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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1911)
13 THE MORNING OKEGOXIAy. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 4. 1911. ' . I A W I v MFE OF MOST PIONEER PAPERS IN OR FfiON COUNTRY WAS VERY BRIEF Although The Oregonian Had Several Predecessors. They Soon Publications That Started Later Enjoyed but It. Him. Aeltaat mtilary HfXM lllst-rsral K-etety. IOURNALISTIC venturca In Orrjon la tt: early da were numerous. V but th wubliratlon. In most In stances, enjoyed but brief existence. 1.1 connn tlon with the Fiftieth Anniver sary of The D-itly OrMnnUn. Ihe follow li4T l!t of the newspaper that preceded It. with a brtrf ikctch of each, may be of lnteret: Tl; Oreon Spectator, the first newspaper li American territory west rf the Rocky Mountain". Issued on February S. li. at Oreicon CUT. 'T the lirtfoa Print Ir,; Asir!atlon. TV. tJ. TVault. president: J. TV. Ncsmlth. vlre president; John r. Brooks, secretary; Heorire Abernethy. treaurer; Robert Newell. John E- I-on. John It. Couch, directors. It motto wa "Westward the Star of Empire Tk It Way." The flr.t editor wa W. tJ. TVatilt. Ill .icresor were II. A. . I-"- tie"'" furry. Aaron K. Walt. ll'V. Wilson Jllaln. I. J Sc'inebly an.l C. I- Good rich, the latter acquiring tte plant late la l$it. Is March. 185S. the Spectator Ml permanently suspended. At first the Spectator lu-l twice month, but In September. 1M. It tv1 f be Issued a a weekly. P"-llrl.-ai y. the paper was H'uiral until February 1 then II espoused the rniM of the Vhi pirty. j orxnn Fro pre.. This paper waa ie. weekly at Oregon City lr i;,or( U Curry, after he .-rrr.d fcl (N.nrtlun wltii tee Siecttor. from March to (VIoiM-r. 1st. II was oproe. to everything the Spectator waa In favor of. j The Oron American and r.van- feltta! Unionist waa Issued by Iter. John Sn.lth Griffin once a month from June to December. H. at Ma residence) a little way north of the present city of Ktllsboro. After the December num ber waa out his printer. Cliarlea r . Putnam, went to the mine. That ,,,,! th. suspension of the publica tion until May. ll. anJ that waa the last Issue of the publication. The preea user! a a-" tVe Mission Press, which wa pen to Whitman and palitlnc. early rtilwionarle. from Honolulu In Mar, UJJ. Trial pres la one of the treas uree of to" Orea-on Historical Society. 4 The Western Star waa l'ie, at Mllwaukle on Noeoi.er Zl. by lot WMt.-omb. aa a Iwroocratlr paper, with William Davt Carter ami John Orvls Waterman aa printer. In May. Hit. Waterman anJ Carter bouaht the plant, remove.i It to Portland, and l a jed the Oregon Weekly Tlmea on June . 1SJI. Carter aot.l to Water.nan on Jane 1J. and Waterman aold to Carter and Huaseil I. Auatln on May I. 1J. aithoua-n be waa retained aa editor until November Carter aold hi Intereat to Auetln In May. IV s. and the latter pubilahel the paper until Ite eoapenalon early In The Tln-ee waa a I'nlon paper durlnK the Civil War. After Waterman con nection with It reaaed In !".. It wa uccraitely e-lited by Henry Shipley. Kthelbert C. lllblwn. A. K tioul.l. who eatabllahed the tjoldrn Aae. the first paper In Hah", at Iwlston. in the Winter of lvil-2. W. N. Walton. Addlaon C. litbb. the war tJ-vernor of nrrson. and W. LoCr Hill. Tue latter wa the flttor of The irrnin from lri to u:. S The Weekly Oreonlan waa flrat lasued on Iwrrmhrr 4. Mi. It his tory la o thoru-hty covered rlaewhere In thla lu". 1 undrraland. that It will not t touched on here. . The tirearon Statesman wa l- ied at oreeon City on March Iil. br Aaahel Hunh. aa a Iwmocratlc pa per. Motto: "No favor away u; no far hall awe." The plant w re moved to Salem In Jure. IsiS. the luat li.ue in reon City bclntf June II. and lite f.rt In Salem. June Z I. In May. H',. a power pren. an Adam, waa added to the plan, the tlret power preea In ircn. Mr. Uuah owned the paper and edited It until Mnrrti I. ttiSJ. when he leased It to Crandalt Walte. n fictober :t. IMtl. the plant wa M to the ur'tnit rrtnttna; As Publlelilntc Com pany, the t.x-khol!er of which were J. S. I. Huntlna-ton. Henjnm!n Simp son. Kuftia MalUry. Ctirtr N. Terry. t;eote H. William and I . W. Cral. nd the paper continued with Clark I". Crandall aa edlt,r. i:arly In US, the rorpiratfon waa dissolved and the paper waa aold to Henjamln Simpson, who In stalled bl ons. Sylvester C. and Sam uel I. Simpson a editors. The burdt-n vit heavy to carrv. however, and on l-ecember 31. I. the plant waa rnerared Into the t'nlonlat and the name Statesman dropped. T. The Portland Commercial, eemt weeklr. wa published at Portland by R J. Mi-Cormlck bettinr.in: March :i. 1I1J. It wa In advance of Its time aa a business Journal. anJ oo died for want of .upport. . I mpqua iHlseite. nviipuum, waa tartad In April. li. by Captain Levi HeotU the founder of .v.ituburr. with I Daniel Jackson I.yona. editor, and TVll llam J. H-gg. printer, for the purpose of advertising hla town. After a fitful existence of little more than a year It urcumbed to the Inevitable am! the plant waa offered for sale. Politically It waa Itemocratlc. . The I emoeratlc Standard. Portland, was Issue.! on July 13. li. by I-eland. Northrop Co. 4Aloaxo Inland. Nemlah and Hnry C. Northrop. with Leland a editor. Motto: "Principle of the Constitution and the men who euataln them." Th ofTIca wa on tha rond Boot cf the Canton House, northeast corner of Front and Washington r ee t . Jimn O'Meara boucht the paper early In 138. and conducted It until Jum t. 1JSJ. which waa It laat Issue. 