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VOL. XXIX. Enteredatthe Pustoffice in McMinnville, a» Second-class matter. M’MINNVILLE, ORE., FRIDAY, DEC. 15, 18M. Distinguished Testimony No secret society in the world stands higher in noble aims and charitable accomplishments than the Knights of Pythias. That order is doing great good, and one of its finest institu- ~ tions is the Oho Pythian Home, at Springfield, Ohio, which is ably presided over by Superintendent Le Fevre and his wife, Mrs. Callie I. Le Fevre, the matron. The latter has recently written a letter, which will command widespread attention because of the prominence of the writer. It is as follows:— “Messrs. W. H. Hooker & Co., New York: Last year I used Acker’s English Remedy at the suggestion of a friend, for a serious, long-standing throat difficulty and extreme ly hard cough. Had used many well-spoken of prepara tions without relief. I can honestly say that Acker’s English Remedy removed the difficulty’ and stopped the cough. I did not purchase C allie I. L e F evre , Matron Ohio Pythian Home. or use more than three bot ______________________ tles, and at least one-half of the last is still on hand. I also consulted phy sicians with no permanent results. (Signed) C allie I. L e . F ore ., The friend to whom Mrs. Le Fevre refers as having suggested Acker s English Remedy is Mrs. W. B. Chilton, wife of the president of the 1 roy Transfer Co of Troy, Ohio, where this remedy has accomplished many other cures in Throat and Lung Troubles. In conversation with an acquaintance Mrs Le Fevre also said “If you will call on Mr. W . H. Schauss, a prominent china and art merchant of Springfield. Ohio, you will find that he, too. has had any amount of experience with Acker’s English Remedy in his family, and thinks they cannot keep house without it. Acker’s English Remedy is sold by all druggists under a positive guarantee that your money wilt be refunded in case of failure a5c., 50c. and $1 a bottle in United States and Canada. In England, i- ad , s ,d.. and 4s. 6d. Reauthorize the above guarantee. H'. JI. JlOOhE/i CO., Proprietors, New York. For Sale by ROGERS BROS. oo 8 8 8 8 We Haven’t Killed flanv But we have hammered away night and day for 16 consecutive years at the pre- scription counter with the result of having attained the largest prescription tile in the county. There’s a reason for this. Anyone can dish out patent medicines, but when it comes to filling prescriptions you want a competent man at the tiller, so to Xj speak, with a clear eye and a clear head-in fact, a man who realizes that a human life hangs in the balance. We do this; it’s our specialty1. ROGERS BROS.’ Pioneer Pharmacists. x OOOOOO THE RACKET STORE » I» >> Extends a cordial invitation to examine their © ♦? ♦f ♦t ^5) Christmas Goods i» i» i» » ___________________ © ?> i» * © » » Albums, Standard Poems, » Picture Books, Toys, Dolls, » i» And many other things, and at prices that all may have something. ♦ j ♦i Have about 70 Suits of Boys’ Clothes, 3 to 10 years, that must be cla«<l out. D »n’t miss this rhanee. make special prices on MACKINTOSHES while they last. W e S till C arry Will S hoes . *5* H. MILLS & SON. » i» i» » » » Seasonable Merchandise Air-Tight Heating Stoves All Kinds, Sizes and Prices Best of Ammunition for Everybody X O. O. HODSON, $ « « White’s Restaurant « « « The well-known place for the best meal in the city. « « N ew D ining R oom « The Largest in McMinnville, has been recently fiAed with best of « taste. Liberal service and all you can eat. <¡ « Fruits, Candies, Nuts and Cigars. (iive Us a Call. « « T. A. WHITE. » » » » * » t» Interesting Historical Relic. Stray Leaves from the Circuit Court Docket of Yamhill County for March, 1848, Term, and the U. S. District Court Docket For Yamhill County for September, 1849, Term, the latter being the First Court Held Under the Civil Government of the United States on the Pacific Slope. Mr. Ahio S. Watt, land and tax agent of the Oregon Railway & Navigation Co., forwards to The Reporter a portion of the records of Yamhill county that escaped the tire that destroyed the court house at Lafayette. Mr. Watt’s letter