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I find the game and fish laws are looked upon in a different ght to 
what they were at the outset of the present administration and the peo- 
ple as a whole are willing and anxious to obey the laws and desire that 
others do the same. 
Thirteen counties comprise this district as follows: 
Popu- Square Popu- Square 
County. lation. miles. County. lation. miles. 
enV Seen cals «as, 3 = LU,015 SOU lN WLONTOGrsnie ee 13,508 380 
DOT he Ace ss 860 PASH ben racy hi kien UC Ss bs Bo 22,088 440 
AMER OO) ) 1 ose PROS a 22,832 ASSa eS Randolplie ae a. aes 29,120 560 
EAST SPS ae Vie ae nS 22.008 Ad Poste CLaa a em ig te 119,870 680 
POESCYL Be eted bce cl ae ss 13,954 260° “Washingetons... +... 18,759 540 
OTAGO Pitot oats a's 50,685 864 —— 
AGT SOM ef atets greta est 89,847 740 Ot We Siats.c: eee ee 464,022 6,951 
Montgomery ........ SO gL 702 
The above named thirteen counties are patrolled by twelve deputy 
game and fish wardens. Their territory and headquarters are assigned as 
follows: 
Name of deputy. Headquarters. Counties. 
James, Bx Jones 252. 634 PET GNTON Mt yaks eins Bond and Clinton. 
Rowisvs wWeney on<22.3:: Jerseyville ...... Jersey, Calhoun, Mississippi River. 
PWT esata ce a tere ce Carroliton ws 2... : Greene, Illinois River. 
Matthew Kenehan..... Cariinvillogre: cass Macoupin. 
LOIRE eC ALT Ol leone Sv p20s IICGNHELG ene Sas Montgomery. 
Thos. J. McCormick....Granite City ....Madison. 
AWS tities GAT Ki eres els. IWiaterloo: atracon Monroe. 
Harry W. McLaughlin. Pinckneyville ...Perry. 
Charles Schildroth..... SPEEA ne oi Randolph. 
Welliaroy EE arrisk.. <a. Bast.st. Louis = .St. Clair: ' 
Cis ero StOlls .< sos: Nashville Vain. nas Washington. 
Otto R. Cohlmeyer..... East St. Louis ... Utility Man. 
INVENTORY OF STATE PROPHR TY. ON HAND: JUIY<1; 1916. 
One roll top desk, $36; 1 swivel office chair, $7.50; 1 rug, $15.50; 1 rug. 
$12.50; 1 couch, $20; 6 oak chairs, $31; 1 Remington typewriter, $75; 1 
typewriter desk, $27; 3 window shades, $1.50; 4 cuspidors, $1.50; 3 letter 
files, $1.50; 1 gasoline launch and engine (Francis D.), $750; 1 gasoline 
launch and engine (May Foy), $225; 1 scow and engine, $250; 1 row boat, 
330) row poat, $25-—total,. $1,514. 
ARRESTS AND FINES. 
Fines Fines 
1915. Arrests. collected. 1916. Arrests. collected. 
AVI ae tee Spee ee a A TES EA0, O07 od AUT Yee cotetes pe > 72 e0 
CESS CS ied a 5 - 6b 00MM eDriar yg wae sae. 1 12 50 
September ...... 5 Deo O search vga os on. (i 97 50 
PGLGUED ei ac) ces 11 SOE Ser A DET tye ckcees LEU EAR GAS 4 
INOVETMIDET! “ther. s%.s Zo 155 WO me AVE Vanare eres oe 12 20 00 
December ....... 11 SRO litre aes Ue 18 140 60 
TOL ao talenoss 103 S1D0. 00 
This district has three persons who have taken out certificates to buy, 
sell and raise game birds. Also there are five persons who have taken 
out certificates to conduct skunk farms. The largest operator in this 
country is U. S. Thompson, of Modoc, Randolph County. After con- 