1. Oregon Ara-u w.ia Issued at Ore (on City. April; 21. 18iS. by William U Adam, editor and proprietor. Ill plant was that of the- defunct Sccta tor Th Arcui wa the first distinct ively Republican paper In Oregon, be avnnlnir with It first Issue. It fore man In the beginning wa !. W. Crala;. He became proprietor on April It, 1S. bat retained Adam aa editor. Th rlact waa removed to Salrm In the Pummer of 14.1. and the publication continued until October 34. when It waa raa a lb- i 1th 4 oil to the Oregon Printing Pu pshlnr Compar.v and consolidated with the oreron Statesman. 11. pacific Christian Advocate was first Issued In Stli-m on September 1. IMS. Late In lv"? or early In li the plant wa removed from Silem t- Port land and the publication la still con tinued. 12. Table P.ock Sentinel. Th first Issue of thl paper. Democratic, politlc allv. wa on November 21. USS. by TVault. Taylor ac Ulakely. editor and proprietor, at Jackionv'lle. The name Vii eftanred ti Orecon Sentinel In His. and Jame O'Meara became the editor, who held eatreme pro-slavery view. After that It had numerou owner, but adhered tn the Republican faith until It suspended a few ye tr ago. 12. The Rcllsjlou Expositor, a Pap tlst paper, waa Issued at Kola, Polk Courty. May . MS, by Rev. C. IL Mattown. editor and proprietor. The printer waa Usard M. Walte. well known to the newspaper fraternity of later year. In Juir. 185. the paper was removed to Corvallla. It waa sus pended towards the close of the same year. 14. Veldental Meener. Issued at CorvaJUt it Gulls a Jvum 2u, 1L7. U I. 1U1I. familiarly known aa "lAJnaT ITImer" Hall, wa the editor. He waa an Intense pro-lavery man. The paper waa short-lived. li. The laclflc Journal, the first paper In Kuiccne. wa Issued In the last week In June. t5S. J. H. Kotrers. edi tor Motto: "Ijevoted to I'hy,Ual. In tellectual ard Moral Improvement." It. Jacksonville Herald, at Jackson ville, was established In 1857. by Wil liam J. lie tries and Burns, and Helens, at one time associated with Mr. Hush on the Oreicon Statesman, waa the edi tor. It was Pemocratlc Notwithstand ing that political faith waa trreatly In the ascendant In Southern Oregon, the enterprise soon failed. 17. The Orea-on Farmer was Issued at Portland In Auprust. 1SS. by W. H. Taylor at Co.. and levoted to the Soil Culture of Oregon and Washington Ter ritory. with Albert a. Walltna. edi tor. It waa published monthly for the first year, and eml-monthly up to the end of It career, February 1. 18J. This wv the first attrlcultural paper In the Pacific Northwest. 1. The People Pres wa Issued In Kua-ene on January -- 1519. by II. J. Prnra Co.. vnk-r. editor. l. The democratic Crista waa start ed at Corvallla on February S. 15!. by Thomas Henton iMeneal. a' bookseller and s'atloner at that place at the time, on March i follow-in; he sold out to James II. Sinter, a lawyer, and with No. be chank-cd the mime to the Orea-on I'nion and later to the Oregon Weekly I'nlon. Anthony Noltner. who had been hla foreman for more than a year, was itlven an Interest In the paper on May II. Il. Slater- connec tion with the l.'nlon ceased on Septem ber 1S1. havlna- sold out to Patrick J. Malone. the first shorthand reporter In orea-on. who published It until u pended a few months later. :o. Karly In March. 19. The Journal wa established at The Kalle by A. J. ITl- e. I emo ratlc politically, with Captain Thoma Jordan. I. S. A.. Acting Assistant tjuortermaster at Fort Oallvs. as editor. It waa Indefinitely suspended early In January. 110. Then the plant waa bought by W. IL Newell, and on February 1. 10. he Issued The Mountaineer. A few yeara later It wa sold to K. tS. Cow ne and J. Ilallnran. They old to William M. Hand. In time he disposed of the publication, and It passed through many hand and at length became the property of John Michell. He published the paper for several year., and f-nslly It was con- soll.lated with The Palles Times aa the Tlmes-Mnuntalneer. with J. A. Pouthlt. owner He Issued the paper regularly for several years, but suspended It In ms 21 The Ttoseburg Kxpress. the first paper In that place, wa Issued Novem ber 1. li. by L. K. V. Co.n. Iemo rratlc In politics. F.arly In May. 180. he withdrew from the paper, and his successor was Solomon Fltxliugh. A few months later the paper auspended. 22. The Oregon Pemocral. the first paper In Albany, wa Issued November 7. 