Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-22

The Fish and Game Commission re-
ceived the carcass Of q cow moose from
Elizabeth, which had been found dead
| on the ice of lower Patten pond. near
that city. 1t was decided that the
moose had become cast in some way
on the ice and injured so that it could
not arise and consequently persisted
from the cold. The meat was Of course
| unfit for consumption. but as Curator
Thomas James of the State Museum
| wished to have the skin mounted, the
| carcass was sent along as stated. The
| last issue Of the Ellsworth American
had the following regarding it:
William A. Davis, Of North Bend. re-
ported to The American this morning
the finding Of the body Of a cow moose
| on the ice of lower Patten pond,
short distance below Long point. Mr..
Davis. from his home, saw something
| on the ice, and going up to the pond
| to investigate. found the moose. He
could see no blood, and was inclined
to believe the animal injured itself by
| fall on the ice and was frozen to
| death. The moose had not been there
| more than one night. The matter was
| reported to the game officials. who will
investigate. They believe the moose
| must have been shot. Game Warden
Shea went to the pond this afternoon.
intending to bring the carcass to Els
| worth if it is in condition to USE
sG1me Law VioIator Landed
Game Warden Wood on one Of his
recent trips through the Blanchard
| woods found the carcass of a recently
killed deer. He followed the trail from
the deer through the woods to the
camp of Frank Cation Of Saco, who has
been living there with a, young son.
Both were absent, but the warden
awaited their return and in the mean
time looked about the camp, where he
discovered signs Of beaver having been
| trapped. Upon Catons return he ques~
| toned the man, who said he suppos ed
he had trapped an otter.
Warden Wood, learning that the man
was unable to pay fine, communicated
with the game department at Augusta
and learned that City Marshal Cobb Of
Saco had asked the game department
officials to inform him if any Of the
wardens ran across Cation in the woods
as he was wanted in Saco on the de-
sertion charge.
Cation was brought down to Dover
Wednesday morning, Jan. 10, and was
| arraigned before Recorder William II.
! Dwyer on the charge Of illegally trap.
ping beaver. He entered plea Of
guilty and Recorder Dwyer imposed a
fine Of 500 and costs, but suspended
the sentence to allow City Marshal j..
B. Cobb Of Saco to take the man into
his custody, on the charge Of deser-
| tfr tEr-n obi Coto
ed surprised at his arrest, but went
willingly enough with the officer.
City Marshal Cobb stated that Ca
ton disappeared with his 12-year- old
son last August after his wife had
been committed to the Augusta State
hospital, leaving six-year-o son
and a 14-year- old daughter to shift
for themselves. The children were
taken in charge by the York County
Children's Aid Society and a warrant
for Cations arrest was issued. His wife
has since died at the Augusta hos
pital and Cation was unaware Of her
death until the news was broken to
him by City Marshal Cobb in the Jail
Office Wednesday.
! Cation is a former driver in the Saco
fire department and has lived in that
city for many years. The news Of his
arrest by Game Warden Wood was the
| first inkllng as to his whereabouts to
reach the Saco officers since his sud-
den departure from that city.
Warden Wood has charges Of deer
killing in close time and trapping
without license against Cation should
he ever ramble to these parts in the
! future.
| Cation told City Marshal Cobb that
owing to domestic troubles he decided
to leave Saco and bury himself in the
deep woods hoping to forget his
troubles. The 12-year-ol boy has
been his sole companion in the woods
camp and the youngster seemed dis
pleased with the idea Of returning to
Saco, preferring the woods e Piscata-
quis to life in the city,
The State Museum was simply
thronged most of the day Thursday,
the day that called the big crowd to
the Capitol Nor the hearing before the
Highway Commission on the change
of location of the Gardiner Topsham
| trunk line, and all were loud in their
praise of the handsome apartment and
handsome exhibits. 1t was the first
visit for many of them and a large
number registered in the visitors
book
State Librarian H. E. Dunnack will
visit Rockland next Thursday and in
the evening under the auspices of the
Rockland Merchants Association de-
liver an address on The Achievement
Of Life" Mr.. Dunnack was last years
Memorial day orator in that city.
| Adjutant General Presson and Cap
| tain E. w. Nile, u. s. a., were in Port
land Friday evening to attend the dedi-
cation Of the armament equipment Of
| the Naval Militia in the Armory.
Nominations by the Governor
| The following nominations have
been announced at the executive de-
partment:
| Notaries public-James F. Bagley,
Augusta Henry Deering, Portland.
| To acknowledge deeds, administer
| oo%hc afC-Mrc Ho1on T. Rriroc