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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[Sept. ai, igor. 
New Utrecht Gtrn Club No. 1. 
Morfey 22222022222221222222—19 
Banks , 22222122200222121202—17 
Armstrong 22112120211221222222—19—55 
New Utrecht Gun Club No. 2. 
FAT 22112212211220220121—18 
Jack 222222222*2222222222—19 
Per g u son 22202222222202222222—18—55 
Ties: 
Emerald Gun Club. Teannette Gun Club. 
Kay 22212—5 C StefFens..-. 11121—5 
Hudson ....>,..<iv-..11122— 5 Loeble 22202—4 
Dudley ..J 4. ^...22122— 5— 15 Greiff 22222—5—14 
The Indians. 
Thifi Annual Tourney at Lake Ofcoboji. 
For each was here to do hi.i best, 
To conquer or defend; ^ 
To try conclusions with the rest, 
And know no foe nor friend. 
^ The Indians opened their third annual tourney here Tuesday 
morning, Sept. 5. under most auspicious circumstances. Of the 
tribe there appeared three new faees at the score from last week 
•n the persons of Heikes. Bingham and Neal. But there were 
missing also numbers of the contestants in the amateur shoot. 
Many had left the park on Sept. 4, to participate in the field shoot- 
ing, which begins at this time, wliile some others had gone home, 
satisfied with four days' work at the traps. However, there were 
forty shooters in all for the day. Each Indian headed a squad 
i^o far as necessary and the gariie was hurried along at a lively 
pace, so that eight events were cleaned up before the dinner hour. 
That capricious will-o'-the-wisp, the wind, was back at its old 
tricks again, playing merry mischief with the scores of many 
contestants. Onlj' half a dozen men, in fact, appeared to be in 
the forin that characterized the best work of the previous week. 
Fred Gilbert shot beautifully, and lost only 4, J. M. HugheS' lost 
-7, H. C. Hirschy dropped 10, Crogby 11. The scores follow: 
Events : 1 2 3' 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Broke. 
Burnside 19 13 16 14 13 IS 11 1.3 14 12 15 19 167 
Kline 12 14 17 14 12 18 11 12 17 1.3 12 17 167 
Burns 18 IS 15 10 11 13 14 11 12 12 12 14 145 
Wittleaf 14 14 18 13 15 18 12 15 19 13 12 20 183 
Scott . ; 14 13 19 14 15 19 14 15 20 13 13 17 186 
Marshall 13 14 19 15 14 19 12 12 19 14 13 18 182 
Geo Hughes 15 14 18 13 14 18 14 15 18 15 12 20 186 
T M Hughes 14 15 20 15 14 20 15 15 18 14 13 20 1S3 
Shear ■- 14 12 15 14 10 17 13 11 12 10 9 
Clark 11 12 17 12 13 17 15 14 18 15 14 16 174 
Crosby 15 15 20 14 14 19 16 13 19 14 13 IS 189 
Townsend 14 13 19 15 12 20 14 14 17 12 14 18 182 
Linderman 15 13 19 14 14 20 13 15 19 13 12 19 186 
jMcDonald 12 14 19 14 12 17 15 14 14 15 14 18 178 
Neal 11 13 17 14 14 19 14 14 19 12 15 20 182 
Riehl 14 11 19 12 12 16 12 12 19 11 13 18 169 
S Hinshaw . . . . : 15 12 19 13 15 17 14 14 15 13 14 19 180 
Harker 11 12 19 12 13 16 11 11 18 14 13 18 168 
D Tripp 14 11 17 13 13 19 
Windsor 11 13 19 12 13 16 12 8 15 12 9 IS 15S 
E H Tripp 14 14 17 14 10 13 15 12 15 12 12 18 170 
Rossbach 9 13 13 12 11 12 11 8 13 13 12 12 139 
Rogers 15 12 19 11 15 17 15 10 18 14 13 18 177 
Loomis :. . 10 9 14 11 14 IG 12 14 13 14 14 18 159 
Bingham 14 13 19 11 13 16 11 11 16 14 12 16 166 
Gilbert 14 14 20 15 15 20 15 14 19 15 15 20 196 
Hirschy 15 13 19 14 14 19 14 15 15 15 14 20 190 
E Hinshaw 11 14 16 13 11 19 15 14 18 12 12 16 168 
Falkner 13 15 15 14 14 17 13 13 13 12 11 12 161 
Heikes 14 15 19 15 15 20.14 15 17 17 13 16 185 
Budd 13 14 19 14 14 18 14 12 18 12 15 20 182 
Kenning 13 11 16 12 13 IS 
Texas 14 13 15 13 12 IS 13 10 19 11 12 20 160* 
Parmelee 14 14 20 14 14 IS 14 15 19 14 14 20 190 
Head 15 13 17 13 13 17 10 9 19 15 15 18 174 
Annual Indian Pow Wow, 
The annual pow wow of the Indians was held Tuesday afternoon, 
a la aboriginie, under the spreading shade trees on the south 
shore of the lake. It was voted to amend the constitution and 
raise the limit of membership to fifty. Accordingly twenty-one 
new Indians were admitted to the tribe, the names, addresses and 
tribal designations being as follows: Chris Gottlieb, Kansas City, 
-Mo., Chief Slob; Frank Harrison, New York, Chief Battle Axe; 
Leroy Woodard, New York, Cliief Dub the Fid; J. L. Head, 
Peru, Ind., Chief High Temper; Ed Banks, New York, Chief 
Bunco; Steve Van Allen, Jamaica, L. I.. Chief Clam Digger; 
