THF MOUSING HERALD .: SUNDAY MORNING. JANUARY 1, 188S
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The eastern states
The West Si'le
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' Registered matte' for the early morning
train should be wailed before S o'clock tht
previous rveninsf
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SORTH BOCSD.
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.-ene exill 15am: II. Soan.j ' 3.45pn.
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SOUTH BOTTND.
Arrive Departs Arrives.
Cala.exp j 7.45pm, a.O.ipuij Ashl.uul 9.00am
Eusene ex 12.20pm! 12. 40pm i lingerie 2.40p m
freight I 1 30im' Kiir""-' s.'iim'
No freight leceixed tor south alter il a.
of same d i .
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ORKCOX PACIFIC TIME T!i"'
rarsttijer..
Frewnt..i.
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5:25pm 6:50 a. in
.irri.; akoi r tow..
A 1 1 Aii' v New Year!
Write it 1SSS hereafter.
The days are growing longer.
Fine confectionery Kenton
Chase.
Go" get an accident policy
Winn.
Red-hot horseradish Kenton
ol
it
Lhase.
Extra fine saiier kraut Kenton
& Chase.
Ask Winn for an accident pelicv
in the Travelers'.
The population of Albany is now j
estimated at 3000.
Dr. F. OToole is still lying in a
critical condition.
Albany's first Justice of the Peace
v.:as elected in 1848.
Miss Edith Harris, of Salem, is
visiting in the city. ,r
Miss Anna Mansfield, of Port
land, is visiting in the city.
The first term of circuit court
was held in Albany in 1851.' '
F. M. French keeps a full assort
ment of Brazilian pebble spectacles
and eyeglasses.
Dr. Ellis is recovering from the
effects of his injury received at the
fire a few days since.
The United Presbyterian church
in this city was built in I860, and
the Congregational in 1804.
Attention is directed to the ad-
pioneer merchant, in this issue.
A neat . view of the business
house of L. E. Blain, the leading
clothier, appears in his adv. in this
issue.
Choice Mocha coffee, maple svr
up, honey, Young America cheese,
Monday morning at Kenton &
Chasers.
The music furnished bv Prof.
Chas Pierce's orchestra "at the
ball Friday evening has been much
complimented.
. Albany's first postmaster was ap
pointeu in 1852, the mail before
that time being carried from Ore
gon City on horseback.
Call on F. M. French when you
want anything in the jewelry line ;
.y.'invii imu ins stock, complete
and prices as low as the lowest.
Choice honey, fresh - celery, or-anjii.-.-.
i.-muii- uid extra fine figs
and dates. Kenton & Chase, be
tween opera house and postoffice.
The Christmas trade is over, ami
Julius Gradwoul is now re id y for
the ev Year, and he is still sell
ing full weight baking powuer at
-5c per one pound e;n.
Messrs. Tweedale it Hopkins
have during rite year added ash ck
of general hardware to their busi
ness, and eariy next year will have
a new brick of their own.
Capt. N. Phillips was tender
ed a very pleasant birthday party
Friday afternoon, at his residence'
across the river, which was attend-,
ed by a few of hrs many friends.
Of the immense stock of good.-.
Fortmilier & Co. received from the
East, there remains a few reed.
carpet and plu.-h rockers, wiucm
they wiil seh.al.a small proiit so as
to reduce their stock before taking
invoice.'
Men who did not make their
wives a Christmas present of a
choice- lot in Ilackleman's third
.addition to Albany will now have
an opportunity to purchase for her
one oil more as a Xew Years gift.
Cumin A Monteitti have left some
eighty lots in this addition.
The gold watch in F. M, French's
New Year drawing .was drawn yes
terday by Mrs. Sherman Thomp
son. The silver castor was ' drawn
by Mr. Jas. Whitehead. The two
other lucky numbers which call
for a diamond rimr and set of
knives knives and forks,respective
ly are 400 and 555.
Now is the time to subscribe for
newspapers and magazines for
1888. F. L. Kenton continues to
receive subscriptions for all the
leading periodicals, saving sub
scribers the trouble, risk and ex
pense of sending direct to publish
ers. Orders left at the store of
Kenton & Chase will receive
'prompt and careful attention.
