Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-08-31

The court house will be closed
Monday, September 3rd in obser-
vance of Labor Day.
While in session Monday the
county commissioners approved
the application of the Salem Town.
ship trustees, authorizing the of
ficals to purchase new road roll
er for township highway uses.
Deputy Sheriff Clarence Step
hens was called to Danbury town.
ship Saturday afternoon to lnvesti-
gate traffic accident, in which
an automobile and a truck were
involed. The driver of the auto
mobile was taken to the Magruder
Memorial hospital, and it was re-
ported that the driver had sui
fered severe injuries.
Judge P. w. Gulau, conducted
an inquest in the probate court
Tuesday afternoon, and the men,
tai patient was ordered to be adj
mited in the State Hospital, To-
ledo, for treatment.
Monday afternoon was the time
set by the county commissioners
for receiving bids for the repair
ing of the window frames of the
court house, but no bids were re
ceived. 1t is expected that the
officials will readvertise for bids
at later date. The original esti-
mate had been set at $1,070.25.
Prosecuting Attorney Myron
RoSentreter returned to his home
in Oak Harbor the latter part of
last week after vacationing for
the past two weeks. He will order
the grand jury to report on Mon,
day, September, II, following the
opening of the September term
of common pleas court.
County auditor E. A. Guth re-
ports the receipt of voucher
from Columbus, for $3.50 from
state funds to be applied to the
County Board of Health funds.
Frederick Kumm of the county
engineers department and his
wife Ethel, are patients in the
Peoples hospital in Akron, where
they are being treated for injuries
suffered in traffic accident near
Akron, Saturday evening. They
had attended a baseball game in
Cleveland and had planned on
spending the weekend in Akron
with friends.
DR.. George A. Poe of Port Clin-
ton who has served as county
coroner several years, has ten
dered his resignation to the
county commissioners, effective,
September l. DR.. Poe is leaving
the county to accept position on
a hospital staff in Kentucky. NO
applications for the coroner'S job
have been received by the COM
missioners at this time.
Judge Earl K. Solether of the
Wood County common pleas court,
Bowling Green was a court house
visitor Monday, in the interest
of a case which has been assigned
for him to hear.
New cases filed in the common
pleas court during the week in
cluded the following: Noah M. May
against Lenoa Peppers May, an
action for divorce and other re-
lief: Tomase Lazo against Isabel
Lazo, an action for divorce and
other relief: Viva Warns against
Bromain Warns, an action for di-
vorce and equitable relief: Peter
w. Grlau against the Harbor
Manufacturing Co., Inc, an action
for injunction and equitable re-
lief: F. A. Huston against Nelson
Purtee, an action for money only:
A. l.. Jaslove against the Phil,
adelphia Fire and Marine Insur-
ance Company, an action for
money only in which the plain
tiff is seeking to recover $2,495
insurance coverage on box of
furs which were reported stolen
from his automobile last June Is.
The will of Walter V. Rice has
been filed in the probate court
for probating.
Judge P. w. Gulau reports the
following appointments in the pro
bate court during the past week:
C. d. Brewer, administrator of
estate of Luella Brewer; Ada l..
Spayd, appointed eXecutriX Of
estate of William j. Spayd: Mrs.
Pearl Helgaet, execCtriX of estate
of Mary A. Zwerman.
Final account of administration
has been filed in the probate court
by Richard F. Helle, administrator
of estate of William F. Helle.
Partial account of guardianship
has been filed in the probate court
by Marie L. Hrabal.