Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, July 24, 1897, Page 1

bay ) Vout V.—No, 47. | Grand Rap Granp Rapips, ITasca County, Minn., SATURDAY. JuLy 24, 1897. ie Two DoLtiars A YEAR FURNITURE DEPARTMENT. Carpet Cots, Mattresses, - Pillows, Springs, Curtains, Matting, Sweepers. High Back Dining Chairs, Rockers and Easy Chairs, Folding Camp Chairs. Itasca Mercantile Company, GENERAL SUPPLY HOUSE. ee ee Fullerton He manages to named McLaughlin was sent into this county as a deputy game warden, The leading citizens of Grand Rapids were ready tolend him all possible assistance and did do so, but it soon became apparent that his aim was to blackmail those whom he suspected of violations, and consequently his efforts were of no avail. He caused a number of arrests and in every in- stance. with one single exception, he moved for a dismissal of the case or failed to appear before the court as prosecutor. The deputy was directed by myself and others to localities where flagrant and shameful viola- tions of the law were generally known to be of frequent occurrence. This proffered assistance was unheeded, the deputy preferring to operate his blackmailing scheme according to his own plan. The same year Mr. Fuller- ton visited Grand Rapids and our peo- ple experienced a repetition of the de- puty’s incompetency. The bombastic agent did not leave the limits of the village during his sojourn in Itasca county, and very naturally he accom- plished no good. Last year, as I have stated, not a single arrest was made and no effort put forth through the commission to prevent the slaughter of game in this section of the state. Public sentiment in this county en- dorses the provisions of the game law and therefore it is not openly violated, as the executive agent would have the general public believe. When Mr. Fullerton states that there is reason to believe that the two leading hotels of Grand Rapids have served moose on their tables at all times of the year, orat any time of the year, he deliberately and wil- wilfully misrepresents the facts, at least so far as Hotel Pokegama, of which Iam the proprietor, is con- cerned. There has never been served upon my tables an ounce of moose meat at any time, and so lung as I re- . \ Bed Room Suites, s15 to 35, | Wardbrobes, Folding Beds, Kitchen Cabinets, 4 Carpets, i | Rugs, q? “| Couches, i ie . 1) Folding Bed Lounges, j ; “ 6 ft. and 8 ft. Extension Tables, Extension Centre Tables, ; Oue 4 1-2 ft. Oak Roller Top Office Desk at a Bargain. “The quality of our goods is remembered loug after the price is forgotten.” Hon. D. M. Gunn Makes Reply to Ex- Before you go fishing again ecutive Agent Fullerton. drop in and see us. We have some very catching thingsin the shape of rods, reels, lines, hooks, flies, frogs and minnows. You can never SEIZURE IS NOT PROTECTION fully ‘enjoy the sport of fishing * unless yoware “fixed” for it, and 4 . the fellow who can’t find what suits The Windy Agent of the State Game A‘ Sn ea stock, ig—well, and Fish Commission Shown Up in S: Ree His Proper Light and His In- What Else competency Made Apparent. We. Selt. con®. Heveryshibgdn eo The following letter to the Minne- ; Sporting Goods apolis Journal from Hon. D. M. Gunn iz sufficiently explains itself: Guns, Revolvers, Knives, Traps, etc., and all at prices that can’t be beaten. ‘“My attention has been called toan Drop in and see us when you feel a little sporty. Besides that, interview with Executive Ageut Ful- we ulwi rry a complete stock of Hardware, Stoves lerton of the state game and fish com- Tinware, Paints, Glass, Lumbermen’s mission, published in the Journal on j Supplies and Sash. the 21st inst., relative to. the non-en- | forcement of the game laws in Itasca u ich Tdeem worthy of ——__W. J. & H. D. POWERS, |¢ounts; the which | m a reply if you will kindly grant me a | hearing. Ifit were possible to per- | form the exacting and intricate duties = of game warden through the columns } of the daily press, Mr. | would score a remarkable and _ pro- | a nounced success. j & | t h keep his name before the public the O | n year around, but aside from furnish- J ing wordy interviews concerning his great work in behalf of protecting the ry (exe) Ss game and fish of the state, he has 4 J been a decided failure from the time 5 = of his appointment to the present } day. The people of northern Minne- ] AN D F u rm | S h | n gs . sota and especially those of Itasca } county, will earnestly co-operate at Ps all times with the proper authorities saci These are the lines to which we are giving special attention during this ]|t® Prevent violations ef the game 4 season. Prices are down so low that: all can reach them. Quality || !