The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-05-16
MIGHTY FISHERMEN.
Recital Of q Few Things People Do
When = Fishing

The first fishing party of the season
mas returned and with them the first
Eea4 nsn stories The stories are true,
however for all the members Of the
vsracity- As Chuck Connors says,
W nat dey say goes. see2"
II was small but select crowd that
went The district court closed in con-
sequence as well as the ice plant and
the drug store Judge z T Hazeu
Judge L s DOIman, Harry Stafford
VIII Moeser and Lee Jones and Mrs
Lee Jones made up the party. They
spent three days and nights with Mr.
ana Mrs William Tost who live on the
Dragon near Michigan Valley and the
members OF the party still talk of the
nospllabls manner IN which they were
entertained
To be exact 300 fish were caught
Weighing from one to IS pounds and -
squirrels fell Mrs Jones holds the
medal for bringing down a squirrel at
IS yards
1t has been customary for this party
% 90 nsh1ng once year and IT has
also been customary TO play all sorts
CT pr3nks- The members Of the party
now tell about Judge Dolrnan-s flag OF
truce The judge took with him a very
handsomely embroidered robe de mutt
and started the fun After supper Har-
ry Stafford took two long fishing poles
and putting them through the arms Of
the robe stuck il. like a scarecrow. on
the front fence After supper some
body mentioned a flag Of truce
DoIman.
Why not?'' asked Hazen.
They are only a trick TO get a bet
ter shot at a fellow I would shoot on
4 flag Of truce
You would -
Yes And I would advise everyone
else to-
The first thing DoIman missed when
ne retired was that robe but he said
morning was when Stafford yelled out
a flag OF truce
Everybody rushed 10 the windows.
Judge Hazen grabbed a shotgun and
remembering that DOIrnan said the
proper thing 10 do was to fire on a
nag OF truce the judge put the loads
from both barrels right through the
white and huttering affair.
" When the party was ready to re-
turn the FISH had TO be divided. Judge
Hazen used to live in Indiana and that
IS why he is such a. good judge. for
HOOsiers ara great people 10 decide
fish as We used to in Indiana" said
the judge. The crowd consented. Har-
~ Stafford was bIndfoIded and taken
behind large tree Judge Hazen COM
menced throwing the fish into four
piles Now an Is pound catfish had
been caught Lee Jones baited the line
and tied II TO a tree and went off and
left it. VIII MoeSer came back in time
70 see the tree badly bent and pulled
the nSh out DOlEIan and Hazen took
the question as TO who caught the fish
under advisement but that Is another
story The judge kept throwing the
fish into the four piles. The Is FOUNDER
went into one pile and of course all
wanted that When the four piles were
completed Judge Hazen would drop his
handkerchief on q pile and without
having seen il Stafford would call out
who would have it
-'DoImau.'' said Stafford when the
handkerchief fell on the first pile
--MOeser.' as it fell on the second
Jones, he called for the third and
Lee drew the Is FOUNDER
Stafford for the last was called.
We'll where do come in - demand
ed the Judge That was Just a little
oversight on the part Of the HoOsier
and the fish had TO be divided once
more There is more TO tell about catch
ing IS pound bufaIOes with pitchforks
but that seems cruel.