Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1932-03-10

have been a taxpayer in this county
for twenty years. And yet l must con-
fess, that l have not had the honor
to meet either game or fire warden
during all this time. In fact l did
not know until this past winter, that
a game warden is just an ordinary
human being. Perhaps somewhat
better fed and clothed than the aver
age person. Now it appears that we
want to do without the services of
this game warden and also this fire
warden! Will this in any way change
the game laws? There are a good
Number of laws. Some of them are
good and just. But again there are
many laws, that are nothing short of
being ridiculous, included among
those latter are the prohibition and
game laws. Those laws favor only
one class of people. Where our con-
stitution, and common sense bids us
to make laws for the good of all the
people.
Now we will take this for an example.
Suppose man has a quarter section
VI maps lot ihol THAN ohS-
fourth of this can be used for agri-
cultural purposes. we'll then this other
three ourths will be what is ordi-
narily called wild land. Will there
not be good chance for wild animals
TO accumulate on this three-fourths?
But a still better chance for them to
get their feed from this other one
fnnrfh Now tho arty nwnino
being in possession of this parcel of
Hand, is taxed for all of it! Then why
has one set of people the right to COM
pei this owner what he should do in
regards to those wild animals that he
has been feeding?
There has been much childish talk
all this past winter about feeding of
those much neglected wild animals,
and papers have even gone so far as
TO say that they are benefit to the
farmer, saying that some of those
game birds will eat the potato bug.
Well to most of us | believe this is
great news. Now if those sportsmen
want this wild game protected, why
not go out here and buy up some Of
this wild land, or rent it from the
actual owners and then put their
game warden and fire warden in
charge? Paying their salary from
their own pockets and also pay taxes
TO the county and state government
for the use of this wild land. Then ]
believe no one would object to those
game and fire wardens.
Then there is a need of a change
in the game laws. AS for all those
hunters that flock in here every sea-
son. They may have a license from
the state to hunt, but that does not
give them a right to go upon anyone's
land. They should be compelled by
law to get a personal permit from the
owner upon whose land they wish to
hunt and without such permit be Ii
able to fine.
Under such conditions we would
have protection for our livestock and
in many cases for our own lives. This
protection we have not under now ex-
listing conditions. But in no case is
there any need of either a game or
fire warden.
They would perhaps be similar to
a case that happened to me some
twenty-five years ago. A house was
burning down (this was in city, the
fire department came but the hose
would not reach to within a block of
this fire. Well, they watched the one
house burn to the ground, and the
next house caught fire in the roof, but
nothing they were doing. Six of us
ordinary men put out that fire, two
on top of the roof pouring water and
four carrying. But of what use were
any water.
CARL PAULSON.
Hinckley, Mimi, March 6, 1882.