At the Congregational church
tomorrow morning the subject ot
the sermon will be, "The Real and
. Perpetual Presence." The holv
communion will be celebrated at
close of the service. Consecra
tion meeting of the Y. P. S. C. V
111 . t. 1 1 - . I. n i rwr
after!
Much the usual preaching sei vice
will be, held. All are cordially in -
.-ited.
uvi cn.vrv hv4ii:s,
The lew ri low Xo Funds for the
Com Ins Year
The annual tax levy .for Linn
county was made in anticipation
of a levy by the state of about the
same as in 1S86 and was placed at
12 nulls, out the state levy was put
at 5.2 mills. The school tax is 5
mills, which leaves but l-S mills
for county purposes. The total
valuation of the property of the
countv is $5,505,170, which, would
bring "a tax of $6(3,002.04. Add to
this 1757 polls, and the whole
amount of taxes raised by Linn
county would be $(37.7813.04. Of
this amount the taxes are distribut
ed as follows :
state taxes
Universtty taxes
Military taxes
Public School tax. . .
County tax
.$26 975 30
552 52
I 101 03
. 27 525 So
. 67 i-13 04
This it will be noticed leaves iess
than $10,000 for county purposes.
As the delinquency usually reaches
that amount it is quire plain that
Linn county will be without fund
before very long. There is about
13,000 now in the treasury, but be
fore the year is half gone the county
will without doubt have to run on
an empty treasury. This wiil
mean "retrenchment and reform"
inthe matter of bridges, etc., until
the next levy can be made at a
figure high enough fie" supply the
needful funds.
ALBAMs IIM'IKIC LIGHTS.
iomrttiiii'i tlmiil I he System Soon
to Illumine this City.
Foremo-t amomr the improve
ments in this city set on foot lur
ing tl?e past year and to be com
pleted e:-r!y in 1883 is the electric
Hsjlit svstem now being constructed
by Mr. N. H. Allen.
He has for the past year or more
devoted much time to the question
of ascertaining the workings of the
best systems of electric lights and
has now arranged for lighting Al
bany with two complete plants,
the machinery for which has b- en
shipped from Middletown, Conn.,
add will probably be phe-ed in po
sition bv February 1, 1888, or one
month hence.
Tlie 1 ignis will consist of the
improved Schuyler arch system
with lamps, of. 2.00) candle power
for street purposes, a:nl the Heis
ier incandescent system with iamp
of 20 to 500 caudle pover for
buildings. This will make two
separate plants, and will be one of
the mo-t complete systems of elec
tric lights, of any n the Pacific
coast, the cost of which is about
$15.0 i0. For the enterprise man
ifested in supplying Albany with
Srst-class electric lights, Mr. Alien
certainly deserves much credit,
an I the undertaking will Vie met
with' he approval ami assistance
of the city and ihe public in gen
eral. The old kerosene street
lamps, which have done good
service in the years pat, have
now be0'1 M"tirrovr '- thr -.
steady growth, and they will be
supplanted by lights more in ac
cord with the requirements of a
city.
The motor power, it is unneces
sary to state, will be derived from
Albany's magnificent water power,
being furnished bv Mr. John A.
Crawford. The building, which is
IlhVMRE'
if )i li
nearly completed, i located at the.
junction of econd stieet with'
Calapooia and the llume of the
Albanv canal. The poles have
i'been delivered, ami the work of
! stringing- the wires will" be com
j 'menced in a few days.
The lamps n r street pur:.) es
I made by.Miie Schuyler company
! are from new designs and have
i verv
decided advantages in , the
quality of' the light iunnsbed,
and eae and '"safety of handling.
The new lamp is believed to be the
most perfect arc lamp ever con-
structed. ami it solves successfully
many of the problems that nave
puzzled inventors who were seek
ing a perfectly steady, noiseless,
and absolutely trustworthy lamp
fortius service. It gives a pure,
soft and mellow light, without the
hard, bluish tint so noticeable in
other systems. The lamp contains,
also, an ingenious automatic cut
out, by which, in case of accident
to any single lamp, it is at once
thrown out of circuit, and all the
rest on the line burn on unaffected.
