Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-07-17 | Page 10 | Gov. Mabey is Arrested on Fishing Trip

GOV. MABEY IS ARRESTED ON ' FISHING TRIP I I Mistake in Signs Leads I Ranger to Take Executive Party in Custody Fores! Runger .laniev R Ostler of j the Lima national forest arretetl ' Governor Charles R Mabcv and 1 party of friends while they were fishing fish-ing In tho Duchesne river on June 29. ar ordlng to a letter received at the district offices of district four of the fprest service tbda) Ranger Ostler according to the let-'1 let-'1 found the part fishing in plain :U7ht of notices ported l. the flb und game depTrtment to the effect that the waters of th stream had been closed until July 15. He asked thni If they could not read printed Kngnsh and was Informed Inform-ed by one of the men In the party thot the notice were mistakes that only the head waters of the Duchesne river and of Rock Creek were meant to be closed. Ranger Ostler Insisted that the party accompan) him placing tbi m 1 all under arrest and taking them to I the Stockman Ranger station where h was surprised to hear Governor Mabey call up the stato game warden and ask about the not: CCS, The stale game warden admitted the mistake of tho notices whereupon Ranger Ostler released the party. He WSS comollmonted bv the .nerno-for .nerno-for doing his duty, according to ii -instruct ions. Governor Mabey was acres.ed for' "peerting at Layton last week. and. ac-I ordlng to reports from Layton, the governor wns released when his iden- ' tlty was made know n. n w ,s ai-o, said that the cfficrr responsible fori' stopping the executives party relieved of h'.s duties. OO