Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1927-04-22

All bids for the Miles City pond culture
station were rejected by the state game
commission recently and +. ID. Hayden,
engineer of Miles City, instructed to nd
yertise for new proposals. The bids all
exceeded the estimates.
Deputy game wardens Will be given aid
and instruction In their work under a plan
put into action by the commission with
the appointment of Thomas o. Peasley, one
of the departments veteran officials as
deputy at large. Peasley will make head
quarters at Helena and will work on as
signment of the state warden. He and
A. II. Holmes OF Billings were made war
dens Of the frst class and their salaries
fixed at $500 a year. Five other deputies
were given frst-class ranking and their
salaries liked at $3.50 a month. They are
Deputies of First Glass
W. A. Hill of Missoula; j. T.. McCafferty
OF Anaconda: James A. Weaver of Lewis
town; A. A. O'Claire and Charles X. Price.
Several other wardens were given Increases
of $40 to S15 a month. The vacancy at
Havre was filled at $125 q month Salary
Of ]. p. Sheehan, In charge of the hatchery
at Hamilton. was placed at $3.50 a month,
that of Margaret Sheehan at 800 a month
and that OF Superintendent Allen at the
Anaconda hatchery at $40 a month. The
salary OF John Scofeld. field agent In charge
Of the hatcheries Of Eastern Montana, was
fixed at 5000.
George Mushback, federal official in
charge Of enforcement of the national mi,
kihiVi bitQ dtt hdS ElNtu AUTHORITY u
trap birds for banding so that the course
of their flight from Montana may be de.
termined.
Hearings were ordered upon petitions fol
a game preserve In Carter county and q
bird refuge on Bynum lake.
The closed season In Judith river wa'
suspended from the mouth Of Spring creel
to the mouth OF the river.
The board authorized the purchase OF
trade for two million rainbow trout eggs
offered at Seattle for $3.50 a thousand.
Marlowe Reelected
T. N. Marlowe, president. and r. II. Hill
warden. were reelected, the former for Z
two-year term, the latter to serve at thu
pleasure of the board.
Flathead lake was re-opened to CONNER
cial fishing under the same rules made las
year. Bowdoin lake In Phillips county
Medicine lake In Sheridan county and Hell
ena, Hauser and Sewell lakes in Lewis ant
Clark counties were opened to SEEMING un
der regulations of the board.
MIX river was opened foE fishing, tn,
regulations on the Madison modified to per
the Missouri river and from the lower
power dam south to Hutchins' bridge. TIL,
season In Jones and Brown lakes in Powell
county was suspended. Fishing for white
fish In the Missoula river In Mineral count,
was permitted
Numerous streams In Lewis and Clarl
county were closed. All streams in Broad
water county except the Missouri rive
we're closed. Rock and Cleveland creeks ii
Gallatin county we're closed. The deer sea
son in Petroleum county was closed between
Oct. Is and Nov. Is.
Salmon EgKs Barred as Bait
Salmon eggs will be barred as bait aftel
July l In all streams of Montana. Tit
commission permitted the dealers 40 day
Of grace In which to dispose of presen'
stocks. but under authority granted by thu
last legislature prohibited further use OF
the ground that the bait, while 1T may b.
legitimately used by many fishermen Is O
great detriment when the streams are salt
ed with eggs