Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 20, Number 73, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 May 1899 — Fish Commissioners Resign- [ARTICLE]

Fish Commissioners Resign-

“Big John” Hildebrandt, of Logansport and James 8. Patty, of Winamac, have both resigned their places as deputy fish commissioners, and now the whole northern part of the state, is without a deputy fish commissioner. It is stated that these men resigned in disgust because while they were active and vigilant in their efforts to enforce the fish laws, in all other parts of the state practically nothing was being done in that direction. During the past two years Hildebrandt and Patty have seized over 14,000 feet of seine and successfully prosecuted 78 indictments for fish law violations.