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Show oo MANY AFTER JOB OF GAME WARDEN Five hundred and twelve palpitating patriots are fairly aching to serve the sovereign commonwealth of Montana, Mon-tana, as deputy game wardens, says the Helena Independent. The glamor of public office, to say nothing of the prospect of waiting a chance to nab the impulsive gent who eeks to bump tbe untamed duck and the frisk) upland plover before the law says he can, is especially appealing to a large number of folks Count em 512 would-be game wardens 012 And there are jobs for just 23,1 which a few years ago was familiar-j ly called ihf skidoo" number. Andi It will be Just that for 489 of the boys who want the jobs Governor Stewart ir wondering what be can do with the surplusage f of chaps who think they would like to serve the state Why the Big Parade? What's the reason for this wild rush for deputy wardcnship' The answer is $1500 a ear And What Is nicer during the glorious summer days than to sit on a grassy bank of a lake far from the busy marts of trade, and watch the boy with t ho bent pin try to grab clandestinely clan-destinely a member of the finny tribe0 And when winter howls about the house, it is quite comfortable to sit near a hot stove and listen to stories of the big fish somebody caught last summer, or better yet, tell of the big ones you caught yourself. your-self. A care-free life a nice paycheck at the end of the month and occasionally, occasion-ally, excitement chasing the "sooner'' who is trying to pot the young chickens chick-ens or hot-footing alter the fellow who r-an't tell the difference hetween a doe or a buck deer, when one of the animals passes in front of the rifle sights, these are some of the! reasons why Governor Stewart is1 confronted by 512 applications for 2J jobs. 00 |