18i. by James M. Shepherd, with MANY FAMILIAR NAMES ON ROLL OF OFFICIALS Men Who Had Leading Part in Building Up Portland Appear in List of Early Office-Holders. r an la Intereatlng at the preent time , read the list of official In the uccesslve municipal administration of Portland In the early day. Many names in the llt of office-holder are familiar to all resident of Portland today, because of the Importnnt part these pioneer had In hulldlna; up the city. Following I a complete list of otfli lals In Portlnnd from 1811 to 18$ : 1S51 Mayor. Hugh D. O'Fryant; Re corder. W. S. Caldwell: Councllmen. Robert Thompson. Shubrlck Norrl. George A. Rarnra. Thoma G. Robinson. L. K- Hasting. l.cr-Mayor. A. C. Bunnell: Recorder. S. . Slater: Marchal. TVllllam Qroomi; Councllmen. TV. P. Abram. A. P. Den nlson. Thoma Prltchard. Abell O. Tripp. Hiram rinlth. 1 15; (November election under new chartert Mayor. S. B. Marye; Record er. C. Pillow; Councllmen. Shubrlck Norrl. Thoma Prltchard. Joslah Fall ing. P. A. Marquam. A. I. DennUon. 1113 Mayor. Joslah Falling: Record er. A. C. Bonnel); Assessor. 8. S. Slater; Treasurer. TV. II. ParnhartT Marshal. William Grooma; Councllmen. Robert Thompson. TV. S. Ladd. John II. Couch. TV. p. Abram. It. N. McLaren. R. N. Field. Charle IU Pillow. H. TV. Davis, Jona TVllllam. U5I Mayor. TV. . Ladd; Recorder. A. P. Pennlson; Treasurer. Thoma Prltchard; Assessor. Charlca I. Haon; Marshal TV. L. mucins: Councllmen. A. M. Starr. Jame Field. Jr.. Shubrlck STONE TO MARK MOM tlKT TO BE ERECTED PLANS have been prepared for a monument to be erected over th grave of the lata 11. TV. Scott In River view Cemetery. It will be Installed next Summer, will weigh 5S tons and will stand about 12 feet high. Tie lower base cf the monument la II feet sTiare and two feet high, welching .0"0 pounds. The second bas- Is eisrht feet ' -.'ht Inches square, uui oa luvt tix laci.ss xtigh, wei;hjnj; aV SW t r . . .. - "-. . ef--' " . . . . . , v t Succumbed and Numerous Other Short Existence. pelaion Smith, editor. The connection of the latter ceased with his death on November IS. I860. Mr. Shepherd con tinued the publication until February. 1861. when It waa aold to W. G. Haley. Mr. Smith w-as one of the first United States Senator from Oregon. 23. The Democratic - Herald w-as started early In March. 1860. In Ku Bene by Alexander Ulakely. and on July 19. 1161. it was consolidated with the Oregon Weekly Union at Corvallla, Ulakely retiring. A little later the Herald plant waa aecured by Anthony Noltner. who Issued a paper called the Heglstcr. Subsequently he had C. II. Miller, afterwards known a "Joaniln Miller." the poet, as a partner. This paper was denied the right of circula tion through the United States malls In 1862 on account of Its treasonable utterances, which caused Its suspen sion. A little later It wa revived by Noltner and the name changed to the Kugene Itevlew. with James O'Meara, editor. A few years later It was per manently suspended. Tho first dally newspapers started In the Pacific Northwent are as follows all In Portland: 1. The Pally News was first Issued Monday morning. April 18, 1853, by H. wV. Knullsh & Co.. the -company" be ing W. 15. Taylor. The publication of fice was on Washington street. North Side, between First and Second. The first editor was Alonxo Leland. In Its short career of nearly two years it had a nun-l'er. of editors besides, among them llc-nry Miller. the lato Judge F.ra.-mus I. Sliattuck. A. C. Itussell. and It. N. Magutre. M the beginning It w-as a 20 column folio, and the price w-as 25 cents per week. Karly In 1860 It was enlarged to a 24-column folio, and supported Hreckenrldge and Lone. candidates of the National Democratic party for President and Vlce-Prtsiaent. Commencing In October. 1860, It Issued a weekly edition for a time. In No vember. 1860. It was reduced to a five column folio, and in Decemberlt sus pended. , 2. The Tortlund Pally fid vertlser. a pro-slavery Pemocratlc sheet. was started by S. J. McCormlck on May IS. 1 85 J. It waa a five-column folio, edited by Alonzo Iceland, and waa Issued every morning except Sunday at 2& cents a week. The office waa on the west side of Front street, near Alder. It wa permanently suspended In Octo ber. 12. ,. Th. Portland Pally Times was first Issued on pecember is. J". oy Itussell P. Austin at Co. J ne partner were. W. II. Andrews and Alonxo I- land, the latter being the editor. The off.ee was 2i Washington "feet, be- tween First and Second, which would be KS Washington by the system of nm(..rinu- now In vogue. It was sus pended In January. 1864. Politically, it aa Pemocratlc. although It supported I.in.-oln s administration, and was rec ognized as a I'nlon paper. 4 The Pally Mornltig Oregonian was Issued February 4. 1861. by Henry I. I -meek It Is not the purpose of this article to enter Into Its history. Norrl. Thoma Carter. TVllllam Mc Millan. A. D. Fitch. O. J. Ruckus. A. R. Shipley, James Turnhull. 1835 Mayor, George TV. Vaughn; Recorder. L. Limerick; Marshal. Thomas J. Holmes: Assessor. TV. S. Ogden: Treasurer. Thomas Fraier; Councllmen. George Klttrtdge. John Green. H. S. Jacobs. Matthew Patton, Lewi Ixive. John C. Carson. Thomas Hartnei,. K. H. Calhoun, George C Robblns. (Anthony L. Davis filled the position of Limerick, resigned.) 