Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-04-18

ported in which any persons
were injured. !, Eight prisoners
were reported in the county jail
some for charges of intoxication
and others awaiting action of the
grand Jury which convenes with
the opening Of the May term, the
date to be announced.
The. will Of Charles ,Rahm has
Keen tiled in the probate court
tpr probating.
! Judge P. W. Gulau reports the
following appointments in the
probate court during the week:
Hifda C.. Ingles, appointed, admin.
istrator. Of the estate Of Cooley
3. Ingles; William L. Moon ap.
pointed executor of the estate of
Julia. Neindecker;; George. w.
Slaughter appointed administra-
tpr of the estate of George James.
The first partial account Of
guardianship has been filed in
the probate court by Alice Viii
ber,. guardian of Helen Galleher.
A partial account of guardian
ship has been filed in the probate
court by Lester e. Hetrick, guard
ian of Mary Hetriek.
The first and final account of
administration has been filed in
the probatt court by Edward
Penz, executor of the, estate of
Andrew Kline.
/ A new cast filed in common
pleas court this week was that
Of Maxine Thomas against Donald
Thomas an action for divorce and
other relief.
Two civil cases were presented
for hearing at the Monday morning
session of the Court of Appeals,
when Judges, Savord, Lehr and
Conn were here from Toledo for
the opening of the new term of
corrt of appeals. The findings of
the court will be submitted at a
later date.
Z An increase in the number Of
house trailers is being reported
in the county at this time as list
ed for taxation. Occupied trailels
must be listed by May 1st for
which the tax is $1,000 after which
date the penalty is fixed at $50.
Deputy sheriff Clarence Step
hens Of Genoa was called to Clay
Center, Tuesday morning to in
vestigate peculiar traffic ac-
cident. An automobile owned by
Glenn H. Duvall of Williston was
parked along side the Clay Center
main street when the door Of a
passing truck swung open and
damaged the right front fender,
door, cowel and dashboard of the
automobile.
While in session Monday after
noon the county commissioners
awarded the contract for the err
ection Of new bridge over Sugar
Creek in Harris township, to the
Weis Brothers Of Elmore. The
contract price was $17,82O.92
which was only bid received. The
estimated cost had been set at
$18,O20.92.
The auditors department re-
ported the receipt of vouchers
from Columbus as follows: $4,000
for townships and $4,000 for
county from the recent disbri.-
button of gasoline tax funds; $4,.
2l0.95 from distribution of Sales
Tax funds; $1,866.O2 for aid of
dependent children.
Bids will be received by the
county commissioners Monday af-
ternoon, May 10 for painting and
repairing all woodwork on the
exterior of the court house and
the Jail building, the estimated
cost for which has been set at
$500 Bids will also be received
at this time for repairing and
painting the Portage river bridge
house in Port Clinton, the es-
timAteds cost for this job Is set
at $500.
sReal estate transfers are now
being recorded in new docket
in the auditors department, the
did docket having been in use
since April ~, 1917 during which
time several thousands, of trans.
fers have been listed of pro-
perties which have changed
ownership in the county.