Cut-outs are generallv used because
without them damage to one lamp
would extinguish all the others on
the line, which has proven an an
noyance in the Salem. lights, "but
no other is, at the same time, so
simple and so certain as that in
the Schuyler lamps. They are
perfect iii their working, and en
tirely free from all disagreeable
hissing or trying noise.
This will" be one of
the mostf
marked improvements made in
the city during the year and wil
be a credit to Aibany.
Mill They tome.
Curran & Monteith sold yester
day to Dr. Wm. Amos, recently;
from Wisconsin, 125 acres of land
35 miies east of Albany, owned bv
' S. W, Crowder, consid- rn"on $4250.
j Mr. Amos also purchased block 4.
i in Ilackleman's 3d addition, con-
sideration 1500. Mr. Amos rep-1
resents, a large number of eastern
people who are looking for homes
in the Willa-nette valley, and iD
spring they will come out The
doctor is a wide-awake, energetic
man, and after looking the entire
valiy over decided to locate near
Albaov.
W. C. T. II.
AM
ii. A. K. HALL.
An Era Market! in the Growth of
These Societies.
This vear has numbered among
amongthe improvements in Albany,
uie erection of the building, a cut
oi which will be found, on another
page, for the use of the Women's
Christian Temperance Union, Mc
Pherson Post No. 5, Grand Army
of the Republic and McPherson
Women's Relief Corps. The ar
chitect and builder was R. P.
Vunk. . -
Of the associations who own the
building we note that the Albany
W. C. T. U. was organized Aoril 7,
1SS1, by Mrs. Rebecca Clossen,
mottier of Mrs. Townsend, the
present president oi the union.
Mrs. Closspn dijd while on her
way to attend a National W. C. T.
b . con vention. This union is
given the credit of being the ban
ner union of the state, both in
numbers and work.
McPherson Post No. 5. (J. A. R.,
was organized September 17, 1831,
Coll Van Cleve, being the first
commander. lt has the names o!
'ham- iidthg citizens upon its
muster rolls.
jlcPhersoti Women's Relief
Corps was organized April 10, 1837,
md has a large and growing mem
bership, and promises to be the
medium of great, good in the city.
Mtlt llll A !tO.Y.
1 Hiinlw-ire K.t ;ilHhmeiit IThleli
tlors Crelil lo Albiuiy
The hardware establishment ot
Messrs. Stewart it Sox, which is
located on the corner of First and
Ferry streets us shown in the view
of First street looking ea?-t from
Froinan's block, is one which de--erves
special mention, Tlrs firm
has two large rooms filled with
vagon.-, aj-r.cu.turai una la.' in im
plements as weli as a mammoth
tock of general hardware, fine
cutlery, etc. They al-o earn
mr'hein g"-own garden and grar
seeds from Minneapolis. Minn.,
cheaper than ever known befor .
i.acKsinUli 's suppi'es. it'oll steei .
::oal, etc.. wagon' & carriage maker'.--tock.
wwdcutters tools, positive!
the best saws and axes in the state.
iron
than
harrows cheaper
and
bettei
makt
ever before. Thev
builder's hardware a specialty, anu
.ire doing a thriving business.
Tilt: IlKVt.KK Hoist;
Ind Oilier
Buildings
Itlork.
iu the Kann
Few hotels in uie county havi
acquired a wider or Viore .deserve',
popularity than the Revere Hous.
of this citv.- under the pronrie or
ship of Mr, Chas. Pfeifi'ef. Th
building is a three story structure
as wiU be -een from the aceop
panying view. The sample rooms
are tin ier ihe management of Mr.
J. M. Williams and are wtll conducted.-
The hotel is run on the
European plan, and a first-class
gpl
lookin; wi:
restaurant
Die.vks in
houe.
conducted by
nnection with
II.
the
C. 15. ROLAND .v CO.
Adjoining the Revere ! Iono is
the cirtlhing house of C. 11. Roland
oc Co., who ar-hort t ime ago opened
a fine stock of gems furnishing
i.-oods ami clothing, and are now
doiiu
a thriving trade. The
y a iv
- and
lit in
store.
