Evening Republican, Volume 17, Number 296, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 December 1913 — MANY HUNTERS ARE GETTING LICENSES [ARTICLE]

MANY HUNTERS ARE GETTING LICENSES

Ninety-Two Issued From First of Month Until Friday Morning at 10—Blanks Ordered. The newspaper* articles about the failure of hunters to take out licenses inspired many to get busy. Thoughtlessness had doubtless caused the neglect in the past and the. warning from the game warden caused the “gunmen” to get a hustle on themselves. A reporter for The Republican catted at the county clerk’s office at 10 o’clock this Friday morning and found Clerk Perkins busy issuing licenses. He remarked that the supply of blank licenses was getting short and that he had just ordered 300 more. He had less than 50 on hand. Since Dec. Ist, 92 licenses had been issued, which was as many as had been issued during six preceding months. There is no reason why any person Should take the chance of hunting without a license. The cost is not very much and the law which provides for the license was passed by the state legislature with a view to the protection of the game. It should have the support of all good citizens. We shall not be Surprised to hear of arrests for failure to have licenses and to avoid getting up for a fine that may run up to $25 all who want to hunt should take the preliminary step to visit the county clerk and get a license.