18284. Linn County National Bank (Albany, OR)

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Bank Information

Episode Type
Run → Suspension → Closure
Bank Type
national
Bank ID
4326
Charter Number
4326
Start Date
June 20, 1893
Location
Albany, Oregon (44.637, -123.106)

Metadata

Model
gpt-5-mini
Short Digest
f9cd331f

Response Measures

Full suspension, Books examined

Other: Receiver appointed and bank wound up; dividends later paid to depositors/claimants.

Receivership Details

Depositor recovery rate
100.0%
Date receivership started
1893-07-10
Date receivership terminated
1897-04-27
OCC cause of failure
Losses
Share of assets assessed as good
45.8%
Share of assets assessed as doubtful
37.6%
Share of assets assessed as worthless
16.5%

Description

Newspaper dispatches from June 1893 report the bank's failure/suspension (Comptroller informed, examiner placed in charge). Local reporting attributes the trouble to misconduct by a principal officer, bad loans and resulting withdrawals that impaired confidence. A receiver was appointed in July and the bank was wound up under receivership (dividends paid later). There was an effort to reorganize/reopen, but the bank remained in receivership/closed.

Events (8)
1. May 31, 1890 Chartered
Source
historical_nic
2. June 20, 1893 Run
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Impaired confidence due to intemperance and recklessness of a principal officer, bad loans to persons connected with the bank, provoking withdrawals.
Measures
None reported beyond placing examiner/closing; no special emergency measures described in articles.
Newspaper Excerpt
the failure of the Linn County National Bank, of Albany, Oregon. ... Bank Examiner Jennings has been placed in charge.
Source
newspapers
3. June 20, 1893 Suspension
Cause
Bank Specific Adverse Info
Cause Details
Suspension/closure followed heavy withdrawals and impaired confidence stemming from bank officer misconduct and bad loans.
Newspaper Excerpt
Comptroller Eckels has been informed of the failure of the Linn County National Bank of Albany, Oregon. ... Bank Examiner Jennings has been placed in charge.
Source
newspapers
4. July 10, 1893 Receivership
Source
historical_nic
5. July 13, 1893 Receivership
Newspaper Excerpt
H. M. Beall ... has been appointed receiver of the closed Linn County National Bank. He will arrive in a few days to assume charge and begin closing up the business of the bank.
Source
newspapers
6. July 28, 1893 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
An application has been sent to the comptroller of the currency asking that the Linn County National bank be taken from the hands of the receiver for the resumption of business. The required amount of money, about $100,000, will be raised ... the application will undoubtedly be granted.
Source
newspapers
7. December 10, 1893 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
J. L Cowan, president of the Linn County National bank ... which suspended last June, ... indicted ... charged with violation of the national banking laws.
Source
newspapers
8. December 25, 1893 Other
Newspaper Excerpt
Comptroller Eckels has authorized the receiver of the Linn County National bank ... to issue a first dividend of 35 per cent. on the total claims proved, aggregating $179,865.23. The dividend amounts to $62,952.83.
Source
newspapers

