gilbert having beer
at lie head fer great maHy years, th.
exact number Ne sannsk state.
Linn ssunty as whole has been on.
cfths most favored OF oragon's twenty
four counties. Full Of fertile, well water
cd farms, its advantages havs bean such
as 10 conducs 70 its steady growth, and
give rise 70 faith by its continued pres
perity. What II IL is due to thase facts
aious and not 10 any chimerieal adver
tising sshsnes. Most who came hers
come to remain. aud while some Ieaye, 4
IL fact that the mast prospsrsd ones havs
stack By Old Linn.
To al withiA It's borders, whatever ths
weather, the DBMocRAT ssndk . MnKnl
CHxrsrxAs - an expression Of In good
win toward the county which it has labor
Cd 70 sssist In building up duri ng the las
twenty years.