Show SPORTSMEN CLEAN L LVKE IKE a sportsmen from east and west mil lard met on sunday at clear lake to clean the lake of carp preparatory to planting bliss bass there about five hun dred men were there to engage in the combat with the carp and the cabal ties were numerous the carp were finally bested but in the doing so the sportsmen suffered some indig gitles A giant seine was used with men spaced every few feet around it when this was brought up tilled filled with carp a roman holiday ensued all the fishermen jumped into the melee and fish flew in every direction in some cases two men fought vigor bously over a big feller one on each end until the loser lost his hold and tell fell into the lake and the victor wad ed out with his trophy in other cases in the battle royal the bipeds attacked the pieces pisces with clubs pails pitchforks bludgeons and whatnots and many a leg was snagged on the forks as well as the fish some of the doughty hunters rushed in with rifles and popped into the fish in the scramble one young lad lost his tooting footing had the seine dragged over him and was well dunked in mud and fish before he was rescued in the excitement none took heed to not go near the water in their best clothes and were rushing into the fish and water alongside those in overall and those in nud puddings dings it was a gala day for all concerned A good many fish were asked out of the lake of which a great portion were used to eat mrs reed maxfield from wayne county is visiting her sister mrs platt talor mr and mrs clarence nielson of oak city have a nine pound boy torn july 2 |