and the dockets follow. The request that the relic lie filed with the clerk has been com plied with, and tlie time-worn ami mouse-eaten pages may be seen at his office. P ortland , Oregon, Nov.29ih, 1890. Editor Yamhill Reporter, McMinnville, Oregon. D ear S ih : The enclosed stray leaves of an old docket of fhe United States district court for Yamhill county, for September term of 18411, in part transferred from the docket of tlie Yamhill county circuit court under tlie provisional govern ment March term of 1848, have been handed me by Mrs. Lucy Henderson Deady, widow of the late United States District Judge. Matthew 1’. Deady. All the court records of that county were destroyed by the burning of the court house at Lafayette in 1853 or 1854, with the single exception of oue book of probate records. Tins docket was transcribed into book form from these sheets; the book docket was burned with I he other records. This old docket furnishes the missing link in the testimony to the fact that the first court held under tlie civil government of the United States on the Pacific slope was held in Yamhill county in September, 1849. This first civil government was by act of congress of August 14th, 1848, establishing a territorial government for Oregon to take the placo of the provisional government then existing. Ttie exact date of the first term of court under the territorial government was clear in my own mind, but I had no record evidence. Early in June last I ad dressed letters to the clerks of the several counties of Oregon and Washington that were organized counties under the provisional government, or at the time the ter ritorial government was established, asking them to send me a statement as to the time at w Inch the first courts were held in their respective counties under the laws of the United States organizing the territory of Oregon, w hich at that time comprised all the teiritoiy west ol the Rocky mountains between California and British Columbia. From the answers to these inquiries I learn that the first term of court in Washington county, then Tualatin, was held at Hillsboro on Sept. 24th, 1849. The first court in Clatsop counti was held at Astoria commencing on Oct. 1st, 1849; O. C. Pratt, judge; Hermans. Ruck, deputy United States marshal, l’be first court in Polk county under the territorial government of which there is now any record, and which it is believed was the first court hold, was at Cynthian, now Dallas, on Oct. 6th, 1851, O. C. Pratt, judge. I have no answers from other counties, but nm positive in my recollection that Judge Piatt held no court prior to the September term in Yamhill county. Ae the court nt Hillsboro convene.! on the 24tli of September, and at Astoria on the 1st of October, the court in Yamhill for September, as shown by this old docket, must have iieen prior to the Hillsboro court of the 24th of September, and therefore con vened at Lafayette on September 17th; this is also iu accord a nee with my memory. These evidences fully prove the fact that I w ished to establish, that is, that the first court under the laws of the United States on the Pacific slope was held in Yamhill county; Hon. O. C. Pratt, judge, Andrew Shuck, sheriff, and the writer, clerk. Court was held in a large unfinished room in Jacob Hawn’s hotel building, anil, notwithstanding the enliie absence of books, furniture and other court parapher nalia, was conducted with the usual dignity and decorum for which Judge Pratt was noted. On looking over these old dockets I find many names that the older citizens of that county would readily recall. Of the parties litigant in the seventeen cases 1 hat appear, but two, to my knowledge, are now living, Henry Hill and Sidney W. Mess. Of the attorneys named not one remains. Judge Pratt and Sheriff Shuck have each long since passed over. 1 send )on this old docket and ask yon to file it with the clerk of the circuit court of that county, as a historical relic of the olden time. It would perhaps be of sufficient interest to the public of that county to justify yon in printing the en tire docket of the September term of 1849. Yours truly, AHIO S. WATT. One Dollar If paid in