Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-02-13
OTTAWA COUNTY
Court House
NEWS BRIEFS


Judge Tom Stahl of the common
pleas court will be in Norwalk next
Monday and Tuesday When he will
hear Huron county cases, through
special assignment.
County Auditor Melvin c. Guth
reports the receipt of shipment
of new license plates for auto
mobiles for 1858. The new plates
will go on sale Monday, March 2,
and the series of numbers will be
the same as in 1851 when the last
metal plates were issued. The new
plates are a dark green background
with yellow numerals and letter.
ing, the price remaining the same
as last year.
Deputy sheriff Clarence Stephens
will be vcationing during the COM
ing two weeks while he and Mrs.
Stephens are touring the southern
states, with New Orleans as one
of the stopping points of their
trip.
Miss Rodena Konker, court steno-
grapher, was an Elyria visitor last
week. on business mission.
The county commissioners while
in session Monday afternoon award
ed the contract to Fred F. Groscop
of Bowling Green, for the recon-
struction of new abutments for the
Rusha creek bridge on the Leutz
road in Carroll township. The
work is to cost $7,477.8O which was
the lowest figure of the two bids
received. The estimated cost had
been set at $7,830.60.
The treasurer's department con-
tinues to be the center of activity
about the court house with large
number of tax payers making their
semi-annual visit to the court house
at this time. Treasurer D. L. Cul-
lenen reports collections to date
as 1897 ,536.61 which will represent
more than one half of the amount
expected to be collected for this
period, with the dead line being
February 20 after which date the
penalty becomes effective. Last
years collection for the CORES
ponding period was $4,000.
Judge Tom Stahl has established
a new system of pre-trial assign
ments in the common pleas court
covering civil cases which have
been pending or previously as
signed. All parties and attorneys
were notified that the previous as
signments for the January term
had been cancelled. The pre-trial
conference was opened Monday
| morning to be continued at inter-
! walls for the purpose of discussing
| possible settlement, getting defin-
ite date for assignment or a con-
| tinuance of cases. Several cases
were reported as having been set
tied and removed from the docket
! when the Monday conference was
held, and some cases were assigned
for trial.
Judge P. w. Gulau reports the
following appointments in the pro-
bate court during the past week;
Clarence E. Weyandt, administrator
of the estate of Neomi Tabbert;
| Lucy Rose Bodenstein appointed
executrix of the estate Of William
Bodenstein; Leroy Young appoint
ed administrator of the estate of
Audrey N. Young; Elfrieda v.
Sauvey, appointed Administrative
| of the estate of Louis Sauvey;
Louis B. Waterman, appointed ex-
ecutor Of estate of Katherine
Waterman; Rose Floro appointed
executrix of estate of David St.
Bonore; Sylvia A. Moritz appointed
executrix of estate of August F..
| Moritz; Gottfried A. Harder and
| Herman E. Kohlman, administra-
tors of the estate of Emiel Pfeiff-
| er.
Partial accounts Of guardianship
have been filed in the probate
court by Odessa L. Campbell,
guardian of Betty Lou Ward; by
Edward Streiffert, guardian of
Anna Steinfurt.
Wills of Andrew Zura, Sr., Mar
garet w. Crohen, William Kreager,
George B. Ward, Paul D.. Farrell
and Fred w. Dehn have been filed
in the probate court for probating.
Final account of guardianship
has been filed in the probate court
by Karl H. Zwicker, guardian of
Sophie Base.
First accounts of administration
has been filed in the probate court
| by Emery A. Flick, administrator
of the estate of August Flick.
Final account of administration
has been filed in the probate court
by Oliver True, ancillary admin
strator of the estate of Anna Sloan
Smith.
APPLICATIONS FOR
MARRIAGE LICENSES
Virgil F. Wiechman, 10, artillery
repairman and Miss Yvonne L.
Rumery, 16p both Port Clinton RID
1, Rev. w. E. Egbert to officiate.