Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1903-11-05
RESIDENTS OF SEVERAL OTHER
STATES SECURE LICENSES.
ONE 3O0-POUND NIMROD
OF Will County, Illinois, of Giant
Proportions, Will Seek Game in the
Badger State-Many Dog Fish Be-
ing Killed at Lake koshkonong-
New Bank at Shell Lake.
Madison Oct Al

Madison, Oct. 81.
wisconsin seems to be the mecca for
the nimrods of other states. The rec.
ord for small game licenses for non
residents has already reached point
higher than for all of last year and the
multiplication of applications for deer
hunting licenses seems to indicate that
more non-residents will seek TO kill
these animals this year in Wisconsin
than hitherto. Last year at this date
there were issued 23S small game Ii
censes to non-residents, for which a $40
fee is collected by Wisconsin. Yester-
day there had been issued 2S7 of these
and the demand has hardly abated
Yesterday five of these licenses were
issued to a party of Ohio hunters,
among whom is James M. Jones of Van
Wort, Ohio. He is Y yaers old and
the number of his license is ~. The
big man" record of the warden's Office
thus far this season is J. H. Ray of
Joliet, ILL.,, sheriff of Will county. His
description says he is "A years old, six
feet and three inches in height and
weighs 300 pounds. He is not a fat
man, but well proportioned and of such
build and active disposition that he
would cause champion football coach
to leap for joy should he be available
for great gridiron contest.
The total number OF nonresident
small game licenses issued last year
was 2G0. Last year the total number
of deer licenses issued, the $25 kind,
was 293. Today there had been issued
"a of these, and at the same date a year
ago the number issued was SIS. The
new hunters licenses issued to home
steaders and actual settlers who have
not been in the state a year and conse
quently unable to qualify for the ordi-
nary resident licenses, are being issued
daily, there having been 1879 of them
taken out thus far. These cost 81
each.
Killing Many Dog Fish.
The work of seining Lake Koshko-
nong of carp and dog fish is progress
ing, but the contractors are not gel..ne
the quantities of carp they expected.
They are taking twice as many dog fish
as carp and these dog fish are Destroy
ed. The carp are shipped to New
York. The wardens believe the de-
struction of SO many dog fish will be
great benefit for the game fishing al
Koshkonong, as the dog fish is said to
be the most destructive of game fish Of
any thing in the lake. The nets scoop
up many game fish, but these are re.
leased without being touched. They
do not mix with the carp and when one
part of the net is let down into the wat
er the game fish escape, while the earn
and dog fish remain in the bottom OF
the net.
Deputy Wardens Peter Drafahl and
c. W. Johnston reported the seizures
of a great professional fishermen's out
fit. The seizure consisted of a boa,
and "a gill nets in Lake Winnebago.
New Bank at She'll Lake.
State Commissioner of Banking
corporation of the Wisconsin State
bank, new financial house organized
at Shell Lake, Washburn county, with
capital of $4,000. The incorporators
are p. NJ. Reagan, L. I. Bulls, P. N.
Barry, E. E. Slower. C. H. Hart, r. B.
Hart, r. Silesky, A. ]. Donnally. John
Aberg and B. H. Cavitt.
True Asks About Crops.
John NJ. True, secretary of the state
board of agriculture. has mailed to his
correspondents inquiries regarding the,
crops of the state, for the last report
TO be issued by the board of agriculture
for this year and until next April. The
inquiry asks for the estimated yield per
acre and the quality of the product of
wheat, rye barley, oats, buckwheat.
corn, beans, peas, fax seed, potatoes.
sugar beets and tobacco.