-ughlv up with the time
gentlemen can secure a go id
fashionable ciothing at (heir
Further do.v:
1 the Street i-
L. Flinn in
shown
pr icess
the
of (
building of
oust ruction
;:(otE ham (.ii)it,
A 3SarKe
Heretofore
OiV.TCil for Articles
Considered Worthless
j Among the enterprises which
i have been started in Albany dur
I ing the year is one which mut not
be omitted, and that is the second
hand store of M. Franklin & Co.
Thev buv" and sell second hand
goods of all kinds, including even -
thing from a clothespin to an up-
right piano, and by so doing offer
a market for a class of jo ticles
heretofore consider.-1 of little
vaiue. mey oner a market lor a
class of articles heretofore consid
ered of little value. They offer
rare bargains in. all kinds "of second-
hand goods, which can nnlv
t mi r i
fully appreciated by the public
ry visiting tneir salesroom near S.
E. Young's.
Jurixe Koe Very III.
It will sadden very ninny people
in Liun couuty,aud indeed through
out the state, to Jearu tl at Judge
R. P. Boise t as had a rcb pse of his
disease and is dangerously ill at his
residence in Salem. W, "learn this
through the Statesman.
Atll IVY ATTOKSEYS.
!"OIllC Of
the rronilneut
of the City.
Legal Men
Accompanying this article is a
portrait of some of the prominent
attornevs of the citr. Thev are
all, except that of Mr. D. R. N.
Blackburn, to whom our artist
ought t3 apol'?gize, very good
pictures. They don't include all
the attorneys of the city, but are a
sample half dozen of Albany's
eminent legal men.
IIOX. JAMES K. WEATHERFORD.
One of the prominent lawyers of
Albany was born in Putnam coun
ty; Missouri, in 1350; came to Ore
gon in an early day and first settled
at Brownsville. His education
was gained at the Lebanon Acad
emv and the State Agricultural
College, from which he graduated
with the degree of B. S. ; he studied
law in Albany with N. H.- Cranor
ami Baldwin & Humphrey, and
was admitted to the bar in 1875
and has since practiced law here,
part of the tune in partnership
with Hon. 1). K. -V Biackborn.
He has very acceptably filled the
office of county school superintend
ent, also two terms in the lower
house of tiie legislature, the last
term tilling the position of speaker
of the house with credit to himself
and honor to the state. The past
four years he lias no Id the position
oi state senator from Linn county,
and the past year lias been the
honorable mayor of the city of Al
bany. A very fair likeness of him
will be found among the city fath
ers of 1887. He has been retained
in many of the important law cases
in diiterent parts oi tne state, ana
commands a lucrative practice.
HON. L. it. MOXTANVK.
He is the present deputy district
attorney for this county and is a
native of the state of Indiana,
where lie was born in 1840. Dur
ing the war of the Rebellion he
served in an Indiana regiment,
and at the close of the war he re-
turned to and lived in the state
of
Louisiana, wiiere; ne snuueu flaw:
and was admitted to the ha
1871. In 1874 he came to Ore
ami settled in Aloany where
aas continued to practice Jus pro
ession. He served one term in
the state legislature, and has been
R. BII.YE0.
J. WlflT.NET.
engaged in many well known law '
cases. He is a prominent mem-
i ti i' Grand Army of the Re-
public, ai d also holds a position j
' al Siglin's staff in the j
0. N. G. In his practice he is j
cauea to inherent parts ol ttie state,
having a wide acquaintance and
j large practice in the higher courts.
HON. W. U. WLYKU.
He is a popul
ing politicion.
ir lawyer and lead
He was. born in
.Missouri in lo-lrf. ami came across
the.plains with his father's family
rid first settled in Oregon in
Washington county, subsequently
removed to Linn county. : He
graduated from the Pacific Univer-
I sity m 1S73. He studied law and
j was admitted to the bar in 1876,
and located in Albanv and has
i since continued the practice of his
profession here. His law practice
lias steadily inerea-ed and his pop
ularity grown. lie has served two
terms in the state senate, repre
senting Linn county, and has been
one dfti.e prominent and inllueu
tial members of the state demo
cratic party organization.
.frnr.E John .i. whitney.
AVho is the present county and
probate judge of Linn county, was
born in Defiance, Ohio, in 1 340.
He graduated from the Albany,
New York, law school in 1S64.
