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RECREATION, 



THE KINGFISHER CHAPTER IS AFTER 

 LAW-BREAKERS. 



Kingfisher, Okla.. 

 Editor Recreation : 



From the enclosed circular which has 

 been printed in all the newspapers of this 

 county you will see what efforts we are 

 making to protect the game. The facts 

 regarding the slaughter of quails in our 

 county last year are stated in the circular, 

 and the L. A. S. members determined they 

 should not be repeated this season. We 

 have watched closely and so far as we know 

 no quails have been shot or sold illegally 

 this fall. 



A. C. Ambrose, rear warden of our chap- 

 ter, and county deputy, appointed by the 

 Territorial warden, has made several con- 

 victions for seining and one for shooting 

 doves, one day before the season opened. 

 This act cost a young man of this city $25. 

 Mr. Ambrose has several deputies under 

 him, scattered over the county and is doing 

 good work. He plays no favorites. 



F. D. Dakin. 



The circular referred to reads thus : 



$10 REWARD. 



The above reward will be paid by the 

 League of American Sportsmen of this 

 county to each and every person who will 

 furnish convicting evidence against viola- 

 tors of the fish and game laws of the Ter- 

 ritory, or the National law commonly 

 known as the Lacey law. 



This League was formed for the 

 purpose of protecting the game and de- 

 serves the hearty co-operation of everyone, 

 especially the farmers of this county, who 

 each year are annoyed by trespassers and 

 market hunters, who care little whether 

 they shoot quails or stock. 



The L. A. S. has been informed that 

 5,000 quails were slaughtered by 2 market 

 hunters of this vicinity before the season 

 opened last year and that those quails were 

 shipped out of the Territory in violation 

 of law. 



All such game hogs will be watched this 

 year, and if caught violating the law must 

 suffer the penalty. All persons who are 

 known as shippers of game are warned of 

 the penalty for violating the law, and the 

 above reward of $10 will be paid for evi- 

 dence that will convict any firm or indi- 

 vidual of shipping game contrary to law. 

 This county has a game warden and sev- 

 eral deputies, who are sworn to do their 

 duty, and, who will do it, and persons 

 who violate the law will be prosecuted 

 without fear or favor. All hotels and 

 eating houses are warned not to serve quails 

 till the 15th day of October, when the birds 

 can be legally sold. 



The farmers of this county are again re- 

 quested and invited to join this League. 

 It will be to their interest, and their co- 

 operation would greatly strengthen the L. 

 A. S. in its efforts to protect the game 

 and enforce the laws. 



LEAGUE NOTES; 

 The Blair county branch of the League of 

 American Sportsmen continues to gather in vio- 

 lators of the game law throughout the county, on 

 evidence secured by its special officers. Two cul- 

 prits were arraigned before Justice John M. Delo- 

 zier, of East Freedom, for offenses during the 

 close season just ended. Charles Smith, who lives 

 in the vicinity of Blue Knob, pleaded guilty to 

 killing a pheasant out of season, and was sen- 

 tenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs. Frank 

 Smith pleaded guilty before the same magistrate 

 to a charge of hunting on Sunday, and was also 

 sentenced to pay a fine of $25 and costs. The 

 prosecutions were brought by Special Officer 

 Hoenstine, of Freedom township. These cases 

 make a total of 12 convictions for violation of the 

 game and fish laws secured throughout the county 

 during the past season through the efforts of the 

 League. — Altoona, Pa., Tribune. 



Here is another chapter of the League 

 which really does things. If all the puny, 

 weak kneed, weak spined, alleged sports- 

 men throughout the country who clamor 

 for officers and money with which to en- 

 force their game and fish laws would join 

 the League and work as these Blair county 

 men are working, they would solve the 

 problem of game protection, just as these 

 men have solved it. God helps those who 

 help themselves. So does the League. — Ed. 



Enclosed clipping is from the Chronicle 

 Telegraph; and thus the good work goes 

 on. 



J. C. Logue, Wikinsburg, Pa. 



Altoona. — The county branch of the League ot 

 American Sportsmen is fulfilling its mission. As 

 a result affairs throughout the county in the mat- 

 ter of game protection were never so good as 

 this year. The law is being strictly enforced. 

 It required several prosecutions to convince cer- 

 tain people that the League meant business, 

 however, and in each case heavy fines were im- 

 posed. At a meeting of the executive com- 

 mittee it was decided that all constables of town- 

 ships who either neglected or refused to return 

 all violations of the game and fish laws in their 

 respective bailiwicks should be prosecuted and a 

 committee was appointed to see that they were 

 prosecuted. 



The next annual meeting of the League 

 will be held in St. Paul, Minnesota, Wed- 

 nesday, February 11, 1903. All Chief 'War- 

 dens, Vice-Wardens and Secretary-Treas- 

 urers are eligible to membership in this as- 

 sembly. In addition to these, each division 

 is entitled to the privilege of sending one 

 delegate for each 200 members or fraction 

 thereof on its rolls October 1, 1902. It is 

 to be hoped that all divisions will be fully 

 and strongly represented at this meeting. 



