The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1918-09-12
Washburn, Wisconsin. Thursday. September 18th. 1918
1t Was Some Fish
George Brendlinger Has Experience with
Muskie That Gave Him More Worry
Than Construction Job.

George Brendhnger, constuc
tion engineer at the plant of the
Dupont company at Barksdale,
run up against a job last Sunday
while on a vacation that gave
him more worry and a more ex-
citing time than has the con.
struction of the immense works
at the Powder plant, yet after il
was all over George perhaps
felt as pleased over his job as he
does over the completion of the
immense additions TO the pow
der plant, only over the latter
Job there was little more per-
sonal satisfaction and we doubt
right now if George will be able
TO find a hat big enough in town,
although in ordinary times the
size Of Georges hat is not very
large.
Mr.. Brendlinger went to Lake
Owen the latter part of last
week to spend the weekend with
others enjoying the fishing on
The lake. Fishing was not the
best and the catch up to this
time has not been overly large
when George felt a tug at his
line that made him think that all
Atlantic whale had taken hold
Of his 5alt.
George tugged and SO did the
fish and it became race To see
whether George would succeed
in lnding tile fish or would go
over the side Of 1.-the boat in the
attempt George stuck by the
old ship with both feet braced
against the side and tugged at
one end of the line while the fish
tugged at the other end. For a
time the battle swaYed back and
forth and il was question
whether Brendlinger or the fish
would win the battle for the fish
seemed as determined to get
away as George did in landing
him.
When Brendlinger caught
sight OF the fish as it plowed
shrough the water he became
more determined than ever to
land the fish or die in the at
tempt for he could see that it
was beauty and would perhaps
give him more standing in the
community as a fisherman OF
note, while if he lost it his COM
paniops would have ething
to roast him about.
Back and forth across the
lake the battle waged, the fish
pulling the boat with as much
ease as a Stu z roadster motor
would have in doing the job,
only the course was perhaps a
little more j.gged- Finally the
battle turned in favor of Mr..
Brendlinger and he pulled tie
fish over the side Of the boat.
feeling as he did so that he won
the fame which every fisherman
SO much desires.
The fish proved to be a mus
kelongue which measured AZ
inches in length and weighed
trifl over 81 pounds. The boys
at the camp wanted to have a
feast on the beauty but Mr..
Brendlinger thought otherwise
after his strenuous -tussle and
on Tuesday the fish was taken
to Ashland to be mounted and it
will grace Mr.. Brendlinger' s
den around which many stories
can be told for many a day.
Want Them in School
A letter is being sent out this
week by Supt. Of Schools c. E.
Hulten to all high school students
who have failed to enroll again
this year who have not COM
pIeted their course of study. An
effort is being made to have
these students return to school.
It is the wish Of the President
as well as of the several agencies
engaged in winning the war that
all young people continue their
education that they may become
more useful citizens of the
United States.