1838 Mayor, James O'Neill; Record . er. A. L. Davis; Treasurer. T. N. Laklti; Assessor, J. M. Breck; Marshal, S. R. Holcomb; Councllmen. J. II. Couch, It. J. Holmes. A. B. Hallock. Charles Hutchlns. P. Hardenburg. N. S. Coon, It. F. Goodwin, S. G. Reed. James M. lUostom. lsii Mayor. James O'Neill; Recorder, A. L Davis; Treasurer, Thomas A." Sa vier: Assessor. Z. N. Stansbury; Mar shal, Thomas J. Holmes; Councllmen. Robert Porter, A. D. Shelby. A. B. El feldt. Z. M. Starr. TV. S. Lndd. TVilllum Reck. H. TV. Davis, S. M. Smith. James lturke. 1 srK Mayor. I M. Starr: Recorder, Alonso I-eland; Treasurer. II. TV. Cor bett; Assessor. J. M. Breck: Marshal. S. R. Holcomb: port Warden. Z. N. Slanbury; Councllmen. George C. Rob bin. A. P. Ankeny. C. P. Bacon, ,T. N. l-akln. R. Porter. T. J. Holmes. J. C. Carson. Wlillanf King. C. S. Klngsley. H.", Mayor. S. J. McCormlck; Re corder, Noah lluher; Treasurer. John McCraken: Assessor. TVllllam Knpus; EDITOR'S GRAVE A 1 Je ! " i' -, v " 4 r-J I J I I TO M EMORY OP H. W. SCOTT. approximately 11,000 pounds. The die ia six feet square and seven feet three' Inches htrh. weighing more than 41,000 pounds. It Is being cut by Otto Schumann. The monument will be massive but exceedingly simple In effect. The one word Scott" will appear n the front of the die and a facsimile of Mr. Soott'a handwriting will be cut on the opposite side. Dark. Bar re. Vt.. granite will be tiaed for the monument, which will bs the heaviest erected la Oregon, f I 1 ' Marshal. J. H. Lappeus: Port Warden. Daniel Wright; Councllmen. A. B. Hal lock. J. M. Vansyckle, J. Davidson. A. D. Shelbv. M. M. Lucus. J. C. Haw thorne, K. I. Shattuck, Jacob StitxeL 1860 Mayor, Oeorge C. Bobbins; Recorder. O. Rlsley; Treasurer. H. Wasserman; Assessor, James W. Going; Marshal. J. II. Lappeus: Councllmen. J. C. Ainsworth. J. Davidson. A. B. Hal lock. A. D. Shelby. M. M. Lucas. W. L. Higgins. A. C. It. Shaw. E. D. Sliattuck. Jn.-ob Stltxel. 1S61 Mayor, J. M. Breck; Recorder, O. Rlsely; Treasurer. H. Wasser man: Marshal. William Grooms: Assessor. James TV. Going: Council men. John McCraken, A. B. Hallock. K. Harbaugh, W. L. Hlgsins. V.. C. Hull. William M. King. B. R. Scott. William Masters. John S. White. (S. E. Barr filled vacancy of Scott, resigned.) 1562 Mayor. TV. II. Farrar; Record er. J. F. McCoy; Marshal, William Grooms: Treasurer. K- B. Morse; As sessor. R. J. Ladd; Councllmen. Thomas A. Davis. Thomas J. Holmes. A. B. Hallock. O. Rlsley. J. M. Breck. A. P. Pennlson. S. Coffin. C. 8. Silvers, A. G. Walling;. 1563 Mayor, TV. H. Farrar; Recorder, J. F. McCoy: Treasurer, H. B. Morse; Marshal. William Grooms: Assessor. O. Rlsley: Collector. J. F. McCoy; Street Commissioner. A. B. Stewart: City Sur veyor, A. B. Hallock; Councllmen, O. Rlsley. T. J. Holmes. A. B. Hallock. N. William. A. P. pennlson. S. Coffin, C. S. Silvers, A. G. Walling. lS3-4 (Elected In April. 1863) Mavor, David Logan; Recorder. J. F. McCoy; Treasurer. O. Rlsley; Marshal, TV. B. Clark; Assessor. F. C. Pomeroy; Collector. J. F. McCoy; Street Commis sioner. Daniel Wright: Surveyor. A. B. Ifal'ock; Councllmen, John H. Sutton, Al 21eber, II. Saxer. Alex. Dodge, I. A. Austin. P. 8. Watson. M. M. Lucus, Jo seph Knott. David Monastes. 1564 S Mayor. Henry Falling-; Re corder, J. F. McCoy; Treasurer, H. B. Morse; Assessor, J. W. Going; Auditor, II. It. Meeker; Street Commlssionet, Nelson Northrup; Surveyor. C. W. Bur rage; Attorney. J. N. Dolpli; Marshal, Jlenry S. Hoyt; Councllmen, John Mc Craken. A. M. Starr. TV. H. Eennett. J. J. Hoffman. Thomas Robertson. Thomas Frnr.er. S. N. Gilmore. Israel Graden. 1SS5-6 Mayor. Henry Falling; Re corder. J. J. Hoffman; Treasurer, C. P. Ferry; Assessor. S. A. Moreland; Audi tor and Clerk, H. B. Meeker; Street Commissioner. Samuel Simmons; Sur veyor, C. TV. Burrage; Attorney, J. N". Dolph- Marshal. H. L. Hoyt: Council men. John McCraken. P. C. Schuyler, R. It. Thompson, E. S. Morgan. S. A. Clarke. A. Rosenheim. J. P. O. Lownsdale. O. P. S. Plummer. S. M. Gllmore IS66.7 Mayor. Thomas J. Holmes; Recorder. J. J. Hoffman; Treasurer. C P. Ferry; Assessor. S. A. Moreland; Aud itor and Clerk. Ralph Wilcox; Street Commissioner, if. TV. Davis; Surveyor, C. TV. Burrage: Attorney, TV. W. Upton; Marshal, Henry L. Hoyt; Councllmen. John McCraken. A. B. Halleck. Al Zieh er. A. Rosenheim, M. O'Connor. C. H. Fechhelmer. J. P. O. Lownsdale, T. J. Carter, J. C. Carson. 1S-T7-S Mayor. J. A. Chapman. Re- comer, J. a. iiuiiiuaii. - -- .v v Ferry; Auditor and Clerk, TV. S. Cald-IiT well: Assessor. II. H. Johnston; Strecjff Jfr Commissioner. TVllllam McMillan; At torney, D. Freldenrlch; Surveyor, Cyril. Belden; Fire Chief. TV. H. Weed: f shal, p. Jacob!; Councllmen, A. IleFHal lock. John McCraken. A. C. Itlpley: C. S. Fechhelmer, R. Porter, A. Rosen heim. L. Besser, C. D. Burch, M. F. Mulkey. lfe.yMayor. Hamilton Boyd: Re eorter. O. F.inley; Treasurer C. P. Ferry: Assessor, H II. Johnston; Auditor and Clerk. TV. S. Caldwell; Street Comnris- sloaer. Joseph Tucker: purveyor, w. a. Morris: Attorney, TV F. Trimble; Fire Chief. TV. II. Weed; Marshal, J. H. Lap peus; Councllmen, A. B. Hallock, Will- lain Cree, A. C. Ripley. J. 31. urecs.. im porter. C. D. Burch, L. Besser, Charles Hopkins. 