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in the lake and are frozen in and they want them left until they lift them. 

 They want to take them for fishing under the ice. At Henry took two 

 trammel nets and delivered them to the sheriff at La con. I found a harrel 

 of fish at the express office in Peoria not properly billed. 



Dec. 26, 1903 — One trammel net taken on Spring lake. Put back into 

 Spring lake 200 pounds of undersized sunfish and crappies. I put in the 

 week on Spring lake and Pekin lake. 



Jan. 2, 1904 — One arrest, $100.00; one conviction; one trammel net taken. 

 One fish basket turned over to sheriff at Pekin. Took 500 pounds of sunfish 

 and crappie at Pekin. I put in the week on Spring lake and Clatin and 

 Pekin lakes. I got the trammel net and basket in Spring lake. 



Dec. 12, 1903 — One trammel net taken. I put in the week on Spring lake 

 in the interest of the fishermen in regard to finding out who to give per- 

 mits to fish under the ice and looking after the fishing industry in general. 

 I found everything in very good shape. There were a lot of nets in, but 

 frozen over, and could not see that there was any of them lifted, since they 

 were covered with ice. I would recommend seventeen applications be 

 granted to fish under the ice. There is no 'fishing in Pekin lake. 



Dec. 19, 1903 — I put the week in on Spring lake looking after the viola- 

 tions and giving out seventeen applications to the parties directed by X. H. 

 Cohen, president. I found no violations. 



Jan. 3, 1904 — I was on Spring lake and saw them raise their nets. I saw 

 that they put back the game fish. 



Jan. 9, 1904 — I went to Pekin and Spring lake. The weather was so bad 

 and so much snow on the ice that the fishermen could not raise their nets, 

 but I made them pay $5.00 for two days. 



Jan. 16, 1904 — I put the week in on Spring lake and Pekin lake. There 

 was too much snow and the ice was so "rotten" that they did not raise. 

 I made them pay $5.00 for two days. 



June 11, 1904 — Two arrests. I put in four days along the Illinois river 

 from Chillicothe to Pekin. I found no violations. T went to Spring lake. 

 I found two trammel nets on the bank. I went to take them: was resisted 

 and threats made to shoot me. I left them there and went to Pekin and 

 had fhem arrested for resisting an officer. 



June £?, 1904 — Two discharged. Made two arrests for dynamiting in the 

 Salt Fork creek. I had a good case, but the justice discharged them. 



July 1, 1904 — Nine nets and traps taken. I put in two and one-half days 

 on the Sangamon river near Decatur. I find that there are a great many 

 violations going on there, but I find they are done on Saturday ni v l 

 Sunday. The parties who do the violations work all week in the shops and 

 go to the river on Saturday nights and stay until Sunday. The river is in 

 bad condition below the dam. caused from the tar from the gas house. I 

 then went to Pekin and Peoria and saw Mr. Hurley, as you instructed me. 

 T found everything very quiel there. Mr. Hurley laid it on account of the 

 State boat having just been there. I was at Dixon's boat and notified him 

 not to use that dip net any more, as you said it was not a legal trap. He 

 said he did not think it was legal and he would not use it again. I found 

 everything on his boat all right and very few fish on hand. 



Sept. 10, 1904 — Six arrests, two convictions. $50.00 tines. Three days San- 

 gamon; caught six parties seining and they asked for time to consult their 

 attorney. They are all responsible parties and 1 released them till 

 27, at which date they were to meet me at Monticello, 111. Two parties 

 arrested at Homer. 111. Two violators were brought before C. M. C. Elder, 

 police magistrate, and were lined $25.00 each; fines paid in court. The tines 

 sent to the state Treasurer. 



Sept. 24, L904— Three days al Pekin, Tremonl and Peoria. Found no vio- 

 lations at Tremont. Made complaint against three persons tor resisting and 

 assault inn an officer. They were held to bail in the sum of $200.00 each. 



Oct. 15, 1901 — 1 put in three days at Potomac investigating a dynamiting 

 ease. 



Oct. 29, 1904 — I went 1o Bemeni and tried case o( illegal seining: I con- 

 victed five. They were fined $25.00 each and costs before 'Squire Hammond. 



