Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-05-22
OTTAWA COUNTY
Court House
NEWS BRIEFS

| at the MagruQer memorial HOSpl-
tai, recovering from a surgical op-
Grafton and expects to return
home in a few days.
County perrin t e e n t of
Schools Edwin Digby reports nine
vacancies to be filled in the Otta-
wa county schools where teachers
have retired or resigned in the
elementary grades.
The sheriff's department report
ed a quiet weekend, with few
traffic accidents having been in
vestigated, but no persons having
been reported seriously injured.
Judge Tom D. Stahl of the COM
mon pleas court, will hold court
at Napoleon, Tuesday, May 26,
through special assignment from
the Chief Justice Department, Co.
lumbus.
| The case of the Farm Bureau
Mutual Automobile Insurance
Company, Columbus, and Mitchell
Collier, Fremont, against Carlyle
Brindley, Oak Harbor, an action
for money was set for trial Mon
day morning. Following the open
ing of the case Judge Tom D.
Stahl, in common pleas court in
structed the members of the petit
jury to return a directed verdict
for the defendant. In this case the
plaintiffs were seeking judgment
for $268.43 for damages alleged
to have resulted from a traffic ac-
cident which occurred in Decem-
Der 1851.
Judge Ralph Sugrue, of Seneca
| County common pleas court, Tiff
fin, held court here Tuesday after
noon, disposing of matters per-
tanning to divorce actions which
had been assigned to Judge Su-
grue hearing.
Members of the Ottawa County
Board of Education accompanied
by county superintendent Of
schools, Edwin Digby, paid their
annual visit to Put-in-Bay Friday,
in the interest of the island school
program.
County Auditor Melvin C. Guth
reports 70 applications for cigar
cite licenses for 1858 have been
issued to date, and that the new
licenses become effective Monday,
May 25. Last year the total num-
Der issued was 26O, and it is ex-
pected that there will be rush de-
mand for new licenses by the lat
ter part of this week
While in session Monday the
county commissioners toured part
Of the county in the interest of
the weed-control program which
| is being carried out along some of
the county highways This is the
| third year that the program has
been in effect and has been re-
ported successful.
| The auditors department re-
ported the receipt of the follow
ing vouchers from Columbus dur
ing the week: $3,48488 from
state funds for local government;
$4,000 from state funds through
distribution of gasoline tax funds
for county road and bridge funds;
$500 from state gasoline taxes
for townships, each township to
receive $500 for road and bridge
funds.
| Monday afternoon, May 25, the
county commissioners will receive
bids for the proposed project for
cleaning the Brown Ditch in Dan
bury township, the estimated cost
for which has been set at $980.07.
Bids will also be received at this
time for the proposed project for
surface treating of 4221 miles of
county highways for which the
estimated cost has been set at
STA, 4,646.87.
Nearly 40 county officials and
deputies from the court house
staff, took part in the birthday
luncheon party which was held in
the common pleas court room,
Wednesday noon. The party was
sponsored by eight officials and
deputies in celebrating their birth
days which occur during the
month of May.
Judge P. w. Gulau has report
ed the following appointments in
the probate court for the past
week: Bernice L. Tuttle, appointed
eXecutrix of the estate of LeGrand
Tuttle; Katherine Auxter, appoint
ed executrix of estate of LiScom
D. Auxter; Florence Yingling, ap-
pointed guardian of John Curtis
Yingling; Della M. Weis appoint
ed administrators of estate of Fred
V. WeiS.
Final accounts of administra-
ton have been filed in probate
court by Keith Montgomery, exec
utor of estate of Laura B. Mont.
gomery; by Edward H. Lemke, ad-
miniStrator of estate of Harris E.
Lemke; by Luella M. Bankey, ad,
ministratrix of estate of Lawrence
H. Bankey.
First and final accounts of ad-
ministration have been filed in