Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-09-04
Court House

Judge Tom d. Stahl OF the COM
mon pleas court reported that the
case which had been assigned for
trial for Wednesday of this week,
was taken from the assignment and
continued to a future date, due to
the extreme hot weather.
Principals of the schools of Ot-
tawa county, under his supervi-
sion, met with county superintend-
ent Edwin Digby, Monday after
noon regarding the work for the
coming school year. On Tuesday
Afternoon the superintendent Of
the schools conferred with Mr.
Digby regarding the school pro-
grams.
The county commissioners while
in session visited Catawba Island
and Erie township in the interest
of petitions which have been pre-
sented for the establishing of new
roads.
Work was started last week by
the contractors who were recent
ly awarded the contract by the
county commissioners for the
painting of the county Jail.
Sheriff Merlan Budd and deputy
Myron Hetrick were busy direc-
ting traffic, Saturday afternoon
when a truck trailer carrying three
panel body trucks turned over "a
long the highway on Route Two
about two miles east of Port Clin-
ton. The truck was driven by Sam
uel Roberts of Sandusky and the
accident was said to have occurred
when the front wheel of the truck
struck a soft BERN.
The janitor's staff has been busy
the past week cleaning and polish
ing the Venetian blinds through
out the court house. Nearly 60 of
the large blinds were processed
during the operation.
During the first eight months of
this year, 1862 civil cases have been
filed in the office of the clerk of
courts, an increase over the cores
ponding period for the last year
when 1856 cases were filed CLERK
of courts Velma Sauvey reported
% new cases filed during August
of which 13 were applications foy
divorces or alimony. During July
% new cases were filed.
Work has been started in the
Treasurer's department for making
the new tax duplicates for the
coming January collection of real
estates taxes. A new system has
been installed by which the work
is being done by a new machine
method which eliminates extra
help and does the work much
quicker.
An increase in the demand fol
applications for marriage licenses
has been reported by Judge P. w
Gulau of the probate court with
$50 applications having been re
corded this year as compared witt
139 for the corresponding periot
last year. During August % appli
cations were received, as compared
with 19 for July.
County auditor Melvin c
? Guth reports 1889 real estate trans
fers having been recorded in hi
department this year drop from
last year when 1,547 were listed
with 284 reported for July.
The auditors department. re
! ports the receipt of the following
vouchers from the State depart
ment, Columbus; $9,642.50 fo
boards of education funds, ant
| $745.00 for county board Of health
funds.
An actin has been filed in tn,
common pleas court by the Ohit
Turnpike in Clay township, which
the Turnpike Commission is seek
ing for easement for highway pur
poses.
The wills of Charles Held, Jr
Bruno Weber. Arthur M. Hetricl
and Otto L. Wack have been flee
in the probate court for probating
Judge P. w. Gulau reports tn
following appointments in probate
court; June Estells Siglar ant
Crystal Avery Huss, appointed ex
ecutors of Anna Downing estate
James C. Enright, appointed ex
ecutor of John Enright estate
James M. Brewing, appointed ad
ministrator of Mamie Brownin.
estate.
An action for compensation fo
injuries has been filed in the com
mo pleas court by Emma Herzk
Amherst, Ohio as plaintiff agains
Otto Rosner, Detroit, as defend
ant, in which the plaintiff is seek
ing judgement for $4,000 for in
juries alleged to have resulted from
traffic accident which occure,
on Route Two in the West end O
the county, September l, 1851.
REAL ESTATES TRANSFERS
Allen Twp
Lizzie NiSsen, to Henry w. Kir
sci, ct al, blk l, lot S, Original
Williston.