The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1898-02-18

AtGueuICIt JUN DatGIlhH.
School commissioner, IL. IL. Spauld-
ing
Justice OF the peace, James Hill
Bonds were given by all OF these off.
GERS and the assessor was instructed to
assess the county and make returns as
soon as possible. Court then adjourned
to meet at A. Kirk's. when the assessor
was ready 10 report. The records do not
show how, or when, or where, the eIec
tion was held What they called the
probate court" il nox the commission
ers coJrt and probate court. II was
composed of two probate judges.
The next meeting OF court was held at
A. Kinks ,Brownsviilel on May p. 1850.
with both judges present The drs.
thiog done was TO License 5. Miller TO
run ferry on the Santiam. The assessor
then made his returns which showed
the taxable property in the coanGy al
that time to be $500. 1882. The levy Was
was placed at 33 mills, O figure that
seems rather steep. The cost OF the as
sessmeet was $26J.75. Nothing seems
TO have been done toward collecting
these taxes until after the next election
At this same meeting the court laid of
the county into precincts, and ordered a
general election TO be held on the fret
Monday IN June of that year-lS50. Can
some old pioneer tell wby this election
was ordered 30 soon after the one that
occurred in the fall preyions2
On June IL, 1850, court met aud re-
ceiyed aud counted the election returns,
and certificates OF election we're issnesl
10 the successful parties. Three probate
judges we're elected al this lime. John
Mccoy, A Kirk and Jas Curl. bat the
latter declined to accep' the office osh-
ers failed 20 qualify on account OF the
California gold excitement, and another
election TO dIl vacancies Was called Tor
August Srd
After this election the officers Eere as
follows:
Probate judges. John Mccoy. a. Kirk
and Iohn A. Dunlap.
Clerk, wm McCAw
Sheriff, Isaac Hutchins.
Treasurer. T. A. Riggs.
About this time A. Kirk resigned as
probate Judge and vas appointed con-
stable, to serve fo- two years Tue court
then ordered another election for Nov
3srd, 10 fiil this vacancy. This election
resulted in the choice of G. II. Batter,
who was sworn in on Dec ., 1850
On November Slh, 1850, on complains;
"
q wris vas Issued by the court for the
apprehension of Jacob L Coon, the
charge against him being INSANITY =
Three days afterwards the prisoner wAs
brought before the court, and after hav
ing fair and impartial trial, MAS found
guilty OF hcing partially insane. and &as
bound over 70 keep the peace, under
bonds Of 500.
will 10, give any more of the record
history st this tim~. bai will continne il
next week.
The dispute arising brtween Mr. Tenn
pleton and Mr wheeser think can be
settled without much trouble. Taese
must surely have beeo come provisional
government 10 this county before 1919.
In fast in reading the conrs records
aoticed seyeral instances where claims
we're paid that originated nndcr provis-
ional government prior 10 this date. /
have no doubt there vas an election held
in this county ia ls4s, just as is stated
| BY Sir. Wheeler, bat there seems 10 be
no records OF it no in existence.
| In the records il says ihe first session
OF court was held "at the school house
on the Calapooia F" IL don't say "at n
school house. so there must have been
oply one ~ that time. IL was not ST
Brownsville. Tor the second session OF
court was held At Kinks. and Browns
vile is partly located on Kinks original
claim. Can some old pioneer tell us
where the school house was?
| OF the firHs officers Of tie county. we
believe all are dead with the exception
of John Basemsn. who still resides on
HE donation land claim on tie Caiapooia
below Brownsvi.le.
John Mccoy lived on Muddy. near its
mouth. He was the father of A +.
MeCoy and Mrs. F. M. French, OF this
city.
Kinks residence We have mentioned
! above.
Isaac Hutenin's donation land claim
was just south OF this city, now occupied d
by Jas. Elkins. and c,hers. The ole
man died several years ago county
+, charge.
, \. d. Jack, the assessor, lived nea
Brow nsyille.
Rev. II. II. Spaulding, school com
missioner, also lived near Brownsville
He was q noted person, having come =
this coast with the now famous ID
q Whitman. One OF his children, Eliz
: Spaulding, married A. J. Warren,
o prominent citizen Of this county.
q VIM McCaw, the first county clerl
whep elected, was living on his donatio
cain on the Calapooia, adjoining Craw
fordsyile.
as v. Riggs. the treseurer, at tho secor
n election also came from up the Cal
pooia In fact it looks like the Cal
pooia district, near where Brownsville
now located. bagged nearly everythil
there was In sight.
]. l.. Coon, The man who was foul
guilty OF being 'partially insane" h
been q resident of Camas valley, Dou
las county, for many years, and is no
ored and revered by all who know hii
10 G II Baber at the time OF his eiectio
ZEE lived on his claim on the salem ros
We near Knox Butte, he afterward lived
ne ALBANY for many years, and th
Is moved to Forest Grove where he NJ
lia ret ides.
ich The description OF the election tow
: ships, laid off at the meeting OF court
Nav, 1850, shows that the boundary
. Linn county was just the same as i
now, except that on the south II was
all Mckenzie river G. ii. SrEwAR'
m
inc Home First,
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|, a grocer les for your family. Conn x 4
res ton keep the best, which thev sell at
lowest possible prices. Fresh vegetah
and fruits according TO the season, alw
on hand.
A 6na line uf crockerv.