Newspaper Articles (17)
1. June 21, 1893 The Times Richmond, VA
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OTHER FAILURES RESULT From the Wilmington Bank Failure. Other Financial Troubles. WILMINGTON N. C., June 20.-Adrian & Vollers, wholesale grocers and liquor dealers, one of the oldest business houses in the city, asigned with preferences." The failure was precipitated by that of the Bank of New Hanover, in whose favor they executed a mortgage for ninety thousand dollars some months ago. But few depositors are calling for money at the Wilmington Savings and Trust Company's banking house to-day, and some of those who withdrew their money yesterday have already returned it. Deposits were being freely made by business men this morning. At a meeting of the executive committee of the Wilmington Savings and Trust deCompany, held here to-day, it was cided that, beginning with June 28th next, dedepositors desiring to withdraw their full. posits from the bank will be paid in H. Walters, vice-president of the company, received the following telegram to-day: "Baltimore, June 19.-Draw on us at sight for $100,000. or any part thereof, if required for your Savings and Trust Company. (Signed) "W. T. WALTERS, "B. F. NEWCOMER." The Chattanooga Failure CHATTANOOGA June 20.-The assignment of the City Savings Bank yesterday caused scarcely a flurry in financial circles to-day. The Chattanooga Savings Bank, as a precautionary measure, took advantage of the sixty days' notice of withdrawal of deposits. None of the banks lost deposits to-day, and in most of them the deposits increased. The community is so confident that the depositors of the City Savings Bank will be paid speedily in full that merchants are offering to take their checks at par in payment for merchandise. The agent of Dun & Co. denies that the failure was caused by erroneous information furnished by them in confusing the name "City Savings Bank" with the "Penny Savings" institution, which was embarrassed. There is some likelihood that the City Savings Bank may arrange its affairs so as to resume. Minneapolis Bank Failure. MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., June 20.-The Peoples' Bank, of this city, suspended payment to-day. Assurances are given that depositors will be paid in full. The suspension is caused by the assignment of James McMillan, the hide merchants Mr. McMillan was the president of the bank, and since his financial condition became known there have been large withdrawals from the bank by depositors. This finally forced suspension, although the bank officials declare the institution to be perfectly solvent. The bank is only two years old, and its paidup capital was but $100,000. The suspension caused but little comment, as the bank was known to be small and weak. Other Failures Reported MINNEAPOLIS, MINN., June 20.-Jas. McMillan, of this city, made a voluntary assignment to M. C. Fletcher. McMillan was in the hide and fur business until short time ago, when the business was transferred to a corporation known as James McMillan & Co. The assignment does not affect this corporation. Fletcher estimates the assets at about $700,000. Liabilities, $250,000. Of the liabilities 60 per cent. are foreign creditors, who have made consignments of him or furnished other 40 per cent. are goods persons to Minneapolis capital. people. The CHICAGO, June 20.-The Central Engineering Company, of Harvey, III., has assigned. The liabilities are said to be $75,000. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.-Comproller Eckels has been informed of the failure of the Linn County National Bank, of Albany, Oregon. Its capital was $100,00. Bank Examiner Jennings has been placed in charge.

2. June 21, 1893 The Roanoke Times Roanoke, VA
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YESTERDAY'S FAILURES. An Oregon National Bank Goes to the Wall. WASHINGTON, June 20.-Comptroller Eckels has been informed of the failure of the Linn County National Bank of Albany, Oregon. The capital stock is $100,000. Bank Examiner Jennings has been placed in charge. WILMINGTON, June 20.-Adrian & Vollers, wholesale grocers and liquor dealers, one of the oldest business houses in the city, has assigned with preferences. The failure was precipitated by that of the Bank of New Hanover, in whose favor they executed a mortgage for $200 000 some months ago. But few depositors are calling for money at the Wilmington Savings and Trust Company's banking house to-day, and some of those who withdrew money yesterday have already returned it. Deposits are being freely made by business men this morning. CHIGAGO, June 20.-The General Engineering Company, of Harvey, III., has assigned, and the liabilities are said to be $75,000. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 20.-Jas. McMillan, of Minneapolis, has made a voluntary assignment to M. C. Fletcher. McMillan was in the hide and fur business until a short time ago, when his business was transferred to a corporation known as James McMillan & Co. The assignment does not affect this corporation. Fletcher estimates his assets at about $700,000, liabilities, $250,000. Of the liabilsties 60 per cent. are foreign creditors, persons who have made assignments of goods to him, or furnished capital. The other 40 per cent. is Minneapolis people. MINNEAPOLIS, June 20.-The People's Bank of this city suspended payment to-day. Assurances are given that the depositors will be paid in full. The suspension is caused by the assignment of James McMillan & Co., hide merchants. McMillan was president of the bank, and since his fanancial condition became known there have been large withdrawals from the bank by the de. positors. This finally forced the suspension, although the bank officials declare the institution to be perfectly solvent. The bank is only two years old, and its paid-up capital was but $100,000. The suspension caused but little comment, as the bank was known to be small and weak. RICHMOND, Va., June 20.--Isaac Held, a dry goods merchant of this city, made an assignment to-day. His liabilities are $10,500. CHATTANOOGA, Tenn., June 20.-The assignment of the City Savings Bank yesterday caused scarcely a flurry in financial circles to-day. The Chattanooga Savings Bank, as a precautionary measure, took advantage of thesixty days' notice of withdrawal of deposits. None of the banks lost deposits today, and in most of them deposits increased. The community is so confident that the depositors of the City Savings Bank will be paid speedily in full that merchants are offering to take their checks at par in payment of merchandise. The agent of Dun & Co. denies that the failure was caused by erroneous information furnished by them in con. fusing the name, City Savings Bank," with that of the Penny Savings Bank, an institution which was embarrassed. There is some likelihood that the City Savings Bank may arrange its affairs so as to resume. WILMINGTON, N. C., June 20.-At a meeting of the executive committee of the Wilmington Savings: Trust Company held here to-day, it was decided that, beginning June 28 h next, de-

