Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 156, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 July 1917 — NINE FINED FOR SEINING [ARTICLE]

NINE FINED FOR SEINING

ARRESTED BY GAME WARDEN WALKER FOR SEINING IN HODGE DITCH. $16.75 was the total amount of a fine assessed against each of nine young men, of near Kniman, by Squire Spitler Wednesday evening. The names of the men who received a fine of $5 with costs attached are: Charles Osborn, Peter Wolf, Scott Cooper, Gaylord Brown, Frank Meyers, Judson Michael, Robert Vern Michael, William Davis and Thomas Davis.

The men were arrested by Game Warden Harry Walker and two deputies at the Hodge ditch on a charge of having a trammel net in their possession, and brought ito this city to answer to the charge. All pleaded guilty when arraigned before the Squire. Peter Wolf, Scott Cooper, William Davis and Thomas Davis paid their fines, while the remaining five are out on bail. It is understood that seining in the vicinity of the Hodge ditch has been a general practice with many for some time past but not until this week were the wardens able to make any arrests. Seining is absolutely forbidden by the game laws of the state and anyone disobeying the law in any way, if detected, will be taught a lesson, such as the nine men mentioned above have received. The game wardens are on the lookout for all the law violators and those who have been indulging in unlawful practices had better have a care and cease their operations in this line in the future if they don’t want to pay a fine.