Omaha daily bee., 1889-07-14
miscellaneous Sports.

A dog fight, between two big fifty pound
purps, is down on the card for this afternoon.
Sioux City Is taking lively interest iu the
proposed Western Polo league, and Manager
Common is already casting his lines for
players.
Another one of Ed Rothery's homiug
pigeons released by the editorial excursion
came in Thursday afternoon. Whether
from Salt Lake or Ogden is not known.
Ned Reading, the soldier, challenges Miss
Williams to cycle race. the lady to ride
twenty-five and one-half miles while the
military byker goes twenty five, for 800 u
side
J. G. Upton, of Council Bluffs Rife club,
won the championship badge for the third
consecutive time at the club shoot yesterday,
which makes the trophy his personal prop
erty. This is the badge the Council Bluffs
team won from the Omaha Gun club team.
The Omaha Gun clubs attention Is called
to the fact that young chicken are already
being shot, and that they have graced the
tables of one of the Guys best hotels on two
different occasions during the past week. If
the violators of the law can be discovered,
the only course to pursue is to prosecute
them to the limit. For the benefit of those
unfamiliar with the Nebraska game law, 1t
is herewith appended: 1t shall bo unlawful
for any person to Kill, ensnare or trap any
wild buffalo, elk, mountain sheep, deer or
antelope Except for the purpose of domesti-
cation) between the first day OF January and
LuS uhy VI oCLOucT III cdCu year, VI w
kill, ensnare or trap any wild grouse be-
tween the first day OF January and the first
day of September in each year, or to kill, en-
snare, trap or net quail or wild turkey, he
tween the first day of January and the first
day of October in each year, or to ensnare,
trap or net the same ut any time of the year,
or TO buy, sell, transport or carry, or have in
possession any such animal or birds, be-
tween the dates within which the killing,
ensnaring, trapping, or netting OF such AMI
mails or birds is prohibited by law. 1t shall
agent or employe of any associa-
Jion, corporation, railroad company or ex-
press company to receive, carry transport
of year il shall be unlawful for any person
| TO 20 upon the premises of another person or
| corporation for the purpose Of hunting,
| trapping, netting. ensnaring or killing any
animal or bird at any season of the year. un-
! less by the consent of the owners OF said
premises. II Is further enacted, that any
person, agent or employe, as aforesaid who
| shall violate any provision OF this section
| shall be deemed guilty of misdemeanor.
| ana upon conviction thereof shall pay fine
| OF Sl5 for each buffalo, elk, mountain sheep
| deer, antelope or wild turkey, so as afore-
| saId killed, cnsnared, trapped uetted. bought
session IN violation OF this section, and the
sum of - for each grouse or quail,
so as aforesaid killed. trapped, en-
shared netted, bought sold, trans
| ported, shlppeu or helu III possession
| In violation OF the PROVISIONS Of this section.
Having in POSSESSION any Of the named AM
mails or birds between said dates, shall be
| deemed ana taken as presulnptive evidence
| that the Same were killed. ensnared, nettted
| or trapped in violation Of this sec ton, and
tho civil authorities OF any city, town or
| precinct where any animal or bird shall have
been killed or held in possession IN violation
| of law be found, are hereby authorized TO
cause the same 10 ue seized with or without
warrant, aud TO be distributed among the
and any person who shall go upon the land
Of another, In violation OF this section,
shall, upon conviction thereof, pay for such
| offense in any sum Of less than s. nor more
| than $50. aud shall be liable to the owner OF
| the promises in an action for trespass.
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