He removed to Nevada in 1865.
then to Boise City, and finally to
the Willamette valley. He en
gaged in school teaching in Marion
and Linn counties for a time and
finally commenced his law pract ice
j in Albany and has established a
j lucrative practice. In 1874 he was
j elected district attorney, serving
j four years, being elected again in
1 1878: in 18S2f he was elected to the
legislature, serving with distinction
and honor to himself and the state.
In 1884 the people selected him for
county judge which position he
still retains.
CART. N. B. HUMPHREY.
He is one of the versatile, hum
orous aud popular lawyers of the
state. He was born in Iowa in
1840, and served in the war of the
rebellion three years and a half,
ninesmonths in the ranks, thirty
months as a lieutenant, and the re
mainder of the time as captain, in
the 22d Iowa Infantry regiment.
He came to Oregon in 1866 and
settle,! in Albany and commenced
the m-actice of law. He was elect-
i
ed prosecuting attorney for the 3d
judicial dictrii t in 1S72 serving two
years. In 1880 he was elected
state senator for Linn county and
became the huinorous orator of the
next two sessions of he state sen
ate, establishing a reputation all
over the state. He has com
manded a successful and lucrative
law practice from the commence
ment of his work.
CHAS. E. WOLVERTON.
Chas. E. Wolverton was born
near Burlington, Iowa, - on the
16th day of May, 1851. He came
witn nis lather and mother acrossj
the plains in 1So3, and was reared
on a farm in Polk county until he,
arrived at the age of majority. In
the mean time he attended school
at Christian college at Monmouth,
graduating in the literary course in
June, 1872, and was the valedic
torian of his class. He then went
to Lexington, Kentucky, where he
attended law school at the Ken
tucky university, graduating with
honor in February, 1874. He
commenced the practice of law in
this place in May ot the same year
and lias been engaged in that pro
fession ever since. He has held I
several responsible positions and j
has gradually built himself up in
his profession until he has a .ide
reputation as a painstaking, sate
and able lawyer. Mr. Wolverton
has become well to do through his
profession and is counted among
the solid men oi the city. He was
at one time a partner of Capt. N.
B. Humphrey, of this blace, and
is now a partner of Mr. O. II. Ir
vine under the fnm name of Wol
verton and Irvine. At the organ
ization of the Farmers' and 3ier
chants' Insurance company of Al
bany he was elected its president,
which position he now holds.
Albany has a warm and energetic
supporter in Mr Wolverton in her
progressive activity.
1). K. N.
He is one of
Hl.ACKAURN,
our able .lawyers,
who was a prominent
candidate
before tin? last republican conven
tion for the supreme judgeship of
the state ; he is as close a student
and as thorough a judge of law as
there is in the state. He was born
Tiin lenneste in .ngust, is,4o; ne
- was educated at Hotston collegeun
Jefferson county, Tennessee, until
15 years of age when the breaking
JIPIIRKV.
h.
C.
LACK Jit'liN.
out oi the war closed ihe schools.
He joined ihe federal army at the
age oi 17 as a private in Company
C, J.'th 'lennesst; Cavalry, and in
a short time was promoted to 1st.
lieutenant and adjutant of the regi
m nt. Alter the war he studied
law and was admitted to the bar
in is.;. He served as register of
bankruptcy for the first district of
lViines-.ee. and clerk and master
of the Chancery -court at Dan
dridge. He cnnie to Oregon in
1874, and settled in Albany in
1878, and has practiced law here
ever since. Mr. Blackburn's ser
vices ami law opinions are much
sought after, and he is at present
engaged in furnishing a series of
law articles for the Central Law
.Journal of St. honi.
Tin: Hint n i iinvv ii in iti:,
And the i:utT)i-:iiig Oruisl in
tin- Lower Blooms.
The accompanying illustration,
showing the Odd Fellows' temple
ami the opera house, is a
verv accurate view of one of
the bt corners in the
citv.
i he t ni-i stoi-v is
used bv
various societies, ana me
second story iii front is oc
cupied by Dr. O. C. Awbrey
as dentist.
On the lower floor is the
elegant drug store of Geo. L.
Blackman, who recently pur
chased the well known estab
lishment of E. W. Langdon.