3. June 27, 1893 The Progressive Farmer Raleigh, Winston-Salem, Winston, NC
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BUSINESS TROUBLES. Bank Failure in Oregon---A Fur Dealt Goes Up. WASHINGTON, D. C., June 20.-Comptroller Eckles is informed of the failure of the Linn County National Bank of Albany, Oregon; capital, $100,000. Bank Examiner Jennings has been placed in charge. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., June 20.-Jas. McMillan, of Minneapolis, made a voluntary assignment to M. C. Fletcher. McMillan is in the hide and fur business, until a short time ago when the business was transferred to a corpora tion known as James McMillan & Co. The assignment does not affect this corporation. Fletcher estimates the assets at about $700,000; liabilities $250,000. Of the liabilities 60 per cent. is to foreign creditors, persons who have made consignments to him or furnished capital. The other 40 per cent. is to Minneapolis people. WILMINGTON, N. C., June 20.-Adrian & Vollers, wholesale grocers and liquor dealers, one of the oldest busi ness houses in the city, assigned with preferences. The failure was precipitated by that of the bank of New Hanover, in whose favor they executed a mortgage for ninety thousand dollars some months ago. RICHMOND, Va., June -Isaac Held, dry goods dealer, assigned. Liabilities $10,500. CHICAGO, June 20.-The General Engineering Company, of Harvey, Illinois, assigned and liabilities said to be $75,000.

4. June 30, 1893 Idaho County Free Press Grangeville, ID
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THE ALBANY BANK FAILURE. Dissipation on the Part of One of the Principal Officers of the Bank a Cause. A Salem banker who knows the condition of the suspended Lynn County national bank, says it had a capital of $100,000, a surplus of $15,000, and undivided profits of about $7000. This is $122,000. Then three-fourths of the stockholders are good for 100 per cent. additional to their holdings of stock, for which the national banking laws make them liable, or $75,000, giving to depositors a surplus of $197,000 over and above the loans, to pay deposits. The loan will more than offset the deposits, and they are mostly good. There will probably be a loss of $40,000 to $50,000 bad paper, and the bank will pay all depositors in full and stockholders 50 to 70 per cent. Its business will be wound up. The cause of the embarrasement was the intemperance and recklessness of one of its principal officers, impairing confidence, causing withdrawals of deposits, bad judgment in not providing in advance for the stringency good bankers could see coming; and bad loans, mostly to persons intimately connected with the bank. J. L. Cowan, who had charge of the suspended bank. will not pay more than 50 cent. of his obligations. A Salem bank offered to stand in with a Portland bank in furnishing the money to tide the suspended Linn County bank over the stringency, but the Portland bank refused; therefore the doors were closed, and its business will be wound up.

