Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-08-08
Court House News

Judge Tom Stahl of the common
pleas court is confined to his home
in Oak Harbor, recovering from
an operation for appendicitis,
which he underwent at the Ma
gruder Memorial Hospital, Port
Clinton, last Wednesday.
Judge Ralph Sugrue, of the Sen
eca county common pleas. court,
Tiffin, held court here last Friday
during the absence of Judge Stahl
and will return to Port Clinton,
Thursday morning to hear num-
ber of matters requiring attention.
The county commissioners while
in session Monday afternoon
awarded the contract to Ohler and
Holzhauer of Port Clinton for the
installation. of a new furnace in
the county Jail, at cost of $3,884.
The estimated cost had been set at
$4,000 and only the one bid was
I received. The new arrangement
will give the Jail an independent
heating system, eliminating the
service conducted from the court
house heating system
County superintendent of schools
Edwin Digby announces that the
county schools will open Tues
day, September 2, following the
summers vacation. Vacancies on
some of the teaching staffs in the
county schools still remain to be
filled.
Monday morning the county
commissioners viewed the Hol-
linshead ditch in Bay township
which has been petitioned for
cleaning and improving. The hear
ing on the petition will be held
Monday, August II.
The sheriff's department report
ed busy weekend with number
of traffic accidents having been
investigated in which several per.
sons were reported as having suf-
fered minor injuries and bruises
but no serious results were re-
ported. Eight prisoners were re-
ported registered in the county
Jail the fore part of the week.
Judge P. w. Gulau of the pro-
late court who has been vacation
ing at Manatoulin Island, Ontario,
Canada for the past two weeks will
return to his official duties in the
Probate Court, Monday.
County auditor Melvin C. Guth
reports an increase in real estate
transaction in Ottawa county for
this year, with 1873 parcels hav-
ing changed ownership during the
first seven months as compared
with 1,l90 for the corresponding
period last year, an increase of
ITS parcels according to the num-
Der of transfers which have been
filed in the auditors office. Many
changes of ownership have in
cluded waterfront properties along
the shores of Lake Erie, Sandus-
ky Bay, the Harbors and Portage
river, where new allotments have
been plated.
According to the records in the
probate court there has been a
decline in the number of applica-
tions for marriage licenses in OF
tawa county with 119 licenses hay-
ing been issued as compared with
124 for the first seven months last
year. During June 26 licenses were
issued with % reported for July.
Clerk of courts Velma Sauvey
reports a decrease in the number
of certificates of titles for auto
mobiles filed in Ottawa county
during the past month when $50
titles for new and used cars were
filed, decrease of 227 from June
when 779 were filed.
The number of civil cases filed
in the common pleas court during
the first seven months this year
was lib which was a decrease of
rs from last year when 1873 were
reported. During July six applica-
tions for divorces or. alimony we're
reported as compared with 13 for
June.
Wills of William H. Cleaver and
Arthur H. Strause have been filed
in the probate court for probat-
ing.
Amy Beattie has been appoint
ed Administrative in the matter of
the estate of Henry Millman, in
the probate court. Marguerite
Bahnsen has been appointed exec
utrix of the estate of Andrew
Bahnsen.
The first and final account of
administration has been filed in
the probate court by Amy Beattie,
administrative of the estate of Le-
moro Dov,rarl>o