Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1948-07-16
Court House News

A. 0. Dehn, county , superin-
tendent of schools was in Colum-
bus the fore part of the week
attending the meeting of all Ohio
superintendents. Last week MIR.
Dehn attended the meeting of
the National Education Associa-
tion at Cleveland.
Auditor E. A. Guth was a
guest at the meeting of the Far
mer's Union held in Danbury
township school building, Tues
day evening, when matters per-
tanning to the proposal for the
new re-appraisement of real es-
tate were discussed.
Treasurer d, L. Cullenen re-
ports that $4,000 represents the
amount of unpaid taxes still due
for the July collections, and that
July 20 is the deadline for pay
ing taxes before the penalty be-
comes due. The, state laws pro-
vide that properties on which
two or more periods of taxes are
not paid, the property is to be
advertised for delinquency.
While in session Monday the
county commissioners awarded
the contract for cleaning and
improving the LaCarpe creek
project to Burnell Williams and
Son of Toledo, the work to cost
$18,692.56 which was the amount
of the estimate, and was the only
bid received. The project covers
about seven miles of work includ-
ing new cutoff which will emp
ty into the Portage river about
a half mile east of Graytown.
Clerk of Courts William Field
er, who has been confined to his
home for number of weeks has
been removed to the Grille hospi-
tai, at Parma, for treatment.
Carl Petch of Danbury town.
ship, has been appointed to serve
as a special deputy sheriff, with
out compensation, The recon-
mendation was made by sheriff
Ralph Riedmaier and confirmed
by Judge William A. Hunt in the
common pleas court.
Broder Nissen of the janitor's
staff is a patient at the Magru-
der Memorial Hospital, where he
received surgical treatment.
The county commissioners at
tended a joint meeting with the
Wood county commissioners, on
Thursday, when viewing was
held Of an inter-county ditch
which has been petitioned for
cleaning.
Deputy sheriff Merlan Budd
was in the west end of the coun-
ty Tuesday afternoon, transact
ing business for the sheriff's de-
partment.
New cases filed in the COM
\ mon pleas court during the week
include the following: Dolores
Hemminger against Arthur w.
Hemminger, an action for ali
mony and other relief; GLADDEN.
Cashen against Paul w. Cashen,
an action for divorce and other
relief; Jacob Lutz against the
State of Ohio, an action on pc
tition in error, which case has
been set for hearing in common
pleas court before Judge William
A. Hunt, Friday afternoon, July
% at one-thirty o'clock.
Sheriff Ralph Riedmaier re-
ports d number of minor traffic
accidents having been investi-
gated over the weekend, in which
no persons We're reported seri-
ously injured.
The wills of Sarah Austin and
Eta Busch have been filed in
the probate court for probating.
Judge P. w. Gulau reports
the following appointment in the
probate court during the past
week: Harry T. Belknap appoint
ed administrator with will an
nexed in the matter of the es-
tate Of Emma Y. Kuhlman; Ed
win Puestow appointed admins
traitor with will annexed in the
matter of the estate of Charles
Puestow.
Final account has been filed in
the probate court as to Francis
Johnson and a partial account Of
guardianship as to John j. john
son, by Sylvester Nominee as
guardian.