Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-08-19
Court House News

Sheriff Merriam Budd, accompan-
led by Mrs. Budd and sen Jack
left Friday for a few days outing
in Canada where they will try
their luck at fishing. Mrs. Jennie
Hartenfeld is substituting for Mrs.
Budd as matron at the county
Jail.
Jury commissioners Frank
Quisno and George Sibrel will
meet at the office of the Clerk of
Courts Friday morning when 400
new names will be placed in the
jury wheel, of persons who will
be subject to jury service during
the September term of common
pleas court. At this time IS
names will be drawn from the
wheel, the first So persons to
serve as grand jurors and the
next so as petit jurors.
The sheriff's department report
ed IL prisoners in the county Jail
over the weekend, some of whom
are awaiting the action of the
grand jury during the September
term Of court.
Deputy Sheriff Myron Hetrick
was called to the Sandusky Bay
bridge Sunday afternoon to di-
rect traffic, following an accident
which caused several minutes de-
lay. The accident was said to
have occurred when a couple of
automobiles collided when they
stopped for the lift bridge which
was open. No persons were re-
ported injured.
Following an inquest held in
probate court Monday, Judge P
w. Gulau ordered a mental pa
tient to be admitted to the State
Hospital, Toledo.
Judge and Mrs. William A.
Hunt have as house guests this
week, their son and daughter-in-
law, Major and Mrs. William A.
Hunt, Jr. and daughter Joan, of
Fort George E. Meade, Maryland
where Major Hunt is assigned to
the Judge Advocate General De-
partment, U. S. Army. Also their
son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Dean Hales and sons, Paul
and Jeffrey, of st. Louis.
Auditor E. A. Guth reports
nearly $4,000 notices are being
mailed to property owners in Ot-
tawa county listing new apprais-
ais which are being made for real
estate throughout the county. Due
to increased values and additional
improvements, appraisals are be-
ing based at higher valuations,
There are approximately 10000
parcels of real estate in the county
which are being reappraised, which
according to law are to be reap
praised at six year intervals.
Judge A. V. Bauman, Of San
dusky County Common Pleas court
Fremont, held court here Mon
day morning, hearing a case which
had been assigned some time ago
and was concluded Monday.
The petit jury returned ver-
dict for the defendant in the case
of Clair Bluner against George
Chiarelli, an action for money
only which was tried in common
pleas court last Friday, when
Judge Earl X. Solether, Bowling
Green presided.
The hearing on the petition in
the matter of the proposed new
road in Erie township, which had
been set for Monday was contin-
ued by the county commissioners
until next Monday afternoon,
August % at 1:3O p. m. At two
o'clock the commissioners will
hold the hearing in the matter of
the proposed extension of a water
system line to Gypsum, from the
Port Clinton service.
New cases filed in the common
pleas court during the week in
Guided the following: Bertha NJ
Brown against Charles l. Brown,
an action for partition; Charles H.
Nehls, and others against Oliver
F. Zenzer and others, an action
for ejectment and for recovery of
premises; Ralph Schultz and 9th
ers against L. J. Meyerholtz, an
action for money only in which
the plaintiff is seeking to recover