Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1955-09-16
OTTAWA COUNTY
Court House
NEWS RItEEc
NEWS BRIEFS

With the opening of the Septem-
ber term of common pleas court
Monday, Judge Tom D. Stahl called
to docket at 1:30 pm. when num-
Der of cases were assigned for
hearing or trial. The September
docket carried ITO civil cases, the
smallest number for several terms.
The May term opened with 127
cases and the January term with
131.
The members of the Ottawa Co.
Bar Association held a dinner
meeting at the Travellers Inn, Port
Clinton, Monday noon, when Mer-
rill B. RudeS of Oak Harbor was
presented as the new member of
the county Bar Association. Attor-
ney Rudes is associated with the
law office of Myron Rosentreter,
prosecuting attorney, Oak Harbor.
Following the calling of the Bar
Docket. Monday afternoon the
members of the Bar Association
held business session in the COM
mon pleas court room.
Supt. Edwin Digby, reports ap-
proximately 5,128 pupils registered
for the opening of the new school
year, which is an increase of 800
over last years 4,768 pupils in the
schools under county supervision.
County commissioners, Charles
Cover, Edward Tank and Sanke
Bahnsen accompanied by county
engineer Delos Nissen, are attend
ing the annual convention of the
American Road Builders ASsocia-
ton at Gatlinburg, Tennessee, this
week.
Sheriff and Mrs. Budd and son
Richard are spending the week at
Lake George, Michigan with rela-
tiveS. On Saturday they attended
wedding of their niece Ards Budd
and George Wood at Clare, Mich.
Hearing on the proposed matter
of the Ottawa Drive ditch project
in Portage township will be held
by the county commissioners, at
their office in the court house
Monday, September 10, at 200 pm.
State Highway Patrol representa-
tlVeS will be in charge of the
school bus inspection in Ottawa
County to be held at Genoa, Sept.
10 at 9 am; Elmore, Sept 90 Oak
Harbor, Sept. 81; Port Clinton,
Sept. % and Lakeside, Sept. %.
All inspections starting at 9 am.
County superintendent Edwin Dig
by reports 81 buses to be inspected.
Through the distribution of Mo.
tor Vehicle Tax funds at the State
Auditors Department, Columbus,
Ottawa county has received S51,.
627.2 of which amount the county
and corporations receive $45, ,433..
II and the townships $6,193 SO
Corporations will receive the fol
lowing amounts; Clay Center
$127.50; Elmore, $1,186.94; Genoa
| $2,912.40; Marblehead, $428.74
Oak Harbor, $1,754.O6; Port Clin.
ton, $3,017.50; Put-in-Bay, $233 "a;
Rocky Ridge, $21999 and the coun.
ty $35, ,553.65. Townships will re,
ceive the following amounts; Allen,
$736.62; Bay, $226.46; Benton
S1,O20.21; Carroll, S831.O9; Cataw-
ba Island, $19731; Clay, 1898. SO;
Danbury, S116.5O; Erie, $138.61;
Harris, $734.47; Portage, S167 81:
Put-in-Bay, $211.73; Salem, $82411.
County auditor Melvin C. Guth
also reports the receipt of two ad.
ditional vouchers from Columbus
through distribution of Motor We.
hicle tax funds, $9,698.75 and
S7,71O.36 to be applied to the coun-
ty roads.
Wills of Mary Workawitz and
Adelaide Green have been filed in
the probate court for probating.
Judge P w. Gulau of the pro
bate court reports the following ap
pointments: Virginia Goodman, ex
ecutrix of estate of Mary Perry:
E. H. Minderman, executor of es
tate of Adelaide Green.
Final accounts of administration
have been filed in the probate
court by James R. Merrick, admin
Strator of estate of Ann Merrick
by Walter S. Gordon, executor Of
estate of Nora G. Kilmer; by EN-
ma Johnson executrix of estate ot
Harry C. Johnson; by Anna S. Hoff
man, executrix of estate of Jane.
F. Hoffman.
First and final account of guar
dianship has been filed in the pro
bate court by Raymond V. Coon
guardian of Phyllis Coon and joyce
E. Coon.