189-70 Mayor. B- Goldsmith; Re corder. Levi Anderson: Treasurer, E. D. Kackenatos; Assessor. Oscar Kllburn; Auditor and Clerk. TV. S. Caldwell; Street Commissioner. Jacob - Hliortle: Surveyor. H. J. Stevenson: Attorney, C. A. Dolpli: Fire Chief. Robert Holman; -Marshal. Joseph Saunders; Councllmen, C. Kills. William Cree. A. C. Ripley, J. M. Breck. R. Porter. TV. Moffett. D. C. Lewis. L. Besser. Charles Hopkins. 1S70-1 Mayor, B. Goldsmith; Police Judge. D. C. Lewis; Treasurer, E. D. Kaekenstos; Auditor and Clerk. Wa S. Caldwell; Attorney. C. A. Dolph: As sessor. O. Kllburn: Street Commissioner, J. F. Shortle: Surveyor, H. J. Stevenson: Councllmen. William Cree, C. Bills. A. B. Hallock. John M. Breck, TV. Moffett; J. B. Congle, TV. Lair Hill, J. M. Drake, L. Besser. 1871- 2 Mayor. Philip TVasserman; Po lice Judge. O. N. Denny; Treasurer. E. B. Backenstos; Auditor and Clerk. TV. S. Caldwell; Attorney. C. A. Ball: Assessor, J. M. Breck; Street Commissioner, A. J. Marshall; Surveyor, II. J. Stevenson; Councllmen. Oeorge L. Story, A. B. Hal lock. E. M. Burton, TV. Moffett. J. B. Congle, J. M. Cay wood. It. G. Combs, L. Re.eser, TV. Lair Hill. 1872- 3 Mayor, Philip TVasserman: Police Judge. O. N. Denny; Treasurer. K. D. B.Vkenstos; Auditor and Clerk. TV. S. Caldwell; Attorney, M. F. Mulkey: Assessor. J. M. Breck; Street Commis sioner. A. J. Marshall;. Surveyor. TV. S. Chapraun; Chief of Police. J. H. Lap peus; Councllmen. A. B. Hallock. E. M. Burton. George L. Story. J. B. Congle, J. M. Caywood. K. F. Russell, L. Besser, TV. Lair Hill. J. C. Moreland. 187S-4 Mayor. Henry Falling; Police Judge. O. N. Denny; Treasurer. L. H. Lewis; Auditor and Clerk. TV. S. Cald well; Attorney, M. F. Mulkey; Assessor. J. W. Going; Superintendent of Streets. R. A. Habersham: Surveyor. TV. S. Chap man: Chief of Police. L. II. Lappeus; Councllmen, E. M. Burton, George L. Story. G. TV. Hoyt, J. M. Caywood. E. F. Russell. J. II. Lyon, TV. Lair Hill. J. C. Moreland. L. Besser. lg;4-B Mayor, Henry Falling; Police Judge. O. N. Denny; Treasurer. L. H. Lewis: Auditor and Clerk, TV. S. Cald well; Attorney, A. C. Glbb; Assessor, J. TV. Going: Superintendent of Streets. P. TV. Davis; Surveyor, D. W. Taylor; Councllmen. R. R- Thompson. George L. Story. G. TV. Hoyt. John Catlln. E. T. Russell. J. ri. Lyon, E. Corbett. J. C Moreland, L. Besser. 1875-6 Mayor, J. A. Chapman: Pollco Judge, W. If. Adams: Treasurer. Joseph Bachman: Assessor, Andrew Hill; Audi tor and Clerk. TV. S. Caldwell: Superin tendent of Streets. P. W. Davis; Sur veyor. D. TV. Taylor; Attorney, John M. Gearln; Chief of Police, J. H. Lappeus; Councllmen, Oeorge TV. Hoyt, H. D. San born, J. It- Wiley, TVllllam H. Andru. John Catlln. S. G. Skidmore. L. Besser, Elijah Corbett. E. J. TV. Stemme. 187-7 Mayor. J. A. Chapman; Police Judge. W. H. Adams; Treasurer, Joseph Bachman; Assessor, TV. S. Chapman; Auditor and Clerk. TV. 8. Caldwell: Su perintendent of Streets. William Show- " - - era; Surveyor. D. W. 1 John M. Gearln: Coun Stephens. V. F. Harring xayior; Attorney, incllmen, Thomas igton. J. R. Wiley, TV. H. Andrus. S. Ulumauer, S. G. Skid- more. Noah Lambert, Elijah Corbett. E. J. TV. Stemme. 1877- 8 Mayor, TV. S. Newberry; Po lice Judge. TV. H. Adams; Treasurer, Joseph Bachman: Assessor, R. H. Love; Auditor and Clerk. TV. 8. Caldwell; Su perintendent of Streets. D. E. Budd; Surveyor. D. W. Taylor: Attorney. J. C. Moreland; Chief of Police. L. Besser; Councllmen. Thomas Stephens. F. Opitx, J. R. Wiley. TV. H. Andrus, Joseph Si mon, S. G. Sk'dmore, Noah Lambert. G. TV. Vocum. E. J. TV. Stemme. 1878- 9 Mayor, W. S. Newberry: Po- ll;e Judge. TV. H. Adams; Treasurer, Jo- seph Bachman; Assessor. R. H. Love; Auditor and Clerk. R. L. Durham; Su perintendent of Streets. TV. Braden; Sur veyor. W. S. Chapman; Attorney. J. C. Moreland: Chief of Police. L. Besser: Councllmen. Thomas Stephens. F. Opitx. J. TV. Payne. TVllllam A. Andrus. Joseph Simon, E. If. Stolte, Noah Lambert, G. INSPECTION OF FIRST DAILY LIKE 1JN& GLIMPSE OF CITY IN EARLY DAYS Advertising and News Columns of The Oregonian in 1861 Contain Names That Are Closely Con nected With Portland and Its History. AN INSPECTION' of the first issue of The Daily Oregonian, especial ly the advertising columns, is al most like a glimpse or the business dis trict of Portland as it stood in 1861. Many of the names found are still fa miliar to Portland people; In some in stances their modest advertisements indicate tho beginnings from which large fortunes have grown. Some of those whose names appear were in Portland for only a short time and even the oldest pioneers remember little about them and do not know what be came of them. Hardly a half-dozen of the many whose names appear in this paper of 50 years ago are known to be alive today. This entire issue is repro duced on another page