5. July 7, 1893 Pullman Herald Pullman, WA
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The corner-stone of the new hospital Colfax was laid Sunday. The Sisat Charity, under whose auspices comprise an ters it 488 of laid, order old. in the It Cacholic church tat is 50 years had its foundation in 1843 in Montreal Canada, bv the Rt. Rev. Bishop Bourget for of Montreal. Mother Gamelin, who to some years previous had belonged some lay confraternities, was selected In by the bishop to be its foundress. 1856 the sisters arrived at Vancouver, Wash their present mother house labor on the Pacific coast, a new field of fached after great difficulties of travel H., Mother Joseph, S. directress of the buiiding in now those days, They in Colfax, now was appointed superior, have hospitale and academies of education a Walla Walla, Spokane, Olympia, Portland and other places on this coast. OREGON. J. W. Stewart arrived at Prineville Friday of last week from Corvallis, bv having on come across the Cascades of the Santiam route. He found from about way 14 miles of snow, averaging one to six feet in dept. John Porter, a farmer aged 40 years, and unmarried, who lives near Creswell. His hae been committed to the asylum. mania is of a suicidal and homi idal nature. and o ly affects him occasionally. Mr. Porter asked to be taken to the asylum, as he was afraid to trust himself. An old feud existing between Riley Mills and Frank Gilman, of South Slough, Lane county, about a young Gillady, culminated in the shooting of by Mille. G lman had knocked when man Mills down aud was beating him, GilMills drew a small pistol and shot a man. The wound 18 not considered dangerous one. Arrangements have been made with of creditors by which the property mills the the proprietors of the Red Crown hands at Albany will be taken from the Mr. of the receiver and transferred to John Isom, who will be the proprietor of the same, while Mr. John R. Stock- mills will act as manager, The to man will be run at their full capacity, meet orders ahead, for some time, Nettled at attention being called a fact that Umatilla county sends the many convicts to the penitentiary, great the Pendleton East Oregonian says: $50,"Well, Umatilla county pays about send 000 annually to have the right to Salem many of her tough citizens to crimas she chooses. We convict our them as inals up here instead of letting of run loose, as is done in some parts the Willamette valley.". An effort is being made to reopen the Linn County National bank under a reorganization so strong as to secure once. the confidence of the people at $30,A. Bush, of Salem, who OWDS Al000 Mr. in stock, has had a meeting at Ar. with the other stockholders: Jennings, bany the bank inspector, has about will completed his in yestigations, but few have nothing for the public for a days. Depositors are safe. The serious question is with the stockholders. The house of Joseph Lind, the Lewis and Clarke mail carrier, with all its con- was tents was destroyed by fire while he in Astoria with the mail last Saturday. he The fire was out in the stove when home at four o'clock in the morning, the and left the only way he can account for in fire is that a spark must have caught he the roof, and was smoldering when and The house was built of cedar, left. lumber to build it was carried by the the owner on his back from Sackett's mill, which is two miles away. W. W. Caviness, Pendleton, who added is hunting at Leman's Sprins, has an exanother bear to his list. Quite with the citing incident was connected out exploit. Mr. Caviness had gone were with his wife on horseback. Both dismounted when the bear was and seen. the "Wes" shot and wounded it, furious animal, a female, charged of upon her It was within five feet situation became bullet ended and another his wife. the timely critical, its and career. when were Two cubs were left motherless captured alive. Viewn 900. during the Indian war.

6. July 14, 1893 The Daily Morning Astorian Astoria, OR
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APPOINTED REVIEWER. Albany, Or., July 13.-H. M. Beall of The Dalles has been appointed receiver of the closed Linn County National Bank. He will arrive in a few days to assume charge and begin closing up the business of the bank.

7. July 14, 1893 The Lebanon Express Lebanon, OR
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121 the market. Try 10. One thousand men wanted at the Monogram to unload schooners. J.C. Bilyeu has put in a new walk on the north side of his property on Main-street. Mr. I. Benjamin returned home Tuesday from a visit to Portland. W. C. Faulkner, formerly of this t place, has leased a hotel in Oregon City. Mr. Faulker is a good hotel man. There will be an open meeting of the Good Templars next Monday evening in the G. A. R. Hall, to which the publicare invited. A good program will be rendered. The Church of Christ meets in the Academy for regular services every Lord's Day in the morning at 11 o'clock. Sunday school at 10 o'clock. All are invited to attend. I have 10 aeres of garden land adjoining Lebanon, part of it lays on the inside of the incorporation, for sale at a bargain. Call and get prices and see the land. W. C. PETERSON. I am now prepared to fornish suplies ef all kinds to hop growers cheaper than they can be bought in Portland. quassia wood whale oil soap a specialty. J. A LAMBERSON, Commission Merehant, Lebation Or. Send your name and address to Read Peacock & Co., Albany, Oregon, and mention the EXPRESS, they will mail you a fashion sheet free each month. There has been a new side walk d built in front of the McCalley property on Main street. The walk adjoining it on the south is in bad condition and should be looked after by the marshal. families arrived in the vale ley the last day or two Several in whom from across went the mountains, most of over there two years ago. All unite e in saying webfoot part of Oregon can't Is be beat. e. Services at the Baptist church every 11 Sunday. Sunday school 10 a. m. P. Preaching 11 a. m. and 8 in. Y. U. Junior 2:30 p. m. Y. P. U. p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday p. m. is Everybody is cordially invited to these is services. C. R. LAMAR. Pastor. 8 Au examination of the affairs of the d suspended Linn County National Bank, at Albany is reported to show y assets of the bank sufficient to pay deV. to positors and all other debts in full, and stockholders the par value of their stock.-Statesman. of tAt an adjourned meeting of the H. n city council last Friday, Mayor C. P, Ralston handed in his resignation, which was accepted. Hon. M. A. y it Miller was appointed to fill the vacany ey. Mr. Ralston has made a good d mayor and we regret to see him ree sign. Mr. Miller has filled the office s before and is a good man for the place. Geo. Pope & Co. of Portland, through their agent Dr. Lamberson of this of place, bought all of last years hop erop h in and around Selo. They payed 15)ete for the same. y is The 1st quarterly meeting of the st Free Methodists' will be held at their I church in Sodaville, July 1 4th at 8 e o'clock p. m. Preaching Saturday at y, 11 a. m. and 2:30 p. m. Official meetit ing immediately after the afternoon love d services. Preaching at night; to feast Sunday at 10; preaching at 11; sacrement immediately after preach N ing: also preaching at night. Rev. B. F. Smalley, chairman. st J. H. BRO wn, P. C. it KThere was weighed at Dufur last e. week by Mr. Haines, Sr., of Nansene, ca span of colts that are not beat in any n country. One a Belfoundered filly 2 t. years old, weighing 1160, and the ed other a three-fourths bred English he Draft colt, 13 months old sired by ot "Sprotshoro Dandy," owned by R. ne Sigman. weighing 1130, measuring 6 h feet 5 inches around the heart and is N' nearly 16 hands high. The latter will

