Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-12-05
Court House News

Sheriff Merlan Budd and son
Jack, who were invading the Mich
hunting grounds during the past /
week returned home Monday, each |
with a deer.
Ottawa county is being we'll re-
presented in Columbus this week, |
with Velma Sauvey, clerk of courts /
attending the annual meeting of
the County Clerks Association;
Recorder Grace Winters attending
the meeting of the Recorders AS
sociation; Auditor Melvin C. Guth
attending the meeting of the Audi
tors Association and Rudolph
Starkloff attending the meeting
for Sealers of Weights and Mea-
sureers.
The county commissioners and
engineer Delos Nissen will attend
the annual meetings Of county
commissioners and engineers to be
held in Columbus next week.
County engineer Delos Nissen
reported that the four snow plows
operated by the county highway
department were in operation
early Tuesday morning, clearing
highways which had been covered
with nearly six inches of snow
during the night. There were no
traffic delays
County Auditor Melvin C. Guth
reports the receipt of $4,000 from
Columbus which comes to the
county bridge and road funds.
through the recent distribution of
gasoline tax funds. Another vou-
cher for $4,000 was also received
which is divided equally among
the IL townships, each receiving
S400 for road and bridge funds.
While in session Mondav the
county commissioners set the date
for Monday, December % at 200
PM, for receiving bids for new
laundry equipment to be install
ed at the county home. The esti-
mated cost for the project has
been set at $500.
Judge P. w. Gulau of the pro-
bate court reported 20 applications
having been filed in his court for
marriage licenses during Novem-
ber, which was the same number
as for October. Total number Of
applications for this year for II
months, was 1877 as compared with
213 for the corresponding period
last year
In the common pleas court Is
new civil cases were filed during
November of which seven were
for divorces or alimony During
October "a new cases were filed,
with IL being for divorces or ali
mony.
Auditor Melvin C. Guth reports
147 real estate transfers having
been filed in the auditors depart
ment during November, decrease
from October when the number
filed was 158. For the eleven
months of this year total number
Of transfers filed was 2,080 an in
crease over the corresponding
period for last year when the mum
ber was 1897.
A decrease in the number Of
certificates of titles for automobile
transfers has been reported in the
office of the clerk of courts, with
688 new and used cars registered
for November against 8O3 for Oc-
tober. During November 1O2 new
cars were registered, as compar-
ed with 125 for October.
The court house custodianS had
their first experience of the sea-
son Tuesday with the motor driven
snowplow which was operated as
the result of the heavy snow
storm Monday night.
New helpers in the county trea-
surer's department assisting in
Woi Mig oii tiiC IDA ouPlISdtCS dI Z,
Carla Leggett and Dorothy Ostling,
on temporary assignment
The will of John H. Visiting
hausen, has been filed in the pro-
bate court for probating.
Judge P. w. Gulau reports the
following appointments in the pro-
bate court; Edell F. Geller, APP
pointed administrative in matter
of estate of John Geller; Marian
X. Smidutz, appointed executrix
in the matter ofthe estate of John
H. Guntsch; Margaret M. Pulshas-
XII, appointed administrators of es-
tate of Bernard Pulchhaski.
Final accounts of administration
have been filed in the probate
court by Emerson o. Cover, adj