of The Oregon ian today. The most conspicuous advertisement in this first issue was that of II. TV. Corbett. Mr. Corbett, whose name is well known to every Portlander, came to this city ln1851. Mr. Corbett began business here in the ?firm of Corbett & McLaren, but in 1861 was the sole pro prietor of the business, which was the largest general store in the town. Mr. Corbett built up a great fortune, served Oregon in the Senate and took an im portant part in the life of the state. He died eight years ago. Cards of the town's leading lawyers also appear on the first page of the paper. Among the lawyers was John H. Mitchell, who later was a Senator from Oregon for three terms and a portion of a fourth and whose connec tion with the Oregon land fraud cases is a matter of recent history. P. A. Marquam, who came to Portland In 1851 and is still living, was also prac ticing law then. Mr. Marquam was later Judge of Multnomah County. Mar quam Hill and Marquam Gulch were named for him. E. Hamilton, who at that time lived on the block where the Public Library now stands, was anoth er of these early lawyers. Thomas Scott Brook,-of Portland. Is his grand son. Concerning E. TV. McGraw and S. Ellsworth, whose office was at Eugene, comparatively little Is known by old timers who have gone over the paper recently. , Robert Plttock. who was proprietor of the City Bakery and Provision Store, was a bpother of H. L. Plttock. Just NT WfTO HELPED INSTITUTE FIRST CIVIL GOVERNMENT IS Francois X. Matthieu Was One of Two to Cast Deciding Vote Gathering Held at Champoeg on May By ('Corse II. Illmea. Assistant Secretary Oregon Historical Society. T HE NAME of Francois Xavier Matthieu, an Oregon pioneer of 1842, who Is still living in Port land, is .Indlssolubly connected with the early history of this common wealth. He was born In Terrebonne, Canada, April 2, ISIS.. As his name In- dlcates, he is of French ancestry. Such education as he had was acquired before the ago of 12 years. Then his struggle with the world began, first as an errand boy, and then as a clerk in a dry goods store In Montreal. In March, 1837. when the adherents of Louis Joseph Papineau, a noted French Canadian leader of that time, decided upon revolution against the 'English au thorities, the Matthieu connection stood shoulder to shoulder with their breth- ren. and Mr. Matthieu renuerea valu able aid to the Insurgents, although he had not yet attained his majority. . After this action, believing that dis cretion was the better part of valor, he suddenly disappeared from Canada, and Is next found at Albany, N. Y.. working as a carpenter. His next move was to Milwaukee, Wis., and then to St. Louis, where he found employment as a clerk with the American Fur Company, In whose employ he remained about three years. Mr. Matthieu was at Fort Laramie on June 28, 1842, and on July 2 Joined the Oregon immigra tion of that year, led by Dr. Elijah White, Lansford TV. Hastings and others, numbering about 137 persons, and arrived at Oregon City late in September. Soon afterwards, he nt to French Prairie and formed ' - ac quaintance of Etienne Lucler and re mained with him during the Winter. Lucler waa one of the old trappers that came with the Wilson Price Hunt FIRST OREGON FLAG STILL WAVES An" " cr. ST ., MRS. CINCINNATI BILLS A a MONO the first subscribers to The Daily Oregonian, when it was launched In February, 1861, were Cincinnati! Bills and his wife. Mrs. A. E. Bills. Mr. Bills started the first draylng business conducted in Portland, which has since developed into the Ore- gon Transfer Company. Though left widow at an early date, Mrs. Bills has continued to read The Oregonian with out Intermission since its first appear ance. The Bills were pioneers of 1853, mak ing, tho lostTi hazardous Journey by ox. t ' ' - rT7CT' a ; . a v-m jz-X- L 111 sL below his advertisement appears that of Frank Dekum, who in 1S53 started in Portland as a small confectioner and became wealthy through this business and operations in real estate. He was connected with many enterprises and later became the head of two local banks. He died about 13 years ago. At the bottom of the last column on the first page we find a small notice concerning the Caruthers estate, signed by S. Coffin. This estate was involved in one of the most memorable legal contests in the history of Portland. When Finis. Caruthers died, leaving valuable land in the southern part of tho city, no heir appeared. A group of Portland citizens, realizing the value of the property, formed a company and sent East to seek an heir. In 9t. Louis they found a man named Thomas, whom they presented in Portland as the wid ower of Elizabeth Caruthers. mother of Finis. Other sporadic heirs arose, but the Thomas faction finally bought them off and obtained title to the property, which was later sold to Henry Villard. One other interesting announcement appears on the first pase of the initial number. It is of a series of lectures to be given at the Methodist Episcopal Church (now the Taylor-street church). The speakers