8. July 28, 1893 The Corvallis Gazette Corvallis, OR
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An application has been sent to the comptroller of the currency asking that the Linn County National bank be taken from the hands of the receiver for the resumption of business. The required amount of money, about $100,000, will be raised and other conditions will be met, so that the applicawill undoubtedly be granted. The movement is one that will be of general benefit to the community.-Albany Democrat.

9. August 11, 1893 Idaho County Free Press Grangeville, ID
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those of a man who mysteriously disappeared some time ago, hinting that Haynes was concerned in the disappearance. There was a riot outside the arena at Roby, Ind., Monday night, caused by a mob of roughs attempting to enter to see the fight. Pinkerton detectives went out to quell the disturbance and they were met with a shower of stones. Some one in the crowd fired three or four shots from a revolver and an unlucky man was shot above the heart. Physicians say he cannot live. J. W. S. Marshall, whose body had been hanging from a door in his room at 15 Allison street, Boston, for five days before it was found, did not kill himself on account of poverty. When his room was searched two bank books which represented cash deposits of $60,000 were found, and also proof that he owned a block of buildings, the value of which is fully $1,000,000. Artesian water was struck on Tuesday in Spring valley, five miles southeast of Colfax, Wash., at a depth of 220 feet. The flow is very strong, throwing a sixinch stream twenty feet high. This is the most western artesian well in the county, and will be a great help to Colfax. The city council have already taken informal action toward piping the water down to the supply reservoir. e A petition is now before the circuit court of the sixth judicial district asking that Lawyer C. H. Finn be debarred from practicing in the courts of this state. The petition is based upon affidavits charging Finn with mutilating records wilful misconduct as an attorney in caste ing reflections and preferring charges of S conspiracy against circuit judges; wiln fully false and malicious charges against n J. W. Knowles, as justice of the peace in La Grande. o It is said that the directors of the Linn County National bank have at last e reached an agreement for a reorganizay tion, says the Albany Herald, and have made an application to the comptroller of the currency, asking that the bank be taken from the hands of the receiver and reopened for the resumption of business. About $100,000, it is said, will be put into the bank to place it on a sound basis n again, and it is thought the application will be granted. The law of the state of Washington requires that the permanent school fund of the state must be invested in national, state, county or municipal bonds, but t the state land commission sought to ree gard a school district as a municipal corn poration within the meaning of the law. and to invest funds in school district bonds. The attorney general bas decided that a school district cannot be regarded as a municipal corporation, and the land h commission cannot so invest the funds. Wednesday at Spokane, Wash., the First National bank closed its doors and with it went the allied institution, the L Spokane Savings bank. A notice was of posted that "owing to the continued d withdrawal by depositors and the inability to realize on securities this bank has as temporarily suspended payment." Presihe dent J. M. Glover said that all depositors would be paid in full. The news created of no excitement and no run upon any d other banks. H. W. Fairweather is of vice-president of the bank which was -1one of the foremost banks of Spokane. y Thursday afternoon, at The Dalles, 8 young lady, Miss Equi, horse-whipped is O. D. Taylor, a real estate shark, for a swindling a friend of hers, a Miss Hol : comb, out of $100. The affair was wit nessed by a large crowd of persons, who & followed the parties from the first place or where they met to the place where the as marshal interfered. There were frequen at cheers from the throng of persons, and i he is stated that on more than one occasion the, reverend gentleman was held while

