Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1889-02-14
GAME AND FISH WARDEN.

publishes an interview had with
sportsman OF that city relative to the
protection of game and fish. The
gentleman among other things, said:
THE Rod and Gun Club OF Butte pre-
pared n hill providing for this very
thing. The bill provided for the ap-
monument OF u warden by the COM |
lmissioners OF each county whose
lduties shall he the enforcement OF the |
nrot.c,iye laws. = The warden
is intended to be Just rs much IA county
lot,icer as the sheriff under the bill as
first drawn. But the Legislature has
undert AIKEN to amend il, and destroyed
lall the virtue and force in the bill by
leaving it optional with the county
commissioners whether they shall
appoint one or not. SO that with q
county board who are none OF them
sportsmen. it would probably result
in no warden being appointed AT all,
with the view OF saving the salary OF
one" The appointment should most
certainly he left optional with the
commissioners. Most OF the counties
$ have about all the Indebtedness they
J. can stand without in1ulging in the
u luxury OF a game and fish warden
y Mt the suggestion of gentlemen OF ele-
l. can't leisure. Game and fish should he
protected as much rs possible. but 1t
: is not so urgent or violations oi the
'e law so frequent, as to necessi.ate the
n appointment OF an officer at public
expense. Heavy penalties for viola
tion of the game laws and substantial
al rewards offered for detection and pros
II ecution OF those disregaring then
:. would seem to he sufficient. Most q
" the violations occur i'm remote locall
ne ties where and when not even gam
w. warden would he able to ascert ain
pr A game warden bill should be entitle'
rs at iREkf2aRxiff Of GExddiHhEsiKss
Ia Last week S Husbandman containe'
- an article that would draw tears on
90 OF the eyes of an Irish potato.
80 was "a loud lamentatiOn over the high
:. handed and wantOn manner i'm whicl
N Meagher county was reduced from al
.s empire larger than the Eastern state
:, to decent sized county, and the posi-
:. bility OF further trimming around tn
=. edges rs a matter OF convenience :,
:. FAR as the article relates to The lorna
l., tion OF Fergus county originally. tin
writer is biased The western line q
this county runs alon. the summit q
the Belt range. making u natural an,
just division. Two years later. whel
Cascade county was formed. in Orde
- to paciiy Meagher for what she yielded
: up to Cascade on the north, our west
= ern boundary line was disturbed b,
= giving back to the old county all tina,
70 region in which are embraced tn,
- mines of Wolf creek. Yogo and tn,
!" South Fork OF the Judith. Fergli,
> county having no representation il
the I.egislature-practic ally none-th,
: donation was made regardless OF tn,
!" approval OF this county. In lieu %
this valuable region, however, Fergus
: county was given some bad lands
). on the north where the grass neve.
;. grows high enough to cover a grass
: hopper.
Representative Waite has intro.
duced bill for re-establishing the old
county line but there is little proba-
e bility of any action being taken at
this session.
But really, the Husbandman' ap.
u peal is pathetic, and we feel hail m
. clined to sympathise with it. 1t is Il
e territorial paper" but occasionally
u it can cOntine itself to the narrow
e limits OF Meagher county and its
Il interests.
Il According to the Husbandman. a
y bill for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT and ami
s hilation of Meagher should he passed
II at once. Fergus wants back the min
ing region, Canyon Ferry and Trout
u creek is desired by Louis and Clarke,
Yellowstone will take "a strip on the
Musselshell, Park county just as soon
! have the Castle district. while the
miners OF Barker and Neihart are
appealing to the Legislature to lie
attached to Cascade county.
n d, shades OF Thomas Francis
Y Meagher, there will soon be nothing
u left to perpetuate thy memory.
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