were to be Rev. E. R. Oearv, L. F. Grover and A. C. Gibbs. The "two last-named served later as Governors of Oregon, Mr. Gibbs from 1862 to 1866. and Mr. Grover two terms, beginning in 1870. Mr. Grover is still living in Portland. Rev. K. R. Geary was the father of Pr. 10. r. Geary, of Portland. He was at that time Super intendent of Indian Affairs in the Northwest. In the same issue is a re ply to Mr. Geary from R. H. Lansdale, who has Just been removed as Indian Agent for Washington Territory. In the news items on the third page of the first daily we read that a wharf was being constructed on the land owned by J. P. O. Lownsdale "to attract business to that portion of the town." Mr. Lownsdale was the son of D. II. Lownsdale, who arrived in 1S54 and took up a claim adjoining the original townsite on th"e west. J. P. O. Lowns dale's death occurred only recently. In the steamer arrivals from San Francisco are seen several well-known names. Among them are General Joel Palmer. Jacob Kamm. Dr. TV. Weather rford, S. J. McCormlck and Colonel Far rar. General Palmer hearted one of the early emigrant trains to Oregon; Jacob party across the plains in 1311 to Join the Astor Company, which arrived at what is now Astoria .in April of that year. Among the subjects of conversation with Lucler that Winter were the laws and customs of the United States. The old trapper was quite suspicious, hav ing been told that that Government Imposed heavy duties Mr. Matthieu was able to convince him to the con trary, showing that the laws of the United states were just and liberal, and under them all men were equal there was no tyranny. Aside' from Matthieu, the French Canadians as a class, were not interested in the gen eral question of a new Government, the rule of Dr. John McLoughlin, head of the Hudson's Bay Company being good enough for them. However, that mat ter was the subject of discussion to some extent, the necessity for it nav jng arisen as the result of the death of Ewing Young in Chehalem Valley on Kehruarv 15. 1841. Several meet ings of the settlers had been held with out notable results further than to em phasize the thought that a change in the political conditions was Impend ing. At length, pursuant to previous no tice, 102 persons assembled at Cham poeg on May 2, 1843. to hear a report of a committee, the adoption or rejec tion of which meant the rise or fall of the first movement towards the estab lishment of American civil government west of the Rocky Mountains. The motley crowd gathered around the door of the Hudson's Bay Company's ware house has been described by Mr. Matthieu, who is the, only living sur vivor of the meeting. It was made up of American trappers and mountain men. mainly dressed In buckskin suits, with fringed pantaloons, the French settlers clad in brown corduroy and moleskin pants, with calico shirts and Soft black felt hats, American settlers shabbily dressed in the residue of the garments, partially worn out or left W.T ND HER HISTORIC FLAG. team from Indiana . with remarkable success. At the celebration of the Fourth of July, 1861, Mrs. Bills with the assist ance of an Irishman, Thomas Stafford, who was employed by her husband made the f'rst Union flag ever sewed In this city or state. This historic old banner was nine feet long by six wide, and has floated out. year by year, from the residence of its maker and owner every Fourth of July, since 1861, when the Stars and Stripes was flung to the "breeze to unhesitatingly show the stand in national politics jabfl hX. fci'e Bills hOusebcUd. .0a-' Kamm is the pioneer steamboat man who is still a citizen of Portland: Pr. TVoatherford was an early drug-jrist who lived at Third and Salmon streets: S. J. McCormick wasMayor of Portland In 1SS9 and Colonel Farrar in All of these men had been residents of Portland and it was not their original arrival in the city. An interesting advertisement on tho third page is that of Ladd, Reed & Co. The members of this firm were W. S. Ladd and S. G. Reed, two of Oregon's best-known pioneers. From their oarly business ventures grew vast fortunes, Mr. Ladd establishing the bank of Ladd & Tilton, and Mr. Reed investing in steamboats and in Willamette Valley lands. , On this page is also the card or T ill iams & Gibbs, lawyers. Mr. Gibbs has already been mentioned in this article. The name of George H. Williams. Sen ator, Attorney-General in Grant's Cab inet and long influential in large af fairs of the Nation, is too well known to need comment. On the last page of the issue is an announcement of Pacific University and Tualatin Academy at Forest Grove, af filiated institutions which are still among Oregon's leading schools. Sid ney Harper Marsh, principal, and Hor ace Lyman, teacher, whose names ap pear, were among the state's most prominent pioneer educators. The card of George L. Story & Com pany, dealers in paints and oils in San ' Francisco, is also of interest. J'.r. Story was one of Portland's early busi ness men. lie had gone to San Fran cisco and opened a store, but he later returned