10. December 10, 1893 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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More Indictments at Portland. PORTLAND, Dec. 9.-The United States grand jury has indicted J. L Cowan, president of the Linn County National bank, of Albany, Or., which suspended last June. Cowan is charged with violation of the national banking laws. It was reported that Whitney L Boise, chairman of the Republican state central committee, had been indicted for conspiring with ex-Collector Lotan to unlawfully land Chinese, but United States District Attorney Murphy denies this.

11. December 10, 1893 The Salt Lake Herald Salt Lake City, UT
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charge of conspiracy to unlawfully land Chinese. The indictment was returned last night, and made public today. A true bill has also been returned against J.L. Cowan, president of the Linn County National bank, of Albany, Oregon, which suspended last June. Cowan is charged with a violation of the national banking laws.

12. December 25, 1893 The Seattle Post-Intelligencer Seattle, WA
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ally supposed, judging from the host of applications already received by telegraph and letter. It must be close picking for the old Democratic warhorses this season, for there is no place so small that it is not pounced upon by the whole gang as eagerly as a drowning man catches at a straw. The announcement just made by Comptroller Eckels that he has examiners enough for the present will be a sore disappointment to many. Mr. Paul Mohr has taken an elegant residence on Connecticut avenue and will remain in Washington City with his family during the winter. He feels confident that with the coming of spring the business interests all over the Pacific Northwest will experience & revival and that enterprises of all sorts that have come to a standatili in that section with the approach of "hard times" will then start up again. So soon as the condition of business in the Inland Empire will warPant he proposes to push to completion his railroad along the Northern shores of the Columbia. There are 166 applicants for presidential postmasterships who were postmasters during Cleveland's first term and who are very desirous of regaining their former places. Obedient to the expressed wish of Mr. Cleveland at the beginning of his term that there should be no such reappointments, the postmaster general in making no recommendations in these cases, but each, with all the accompanying papers, have been sent to the president for his personal supervision and decision. Consideration of the bills providing for the admission of territories as states will be delayed somewhat after the reconvening of congress, by the marriage of Faulkner, chairman of the senate committee on territories, which will occur January 3, the day set for the reassembling of congress. I Comptroller Eckels has authorized the receiver of the Linn County National bank, at Albany, Or., to issue a first dividend of 35 per cent. on the total claims proved, aggregating $179,865.23. The diviA. B. 8. dend amounts to $62,952.83.

