Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1953-08-07
OTTAWA COUNTY -
Court House
NEWS BRIEFS

time, the smaftest number in sew
eral weeks.
Miss Irene Christensen, was alb
sent from her desk in the office
of the probate court the fore part
of the week, while confined to her
home account of illness.
Atty. U. G. Denman of Toledo
was a county seat visitor Tuesday,
transacting business at the court
house.
County Engineer Delos Nissen
reports that the shoe which had
been found along the highway last
week by one of his department
workers, has been redeemed by the
owner who is a resident of Cleve-
land. The shoe was said to have
| fallen from the car and was not
missed until the owner arrived at
Catawba Island where he was stop
ping.
In response to an invitation of
the Port Clinton Municipal Court
committee, recently appointed by
the Ottawa County Bar Association,
Lieut.. S. r. Radcliffe and Sgt. H. T.
Cowell, of the Ohio Highway Pa
troll, spent Monday afternoon in
conference with Atty. John L. Rein
heimer, chairman of the COM
mittee. when preliminary matters
were discussed in the matter of
setting up the court and arranging
for its procedure.
The sheriff's department re-
ported quiet weekend, consider
ing the heavy traffic on the high
ways, when only minor accidents
were investigated and no persons
were reported seriously injured.
The Trustees of Carroll town
ship have made application in the
common pleas court for permission
to transfer $4,000 from the general
funds of the township to the road
and bridge funds. The money to
be used in the maintenance of
township roads and bridges.
Auditor Melvin C. Guth reports
the receipt of a voucher from Co.
lumbus for $21 900 to be applied
to the county road and bridge
funds.
County superintendent Edwin
Digby, reports seven vacancies in
the teaching staffs of county
schools, elementary teachers are
needed at Gypsum, Rocky Ridge
and Genoa. Two high school teach
ers at Genoa and music teacher
for Elmore and Allen Benton
schools.
Deputy sheriff Clarence Steph,
ems was in Toledo, Tuesday, on a
mission for the sheriff's depart
ment.
Clerk of courts Velma Sauvey re-
ported 996 new and used automo.
biles registered in the county dur.
ing July of which 1872 were new
cars. This was an increase over
June when 878 cars were reg
istered with 140 listed as new cars.
During July, 1852, total number of
new and used cars registered was
552.
Judge P. w. Gulau reported 18
marriage licenses issued during
July as compared with 81 for June.
Total number of applications for
the first seven months of this year
was 126 against 118 for the cor.
responding period last year.
In the office of the Clerk of
Courts, 113 civil cases have been
filed this year as compared with
1874 for corresponding period last
year. Seventeen new cases were
filed during July of which three
were applications for divorce or
alimony, as compared with 26 for
June of which 10 were applications
for divorces or alimony.
The auditors department re-
ported 284 parcels of real estate
having changed ownership during
July as compared with 189 for
June. Many of the transfers are
for properties along the water
fronts of Sandusky Bay, Lake Erie
and the Portage River, where new
homes are being erected, through.
out the county.
While in session Monday after.
noon the county commissioners
visited the west end of the county
in the interest of work to be done
on bitches, roads and bridges.
County dog warden Carl Bruger,
reports that a number of stray
dogs are being held at the county
| dog pound, some of which will be
redeemed by the owners when they
learn that the dogs are being held
subject to redemption. Dogs which
are not redeemed will be disposed
of in accordance with the state
laws.
The will of John Enright has
been filed in the probate court for
probating.
Judge P. w. Gulau has reported
the following appointments in the
probate court during the past
week;-Nellie Nolte, appointed ad-
ministratrix with will annexed in