The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-07-26

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A friend returning from Wisconsin tells some
funny stories regarding the uses and abuses of
the fishing in the badger wilds. The Indians
he declares, are about the worst fish hogs and
cleverest tricksters he ever encountered. They
pay no attention to the state laws governing
the taking Of fish with seines, and in acting
as guides said to pluck the guleless man
| from the city with grace and avidity. The
scheme of one old buck was declared to be
startling. In some manner this Indian had cap
tured big muskie that weighs about forty
pounds: It Is a great big specimen, and the
Indian has rugged halter on him whereby he
ties up the fish wherever he desires. When the
train runs into the station and starts to dis
charge passengers, willy is
| always down off the shore of the lake pulling
into the landing with cane pole sticking out
over the bow of the canoe. When he reaches
the landing he stoops, picks up the pet muskie
In his and starts ashore. The big fish
dops and fights like a drunken sailor, and
| the small son of the Indian, planted ON the
station platform, points out his father and the
big catch. He also tells the open-mouthed
men from the city that the man with the fish
is guide. H. =.
There is usually rush to the lakeside and
an inspection of the big fish. There are nu-
merous queries as to where 1t caught, and
the Indian stells-not.es He says cup here a
ways" and is deluged with offers to act
as guide on the following morning-at high
prices. The anxious fishermen thinking the
| Indian knows Of a muskie feeding ground vie
with each other in boosting the price, until
| the son of the forest gets all he is worth and
| twenty times more. His victims seldom return
with the king Of the game fish. day or
| two later the whole scene Is acted over and a
new sucker is roped. The big decoy muskie
is fed on the fat of the Indian camp, and, as
they live long, virtue has its own reward in
this particular case. The scheme is not bad
| for an untutored son Of the Wisconsin wilds.
The Roosevelt club is to have big stag
picnic on Aug. S. There will be athletic games
l-barbaric sports, far from the restraining
| swish OF the silk skirt. A one-ounce jar OF
..Eat .etnaAlfveA Corn Salve' is herebr offered
! to, the Roosevelter showing up at h J gu r
nal office Aug. 6 With the largest sunbur,
blister amidship Of his back.
They are still breaking bicycle records GU
in Utah someday Gentle is going to hik
thru the desert with an automobile, and bi
cycle racing out there will drop like the pop
ulation taking to the bush when matrimonial
Investigator from congress hits the tabernacl
districts. -4t o.. ~.-,-.- d..
James Corbett is still publishing fight stories
but he never prints the picture the b1ograp
got Of him as he raised his head from tn
floor after Robert, the Red, had massaged nj
solar plexus with five ounce mitt. Tha
would be striking portrait of the actor
fighter man, but tits said that it was neVe
a popular pose with James. .-. .s....- 49,
Dick Ferris is going to take his big gasolen
gig to Omaha this fall. The constabular
of the Platte district had best begin to wip
up and oil their speed regulations. Cyclon
cellars are thick in the windswept district
, and the first time that Richard starts out &c
little airing it is cinch bet that the populf
. ton will 20 for the caves like moles workin
in Father Longbow Russells prize lawn
with the orpheuna, Unique, Dewey and L,
ceum and baseball team all going In Septen
Der it seems that the fall prospect for vaud
Vile is encoura ging.
.'There is more football news today. It'll
. une of Tuesday. 49, ~ 49, s-,..-.- ~
True. indeed; but it was necessary for Tribur
readers to buy he Jour N l to get it.
In the choicest of English, of purity wh1c
would make Henry James purr after the NAME
: of the house cat after consuming the canar.
..Mugesy'' McGraw intimates that Preside1
Pulliam is netting the harpoon into the glant
He cites the case of the abused Mr.. Donlll
and makes a bad case Of 1t. Muggsy' reou'
ling Pulliam will have about as much erect
Lake Of the Isles mosquito trying TO STA
the Peavey fountain to death.
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Ban Johnson is now hurting the Jove-hi
bolts of baseball thunder at George Stating
I as we'll as Howard Griffiths AS the two al
!. not HEREDITARY friends, and as stallings
: about as smooth as mercury on plate.gla
window, Ban had best look well to his par
chute before he cuts loose his guy-ropes. III
ouarrels of the baseball imagnates may be goo
n advertising for the bonehead followers OF pas
: ball. but for the average ran tney are III
q balf so attractive as good stiff dog discu
sion on city street.