@Ws, and noone knows this better } high grade; prices low grade. We'll get your trade if prices count. || than does Mr. Fullerton himself. In Marr's Clothing & Dry Goods Store GRAND RAPIDS, MINN. RARE RE ERR Re RE Re i ete ete eae eee tenet ae ee Re Re eae ae Eta eae ae te te New Stock ae i Rete ae te Of Windqw Shades, Curtain Poles, Rooni Mouldings, wall paper, etc., at © oa, bch chucks shaabacsta sha sha shacakashashashashschaatastashashachashaatoad : Richardson & Stevens. 2 % EEE A ae a ee ee a ee ape es eae ae ae ae a ee ae ee ae ae ae eae a ae eae ae ate ee a eae ata a a ae * 4 * * = = = = 2 : = 2 = = * * = * rf # his interview with the Journal Mr. Fullerton is quoted as follows: “Last year we made seventeen arrests in Itasca county, but did not secure one con- viction. This was only a repetition of the results of previous years, and so we con- cluded that we would withdraw our game wardens from that territory and throw upon the people themselves the at ape ogg for the work that was going on. lt cost money to keep a game warden in the field, and if we were not to get convictions, we were paying ‘out this money for nothing. “Recently aclub ‘of sportsmen has been organized, which we count upon to help us. “But heretofore it has been useless to try to do anything oe there. The very best men inthe town of Grand Rapids encouraged this ies killing and ate the contraband meat. Why, there is every reason for be- lieving that moose meat has been served nearly at all times of the yearon the tables of the hotels in Grand Rapids. One of these hotel men has been a member of the legisla- ture for two sessions and the other is the present. mayor of the town. I donot charge hat these men or any of their friends killed the game, but it is apparent that they. bor it it from those who did, and soencour- aged the yee With this sort of an ex- ample set right before their eyes the year. round, itis not strange that the ave man in Itasca county felt encouraged in the killing of moose. He was not only sure of protection, but felt that at all’ times he ‘would find a market for his game.” “The first statement in the forego- ing is entirely false. There was not a single arrest made in Itasca county last year through the efforts of the commission and'no attempt was made by the agent or any of his assistants to enforce the provisions of the law. During the summer of 1895, a man main in charge of the house there never will be. Without any reference to the state laws bearing upon the subject of moose killing. I would about as soon serve a mess of snakes upon my table as the flesh of moose. As a politician, aiming to make doubly secure his fat job with the state, Mr. Fullerton may be operat- ing on the proper lines to that end, but he has not succeeded in fooling the people who reside in whose sec- tions of Minnesota where game and fish really require the protection that should be rendered through the com- mission by law created for that pur- pose. The real intent of the law is for the preservation of live game and fish and not for the confiscation of what may be slaughtered. = While ~| confiscation is one ofthe measures employed to a certain end, it is by no means the object. - Yet, we find that the present executive agent has de- voted his whole energies te the busi- ness of confiscation and has absolute- ly done nothing to prevent slaughter. He sends out deputies who make no effort to stop the killing of game or fish, but whose work indicates that they have been instructed to reporp only shipments, that Mr. Fuilerton may continue todo a thriving cold storage business at St. Paul. It is urged that under the direction of Mr. Fullerton there has been more money turned into the state treasury under the provisions of the act that created his office than ever before, and I am free to grant the correctness of the claim. But what does this fact indi- cate? Simply that there have been more violations of the law than ever before; tbat shipments’ have been” greater; that less has been done to prohibit slaughter and greater cau- tion used to bag the game of the hun- ter than under any previous adminis- tration of the office. Mr. Fullerton may be able to deceive the newspaper reporters and those who do most of their hunting in and about the state capitol, but the people of this region have long understood his motives, and are well aware that the law as now administered is well calculated to deplete the forests and streams of the state of the game and fish that the legislature hoped to preserve. “Yours truly, “D. M. GUNN.” Grand Rapids, July 23. TO PROTECT THE GAME. Itasea Gun Club Offers Assistance to the State Authorities to Prevent Violations. No county in the state has any truer sportsmen than Itasca and none are more ready or determined to pre- vent violations of the game and fish’ laws than they. The following reso- lutions were