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tory from Henry to LaSalle and found it in good shape. We took one tram- 

 mel net at Peru. Sent it to sheriff at Ottawa. 



Feb. 24, 1906 — At Spring Valley found four small mesh nets. Took them 

 and tagged them for the sheriff. Where we got them loaded a bunch of 

 Italians took them off the wagon ind showed me how to measure them so 

 they would measure one and one-half inches, and dared me to take them 

 away. I left them for the present, but am going back there and get them 

 and a lot more. 



March 3, 1906 — Five nets taken. I got five small nets at LaSalle. There 

 are more up there, but owners have also tr-ammel nets, and want to get them 

 all at the same time. Went to Rock Island and Moline to investigate small 

 fish being sold there. Found some ocean cat fish. Don't think that our 

 laws cover them. 



March 10, 1906 — One net taken. I worked from Lacon to LaSalle. Found 

 one seine at Peru, one inch mesh; sent same to sheriff at Ottawa. 



March 17, 1906 — One arrest; one discharged; two nets taken. I took 

 two smqll mesh nets at Spring Valley this week. Made one arrest at Moline 

 for selling short crappies, but I lost the case. 



April 7, 1906 — Three trammel nets taken. I examined the fish way in the 

 dam at Sterling. It needs repairing. We watched the markets at Peoria very 

 closely and find no violations. 



May 5, 1906 — Three arrests; three convictions; two nets taken. I arrested 

 three for fishing with dip nets at Peru and convicted them. They got $25.00 

 and costs each. They went to the jail at Ottawa. The case was brought 

 before Judge Aaron Huber at Peru. Sent two nets to sheriff, who will send 

 receipt for them next week. 



May 20, 1906 — Monday and Tuesday I worked Green river north of here 

 on complaints of seining. Wednesday and Thursday worked Rock river 

 between Sterling and Erie, also Rock creek, which was reported full of nets; 

 found no nets. I worked Milan and mouth of Rock river. Saturday night 

 and Sunday was out at Barstow, on Rock river. 



May 25, 1906 — Seven arrests; one net taken. I got out warrants for three 

 at Morrison for seining, two at Sterling and two at Oregon. 



June 9, 1906 — Four arrests; four convictions; $300.00 fines paid for dyna- 

 miting. 



June 2, 1906 — One conviction; two discharged. 



Report of George Klemman, Fish Wardex. 



Feb. 24, 1906 — Three arrests; three convictions; $75.00 fines paid. Four 

 nets taken. Five hundred forty pounds fish disnosed of. These cases were 

 tried by Justice Prenderville, 124 Clark street, Chicago, 111. 



March 17. 1906 — Four arrests; three discharged by jury. One barrel of 

 fish disposed of. 



April 20, 1906 — Amount of fines. $25.00; for fishing out of season. 



May 26, 1906 — Ten arrests; eight convictions; seven discharged on pay- 

 ment of costs. Fifteen thousand pounds of fish disposed of. 



June 4, 1906 — Seventeen arrests: seven convictions: nine discharged: 

 $50.00 fines paid to Justice Wolff and $100.00 to Prenderville. J. P. Twenty 

 nets taken. One man was fined $50.00 and could not pay and was sent to jail 

 and the other man left the court room before the cases were continued and 

 did not return the next day. 



June 23, 1906 — Seven arrests; six convictions: four fines paid: twenty- 

 one nets taken. One case was continued and three of them took the twenty 

 days for an appeal. Those cases were before Justice Prenderville. Chicago. 



June 21, 1906— Section 6 violated. Judge Prenderville. 124 Clark street, 

 Chicago. Decision, guilty; $25.00. Same paid and sent to State Treasurer. 

 Fined for selling small fish. 



June 21, 1906 — Section 6 violated. Before Judge Prenderville. 124 Clark 

 street, Chicasro. Decision, guiltv. Fines. $°5.00. Same collected. Sent to 

 State Treasurer. Fined for selling small fish. 



June 22, 1906— Section 6 violated. Before Judge Prenderville, 124 Clark 



