Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-03-23
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ducks and geese especially have been,
seen on the Susquehanna, Delaware,
Juniata and other streams of South-
ern Pennsylvania, in the last few
days, the flight of the birds from the
south being now on and sportsmen
who have been observing the num-
Der of the Birds are of the opinion,
that there will be some good shoot
ing in the fall when the birds start
to the Southern feeding grounds.
Under state and federal laws no
ducks can be shot in the spring and
are now watching the birds from the
shores. There seems to be no short
age of either geese or ducks this
year, in spite of fears on the subject
expressed last year. The birds are
coming back numerous and strong.
There have also been many black
birds seen in southern states, fields
being visited by large flocks. al
though spring plowing has not be-
gun. Between the severe winter
weather and organized raids on crow
roosts. many crows have been killed
off the last six months. In York,
mers destroyed many crows, making
shooting expeditions to the localities
where the black coated cohorts
roasted. Many were also killed by
poisoned corn, which was place near
roosts by game wardens.
These are boxing days at the Har-
risburg post office and the list is be-
ing made up for the new boxes,
xxrI,i lob, mill hA
at present, and, from indications a
bit more expensive. Postmaster
Frank c.. Sites, sent out word yes
terday that box renters should come
around and arrange for their new
boxes. They arrived and to-day
more were arriving.
Say, for heavens sake give me
my old box number. I've got my
letter heads printed with that on
them and 1 just ordered new lot
declared an early caller.
well, as you are the first man in,
you win," was the answer.
The post Office people are giving
the present boxholders, first right to
, their old numbers.
j A few individuals wanted to hook
up their telephone numbers or auto
mobile numbers to post office boxes
and q few got away with such COM
who wants to play poker hands
was around. .t.
One man walked up and asked for
his present number. He found that
it would be great big drawer, large
enough for a state department. so
he took his box number with l in
; front of it. Another man asked for
his number plus 10. He also found
he would have had a drawer with
.rh 70 nI hnClynf
: full of mail.
, Operation of the states new dog
license code is commencing to bring
many questions from hunters and
farmers and it is probable that a new
crop of inquiries may be addressed
to state authorities, in the next few
weeks. Under the present rulings,
it is not certain just what are the
; rights of hunters under kennel Ii
: censes and farmers dogs are liable
to be shot, If they stray into road
or a woods adjoining their owners
premises. Construction given to the
Kennel license is that 1t is only for
thet kennel and that dogs may not
be taken out for hunting, unless they
, have a regular license. County COM
missioner A. G. Gumbert, of Allie
gheny county, was here this week
: with some questions raised in Pitts
burg on the kennel license and it is
! understood that a few knotty ones
! have come from Philadelphia. 1t
! seems to be the aim of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, to force the Ii
censing of every dog, whether own
ed for hunting or watch purposes, in
accord with the sheep protection
idea which was at the bottom of the
movement for the license. 1t is
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will ask the Attorney General to pro-
ceed against county authorities who
refuse to administer the law, and to
pay men for shooting unlicensed
ours The State Game Commission
is sending a notice to all wardens,
urging that they use the utmost care
in destroying dogs, to be certain that
the animals are unlicensed and why.
1t is believed that in some counties
farmers, for protection of whose
sheep the law was placed on the
books. will not take out licenses on
the ground that their dogs will not
leave their premises and not give
ANNOYANCE. Dogs are held not to be
running at large if on their owners
property. Out of the dog licensing
there will probably come in the next
few years, a revival of the proposed
cat license, for which bills have been
presented in the last three Pennsyl-
yania Legislatures. because cats de-
stroy more birds than anything else.
Some of the people in charge of
nominating petitions, have regular
routes. One man has been carrying
around a petition for n candidate
and set out some time ago to line up
a certain bunch of men. He got
most of them, but one who "got
next" to the idea, has been evading
the man with the paper. Finally the
circulator nailed him in barber
ship: He signed.