The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-26
STATE GAME AND
Fish Com. NET.
ANNUAL MEETING HELD AT BIS
MARck--RlLLS THAT HAVE
BEEN HELD UP TO BE
PAID.


Bismarck, N. D.. Nov. 26.-The an
nual meeting OF the state game and
fish commission was held In the cap
itol building and all members OF the
board were present, as were number
OF the wardens and some of the special
deputies. Those present were: Her
man Winterer, Valley City, president:
U. L. Killon, Towner, vice president:
ID. ]. Armstrong. Willow City, secre-
tary; ]. B. Eaton, Fargo; Thos. Grif-
fiths, the Grand Forks member OF the
board of control: w. N. Smith, Graf
ton, chief game warden; OLAF Bjorke,
Abercrombie. chief game warden; q.
W. Wilkinson, Fargo; Robert Burt,
Valley City, and s. r. Finley OF Har-
vey, special game wardens.
In figuring up the business of the
board for the year It was found that
they will have received $4,000 from
various sources by Dec. Is, and their
expenses up to the present time have
been about $4,000, and 1t is expected
that the board win start in the new
year with a balance Of about $4,000.
This Is quite an Improvement over last
year when there was not a cent to
start with. There has been rigid en-
forcemenL Of the law this year and the
reports from various parts of the
state are to the effect that people are
well pleased with the work of the
commission.
The matter Of the payment of the
checks issued by the board In payment
of services rendered and which were
held UP by the treasurer on account
of them not having been put through
the state auditors office, was adjusted,
and in the future all bills will be ap-
proved by the president and secretary
of the board and win be sent to the
auditor who will issue state warrants
for them after they have been o. KID
by the state auditing board. The
checks that have been issued will be
sent to the auditor and will be there
attached to the bill for which they
were issued. the auditor having all the
bills now, and they will go before the
state auditing board at a special meet
ing to be held this morning when
they win be allowed and warrants
drawn for them.
Most of he checks have been either
sold outright to banks or put up as
security and all that is necessary for
those holding these checks now is to
send them to the auditor and they will
be AUDITED and warrants made out
for the amounts in the regular course
of business. The checks have been
financed on the word OF the commits
sion so far that they ultimately be
paid.
At the evening session of the board
it was voted to give Anton Holler,
the special deputy who was wounded
by a careless hunter across the river
few days ago, $50 to tide him over
| for the zine he will be confined to the
| hospital
| The following resolution was also
adopted at the evening session:
Whereas, 1t has come to the knowl-
edge of the game and fish board OF
control that several men have been
recently shot in our state by deer
hunters, through reckless shooting
and
Whereas, One of the unfortunate
men was Anton Holler, a special
game warden, be II
Resolved, That the board Of fish
and game control condemn in the
severest terms such reckless shooting
which leads to the loss of human life
and that special efforts OF the board
and its wardens be directed to calling
the situation to the attention OF the
various states attorneys and the at
torney general, and mention the ne
cessity OF the speedy prosecution OF
all guilty parties. And be it further
Resolved That the board pledges
its support and assistance to the au-
thorities in the prosecution of such
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