advance, 81ngleuumbersflvecenta. R oyal w A bsolutely P ure Makes the food more delicious and wholesome ROYAL BAKING POWDER CO., NEW YORK. A Happy Valley I’ruilllctiuii. Last Saturday Mrs. M. E. Miller of Happy valley brought to The Reporter office a most artistically arranged bou quet consisting of ripe and green rasp berries, white flowers from the shrub known as “snowball,” and gorgeously- colored Autumu leaves. The fruit and flowers are far out of their regular sea son, they having been picked from the garden that morning. With the bright colored foliage accompanying them the collection would have made a beautiful trimming for some lady's hat. And the further fact that they were gathered from a Yamhill county garden on the 9th of December would prove to be an interesting text for the state board of immigration. PLAYED OUT. Dull headache, pains in various parts of the body, sinking at the pit of the stom ach, loss of appetite, feverishness, pim ples or sores are all positive evidences of impure blood. No matter how it became so it must be purified in order to obtain good health. Acker’s Blood Elixir has never failed to cure scrofulous or syphilit ic poisons or any other blood diseases. It is certainly a wonderful remedy and we sell every bottle on a positive guarantee. Rogers Bros. 3 A Hcimirknble Kaliifall. Prof. A. M. Bruni hack, local weather observer, has kindly given 11s a state ment by months of the local rainfall. Up to December 12th the total for the year is 53.91 inches. The showing by months is as follows: January........................ 8.26 February......... ...................... 6.06 March................................................. 3.39 April.................. ................................ 5 May . . .................. 2.9 June ................. 7 July......... . .............. .. .5 August................................. 3.71 September 2.56 October.............................................. 5.23 November................ .... .12. December, to 12th. .... 3.60 « HITEION, Edgar Conner has been very sick for the past two weeks. Miles Houck is improving his place by putting tiling through it. Loran Hoffman returned home Friday evening after an extended stay in eastern Oregor. Mrs. E. M. Garrison served a sump tuous dinner on Thanksgiving day, and entertained our pastor, Rev. Scott. Miss Alma Jellison of Amity was a guest at the residence of A. M. Waddel last week. Word was received from little Johnny Morgan, telling of his safe arrival in Iowa. He made the trip alone Mrs. Baxter, of Ballston, is at the bed side of her brother Edgar Conner. Mr. and Mrs. J. Parrot, of the Holmes farm, was visiting relatives in town the last of last week. Mr. Joe Smith and wife spent the greater part of last week with relatives in Smithfield, returning Friday. Harry Kerron of Portland spent Thanksgiving with his uncle A. M. Waddel. Bro. Scott filled his regular appoint ment here last Sunday. He will be here Christmas and conduct the service. The Sunday school has decided to have a Christinas tree with appropriate exercises. The Sunday school is pro gressing very nicely under the superin tendency of Mrs. L. Fox. Uncle Dick Phillips disposed of seven ty acres of his land near Whiteson, the purchaser being E. 8. Remington. He realized $37.50 per acre. Sick Headache absolutely mid permanently cured by using Moki lea. A (ileas.'int herb drink. Curesconstipation and indigestion, makes you eat, sleep, work and happy. Satisfaction guaranteed or money back. 25 A 50c t«. Rogers Bros. t'oliiinbus School Notes» The pupils are working hard this week; they are having some text re views. Count)’ School Supt.. Littlefield was a visitor Wednesday forenoon. He made a short speech in which he said, if we ever expect to make anything, we must apply ourselves. The whole school board, consisting of Mr. Nelson, Mr. Irvine, Dr. Goucher and Mr. Rhodes the school clerk, were present at the morning exercises Tues day morning. Mr. Irvine made a short speech in which he said that he was glad to see all of us, that the whole board could be present at one time, and that the board was well pleased with our work so far this year, Come again, please. CIRCUIT COURT M ARCH TERM, A. D. 1848. 