The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-06-16
GIVES
FISHING TRIP
EAST SIDE BUSINESS MEN WILL
VISIT ANNANDALE.
DR.. Murray's Cottage at Clearwater
Lake Will Be Occupied by the Party
Prizes Offered Are Attracting
Many Spectators in George Roses
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Swap Stories
and Display Pictures to Support
Them.

There is but one topic for discussion
among the merchants Of the East Side;
in one line of goods the hardware men
are having hard work to meet the de-
,mand, there is but one question that is
asked. The topic is fishing, thetl line Of
goods tackle, and the oen question
!" Are you going.o For T he GU r
entertain the East Side merchants and
supporters Of The Journal three
days at the Murray cottage on Clear
water lake at Annandale. It will be
one of the best fshin gtrips which has
ever been given. Fishermen all along
the business avenues are declaiming the
success which has attended their eff
forts in former years, the size and SUI
perior favor of the fish they have
pictures where fish occupy the fore
ground and in consequence from, their
appearance could match any sea SER
pent Of antediluvian days in point Of
weight.
Bass and pickerel have proved hot
rivals in the popularity and great es-
TEEN which they are held in by the
fishermen. Boasts have grown bigger
and bigger until their extent has been
the lesser fish have not been altogether
Ignored Crappies have proved a7great
favorite and even bullheads are mem
bers OF the fish aristocracy, and not in
any sense to be despised Some are
purchasing tackle with the specific in
tentlon of capturing these little black
fellows. Another fish that many are
counting on catching, tho it may be
more from the sack>of -four to which it
will entitle the fortunate man, is the
largest dogfsh there is in ali Clear,
water lake.
The party wilul leave the East Side of.
tce OF L he Journal at $3.50 Monday
evening, June &c, and they will arrive
at Annandales about 9 the same eve.
ming. All day Tuesday will be spent
upon the lake, and it is expected that
this lovely large lake, long famed fol
the splendid strikes made there, will be
a network OF crossing poles and fish
lines. The party will start back Wed
nesday morning. The prizes which have
been offered have been displayed il
the, window of George Roses drug store
and they account for the crowd which
surrounded it the last few days.
These prizes are offered Largest
number of bass, one hammock, o.: 7
SWEET, & Son; least number of fish
caught by party of two, So worth Of
i 49:pound sack Of Phoenix flour, Phoeni1
Mill company; largest number of bull
heads, hat, Ecklund Clothing company
largest number Of crappies, one reel
Lane Hardware company; largest mum
Der fish caught by any party Of two
one box of cigars, George Rose; larg
este black bass, one umbrella, J, Craig
Lunde 81 Craig; largest crappie, on
game picture, Glessner & Washburn
largest pickerel, 1000 business cards
Coles print shop.
Among those who have been able, t
arrange to leave their business and at
tend the Journal fishing excursion are
Washburn, n, N. Lunde, Fred BON
bach, G. W. Meneilley, W. H. Lawrence
w. H. McMullen, Ray Waterman, To1
Lynes, Frank Lane, A. B. Rugg, Georg
Rose, A. H. SWEET, Carl Schober, F. I
THOMPSON, Milan Velikanie, 2. |
Mitchell, E. W. Define, A. V. Hennt
man., Mark Lane, A. H. Ives, Loui
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