The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-05-19
WHERE DO THEY GO!
Millions of Wall-Eyed Pike Fry
Placed in Minnetonka,
NONE OF THE FISH YET CAUGHT
Fullerton Thinks They May Be
s Lurking In the Cold,
Deep Places.

Sam Fullerton would like TO see wall
eyed pike that has been caught In Lake
Minnetonka. For several years. efforts
have been made to stock the big lake. and
many millions of pike fry have been
turned loose in its waters. AS far as MI
Fullerton has learned. not one has ever
been caught out of the lake.
Many think that the pike fry have been
eaten by pickerel. but other fish abound In
the lake and seem to escape the glutten-
Gus pickerel. To test this Mr.. Fuller
ton took 1000 fry last summer and raised
them to length of three inches, then
put them in shallow water near shore
for the-summer, fenced in by fine wire
netting. In the fall they were released
into deeper water. Nothing has been seen
of them this spring.
Mr.. Fullerton thinks it possible that the
pike are staying in deep holes, where the
water remains at an even temperature
In Otter Tail lake. pike are caught on hot
summer days ait depth of fifty feet. Fol-
lowing up this idea.s Mr.. Fullerton intends
to make some soundings this summer OF
next, to find the deep places in Mime
tonka. He will then 80 after the pike in
these holes with a long line. and find
whether they are really there. There has
been theory that something in the water
of Minnetonka Is hurtful to pike, but Mr..
Fullerton takes no stock in this.
|, Millions of young pike are now being
| planted in the lakes and streams of the
state. The enormous catch Of this spring,
| 10000, 900 eggs, makes it possible to sup
ply all demands. There was great roar
from. Perham because Mr.. Fullerton took
such quantity of eggs from that lake
| but he has returned to it two tubs of fry,
which will stock the lake better than all
the eggs he took from it,, Only about 5
per cent of eggs left to themselves hatch,
while Of the eggs taken by the state and
| foio OF Loo CT
Rof the whole hatch, .s%.& .ssszA II
c. D. Barnum, president of the Flour City
Cyclists club, and A. A. Hansen, captain, each
made an attempt to commit suicide yester-
| day. In Barnum's case the attempt was
! nearly successful.
- Barnum was riding on hts motor cycle at a
fairly high rate OF speed along the University
| avenue path on his way back from st. Paul tC
| Minneapolis Just as he neared crossing
the front wheel OF the motor struck a stohe
| throwing the machine from it's course, into
| the gutter. Barnum performed a parabols
similar to that described by a circus clown
when he turns scmersault over the elephant
and lit his Uranium. but fortunately 'sus-
tanned only a few severe bruises g. - !.
Hansen ascribes his caualty which occurred
during the run to Shakopee, to his own
fcarelessness in neglecting to make sure that
the handlebars of his motor were secure. The
1Idculno SLTuCh q pump, dnu Tue RdnuleDdTs
gave way Hansen jumped, and the machine
with the perversity common to inanimate
things, headed straight for a slough of mud
where it churned frantically for some min
utes. Hansen struck his ankle against som,
part Of the machine when he jumped, and wa:
temporarily laid up for repairs.
The dual field meet SHIELD at Humboldt. Iowa
: between the Algona : and Humboldt higr
schools resulted in an easy victory for Hum
boldt, the score beirg Agona % and Hum
boldt 127 points. ....
Algona secured first in two events, the sho
put and 440 yard run. On May 81, Humbold
i goes to -Algona for a return meet. - -.
i Rain again prevented the handicap meta
play scheduled for Saturday afternoon at thu
Minikahda and Bryn Mawr golf clubs. A few
men whom no weather. however bad, coul
daunt, went over the course, but no attemp
at record play was made on either links.
The weather clerk permitting, handicap
medal play will be the feature at the Bryl
Mawr links Saturday afternoon. At the Min
ikahda club the team of that organization will
play the Town and Country club
In the first golf tournament Of the season a
the Country club in La Crosse George "
Burton won the high henors in the blind DO
gey tournament, his net score being 90 points
VIII OFT and nr Maine were tied in the after