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thom a l)luo catlisli woiKliing seven pounds. I think we have got the vir- 

 laters scared now, and lliat next season we will have sjjlondid tishing. 



Awaiting your commands, am very truly yours, 



Wkiss Woolkn Co, 



per Otto Weiss, Pres. 



CnAULESTON, III., April 3, 1890. 

 S. P. BartMU E><q., Qidnci/, III: 



Dear Sik — Our club roconiniends F. M. Parker as Fish Warden. He 

 fishes a great deal and will make a good officer. Will you have the kind- 

 ness to recommend his appointment to the governor and have his commis- 

 sion here soon as possible. The pamphlets received all right, and am dis- 

 tributing them. Our club offers fifty dollars reward for conviction for 

 seining, netting or trapping, and one hundred dollars for using trammel 

 nets. I believe that we can stop it this season entirely. Please notify us 

 a few days ahead when pike will be here, so we can look after them. 



Yours truly, 



Otto Weiss, Sec';/. 



Charleston, III., May 10, 1890. 

 S. P. Bartlctt, ^.sv/., QKinn/, 111: 



Dear Sir— Mr. F. P. Ilagan arrived yesterday at 2 P. M. with the 

 wall-eyed pike in excellent condition, and we got them safely into the 

 river. Your allowance to us was a very liberal one, and our members are 

 very grateful for them, and wish me to thank you for them, and say that if 

 we can be of service to you to command us. We will make inquiries about 

 the Newton dam and advise you. There are a good many fish being caught, 

 and many more croppie then before. We attribute this largely to your 

 plants, and partially to absence of trammel-nets. 



I will write to towns along our river, and endeavor to get them to 

 organize. Have written to .Joseph Ryan, of Greenup, 111., an attorney and 

 tisherman, on this sul)ject. Always ready to Ije of service to you, I am. 



Yours truly, 



Otto Weiss, Sec'y. 



Griggsyille, III., Aug. 2. 1890. 



S. P. Bartlcit, Esq. 



Dear Sir — I had a case at Shepherd, a few day ago, for violation of 

 the fish law. The State's Attorney failed to appear, or send any one to 

 prosecute for me. The parti(*s had counsel and demanded a jury. The 

 jury was composed entirely of fishermen, and discharged the defendant. 

 They then had me arrested for disturl)ing the peace in making the arrest. 

 My trial is set for one o'clock Monday, August -Ith, at Shepherd, and I 

 want you to meet me there at that time with counsel. 



I want to see you on other business, also. 



Clark Plackwell. 



Sterling, III., Nov. 9. 1S90. 



S. P. Bartle.tt, Qmnq/, III: 



Dear Sir — Yours of Sept. 18 was didy received. In reply will say I 

 went down to Henry county, and prosecutetl the parties I spoke of in my 

 letter. They plead guilty, and were fined ten dollars and costs. I luiv'e 

 more to follow. I have the warrants out for three more I caught a week 

 ago, and I have still others awailing tlie State's Att<»rnev's attention. I 



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