Mr. Blackman is an enter
prising business man and is
receiving & growing trade
besides all the patronage the
former firm enjoyed. The
Odd Fellows have an excel
lent library, and have found
the investment in this three-
s. - . . 1 . 1 "
story brick a profitable one, wi
the rooms being all kept
regularly rented -
knleruri.sius Uroc.crs.
Messrs Conn Bros., of this city,
are among the business men of Al
bany, who, with the end of the.
year, have closed an active twelve
months' trade. Tliey report that
their busiuess has doubled during
the past year. They make a spec
ialty of glassware aid crockery, ot
which they carry a large stock, and
in their grocery department keep
only the fr--'-st a-sf.rtment of
choice family groceries.
THIS IAE
Will
lie Occupied ly Wallace
Thompson liuring 1888.
Messrs. Wallace & Thompson i
the enterprising grocers have con
tracted for a regular space in the
local columns of the Herald and
will have something important to
say to their customer each morn
ing. They keep a fresh stock and
propose to let the public know just
what specialties they have each
day.
THE CITY F4THKKS.
The Xew Memlcr Take Their Senls
TwMiirrow Evening.'
To-morrow evening the regular
annual meeting of the city council
will lie held for trie purpose of
swearing in the newly-elected city
officers.
The retiring members are Mavor
Weatherford, Clay. Marshall and
Alex Cunningham, leaving the
council as follows: Mayor J. L.
Cowan, Councihuen W. C. Read.
B. F. Tabler. Julius Oradwohl. Ed
Goin, J. W. Writsman, John Hoff
man. F. L. Kenton will succeed
Thos. Wallace as treasurer and
Isaac Havs will suceeed Marshal
Westfall.
MUST XATIOV4L K.4AK.
The ev Buililln; Constructed for
This reason.
It
During the past year some nota
ble changes have been made in the
First National Bank of Albany.
Mr. L. Flinn has been elected
president, vice John Conner, re
signed, and our popular townsman
Mr. Geo.' E. Chamberlain is its
cashier. They are both enterpris
ing business men and the proper
ones to stand at the head of the
bank.
A magnificent brick structure is
being built by Mr. Flinn, a portion
of which will be occupied by the
bank. The building will be "com
pleted about February 1. The un
finished condition of the building
at the time the view was taken
renders the illustration of the
building only descriptive of the
same as in process of construction.
II. MONTANVE.
K. w-dIA'KKTo.
The Xew City Laws.
C. W. Warts, the well known
hook ami job printer, . ha
completed a publication ol
J'iS!
I WO
hundred and twenty- page's, com
bining the city charter, ordinances,
rules of order and rules governing
the fire department that is a credit
to the publisher and the city.
The amount of work Mr. Watts
receives from neighboring towns
testifies that tnsy believe in patron
izing home enterprise, when as
equally good work can be obtained
at the same figures.
.HrKaWaiirf V Jrvini;.
It is real !v a treat to go rhrcuglv
the establishment of these gentle
men and to examine the improve
ments in stoves and kitchen uten
sils and house furnishing goods.
They carry as large and handsome
a stock oi goods as can be fund in
the state, and are straightforward
men to deal with.
ODD FELLOWS' TEMPLE.
... 9
Sew Business Firm.
Messrs. Parker Bros., who re
cently purchased the bakery of
John Fox. have assumed proprie
torship of the same. They are
popular young men and will enjoy
a large trade.
Last Main's Theatre.
Neil Burge9s gave the popular
rendition of "Vim" at the opera
house last evening, to a very slim
audience. .
A I.IVK KIC.tL ESTATE I'lttM.
Mow
Hurkliart A Keeney are Aid- -
Ing Immigration.
Messrs. Burkhart k Keeney,
real estate agents ot this city,
the
tormer ot whom is immigration-
agent for Linu county, are doing
much toward directing home seek
ers to the neb lands of Linn coi n
ty, and assisting the many men
from the East who are looking for
suitable opjwtunities to invest
their wealth in city property in the
Willamette valley, to secure desir
able locations in the growing city
of Albany. That they have a field
which offers - superior induce
ments to those desiring tiomes is
made apparent when the resource
of Linn county are briefly noticed.
It embraces the central and
most fertile part of the far-famed
Willamette valley. It is probably
the best watered section of the
state. It is bounded on the. west
by the Willamette, and on the
north by the North Fork of the
Santiam.