53.91 Marvin R Alderman vs India Alderman ; petition for divorce. Jury asked and Notice to Creditors. I granted notice of application for chango of venue. Continued. S.duey W Mess vs John Hord; assumpsit. Continued. 1 dosire to make settlement of all ac James McGinnis, assignee Peter Brainard, vs Gilbert. Mundon ; debt. Judgment counts now due me. Those knowing I of non suit vs plff. themselves indebted to me will please Wm Iligiugs vs Henry Hill; forcible entry and detaiuer. Continued. make immediate settlement, and avoid j James Etchels vs Samuel Campbell; appeal. Continued. Ransom Clark vs Sherry Ross; appeal. Continued by consent. making further costs necessary. John M Wilson vs Wm T Newby; appeal. Dismissed at cost of pill’. E lma W hiuht . Sidney Smith vs Joseph Hess; trespass, fin this ease defendant tiled demurrer to four counts, demurrer was withdrawn and leave was granted to file s|>ecial plea Please Take Notice. on first day of next term. Entry partly obliterated.) Parties indebted to the film of R. Jacob John Lurrison vs Joseph Hess; slander. Deft, files demurrer to three counts. A Co. are respectfully requested to Plff tiles joinder. Demurrer sustained and judgment for deft for costa on 3 counts. son accounts at onco. Joel P Walker vs Warren R. Foster; In chancery. Demurrer filed. Continued. cull and settle their R. J acobson A Co. Joinder in demurrer overruled. Jesse Applegate vs Solomon Eads; petition in debt. Discontinued at plff’s cost. Hcst Winter Houle. Phebe Jackson vs Thos Jackson. Bill for divorce. Continued and order for pub For sunshine, flowers and oranges lication. take the Sunset route via Los Angeles to Joseph Hess vs John I.arrison; appeal. Continued. Joseph Hess vs John Williamson; appeal. Motion to discontinue suit overruled. all points east. Tourist excursion cars I and chair cars to El Paso, Fort Worth, O ntinued. NO. 3801. W G Buffuni vs Ransom Clark; appeal. Trial by consent. Judgment for plff for Kansas City, Chicago, Cincinnati, Hous ton, New Orleans and Washington, D. HEP48RT OP THE t'OMHTIOII Í9.’ 65. James A thy ami Wm T Osburn vs Miles Cary; petition in debt. Deft moves to C. For rates, guides anil information of the McMinnville National Bank st Mc address C. II. M arkham , quash writ. Motion overruled. Plea given at issue filed, and continued. Minnville, In tlie State of Oregon, at the cinse of tf I’.nHand, Or. business, Dee. 2d, 1699: Oregon Territory vs Chas Patton ; indictment for malicious mischief. Motion to KEsovacr.s. quash indictment.' Demurrer filed. Overruled by court. Leave to plead on or l>o- Cure a < old in Ono Ila). Loans and Discounts »16,5,441 SB i.ire first day of next. term. Securities, CM Walkerand Henry Noble. Amount |200. secured and unse The attorneys appearing on this docket are Burnett, Lovejoy A Snooks, Tevaull Take Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets. Overdralts, cured ........................... «,831 93 A Thurston, Ford A Nesmith, A A Akens,----- Walker and----- Elliott. Bonds to secure circula All druggists refund money if it fails to U.S. lion ............... lli.OUO 1IO ,AI0 00 cure. The genuine has L. B. Q on each U. 8. Bonds on hand................ DISTRICT COURT SEPTEMBER TERM, 1849. Premluma on L. S. Bonds . 1,000 00 tablet. For «ale by Rogers Bros, 47-6 Stocka, aecurltlea, etc.......... 36,012 49 Bunklng-house, furniture and < iregon Territory vs ( liarles Patton; Indictment, malicious trespass. Default’ hxtures ... B,.'i00 OO Motion made to foifeit recognizance allowed. Due from State banka and John Larrison vs Joseph Hess; slander. Indictment entered in pursuance of stip bunkers 2,«53 48 Due from approved reserve ulation against both parties for the costs each has made. agents............... . .... 