Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-31
COUNTY HAS new
ORGANIZATION
HUNTERS AND FISHERMEN or
THIS VICINITY FORM AssociA.
TON TO AID EACH OTHER.
MANY CHARTER MEMBERS
Captain w. II. c. jacques Made Presi-
dent of New Body; Society Will.
Work for Game Farm IN
Southern Iowa.

! The WapellO County SpOrtSmen'
{Protestive and Propagation associa
ton, with more than 100 charter mem
hers, was ushered into existence ami
much enthusiasm last night at III
monster meeting of hunters and fisher
men III the rooms of the Ottumwd Com
mercia! association. The articles q
| association, presented by Chairman j
| Jaques of the committee appointed TO
that purpose, were adopted without I
dissenting voice, and the officers sug
gested by the same committee were
also readily approved. Thus it is tina
the new association makes a bid fol-
popular favor with the many sports
men of the county.
follow:
President-Capt. w. H. c. Jaques.
Vice president. w. Garner.
Secretary-William McElroy.
Treasurer-Lester Young.
Directors1F. B. Clark, A. Oden
valdez, A. L. Reynolds, A. G. Cook
Harvey Young, L. A. Gordon and Will
liam Potter, Jr.
A. G. Cook was appointed com
mittee Of one to communicate with
State Game Warden George A. Lin
coin and endeavor to get the official to
visit this city. Upon the occasion OF
his visit the newly organized associa.
tion will hold another monster meeting
to meet the game warden and endeavor
to show him that the Wapello county
hunters desire to be counted among
the live sportsmen of the state.
A. L. Reynolds opened the meeting
at o'clock by calling on Chairman
Jaques for the report of the committee.
Julius Fecht seconded Mr.. Jaques' mo-
ton and the measure passed unani-
mously. Following the suggestion of
Chairman Jaques of the names of the
officers; Seneca Cornell moved that the
men named be selected unanimously,
and the motion, seconded by S. R.
Cheadle, passed. as
President Jacques then took the chair
and in a few remarks told the as
sembled sportsmen what great bene-
fits could be derived from the organi-
cation of the hunters and fishermen of
the county. He referred to the visit
of himself and Mr.. Cheadle to Des
Moines recently, when they took oc-
casion to call on Governor Carroll to
protest against the proposed bill to
divert 100000 Of the hunters license
fees of the state to good roads. and
to bring to the attention of the gov
ernor the natural advantages offered
by the vicinity between Davis and
counties for game farm.
They advised the chief executive of
the state that they could in all probable
lty procure strip of land near Davis
county, well covered and well watered,
which would be an ideal place for a
game hatchery, and asked that his in
fluence be used in establishing breed
ing farm in this locality. President
Jaques also referred to the fact that
Came Warden Lincoln was to distri-
oute 10000 Hungarian cartridges this
year, and urged the association to
make bid for some of them. He
stated that this section of the state !
vas the natural home Of the quail, and
f it was not possible to get farm for
he propagation Of game birds, the as
ISOLATION should at least get it's share
If the cartridges. He then appointed !
G.. Cook to write to Mr.. Lincoln and
,ndeavor to get him to visit Ottumwa |
md be present at gathering of the
members of the new organization.
Mr.. Cook, in referring to the last |
he had with Game War
len Lincoln, stated that Wapello
county did not stand in the highest re-
,ard Of the state official. ''Mr. Lin
oln frowns upon Wapello county,"
aid Mr.. Cook, "for the reason that we
'eople down here do not back up the
eputy game wardens when they ar
est offenders. Mr.. Lincoln says that
he Justices Of the peace in this county
inc all offenders and then remit the
inc. which action does not impress the
blenders with any great regard for
he law, and the result is that they
eep on violating the laws"
Judge F. M. Hunter stated that he
vas heartily in favor Of the orgdniza-
ion of Wapello county hunters and
shermen and that he was glad that
e could be charter member Judge
lunter took occasion to inform the
)cal sportsmen of the manner in
'hich the Keosauqua hunters and I
shermen have gotten together, say {
lg that mostl Of the members of the
lub in Van Buren, county We're young
armers, who have periodical shoots I
nd who make 1t special pleasure to
ssist in the propagation of game birds.
he Judge also stated that the hunters
l that section of the state see to it
lat all offenders are vigorously prose |
uted. He referred to one man by the
anne of Campbell who has a large |
rchard whom he said had done won
ers in the feeding and sheltering of
uail
George Haw. Jr.. urged the associa-
on to interest the farmers Of the r
ounty and to appreac oh all of them +
hen they come to the city on Satur- r
avs and other days and endeavor to v
ct them to become members. I
A. Odenwalder suggested that the q
oortsmen present become personal
posters for the organization and in t
uence their friends to visit Treasurer 0
Dung at Norfolk's cigar store and pay \
lie yearly dues of twenty-five cents t
I'd become members. h
The assembled sportsmen whitfield h
agrant Havanas, the compliments of b
ckaig and Potter during the inter- r