The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-08-06
wINoNA ASSEMBLY.
violation OF Fish Laws at Eagle Lake
and Personal Gossip.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
EAGLE LAKE, Ind, Aug. ga few
good catches from Eagle lake have started
the Winona people fishing once more. A
brother of General Manager Dickey has
brought in some strings that have made
all disciples of Isaac Walton envious- The
number of fish in Eagle lake is surprising
when the amount of illegal fishing done
there is taken into consideration. Nets and
seines ara used freely, fish lights for
spearing may be seen nightly on the lake
and now and then hundreds of dead sunfish
along the lee shore give mute testimony
that dynamite has been used. These illegal
practices are resorted to by professional
fishermen who supply the Warsaw market.
Why the authorities permit it without a
show of restraint is a puzzle 10 hunureus
of persons who enjoy fishing. perhaps IL
is because in this part of the season there
is so much going on in a literary, musical
and religious way that the lake is consid-
cred a subordinate auxiliary;
This morning Miss Jane Adams, OF HUI
House, Chicago, gave her second lecture.
She discussed Count Leo Tolstoi and the
Russian peasant hte MISS Auaams Is q
simplicity. Her story of the visit she PAID
to the home of Tolstoi last year was es-
pecially interesting. At the Woman Gluo
meeting Miss Anna Philley, of Fort
Wayne, an elocutionist, gave a recital. The
members of The club received MISS Pniney
SD T. lIldI 0llC was -
day longer, and will give a second recital
tomorrow.
Gwiiym Miles, of New York city, who
has been singing in concert at Manhattan
beach during the last week, returned TO-
day to remain the rest of the season, ana
will sing solo parts in the Messiah with
Mrs. Bishop, of Chicago, and in Fair
Ellen" TO be given later. Mr.. Miles mas
consented to act as stage manager Tor the
children's cantata to be given saturday
night.
The Winona ball team is now doing regu-
lar practice with John G. Coulter, of Chi
cago University, as captain. The game with
the Indiana University men from turkey
event in Winona athletics Chis season.
There is a very fine diamond in the center
of the old race track. The track, of course,
has been discarded since PresbyterlanS
have controlled the grounds, but 1t is eX-
pected that a bicycle track will be built
on it this year.
Tonight the Under quartet, of Fort
WAYNE, composed of Messrs. Louis Curdes,
Frank Ribbolet, D. S. Griffiths and A. NJ.
Schmidt, gave a concert, assisted py MISS
Miles, baritone Miss Edith. Yarnelle was
the accompanist. Tomorrow is educational
day and the programme, in charge OF ProI.
Stanley Coulter, OF Purdue University, mas
been left a secret.
Melville Ritchey. of Cincinnati. who has
assumed the business management OF the
Winonian, the official magazine OF the as
sembly and summer school, ieft to-nlgnt
for indianapolis. arrivals continue 70 come
fast. T. M. Lloyd, Miss Lloyd and Mrs; =.
l.. Lloyd, of Fort Wayne, are az me nm,
also Mrs. w. II. Hoffman and Miss kath-
crime Hoffman, Fort Wayne; Rev. IL l.
Macintosh, indianapolis; Mr.. ana MIS-;
IT. c. Jones, Wabash; J. w. Landrum ana
FAMILY rTerre Haute; II. Whitcomb, Clin-
ton, Ind; q, T.. Campbell, Ada O., ana
others.