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168 mills erected were: one at Oregon City in 1664, another at Ellendale (Polk County) 1866, and the third at Brownsville in 1875. It required several years to establiak a reputation for Oregon Woolen Mills. Aocordingly it was veiy difficult at first to market in our state the goods that were manufactured fay our mills. It was frequently necessaiy, therefore, at first to ship the Oregon made fabric into other states where it was purchased unwittingly by our merchants who brought it back to be sold to iSkmr customers But a wonderful change took place, Oregon woolen mills were very fortunate in competing for medals in national and interrational expositions. In course of time, foreign and domestic recognition was won for our woolen manufacture, resulting in the erection of several other woolen mills.

McMinnville College. Pioneer Baptist missionaries established Oregon City College in 1849; but for want of ample support the school was closed and the property sold. The money thus acquired was paid into the funds of McMinnville College, which in the meantime, had come into existence in the manner related by Bancroft, the historian, as follows: "The Legislature in 185 7-8, granted a charter to the Baptist College at McMinnville, a school already founded by the Disciples, or Christian Church, and turned oyer to the Baptists with the belongings, six acres of ground and a school building as a free gift upon condition that they should keep up a collegiate school."

Federal Court Established. By an act of Congress of March 3, 1859, the State of Oregon was constituted a judicial district, within which a district court should be established with powers and jurisdiction like the District Court of the United States for the District of Iowa, and the judge of said district court was authorized to hold regular annual sessions at the seat of the government of the State, to commence on the second Mondays of April and September re-