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Jackson County 1864


JACKSON COUNTY.
    The stockholders of the California and Columbia River Railroad met at Jacksonville Nov. 7th, 1863, and organized by electing directors and officers.
    A salt spring has been discovered on Evans Creek, by W. W. Brown, who intends to put up suitable works for the manufacture of salt.
COURTS.
    CIRCUIT COURT.--First Judicial District, Hon. P. P. Prim, Judge; James F. Gazley, Esq., District Attorney. Sessions, second Monday in February, June, and November.
    COUNTY COURT.--Sessions, first Monday in each month.
MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
    SENATOR.--Hon. Jacob Wagner, Ashland, 1866.
    REPRESENTATIVES.--Hons. J. D. Haines, Jacksonville; S. D. Van Dyke, Eden; Lindsay Applegate, Ashland.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Office. Name. Residence. Salary. Term expires.
County Judge J. C. Tolman Ashland $1,200 1866
County Clerk William Hoffman Jacksonville Fees 1864
Sheriff W. H. S. Hyde Jacksonville Fees 1864
Dep. Sheriff J. M. Sutton Jacksonville ---- ----
Treasurer E. S. Morgan Phoenix Fees 1864
Assessor C. W. Savage Jacksonville Per diem 1864
Surveyor B. F. Myer Eden Fees 1864
Coroner L. T. Thompson Jacksonville Fees 1864
Pub. Admin'r. Emerson E. Gore Eden Fees 1864
Sup't. Schools M. A. Williams Eden $100 1864
Commissioner John S. Love Jacksonville Per diem 1864
Commissioner Abram Tenbrook Oak Grove Per diem 1864
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Justices. P.O. Address. Justices. P.O. Address.
A. V. Gillette Ashland F. J. Simpson Jacksonville
Isaac Hill Ashland Geo. M. Harris Dardanelles
W. H. Burhaus Phoenix Edward Magruder Rock Point
U. S. Hayden Jacksonville Melvin D. Sturgis Applegate
Edward Wilson Applegate W. H. Merriman Jacksonville
    FINANCES.--March, 1862, total debt, $15,724.68; receipts last fiscal year, $20,003.81; expenditures same period, $19,666.28; taxable property in 1863, $1,383,414
FLOURING MILLS.
Mills. Proprietors. Mills. Proprietors.
Ashland Wagner & McCall Butte Creek McDaniel & Sons
Eagle Allen F. Farnham Hopwood's Thomas Hopwood
Valley E. D. Foudray Oregon Wm. J. Allen
QUARTZ MILLS.
Steamboat City, Anderson & Glenn; Rogue River, Douthitt & Co.
TOWNS.
    JACKSONVILLE--COUNTY SEAT.--Postmaster, Samuel E. Haines; Agent W.F.&Co., C. C. Beekman; 240 miles south of Salem; 290 miles south of Portland. Population 1,000.
CORPORATION OF JACKSONVILLE.
Trustees. Recorder, U. S. Hayden
Henry Klippel Treasurer, James T. Glenn
William Hess Marshal, G. W. Banks
W. A. Owen Street Com'r., John Bilger
Henry Judge
Max. Muller
Terms of office expire in March, 1864.
Attorneys. Physicians. General Merchandise.
D. W. Douthitt & G. W. Greer Bradbury & Wade
    James D. Fay J. G. Riddle A. Fisher & Bro.
B. F. Dowell L. S. Thompson Sachs Brothers
Joseph Gaston Clergymen. Ryan, Morgan & Co.
Orange Jacobs & M. N. Stearns, Bapt. H. Bloom
    E. F. Russell P. M. Starr, M.E. Love & Bilger, Hardw.
R. B. Morford A. C. Howlett, M.E. Max Muller
W. G. T'Vault M. A. Williams, Pres. M. A. Brentano
Bankers. Booksellers. M. V. Amen & Co., Drugs
Anderson & Glenn Wm. Hoffman
C. C. Beekman S. E. Haines
J. Row
    APPLEGATE.--Postmaster, Edward Wilson; 12 miles west of Jacksonville. Population 250.
    General Merchandise.--Jasper Kenblee.
    ASHLAND.--Postmaster, Abel D. Helman; 18 miles southeast of Jacksonville.
    General Merchandise.--Bradbury & Wade.
    DARDANELLES.--Postmaster, Newman Fisher; 10 miles northwest of Jacksonville.
    PHOENIX.--Postmaster, P. F. McManus; 8 miles southeast of Jacksonville. Population 100.
    Physician.--M. Caldwell.
    General Merchandise.--Daniel Lavenberg.
    ROCK POINT.--Postmaster, J. B. White; 13 miles northwest of Jacksonville.
    General Merchandise.--J. B. White.
   
JOSEPHINE COUNTY.
COURTS.
    CIRCUIT COURT.--First Judicial District, Hon. P. P. Prim, Judge; James F. Gazley, Esq., District Attorney. Sessions, second Monday in April, and fourth Monday in October.
    COUNTY COURT.--Sessions, first Monday in January, April, July, and September.
MEMBERS OF LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.
    SENATOR.--Hon. D. S. Holton, Kerbyville, 1864.
    REPRESENTATIVE.--Hon. James D. Fay, Kerbyville.
COUNTY OFFICERS.
Office. Name. Residence. Salary. Term expires.
County Judge B. F. Holsclaw Williamsburg $500 1866
County  Clerk Gustaf Wilson Kerbyville Fees 1864
Sheriff Jefferson Howell Kerbyville Fees 1864
Deputy Sheriff E. N. Tolin Kerbyville ---- ----
Treasurer I. H. Short Kerbyville Fees 1864
Assessor J. C. Roberts Williamsburg Fees 1864
Sup't. Schools Wm. Chapman Illinois Valley ---- 1864
Commissioner James A. Abbott Deer Creek Per diem 1864
Commissioner John McBrierty Waldo Per diem 1864
JUSTICES OF THE PEACE.
Justices. P.O. Address. Justices. P.O. Address.
Henry Block Kerbyville R. S. Belknap Slate Creek
H. K. Hanna Waldo Thomas J. Perkins Leland
    FINANCES.--July 1st, 1863: total debt, $16,044.57; receipts last fiscal year, $13,302.71; expenditures same period, $8,022.66; taxable property, $351,998.
TOWNS.
    KERBYVILLE--COUNTY SEAT.--Postmaster, Madison B. Morris; 250 miles south of Salem; 300 miles south of Portland. Population 100.
    Attorney.--R. B. Morford.
    Clergyman.--L. Vanslike, M.E.
    General Merchandise.--Kendall & Bolt, S. W. Sawyer.
    ALTHOUSE.--Express agent, David Knight; 14 miles southeast of Kerbyville. Population 200.
    General Merchandise.--Wm. M. Evans, O'Regan Bros.
    LELAND.--Postmaster, James H. Twogood; 40 miles northeast of Kerbyville.
    SLATE CREEK.--Post office; 16 miles northeast of Kerbyville.
    WALDO.--Postmaster, A. B. McIlwain; express agent, Isaac Thompson; 12 miles south of Kerbyville. Population 150.
    Physician.--Davis.
    General Merchandise.--A. B. McIlwain, Work & Crandall, Logan & Thompson.
William H. Knight, ed., Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864, H. H. Bancroft, San Francisco 1864, pages 329-332




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