Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 35, Number 95, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 August 1903 — Dr. Pickerel Too Much for Him. [ARTICLE]

Dr. Pickerel Too Much for Him.

i John Wadsworth, a young merchant of Louisville, Ky., who has been spending his vacation at Abe Morehouse’s olub house at Baum’s Bridge, had a decidedly thrilling experience early Thursday morning. Be was out angling for the feetive piokerel, in what is known as "mill bayou" when suddenly something seized his hook with tremendous foroe and immediately

started at a rapid pace for the river. The young man in vain tried to . check -the ; monster’s oourse and finding it impossible to either land the fish or to prevent the boat from beiDg towed oat into the swift current of the river; he sat up theory for help. Mr. Morehouse who happened to be near the boathouse, which is at the mouth of the bayeir,;janheciately jumped into a ■boat and pushed to the assistance of bis guest, and as soon as he got alongside of Wadsworth’s boat he tiok hold of the line and with the aid >F a landing net he finally succeeded iu getting the monster into hie boat; the fish proved to be an overgrown pickerel or "musoai >uge” as they are oalled whioh weighed 19J pounds.-Valpo. Videtft