Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1895-10-20
FISH SORES.
CHARLIE KREMER's STORY.


did ever tell you about the monster
pike that Dave Kepley, Bob Tyler, Joe
Sachs, Jerry Sudduth and 1 caught up at
Philo Rothrock's mill on Blue river last
spring. asked Charley Kremer, Secre-
tary OF the Board Of SAFETY, of crowd OF
friends in his Office yesterday. There was
general Scamperlng for cover at the
mere mention of a FISH story; Col Lewis
McCleery answered "Oh, yes, I'm coming
right away" 10 an imaginary friend who
was calling him from the far end OF the
corridor, and disappeared rapidly in the
distance; Alt Oldham fled silently and
swiftly, leaving a lighted cigarette behind
him in his haste; Maj. John Hancock ana
Clerk George Rawson gave each other the
signal of distress several times In rapid
succession, and then with one accord bolt
ed for the door. Only Fred Bishop and
DR.. Barbour remained. Suddenly the
smiling face of the rotund City Buyer was
"siCklied Ger by the pale cast OF thought.
lis that the story in which the mill
hands attacked the fish with boat hooks?
he demanded fercely.
Yes, you have heard it, asked IRE
"And you caught that fish last spring."
YES" unblushingly returned Kremer.
and +! am prepared to voueh Tor It's
SThat settles it," moaned the City
Buyer IL have heard you tell that story
weekly for the past three years, Dut go
stand it, -,
Kremer continued: Four of US, Bob ~
Ter. Dave Kepley, Joe Sachs and myselt,
left here in a fishing wagon one DAY lasl
spring bound for Philo Rothrock 5 mn,
on the Blue river, in Indiana. We drove
from Louisville to New Albany and then
out the Corydon pike TO Blue river, ana
thence up the river ten miles TO the mil.
Up and down the river around the mill Is
a famous fishing place. ana PIKE ana pass
g n been
caught in its waters for years past, as
many an old fisherman Will attest. But
we went on serious business, determined
to capture Old Ike, the monster PIKE that
had for years sported in the deep pool just
below the mill dam. and who had time ana
again suddenly poked his horny nose
above the deep blue surface OF the pool
and then just as suddenly plunged GOWN
ward into its depths, always t. the cha-
grin, modification and aggravacon OF the
fishermen who had been casting for MN
the most tempting bait; Well we nag
heard about this old fellow, and though
we knew that no angler had ever been
able to hook him, any number OF them
| had seen his glistening sides and STOOD
| ready to testify tnat ne was iully ny
feet from the tip of his black nose TO the
end of his frisky tail. We offended 70
capture him or spend the summer at the
mill. and with this determination we set
out upOn our expedition. At the MN we
were Joined by Jerry Sudduth, the PTose-
cutting Attorney of Harrison county lnd;
who also proposed to have a try at old
Ike For two days we had only indiher-
emf luck. and did not catch glimpse OF
/ The game old fish who dwelt in the rocky
recesses of the pool. But we did not de-
snair. and finally on the third day, after
Dave Kepley had baited his line with
Particularly fine white sucker twelve
! inches long and had made his last cast
for the day ne felt a Juggling At MS me
] which could only come from monster
/ upon the other end.
1--WE crowded around him with wild en-
thusiasm. while the line spun off his reel
with ightning-like rapidity as the tsh
/ nlunged for the bottom. The pool is about
/ seventy-flve feet in diameter and 90 not
/ believe any one knows how deep II Is;
Kepley was standing upon a graVeled
/ hank that sloped down into the water
/ tbrae or four feet, then suddenly became
rracipitous while above US was the dam
and on the other side was a tall, rocky
| ledge that projected into the stream, al
most meeting the graVeled bank on the
south side. thus forming a perfect pool.
THE first fright of the fish being over,
Kepley began drawing in his line, slowly
/ and warily, endeavOring TO guide the game
/ old nike toward the graveled shore. But
/ n was useless. For an hour he played
/ him back and forth. to and fro, ok Ike.
as ne was called, cleverly eVading every
/ effort 10 land him near the bank:
/ s.The news that we had hooked the pa
/ +ria-ch OF the pool spread rapidly, and the
| hanks were soon lined with the mill hands
and the men and women In the neighbor.
| hood Bob Tyler had a club and stood
| ready TO dispatch the old fellow the mo-
ment that he reached land while he