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expressed to the sheriff at Chester. These violations were committed on 

 the Mary's river, in Randolph county, near Welgo, and I took the parties to 

 Sparta for trial. 



Week ending July 1, 1905 — Number of arrests, 5. I went to Mackinaw to 

 investigate complaints of seining a', that point. I found that there had been 

 violations, but could not get the necessary evidence. I then went to Con- 

 gerville and made five arrests. Against each of the five parties I made two 

 charges, one for dynamiting fish and the other for having in their posses- 

 sion fish killed contrary to the law. July 8 fines of $25.00 and costs were 

 assessed against each party. 



Week ending July 8, 1905 — Number of arrests, 7; number of convictions, 

 6; number of discharged, 1. Nets taken, 1. I put in the week at St. 

 Joseph, in Champaign county, and at Congerville, in Woodford county, in- 

 vestigating the illegal fishing. At St. Joseph I made complaint against two 

 parties for seining in Salt Fork, near St. Joseph. They plead guilty and 

 were fined $25.00 each and costs; total, $50.00. I also got the' seine, which 

 I turned over to Sheriff Clark at Urbana. I also destroyed five fish traps 

 that I found in the Mackinaw river near Congerville. 



Week ending July 15, 1905 — One net taken. I went to Danville Monday 

 and made complaint against two parties for dynamiting and for having fish 

 in their possession, caught contrary to the law. They were fined $25.00 

 each. I put in two days along the Sangamon river, but found no violations. 

 The balance of the week I put in along Salt Fork river, in Vermilion county. I 

 found a seine about eight feet high and eighty feet long in the timber and 

 confiscated it and sent it to Sheriff Whitlock at Danville. 



Week ending July 22, 1905 — I put in the week on Salt Fork river. 



Week ending July 29, 1905 — I went to Aurora to investigate complaints. 

 I ran the river from Aurora to Elgin, Carpentersville, Algonquin, Carey 

 Station and Crystal lake. I found no violations. 



Aug. 5, 1905 — I put in the week at Carmi, White county, and at Murphys- 

 boro, Jackson county, to answer two complaints. I went from Murphysboro. 

 where I learned that there had been a great deal of illegal fishing at that 

 point. Two fines of $25.00 each were assessed and parties served jail sen- 

 tences. 



Aug. 12, 1905 — I went to Decatur, and at the Wabash express office I con- 

 fiscated two barrels and two boxes that were not billed according to law. 



Aug. 26, 1905 — Number of arrests, 1; number of convictions, 1; fines paid, 

 $100 00; nets taken, 2. I went to Fairmount, made an arrest and had fine 

 of $200.00 and the costs, which were $15.00, assessed against party for 

 having in his possession fish caught contrary to law. Seven miles north 

 of Danville, on the Middle Fork river, got two set nets, which I turned over 

 to Sheriff Whitlock at Danville. Visited Decatur, Champaign and Bloom- 

 ington and investigated the shipments there. I found everything all right, 

 except at Bloomington. There I took twenty-four pounds of black bass. The 

 bill was marked carp, cat and sunfish, but there were no sunfish in the 

 barrel. 



Sept. 2, 1905 — Number of arrests, 1; number of convictions. 1: fines paid, 

 $25.00. I went to Urbana, made an arrest for seining in Salt Fork river, at 

 St. Joseph, and secured fine of $25.00. Went to Bloomington. Clinton and 

 Decatur to examine the shippage there and found everything in good shape. 



Sept. 16, 1905 — Number of arrests, two; two convictions; two discharged 

 at Joliet. Fines paid, $50.00 and $25.00 each. Undersized fish disposed of. 

 about 200 pounds. Went to Chicago and commenced action against parties 

 for shipping fish not labeled according to law. Took about 1.000 pounds of 

 fish. I delivered them to the Hanneman and Provident hospitals. 



Sept. 20, 1905 — Number of arrests, four; three convictions: one suit pend- 

 ing; $75.00 fine paid. I put in the week at Springfield. Beardstown and 

 Winchester. One party at Rushville was fined $25.00. 



Week ending Oct. 7, 1905 — One arrest, one conviction. $25.00 fine paid and 

 costs. I went to Effingham to investigate a complaint from there. I found 

 the CTttle Wabash river, about twelve miles southwest of Effingham, com- 

 pletely shut off with a dam across it, with a large trap in the center. I hired 



