Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1929-10-24

Over on the west shore of Pine lake
where the shade of the oak trees and
the songs of the birds entice the tour
list and the vacationist, is the resort
of man among men, sport among
spOrtSmen.
This man is shown in the accompa-
nying picture and is none other than
Carl A. Splinter, well known from
the effect of his own association with
his neighbors and by the quality of
hospitality which he accords to strang-
ers as well as from the exploits of
his brother-in-law, VIM. H. Barnick,
the congenial auctioneer of Sandstone,
whom almost everyone in Pine county
knows.
Mr.. Splinter, whose resort is known
as Fish-a-lot Inn located on the west
shore of Pine lake, in company with
Judge William Schultz of South St.
Paul, caught and photographed the
fish shown during the first days of
October. For the benefit of those who
will look at thisseicture and who
might take the rope that Mr.. Splinter
is holding to be tied to the front end
of a calf it should be mentioned that
this is not a calf but northern pike
which weighed few ounces less than
Is pounds. Mr.. Splinter kept it tied
in the lake with a rope several days
so that his many friends might see
it alive, but stated that in the first
ten days of it's captivity, it lost three
pounds
A Natural Hunter.
Carl, as he is known to his friends,
is natural hunter and fisherman and
seems to have no difficulty in getting
a catch of most any game he goes
after. He has been successful since
boyhood, bagging not only small game
but larger species as we'll On one
occasion he took to wolf track and
was successful in firing the wolf out
so that on the second day of the hunt
he was able to get close enough to
shoot it. This feat was accomplished
on snowshOes. -
On the forenoon of Oct. 3, this year,
accompanied by a neighbor, Werner
Heitala, he went to Rice lake where
they secured ten mallards and eight
mixed species of ducks within four
hours of hunting, which is a nice bag
at any time.
Mother is Active.
Besides having mother, who keeps
house for him, Carl has two sisters,
Mrs. VIM. H. Barnick of Sandstone,
and Mrs. A. R. Belling of Finlayson.
His mother, although 70 years of age,
is very active and not only keeps
house for him, but tends the garden
in the summer time as well as the
chickens which abound in large num-
chores that always are included in
the conduct of a resort. She is of a
hOspitable disposition, always deem
ing it a pleasure to serve and need
less to say those who have visited
Fish-a-lOt Inn once are never quite
satisfied until they can come again.
Long Residence There.
: The Splinters have lived in the
Pine lake vicinity for % years where
the elder Mr.. Splinter passed away
four years ago and since which time
Carl has managed the farm up to the
past five years which time he has
operated the resort. He now has 10
acres on the shore of the lake and
furnishes five cottages which he has
no trouble to keep rented during the
season. He keeps two COWS and an
assorted stock of supplies with which
to accommodate the needs of his
guests. He has large fleet of boats
for the use of his patrons and also a
large motor boat which he uses to
give joyrides or to bring in lucky
catch for a tired and overjoyed fisher
man.
One very pleasant trait of Carts
which makes him popular with his
friends and ~guests, is the fact that
he is never too busy with his own af-
fairs to show visitors the fishing
grounds and if needed, go with them
to see that they get some of the finny
tribe