31,663 30 CASTORIA Phebe Jackson vs I’hoiuM Jackson; hill for divorce. Transferred and dismissed Checks and other cash items 273 25 for want of prosecution. Cause reinstated. Proof of facts in bill made and divorce Bean the signnture of C has . It. F lktchzs . Notes of oilier National Banka 2 4J 00 Fractional paper currency, decreed with costs. la uae for more than thirty yean, and nick les and cents................... C0S9 Joel P W’alker vs Warren P Foster; chancery. Transferred and continued. Lawful money reserve in Bank, The Kind Ton Have Always Bought, Sidney Smith vs Joseph Hess ; Blander. Cause dismissed on stipulation filed at Viz: plff’s cost. Specie..................................... .122,5.11 So Legal-tender notes.................. 1,156 00 23,707 85 Joseph Hess vs John Lurrison ; appeal. Continued. R<*deni|>llon fund with U. S. Janie« Alhy and Win T Osborn vs Miles Cary ; petition in debt. Judgment for Treasurer (5 per cent of cir plff. culation)................................... 1,575 00 Hop «»rowers, Attention! Hiiiney W Mess vs John Hord; assumpsit. Continued. Total ...................................... »313,531 07 There w ill be a meeting of the Oregon James F.o hels vs Samuel Campbell; appeal. Transferred and continued. t.lABILITIKS. William Higgins vs Henry Hill; forcible entry and detainer. Dismissed at pl'ffs Hop Growers' Association held at Elsia Stock paid in................ 60.000 00 coet. Wright's hall, corner of Third and F Capital Surplus fund....................... 10.000 oo Marvin R Alderman vs India Alderman; divorce. Dismissed at pitra cost. Undivided profits, less ex- streets in McMinnville, Saturday, Dec Ransom Clark vs Sherry Ross; appeal. Continued to next term. |a-uses and taxes paid............ 12,374 73 John Williamson vs Joseph Hess; bill of injunction. Default of complaint. Mo ember 16th, to discuss the objects of the National Bank notes outstand ing ................. .............. 31, .100 00 association. M. L. Jones, president of Due to State Banks and bank tion to dismiss bill and dissolve injunction allowed. Joseph Iles« vs John Williamson; appeal. Deft, called. Default made. Dam the association, will lie here at this meet ers............................................. 2,598 35 ages a.-seesed by inquest for $32.70 ami costs. Execution issued and returned satis ing. All those interested in the raising Individual deposits subject to check......................................... 15>,809 22 fied. Demand certificates of deposit 51,257 78 Janies M< Ginnes A Co va Gilbert Mundon ; appeal. Appeal dismissed on de of hope should attend, as it is for their Total ...................................... »313,581 07 beet interests. fault of plff with costs. State of Oregon. County of Vamhill, as. Plea-ant M Armstrong vs Rhinehart Cripe , trespass on the case. Continued on 1, E. C. Appertain, cashier of tlie above-named motion of deft. Leave granted for plff to »mend declaration within 30 days from My son had been troubled for years liaiik. do solemnly »wear that the shove state the rising of court, and deft required to plead within 20 days before next term. ment I» true to the best of my knowledge and be E < Al’PEKSON, Cashier. Matthew Pa'ton vs John II Hess; assumpsit. Continued and an alias summons with chronic diarrhoea. Sometime ago lief Subacribed and sworn to before me Ibis 13th I persuaded him to take some of Cham I ordered. day of Idecember, ISV9. < . W TALMAOE, Altornet a appearing on thia docket and not on that of the previous year, were berlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea (Seal i Notary Public for Oregon. Remedy. After using two bottles of the Correct 1 Messrs. Skinner, Chapman and Matlock —Attest: LEE LAUGHLIN, ) On reverse pages of the docket are pasted printed copies of the act creating the 25-cent size he was cured. I give this J. L. KotiEKH, ¿Directora. office of Surveyor General of Public Lands in Oregon, Governor John P. Gaines’ testimonial, hoping some one similarly W. L. WAKKEN, ) messsge to the Legislative Aseemhlv. dated at Oregon City, Decsmtier 2, 1360, and afflicted may read it and lie benefited. hi* letter addressed to President Polk on the needs of Oregon dated liecenitier 21), Hear Cliaplaiu Gilbert Friday night at 1849, fifty »ears ago, previous to bis departure from Washington, f>. C., to the ter- —Thomas C. Bower, Glencoe, O. For the Ba|>liat church. Admission 25 eta. I ritory over which he was to preside, and also the forms for obtaining bounty lands. eale by Howorth A Co., druggists.
