Evening Republican, Volume 14, Number 260, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 November 1910 — LARGEST TURTLE IS LANDED [ARTICLE]

LARGEST TURTLE IS LANDED

8L Louis Fisherman Captures Bnapper Weighing 37 Pounds—Measured 36 Inches. St Louis. —John Frerlchß, of 162 Y North Broadway, made almost a record catch when he landed a snapping tiirtle measuring 36 inches hi diameter and weighing 37 pounds at Bluff lake on the East side. As a result Frerichs and bis friends enjoyed a dinner In which turtle soup was the principal course. Frerichs was fishing wear Center ville station when he saw the turtle sunning itself at the water’s edge. He thrust a stick at the snapper and it grabbed it. It refused to let go, which served Frerichs’ purpose very well. The turtle pulled one way and Frerichs another, and Frerichs was victorious. He landed the turtle on the hank and tied it securely with a rope.