The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1873-07-25
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Thinking the petition TO tie Comfy
Court from john Il. Nipple, aiias
john II. Mitchell, pIayins for de-
cree 70 make tie a09t de pune, John
II Mitchell. his real name, woaId be
Of interest 70 Our renders, we viii
give it as copied from tie original
petition:
IN the County Court OF she State
CT Oregon for the County Of AIultno-
NAH:
La the matter Of the application Of
John II Mitchell for decrce de-
claring iadieially tie legality Of his
maine:
u tic honoraJJe County Court IF lie.
.Saoteu 0regoa fo1. tlae County of
MutHomqh; Your petitioner wo1ld
respectfully represent thnt lie IS
resident and citizen of zIu.sucmah
County, State OF Oregon, end has
been for about thirteen years, last
past; that during that tiIas lie has
been called and knoEn by tho name
OF John H. Mitchell; that The name
Of yonr petitioners father was john
Hipple; that. las 1eother's maiden
naise was aIitcheiI; that your peti-
toner was, in lis iHfance, by his said
parents, named John adifc'sel EE5pples
that tie name 81 50ha H. 5iikebell.
by which your petitioner IS k2own,
) aforesaid Was bs yoar petitioner
voluntarily adopted before tho PAS
sage OF the Act Of tie Lesisizlsle
Assembly 'of the State Of Oregon.
whica reference IS hereiaafler made.
and more than ;hirLeea years
and by that name your petitl2nee
has ever since been knoNa. b. isaas
name your petitioner VS.. IN tie
/ Summer Of 1861, elseted by the Gem
mon Coancii Of the City Of Portland,
City Attorney OF such aty, iEnd serr-
ed as such about oag year In sJun6
"a. u. 1862, your petitioner was. 81
bis said name, John II aiitelelis
elected to the State Senate OF the
State Of Oregon, from ldlllEnomaif
County, for the term OF four years,
and ty such name serYed tho full
term Of four ears in the sail Senate
serving th4'last two as president
Of that body, having been eleeted
such President, hy sail name, BIZ
said Senate. And .yonr petitioner
further represents, that on the 2SEh
day OF September, a. .. 1872, he
was, bY.9 his said na,ne. John 81.
Mitchell. elected 10 the Senate q the
United States from the State Of Ore
gon, by the Legislature thereof, for
the term of SIX years, comnerlcing
March 4th, A. d. 1875 that on said
9Th day ef March, g. D.1ST3, yo1rpe-
tifioner was. BY the name Of john a.
Mitchell, sworn ilio, and admitted
TO a seatas United States Senator. IN
the United States Senate, and he IS
nowga member OF that body;. that
during the past thirteen years your
petitioner has become the possessog
and owner Of large amount of land
ed property located in this State,
principally in this county, Of the val
ue Of fifty thousand 5Ioliars; that
during the time hast mentioned your
petitioner has made conveyences in
such name of large amounts of real
estate to divers personssn this county
and State; that ssGea the adoption Of
said name by your pc s5lioHer IS afore--
said, to wit; on ,.or aboat the 24th
day of 0ctoher, 1861, tho LegislaA
tnre of tie State OF Oreeon passed
an Act authorizing APP lications fols
change Of names 10 be made By youT
Honorable Court. a
Your petitioner further representss
that danbts have arisen ia the minds
Of some persons with whom he has
had, and non has, business f0sstIous,
gs to whether the change Of name
thus voluntarily made BY binis Ia all
respects valid.
Your petitioner. therefore,, and for
these Reasons, aud for the pBTpose of
curing any alleged invaIaliiy that
might exist in such oh.tesa, would
respectfully pray ys9pg IloRer for a.
decree of this honoiabie Court, IA
pursuance OF the power conferred by
the provisions of the statute afere-
said, declaring John III. Mitchell to
be the true legal name Of yoar pe-
titioner. And yonr pe6fioner viii
ever pray. yoHS If. 8iITc1EI1..
Portland. 0regtin, Jaly 1th. slS73s
= a ltiy in Fairfield. Mass, dis
coveree3hat her dan ier was about
to elope. She tlidn tnake any f9s IS
about #, but the night on whish tise
elopement was to be did, gave 4l
daughter aiie opiase m her. ttas
that sh6gf did mt awake until pe
morning. 81 eanwhiIa the lover IL
grown tired Of waiting, and left
disgust.