The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1932-12-15

ST. PAUL-More than billion young pike,
trout bass sunfish. crappies and other species Of
cries during the biennial period ending July l. DR..
Thaddeus Surber, superintendent of fish propaga-
ton, said Friday in his report to w. D. Stewart.
In all 1,234,779,646 potential strikes" pro-
duced in the state hatcheries the report said. OF
these, 1065,201,764 were walleyed pike. Whitehsh
falling 114,977.4eO.
The young fish are distributed as fry and fng-
erlings in lakes where shortage of any individual
species is existent In his report Dr. Surber urged
increased vigilance in keeping the carp population
reduced. BY sheer weight of number, he said, they
destroy the natural spawning beds of the game fish,
ST. PAUL-About 10000 deer were bagged by
the 71,s40 big game hunters in their biennial trek
into the north woods this fall w. D. Stewart state
game and fish director estimated Saturday.
This figure would represent an increase of 900
deer over two years ago when $500 big game Ii
censes were Sold
Migratory birds also-we more plentiful this
year With 23O,S5O small game hunting licenses IS
sued. Although figures have not been completed on
the seasons KILL there large increase this year
over 1881 in ducks pheasants and other game killed.
Director Stewart said.
The increase in the deer kill was attributed by
Mr. Stewart to two reasons, an increase in the num-
Der of deer in the woods and snowfall in the north
Of the state.
Two years ago there snow on the ground
during the open season, and many deer wounded by
hunters could not be tracked down and bagged
PLAINVIEW-A tale of how he and other men,
bers of his family were mistreated and threatened
with death frequently by his stepfather sobbed
out Saturday by a 12year-old boy who snatched up
rifle and killed Mike Hiddeston, 70yearold Plain
view resident.
Leonard Thorpe described by his school teacher
Every good boy" told officers he fired at his step
father after the latter stove poker in his hand had
chased him from the house several times and
threatened to "kill my mother and my brother and
sister,"
Before he died at a Wabasha hospital, Hiddleston
according to County Attorney Alfred A. Burkhardt.
of Plainview, promised to "kn all of you at home
when get WE'LL"
The boy in custody of Sheriff Douglas Brown,
of Wabasha was to be brought before Judge Frank
Goss in juvenile court this afternoon to tell his story
WARROAD-Reports that caribou are non-ex-
isent in the United States unfounded, according
to E. A. Under state forest ranger, who a recent
trip from Warroad to Itasca Park with Mrs. Under,
discovered five of the animals
The caribou, which first believed by Mrs.
Under to be elk, were seen in the Red Lake game
preserve about two miles north of Ludlow Island,
about 80 miles from Baudette. Mr.. Under in de-
scribing the caribou said one fully antlered,
had small antlers, full grown without ant
lers, the four twoyear old and fifth spring calf.
The animals showed fear when Ranger Under
stopped his automobile and they continued their feed
west Under said, the others strung out behind in
the order of their size.
These animals were not elk, deer moose"
Under said. "They were smaller than elk were
stalker, had more white them especially around
the neck, belly and feet. The forward antlers were
sort of fanshaped and there small engagements
or knobs near the end of the topmost antlers"