13. January 20, 1894 The Dalles Times-Mountaineer Dalles, OR
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From Thursday's Daily. An extra ferce of policemen were on duty last night. A. D. McDonald, of Monkland, is registered at the Umatilla House. Mr. J. E. Muller, a lawyer of Pendleton, gave us a pleasant call to-day. James Le Due and J. D. Parrish, of Dufur, were in the city yesterday. Mr. Chas. Butler, the cattle buyer of Port Townsend, Wash., is in the city. Mr. George Nolin, of Dufur, gave us a call this afternoon. He was enroute from Hood River to his home. A. B. Judson, of Weiser, and Wm. Stuart and John C. Bone, of Payette, Idaho, were in the city yesterday. The following deed was filed with the county clerk to-day: Robert Rand and wife to M A Winans; se qr, sec 13, tp 1 n, r 9 e; $700. Justice and police courts are not burdened with business these days. Criminal matters are quiet at present, and civil actions are not frequent. This morning there were no robberies reported as having occurred last night, and it is to be hoped that this particular kind of business has stopped. The Southern Pacific is experiencing great difficulty in arriying at points in the Willamette valley by reason of snow in the Calapooia mountains, Mr. J. C Baldwin and son Edward, arrived this morning from Tekoa, Wash Mr. Baldwin will spend the remainder of the winter with his family in this city. The west-bound passenger, due in this city at 3:45 this morning, was delayed a few miles east of the city by an accident to the locomotive. It was only a few minutes late. Mr. H. M. Beall, formerly cashier in the First National bank, of The Dalles, but later appointed receiver of the Linn county national bank at Albany, came up on the train last night, and has been visiting friends in the city to-day. Hon. W. H. Briggs, of Wasco, is in town to-day. He says the weather in Sherman county is the finest in America. Farmers are busy plowing, and are determined to plant a larger acreage of grain than ever before in that portion of the state. The dispatch savs regarding the location of the branch asy.um that It was by a unanimous vote of the board. It is a matter of congratulation that after months of consultation over the matter there was no jarring discord in arriving at a conclusion. The early freight train from the west came to the depot this morniňg with mud half way up to the headlight. It ran into a landslide near W yeth; but, fortunately was not derailed, and managed to extricate steelt with little trouble: The track was soon cleared, and the train arrived in the city only a little late. These slides may be expected frequently while this weather prevails. According to the Oswego paper, the Oregon Iron & Steel Company has let the contract for making the Bull Run pipe-about 6500 tens of 32 inch pipe-to Superintendent Charles Loveridge. The toundry closed down a few days ago to repair the broken main wheel of the crank and to await the arrıval of new bell formers from Portland. Work again commenced Wednesday afternoon. The force, it IS expected, will soon be increased. The state board of tax levy, consisting of the governor, secretary of state and state treasurer met yesterday in Salem and made the levy of the state taxes for the current year upon the equalized assessment of 1893. Following is the total taxable property in this county, after deducting exemptions, with the state apportionment: Property, $3,358,907; apportionment for the state, $14,443.30. Ashland Tidings: A carload of buffaloes -four full bloods and three half bloods— was in Ashland last Saturday night attached to the south freight, bound for San Francisco. They were the property of Argall & Putman, Castleton, North Dakota, and these two gentlemen were taking them to the midwinter fair for exhibition, They

14. June 22, 1894 Condon Globe Condon, OR
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Oregon. The party that recently went to the Bohemia mines country to search for the bodies of the two men who perished in that vicinity a few months since has been unable to find them, and intend returning, It is now the opinion that the bodies will not be recovered before the last of June, as the snow still lies on the ground from ten to twenty-five feet in depth. The Linn County National Bank, through the receiver, H. M. Beall, has brought an injunction suit against the city of Albany to restrain the city government from paying the city warrants. It is alleged that the city has been paying the policemen cash for city warrants of recent issue, and that the old warrants, some of which are held by the bank, have not been paid. It will probably be made a test case. During the past few days there has been a marked improvement in the run of salmon, and the average catch per boat is much above the average at this season of the year. This fact may be due to the comparatively long spel! of warm weather which has prevailed for a month past, or possibly the long-expected four-year run has materialized. The fishermen and others interested in the canning business are not, however, particular as to the cause of the plentiful supply, and are happy in the knowledge that all the boats are doing well. Four of Hapgood's men the other day caught exactly 2,000 pounds of fish, or an average of about twenty each, and many other hauls equally large are reported. Considerable excitement has been caused in the vicinity of Medford during the past few days by the result of a partial clean-up of the Miller placer mine, situated about five miles west of that city. This mine was recently purchased by Portland parties, and between $12,000 and $13,000 has been taken out as the result of the past winter's run. A partial clean-up of the Sturgis mine, about twelve miles from this city, which was finished last week, produced $30,000 in yellow metal for its owners. These mines are considered two of the best placer mines in Southern Oregon, and the resuit of the clean-up of both has been watched with interest by mining men all over the State. The Miller mine comprises 240 acres, all of which is considered as good as that worked in the past, only two acres of which has been touched during the last eight years. The mine has been run with only one giant, and the present company is making arrangements to put in two more giants, as there is plenty of water to run that number during the winter season.

15. February 22, 1895 The State Rights Democrat Albany, OR
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ANOTHER DIVIDEND.-The comptroller of the currency has declared another dividend of 10 per cent in favor of the Linn County National Bank. This makes a total of 75 per cent. The other 25 per cent will also come, with some over for the stockholders. It is an interesting fact, and one creditable to the receiver as well as to the debtors of the bank that this record leads all the banks of the U. S. that failed in 1893, so far as can be learned, no other bank yet having paid 75 per cent.

16. March 8, 1895 The State Rights Democrat Albany, OR
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NOW READY. The receiver of the Linn County National Bank is now prepared to pay a fourth dividend of ten per cent on the proved claims, Claimants will please present their receivers certificates at the bank for indorsement thereon. H. M. BEALL, Receiver.

