The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-01-17
Winter Fish
ing Closed to
Sau k La k e
Conservation Club Plans
Feeding Of Pheasants'
In Community
ELECT TWO DELEGATES
Farmers Will Receive 55c
) Per Hour To Apply
On Feed Loans

"A meeting OF the Sauk SeuITs
Conservation Club was held In the
Community Club rooms Friday
evening. The meeting was not very
well attended, although several i'm
portant propositions were to be
brought before the cluD.
President ed Peterson read a let
ter from the Came and Fish de
partment stating that Sank Lake
had been closed to all manner OF
winter fishing. The letter was &C
companied by Order No. GIT, as fol-
lows:
Minnesota Department of Conser-
walton
WHEREAS, 1t has been al
legged that certain fishes now
found In Sank Lake. Stearns
and Todd counties, are in dan
ger Of determination IL winter
fishing Is continued throughout
the period permitted by law.
and
WHEREAS, the Director Of
Game and Fish mas caused oer-
tain Investigations to be inside
by representatives Of the de-
partment and determined the
allegations to be true, It is
hereby ordered that Sank Lake,
Stearns1and Todd C66nties, in
cluded In the list Of lakes clos
ed to the use of fishhouses and
spearing through the ice but
angling permitted. issued the
18th day Of November, 1884, be
modified and revoked so far
as its application to this parti-
ocular lake is concerned. and
the waters thereof closed to
any manner of winter fishing
provided by law during the re-
mainder of the 1934-1935 VIM
ter fishing season.
Erling Swenson,
Director Division Of Game and
Fish.
Countersigned:
(SeaD e. v. willard,
Department or Conservation.
Dated at St Paul, Minnesota,
this 10th day of January, 1885.
Recent sleet and snow storms
have made the feeding of pleas
ants imperative, according to 8
by President Peterson
Feeding places and food have been
and the birds of this com.
are In danger of extermin-
alton.
The local club has no funds fol-
the care Of pheasants. However, II
was stated that the state Deparl-
ment would FURNISH corn, If the
club would make arrangements tc
have farmers feed the birds. The
farmers, who are selected for this
work, win receive 55c per hour,
which Is to be applied on the pay
ment Of feed loans. Several farm
ers In each Of the townships sur
Sank Centre win be &c
lected for this work.
A committee consisting Of Jos.
Miller, George Fish, B. f. Dubois,
Fred Mossman, L. l. Kells and Ed
L. Rattle were appointed to work
with Game Warden Vornbrock in
5eA0cting farmers 70 care lot Inc
feeding Of pheasanrs IN this COM
Fred Mossman and Ed Peterson
were selected as delegates to the
Minnesota Game and Protective
League meeting which was held in
st. Paul, Monday, January 18th.
Both men attended the meeting.
Fred Mossman asked the support
Of the local club in the matter Of
the proposed state and federal park
and game refuge wnicn has been
planned for the Bircn Lake COM
He stated rnat a federal
fish hatchery Is also to be built on
the shores of Lake Sylvia, which Is
an ideal spot for u venture of this
kind.
Following the meeting Game
Warden Vornbrock stated that
there are many small fox and sew
srai wolves in this community. He
also stated that the herd Of deer
which has been seen northwest Of
Sank Centre is still intact and that
Is far as he knew, none Of them
had been shot, as reported.