Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1952-03-28


county board of elections, reports
0a number of applications having
Ibeen received for absent voters
Eballots for the coming May pri-
[mary election.
Sheriff Merlan Budd reports
seven prisoners in the county jail
lat this time, three of whom are
awaiting action of the grand jury
and the others are serving Jail
sentences. This is the largest
humber of prisoners in the county
jail'in several months. The grand
jury will convene with the open
ing of the May term of common
pleas court. &
Judge Tom Stahl, who spent
part of the past week at his home
lin Genoa, numbered with the sick,
lexpects to return to his Office here
the latter part of this week.
/ The county commissioners, Ed
ward Tank, Charles Cover and
|Sanke Bahnsen, accompanied by
ECounty Engineer Delos Nissen,
visited Put-in-Bay, Tuesday, check
ling the county road program on
the island.
Jury Commissioners, Frank
Quisno and George Sibrel, will
report for duty at.the Office of The
clerk of courts, Friday morning,
April IL, when SIS names. will be
drawn from the jury wheel of
persons who will be subject to call
for service as jurors during the
May term of common pleas court.
The first 20 persons named will
serve as grand jurors and the
next 35 as petit Jurors.
County Engineer Delos Nissen
reported that the high water from
the Portage river which flooded
low lands in the west end Of the
county caused some of the high
ways to be closed for traffic Sat
urday, and detours were estab-
lished. !.
Mrs. Grace Winters, county re-
|corder, reports that there has
been an increase in the number
Eof real estate transfers and other
documents which are being re-
corded this month.
Auditor E. A. Guth reports the
receipt of $4,21O.95 from Colum-
bus which comes to the county
Through the recent distribution of
Sales Tax funds.
The auditors department has
been the center of activity dur
fhg the past week with a large
number of daily visitors on tax
paying missions and purchasing
new license stickers for automo-
biles. Monday, March 81, is the
last day for paying taxes on per-
sonal property before the penalty
becomes effective. The, new IL
cense stickers must also be dis
played on automobiles by April
1st, the date on which the new
|stickers become effective and no
extension of time has been
granted for securing the new Ii
|cense.
A large number Of occupied
house trailers have been register
ed during the past week. Trailers
which are occupied must be listed
for taxation before April 1st,
when a penalty will become effec-
! tive. The registration fee is $18
for occupied trailers, which is due
and payable upon occupancy and
| if the tax is unpaid after period
|bf 80 days, a penalty of $50 shall
| be imposed and collected in addi-
tion to the tax, according to- state
Statutes.
Application has been led in the
|common pleas court by Celia Bodi,
as plaintiff against Cleo Bodi, in
an action for divorce and equit-
iaple relief.
Judge P. w. Gulau, of the pro.
bate court, reports the following
appointments: Helen L. Cederlof
kappointed administrative of the
estate of Minnie E.. Langerman;
Lucille M. Battrell, appointed ex.
ecutrix of the estate of Don G.
|Southard.
Wills filed in probate court dur
ing the past week included wills
Iof George Pribis, Homer v. D
Stewart, AIDA Dolph Ellsworth
IAnna r. Bottle and Caroline
Becker.
A partial account of guardian
ship has been filed in the probate
court bv Lillian w KuemmeI ex