17. June 21, 1895 The State Rights Democrat Albany, OR
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The Portland Oregonian advertises in Printers Ink that "it is more largely and religiously read to the square inch than any newspaper on the globe." Here at home we never hear of any one reading the Oregonian religiously. Our city bicyclists returned from their outing on the Deschutes last Monday about noon, having made the ride from the Bend in four hours, a distance of 35 miles. The party seemed to have a preference for the number 4. There were 4 of the party, they were gone 4 days, they ate 4 meals per day they came home in 4 hours and they caught 4 (00) fish.-Prineville Review.; Two years ago this morning there was a gloomy look on peoples faces when the Linn County National Bank failed to open. Albany has weathered the financial storm that followed everywhere in pretty good condition, and there is a bright outlook ahead. Keep your eye on the gem city of the valley. The Plaindealer, of Roseburg, accuses Senator B. F. Alley, of Florence, of being a populist, principally because he voted against J. N. Dolph. As a matter of fact the Plaindealer's arguments on the subject are small and mossbackish, and will no doubt be resented by all o the famous thirty who did well in defeating Dolph. The Ironworker, of Oswego, complains that the postoffice authorites allow written notices telling of a cow for sale, cabbage for sale and wood wanted, to be posted up in the building, while the newspaper in the town has hard work to keep its head above water. The Ironworker is clearly in the right.-Post. By a big majority right. A postoffice should not be used as a poster board. Mr. Max Baumgart has a copy of the Dollar Weekly Bee, published in 1876 in Portland. It contains a page writeup of Albany, which was going to have a population of 10,000 or 15,000 for the city inside of a few years. Twice as many years have gone by and our population is about 5,000. That is the way ings go. Many men in business then are not herenow. A scheme is on foot to raise $10,000 for the battleship Oregon memorial, the school children to do it. Linn county's share has been figured out at $560. A memorial is all right but these are not times to spend $10,000 for such a purpose. The naming of a big battleship after Oregon was not an act that calls for any undue display. It was a nice thing, and Oregon appreciates it, and that is enough. Let us spend our money for the necessaries of life, There are more improvements in progress this summer in Hillsboro than have been seen since the depression struck us, -Hillsboro Independent. Good times are coming back to stay, and every good town in Oregon will soon be enjoying a period of unprecedented growth.-Statesman. A good way to put it, and coming from a Salem paper is appreciated, Depend upon the fact that no growth will be reliable untill all the valley towns go up together, of course though not at the same rate. We do not expect all to keep up with Albany. A letter has been received from Rev. W. C. Taylor of the class of '84, University of Oregon, who is now in Frankfort, Kentucky, stating that he is soon to leave on a protracted vacation to be spent in the "Scenes of the Siege of Troy' and the Holy Land. Rev. Taylor has recently had conferred upon him the degree of D. D. given by Georgetown, Col. lege, of Kentucky. This is the first time this degree has been conferred upon a member of the Alumni Association.Eugene Guard, The Chinook, a small paper of Pendleton is evidently hot. We give the following as sample of journalism the DEMOCRAT is glad to notice is fast passing out of date among respectable papers: We know the name of the gilded idiot, the brass-bottomed butterfly, the nickleplated imbecile, the lengthy lunatic, the chump with the cracked cranium who is allowed to preside as the city editor's desk in the office of the E. 0. We know him, and if we ever meet the man who introduced him to us, we shall promptly punch the head of that man. As for the alleged city editor, well, they might put him in the gound or muzzle him, he ought not to be allowed to run at large Better muzzle him, the animal might be particular regarding his associates. Rev. J. P. Rrushingham, a Methodist minister of Chicago, stands up for the bicycle in the following very enthusiastic manner: "I wish to be considered an enthusiast upon the moderate use of the bicycle. It drives away the nervous tension, the hectic cheek, the wearied brain and peevish temper, renders us more agreeable to our friends and ser: viceable to our chosen calling. By the moderate use of the bicycle the coated tongue becomes normal once again, refreshing slumber and lessdiscriminating appetite are induced, and those forms of amysement which seem to confuse recreation with indoor dissipation are tabooed. The bicycle is not only the enemy of the railway corporation and the livery establishment, but also of the allnight saloon and the low-down theatre, Enthusiasm for the use, protest for the abuse, constitute the keynote of this theme.