Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1915-12-03
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State Fish Werden H. l.. Kelly
met with the Rod and Gun Club
at its Hall Thursday evening and
in an address to the Club told
how important it is to preserve
our fish, clans, crabs, oysters
and all sea food as this is the
great incentive to bring people
to the coast to get change of
fare as well as climate. These
industries brought thousands of
dollars to the people. The rea-
son we have so few fish is they
have been caugnt out by the
selfishness and avarice of man.
He said the boys running along
the creeks with 90 rifles and
killing the salmon during the
spawning season was causing
the loss of hundreds of dollars
to the people. He said each
female salmon had at least 1000
eggs and by destroying the loss
toithe people would be $i00, pro-
properly Matched and cared for.
The natural spawning grounds
were being destroyed by clear
ing and cultivating the soil and
the only way to preserve and
propagate the fish was to keep
UP the hatcheries. Instead of
having only one or two hatcher
les there ought to be a hatchery
on every important stream in
the county. The cannery peo-
pie who are interested in the
propagation of fish are putting
up their own money to build
and keep up the hatcheries.
They are a good thing. ]. c..
Dixon and P. J. Parks were
down from Elk City to see the
warden and to assist In trying
to get the hatchery on Big Elk
re-established. This is a good
place for the hatchery, a good
spawning ground at the head of
tide on gravely bottom. The
State already owns the ground
and plant and Mr.. Kelly assured
the Club the hatchery would be
re-established. The Rod and
Gun Club is taking an active
part in the game and fish pres
ervation and propagation.
The Thanksgiving dance and
feed were great success.
About 150 persons were in at
tendance and at least rs couple
We're on the floor at one time, all
dressed in the costumes of fifty
years ago. The dear girls looked
something beautiful in their sun
bonnets, short dresses, heavy
shoes, pantalets, sky scrapers,
shignons, etc. The men were
also not to be sneezed at. They
made a fine appearance also,
dressed In short, white knee
breeches, swallow-tailed coats
long hair and neck ties, brogan
shoes and the pose and grace OF
a Chesterfield. The dances
were old fashioned quadrilles
double shufiles, doce balonet
money musk" and all kinds OF
rollicking, frollichng country
dances. The music went back
fifty years when people enjoyed
themselves, such as Haste to
the Wedding" "Arkansaw Trav-
eler," The Little Old Log Cabin
In the Lane" etc. The hal
was beautifully decorated with
bear, coon, bob cat and rabbit
skins and With bunting and
poppys. Yaquina and Toledo
were well represented at the
dance. Coffee, cake, pumpkin
pie and doughnuts were served
1t made one homesick to &c
back and live over again-ir
memory-the glorious time we
had, Dear Tom," fifty years
ago.
Henry Curl, a full-bloodet
Calapooa Indian, was tried ir
Justice Berry's Court Friday
The complaint was brought b,
Will G. Emery, deputy fish ant
game warden, for this county
The complaint alleges that Cur
had his fish net stretched acros.
the Siletz river on the reserva.
ton from bank to bank, thus
preventing the fish from goinl
up the river. He was also
charged with fishing and selling
fish without a license-thret
separate charges. The defen.
dant was represented by Glen O
Holman Of Dallas and the State
by j. f. Stewart, district attor.
ney, and p. A. Lafferty. The
defendants attorney demurred
from the complaint on the
ground that Curl was an Indian
a ward OF the Government and
was therefore NOT amendohIa -