to Portland, where he slill re sides. Other well-known pioneers whoso names appear In the first daily were David Monastes, uncle of H. TV. Monas tes, of Portland; Sam Sherlock, founder of the saddlery house that later becama the George TV. Lawrence Company: P. C. Schuyler, a druggist for v hom Schuvler street was named, and B. F. Harding, who, the next year, became United States Senator from Oregon, and Horatio Cook. Sr.. father of J. T. Cook, now a Portland broker. It is interesting to note the wide ter ritory from which advertisements were Inserted in this early issue of The Or gonian. A large pro portion of tho ad vertisements are from San Francisco houses, while a large number are front British Columbia firms. STILL LIVING tor United states m nibtunt. 2, 1843. over from crossing the plains, and five missionaries to the Indians threo Methodists and two ConKreRationallsta wearing silk stocks and white shirts. All were on the tiptoe of expectanry. as it was found that the committee of 12 Dr. Ir;y L. Bahcock, Dr. Elijalt White, Jamie A. O'Neil, Robert Shor tcss, Robert Newell, Etienne Lucler, Thomas J. Hubbard. C. McKay. Wil liam H. Gray, Sidney Smith, Joseph. Gervais and Georpo Gay were ready to report. As chairman of the com mittee. Dr. Babcock called the meeting to order. Gray, LeBreton and WiUsou were chosen secretaries. The report was read and a motion to adopt it was lost. Then a motion to divide was) carried by acclamntion. A slipiit delay followed, when Joseph L. Meek seized the psychological moment and spoko In a loud voice, "All in favor of a di vide, follow mo to the riprht,"' and marched out of tho building. Fifty persons lined up with Meek, but ap parently there were 52 of the opposi tion. Then it was noticed that at the foot of the French Canadian line two persons were excitedly presticulatini?, and as the vote was about to bo an nounced they stepped quickly across the intervening space and joined tlit American line. Then went up a shout, led by Meek, which made the welkin ring. Those two men were Ktienno Lucler and F. X. Matthieu. And in all the three-scone and almost seven years) since that eventful day there is no net in all of Mr. Matthieu's long, useful and honorable life tliat gives him so much pleasure as the pivotal vote of his companion and himself on May 2, 1843, which forever stamped it on tho pages of Oregon's history as the birth day of the first civil Kovernment west of the Rocky Mountains. Matthieu was chosen a constable of the embryo government, and one of his first duties was to put out" of busi ness a man who was distilling a vile intoxicating liquor called "Blue Ruin,' from molasses. Not lung afterwards this 'fellow set up another still. Matthieu again destroyed the plant, and warned that man that if caught in his nefarious business a third time he would bo hung. Mr. Matthieu was married to Roae Osent on April 15, 1844. and 15 chil dren were born to that union, of whom seven are now living. Mrs. Matthieu died February 12. 1901. In 1S4G he bought a tract of 640 acres about a mile and a hnlf south of the present village of Butteville, which still re mains in possession of the family. In 1850 he founded Butteville, and was a . merchant there for 20 years, besides farming extensively. Mr. Matthieu's acquaintance with. The Oregonian began witli the first number of the Weekly. While of dif ferent political faith, he has read it regularly most of the time. Amusing Incident In Told. An amusing story is told concerning Elizabeth Caruthers, who, with her son, Finlce, owned the land that later be came Caruthers" Addition to Portland. The two lived alone, remote from the other people of the town, and there was some sort of mystery about their former life. The old lady was peculiar, and stories about her went around the neighborhood, among them the follow ing: A caller one day found her very sad and pensive. Nothing that could be said seemed to cheer her. At last she revealed the cause of her gloom. "There will be war," she said. "Ah, indeed; why do you think so?" "My old hen," she replied, "laid an egg with letters on it; and there it was as plain as fire, 'TV,' 'O.' 'R,' war." As this was some time In the '50s, the hen proved to be better at prophe sying than spelling. State Flower Chosen la ls:2. Oregon's state flower, the Oregon grape, was selected at a meeting of the State Horticultural Society held In Hood River, July 14, 1892. The recommenda tion for its adoption was made to the society by E. TV. Hammond, of Joseph ine County, and action was taken upon motion of George H. Himes, of Port land. This selection was made official by the Legislature in 1899, upon request of the Federated Women's Clubs of Ore gon. The Oregon grape is distinctly an Oregon plant. Closely resembling holly, it forms beautiful decorations. So far as is known, the first reference to it is found in "Pursh's Flora of North Amer ica," published in-London in 1816. In that work It Is technically described as "berberis aquifolium, the Oregon grapa. Of tolly -leafed tiarberrx." h i J