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Part of Letter, Lawrence Bruner to Joy Higgins, 1903, Feb. 18

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February 18, 1908.

Mies Joy Higgins,
544 South 12th st.

Omaha, Nebr.



Dear Madaa
Your favor of the éth net. with reference to thp Dill for_prohibit=
{ng trap-shoot ing in Webraska at hand, and 1 have to-day acon Ur- Loosls of sreaont,
Fegarding hie bill on this saxo subject. Taleo had
of the comlitee of Fish and Cano Protection and asked
tte f receiving,
partion, He assured se that there would be no seating before next week but possitly
Monday evening next he would be able to get the comlttes together.By special arrange=
ment he has agreed to notify me in ample time to got the Onsha people down eo as to
have thom prosont at tho meeting.










sate that the ILL ts Intended sinply to pro=

‘shooting of live birds fren traps and not to exclude other trap ahoot ing,
jortsmon not only shoot live birds fron traps bit tise

slaca~balls and dlece of clay (vonotines called clay=pldpvone) in the ease sanner.

Py not making @ distinet ton betwoon bird-shootinr and glase-ball shooting. in
connection with trape aportesen would naturally feel very much hort.

In our meeting which was held two or sore weoks aco thie naiter of Live bind
‘shooting oame up and the sportanen present all azreed that there vas very Little
Object ion on their part t This sort of shooting done auay with as they had.

ry LALLL» sympathy with persons who” insisted on continuing thie sort of sport.
ingly T believe there will be very 1ittle objection from the eportenen if they
atand that it 1s einply the live bird portion of trap-shooting whieh le aimed te
done away with.
Twill try to keep posted and Let you mow ary further move on the part of
the committee and will Tet you know In tine to have your foree marchaled in on the
ground.














‘yours very truly,