THE MINNEAPOLIS JOURNAL — JUNE 24, 1903
Fosston is coming to the front as the real fish-story center of the state. A while ago we were told it took six prominent citizens to pull one maskalonge to the shore in Cross Lake. Yesterday we learned that a fish cut a hole in the bottom of a rowboat with one of his fins. We hesitate to think what would have happened if he had used all of his fins. As the boat filled with water, one of the fishermen seized a stone anchor and giving it a mighty swing, threw it at the fish. “There was a splash followed by a stream of water and blood, and the lake for a distance of ten feet from the boat was lashed into foam, drenching the anglers. This lasted but a moment, when there was a calm, and the body of the peculiarly shaped fish appeared on the surface of the water.” We anxiously await the next fish story from Fosston.
From— The Minneapolis Journal. (Minneapolis, Minn.), 24 June 1903. Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
