Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1917-09-28
PETITION

In the matter of the adoption OF Or.
willie Lee johnson, a minor:
PETITION
To the Honorable r. r. Miller, Judge
of the above entitled Courts
Your petitioner respectfully SHOWS
unto your honor:
That she Is resident of Lincoln
County, State Of Oregon, and resides
1T Waldport therein; that she Is
widow;
That It is her desire to adopt as her
own child, the above named Oryille
Lee Johnson, boy, aged years and
IL months OF age. -,
That the only living parent OF said
minor Is Lee Johnson. father, who Is
non resident Of the State of Oregon,
and whose place of residence Is un.
known to your petitioner; that the
mother of said minor Is now deceased
and was daughter OF said petitioner;
that the said minor Is now and has
been since the death Of the mother OF
said minor, in the care and custody and
supported by the petitioner herein;
That the petitioner is willing and
able to care for. educate, cloth and
nourish said child in a suitable and
proper manner.
Wherefore your petitioner prays that
a decree be entered herein, to the cf-
feet that said petitioner be granted
permission to adopt the said Orville
ZEE Johnson. which said adoption shall
be OF the same effect In law as II me
said minor was the natural child of
said petitioner including that OF inner
itance. Elizabeth V. Wo'ie'
STATE OF OREGON }
)ss
County OF Lincoln,
| Elizabeth V. Wolfe, being first du-
" sworn. depose and say that ! am
the petitioner In the above entitled
petition for adoption and that the fore
going petition is true as verify be
lIeye. Elizabeth v. Wolfe
Subscribed and sworn to before me
/. this 2lst day OF September, 1917.
Notarial c. g. MecIuskey
: Seal Notary Public for Oregon
Ny Commission expires S-3l-'l9
ORDER
Now at this time came on for hear
Ing the petition Of Elizabeth V. Woltc
, for the adoption of the said minor or
Vile Lee Johnson, and.
II appearing to the Court that ti'
said petitioner Is . widow, residing "a
Wa!dport. Lincoln County. Oregon, ant
is the grdndmother Of said minor; una
the mother OF said minor IS dead
that the said minor ig now and ma
been since the death of tire said moth
rr in the care. custody and control o
said petitioner: that the petitioner de
T sires 20 adopt the said minor as he
I child. And,
T Il appearing further 10 the COur
| that Lee Johnson the father OF sai'
I minor Is a non resident OF ana no
within the State Of OREGON,
J.. II IS hereby ordered that n hearinl
, will be had upon said petition In Coun
). ~ Court Room In the County Conr
House at Toledo. Lincoln County, ore
, gon, on the 10Th day OF November
;. 1917, at the hour Of ten o'clock In thu
forenoon Of said day and that II NJ
obiections are filed to said petition
decree will be entered granting tl'
petltion, and allowing the said petltioi'
: er TO adopt the said minor, .., 81
II is further ordered that a copy % o.
,ho netition herein copy OF thlS OF
der be published in the Lincoln ,,,,,, S1u,,
GO Leader a weekly newspaper puDlish
cd in and of general circulation win
In Lincoln County, oregon, once u
week for three consecutive and sue
icosaIve weeks beginning with the ~
% sue of September sSth, 1917 and en-; END
ING with the issue of October lVth
1917. o. ,ht, otsI
Dated at Toledo, Oregon this @iS'
day of September. 1871 ,,u.
' R. p. Miller. County Judge