The county embraces between
six and seven tiers of townships
from north to south, ajd from
eleven 10 twelve from eastffo west,
the area in acres being about 1,250.
000, or 7,812 quarter sections
tract-, Deducting tne uncultivat
aule mountain tracts all valuable
for pasturage or timber there-,
would remain at lea-t two-thirds.,
of the whole adapted to cultivation,
or an- aggregate farming extent
that could be subdivided into over
5,000 quarter section farms.
The soil on the- margins of the
Wiiter course is a black alluvial de
posit or a sandy loam, with a clay
sub-soil, and the uplands are gen
erally characterized by red, brown
or black loam. These soils are all
rich and deep, producing abundant
ly grains, fruits and vegetables.
Nowhere in the world do small
grains do better than in the coun-
try around Albany and tributary
to it in trade. Oregon wheat and
flour now being shipped to the
markets direct having heretofore
been merged in the California crop
they take the lead in the Liver
pool quotations. At the head of
the list is Oregon wheat, and its .
central and choicest fields of pro
duction are in Linn county. The
yield of wheat not infrequently
reaches 45 bushels to the acre, and
it invariably weighs cv sr 60 pounds
to the bushel.
In tiiis connection it is import-
?nt to know that wheat and flour
can be shipped to the foreign ports
from Albany, owing to its prox
imity to the beaboard and the nav
igability of the Willamette river
and railroads checking each other
in the matter of exorbitant trans
portation rate: as cheaply as from
any pait'of the Northwestern
states.
This enterprising firm publishes
reguiariy each month a paper con
taining much valuable infor.r.atiou
tor immigrants. ihe fcetuers
Guide to ..oines in the Willamette,
valley is also a splendid 100 page
.ami,hlet published by Mr. C G.
i'.urkiuut the immigration agent
for Linn county. This book con
tains an accurate and complete
description of all and every jart of
the county, showing jusf.what part
:s prairie or timber, the "quality ol.
the soil and the production of the
same, a complete description of
every town in the county, the qual
ity and location of government
lands and how to procure the same.
In fact this book is-just the thing
to enlighten those who have no
othefneaSns of knowing us to all
the material facts touching thee
question as to whether Linn coun
ty is a desirable place for the home
seeking immigrant to make a per
manent home."
It should be read by every per
son not acquainted with Oregon,
or, who hae any intention of re
moving to this state.
The Real Estate Conveyor is the
title of this monthly publication:
ii is a twenty column journal, de
voted to the ieal e: t ite interests of
the Willamette vabey. They, will
send one copy 6ft his book and the.
Real Estate Conveyor for one year
to any address for tne small sum
of 50 cents. -
During the year just, closed this;
firm has sold to newcomers many
desirable plats of ho!h city and
country,, property, and have now
for sale choice city lots, country
homes, ami lmve in quantities to
suit all buyers, Thvir office on
First street is the headquarters for
immigrants and those seeking in-
! formation about the country, and
strangers are always made 'wel
come ana any and aa lciorination
is cheerfully given. Mr. iiurk
hart's office as immigration agent
for Linn countv places him in a
position to render valuable aid to
newcomers as he is thoroughly ac
quainted with the entire county,
and can furnish detailed descrip
tion of the same together with the
location, character and price of
lands for sale. Those desiring to
sell or purchase land , should call
upon this linn. They are both en
terprising men and, have a large
list oi lands for sale on easy terms.
STATE lMSrAICHKS.
Secretary of Stale Uoes to (California;
- The Missing Salem Boy,
Spc-. ial to the Hkham).
Salem, Dec. 31. Hon. Geo. W.
McBride, secretary of state. left to
night on a two weeks pleasure and
business trip. He was accompan
ied by Ed. Geltner.
MISSING BOY HEARD FROM.
A letter has been received iit
this city from a former Salem lady,,
now living in San Francisco, stat
ing that she met and conversed
with ihe missing Johnny King on.
the streets of that cityl He was
despondent and acted.she thought,
strangely. No further particulars.
The Xew Y-ar In
The advent of '88 in Albany was
heralded by rnging bells and band
music. The band cheered the wea
ry printers, who were putting the?
finishing touches on the Herald's
New Years edition, with a serenade