unanimously adopted by the members of the Itasca Gun club at a recent meeting and a copy sent to Executive Agent Fullerton of the state game and fish commission. The state authorities have never done anything to protect the fish and _ wild game of this county and asa result a deplorable condition has existed for some time. While public sentiment hereaway has always been in favor of an observance of the law, yet the ab- sence of any outside assistance through those whose duty it 1s to see that the law is not violated has rendered the local efforts of little avail. It is hoped that Mr. Fullerton will give sufficient consideration to the appea! from the club te appoint a competent warden for Itasca county, and thus show a disposition to perform the duties for which he is being paid out of the state treasury. Following are the resolu- tions adopted by the Itasca club; Whereas, Frequent complaint is made of the wholesale tend tained of game and fish in Itasca county, and we know the eyil exists, and unless the unlawful taking thereof 1s checked, the result will be the depopulation of the woods and waters of all their desir- able game; and Whereas, Itappears impossible to prevent this gross jolation of the laws of the state except by united and vigorous action of persons interested, as well as the officers of the w, therefore be it ved, at the Grand Rapids Gun Club is determined to use every effort to pre- vent the unlawful destruction of game a: nd fish in Itasca county, and to that end will earnestly assist the officers of the law in dis- covering and punishiug any and all such offenders; and further Resolyed, That th.s club recommend the appointment of some active person as dep- uty game warden for said county, to the end that necessary arrests may be made and of- fenders properly prosecuted, and this club pledges to such officer its moral and finan- cial support, THE TOURISTS’ MECCA. Deer Lake and the Attractions it Offers te the Pleasure Seeker. It seems as if nature tries to hide from the view of man her most beau- tiful scenic retreats, and only the sturdy pioneer, who blazes the path through forests primeval for the less hardy portion of the human race, is allowed the privilege of being thedis- coverers of them. One of the pictur- esque spots which nature—the coy old dame—possesses is Deer lake, sit- uated a few miles north of Grand Rapids. In this instance, too, it was the early explorer who rested first on its banks, but following him will be an innumerable throng as soon as it is generally known what attractions and advantages are there offered. A first-class road, one over which bi- cycles are ridden, leads from Grand Rapids to the lake. Settlers’ cabins dot the lake shore and an occasional clearing shows the work of the pio- neer farmer. Closely hugging the bank on the south side is located Lund’s place, an ideal home and head- quarters for hunters and fishermen and the coming retreat of northern Minnesota, the sportsman’s paradise. The Herald-Review man dropped in on Mr. Lund and his cheery helpmate last Sunday, and found them enjoy- ing the cool lake breeze and life in general. They are cosily situated in their present home, but are making preparations to considerably extend their accommodations for the tourists who are seeking Just such a place in which they may ‘‘escape from the maddening throng” and commune with nature. Ina short time they will be able to accommodate larger crowds and serve them in their own first-rate way. Even now the lake is the popular resort for the citizens of this village and a number of outsiders who have learned of the body of water, embracing several miles of ex- pansive bosom, that vies in grandeur and splendor with the far-famed Kil- larney. Messrs. Lund and Macomber are building a large sailboat and making ready for the construction of a few more rowboats, These will en- able the visitor to explore and enjoy animmense sheet of water, dotted with scenic islands that stand as sentinels in its limpid depths. The islands each em race several acres of ground covered with woods. The lake abounds with fish of all kinds, the old reliable black bass being in the ma- jority. The water is clear as crystal aud a few degrees colder than most of the lakes in this county because of its numerous springs. The news- paperman found a number of towngs- people out there enjoying themselves and absorbing the best in life. Mr. and Mrs. Lund are genial folks and make one’s visit a real pleasure by their generops hospitality. If you think you should ‘‘Forget a while the cares of life and cling to what de- lights you,” take a trip to Deer lake, stop at Lund’s, and the ennui of everyday life will leave you and you'll return well satisfed with the outing, 4 an = sa epcnnsnnsrefepoe teint sense entities