H. C. Hirschy, Minneapolis, Minn., Chief Little Hatchet; H. E. 
Getchell, Woonsocket, R. I., Chief Long Hair; Clarence Nauman, 
San Francisco, Cal., Chief Crazy Horse; Harold Money, St. Louis, 
Mo., Chief Wampum; J. V\ . Garrett, Colorado Springs, Colo., 
Chief Woodpecker; Geo. Macartnej^, Des Moines, la., Chief Big 
Foot; Stanley Rhodes. Columbus, O., Chief Pipe Stove; H. S. 
MacDonald, Omaha, Neb., Chief Hoot Mon; Ed Voris, Craw- ■ 
fordsville. Ind.. Chief Ben Hur; E. E. Shaner. New York, Chief 
No Flair; F. C. Whitney, Des Moines, la., Chief Quick Figure: 
C. A. Young, Springfield, O., Chief Sparrow; W. Fallys, Mechan- 
icsburg, O., Chief Mustang; S. S. Johnson, Minneapolis, Minn., 
Chief Ail-Aboard; Dick Linderman, Lincoln, Neb., Chief Never 
Smile; C. R. Stevens, Moline, II!., Chief Flying Dutchman; Russel 
Kline, Spirit Lake, la.. Chief Toboggan. 
Officers were re"-elected as follows: Tom A. Marshall, Keiths- 
burg, 111., High Chief; Frank C. Riehl, Alton, 111., Grand Scribe; 
C, W. Budd, Des Moines, la., Custodian of Wampum. 
Wednesday, Sept. 4. 
Attendance was the same as upon the first day, with the addi- 
tion of C. R. Stearns, of Moline, 111., who came to help out the 
Illinois contingent. The weather was bright and clear, but that 
eternal mischief-maker, the wind, was- busier than usual, and 
scores ranged much lower. Crosby and Gilbert tied high for the 
day with 11 misses. Heikes came next with 14. Linderman and 
Budd tied for third with IS lost. Rogers was the only other ama- 
teur scoring 90 per cent. The programme was finished by 3:30, 
6,700 targets being shot. The scores: 
Events : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Broke. 
Burnside 13 14 14 14 13 15 12 12 17 13 13 20 170 
Kline 12 12 17 14 14 16 14 10 17 12 14 16 168 
Burns 13 10 15 10 13 14 9 11 16 9 11 13 144 
Wittleaf 14 15 17 13 12 18 13 12 17 14 12 15 172 
Scott 12 14 17 14 15 19 13 14 19 12 11 17 177 
Marshall 15 13 14 14 14 17 13 13 18 13 14 36 174 
Stoddard 12 11 14 9 10 15 14 12 16 8 12 12 145 
Hughes 13 13 17 14 13 18 14 13 17 12 14 16 174 
Windsor 13 15 12 13 12 16 12 12 17 13 8 16 159 
Clark 12 14 15 12 13 15 14 10 16 12 13 19 165 
Crosby 15 14 19 15 14 17 14 15 19 14 15 18 189 
Townsend 12 14 16 12 10 18 13 14 17 11 14 15 166 
McDonald 14 15 IS 14 13 19 14 15 19 15 15 17 176 
Neal 11 12 IS 12 13 19 12 12 17 13 13 17 169 
Linderman 14 14 15 14 15 19 14 15 17 12 14 19 182 
Riehl 13 13 20 11 12 18 12 13 17 14 12 15 170 
L Hinshaw 13 13 15 14 14 19 14 12 17 13 15 17 176 
Harker 14 IS 15 8 13 18 12 14 19 12 15 17 170 
Morrell 7 8 17 13 S 13 
Tripp 11 13 17 11 13 19 12 11 16 13 14 18 168 
Rossbach 11 12 15 8 12 12 11 12 14 10 12 17 146 
Rogers 13 11 19 13 15 20 14 15 17 13 14 16 180 
Loomis 10 9 16 12 11 18 13 12 14 13 5 12 151 
Bingham 11 11 16 13 12 16 11 11 14 13 10 13 156 
Heikes 14 13 19 14 13 20 15 14 19 13 12 20 186 
Hirschy 14 13 17 14 10 17 14 13 19 13 15 IS 177 
E Hinshaw 14 10 17 13 15 19 14 13 18 12 14 16 175 
Falkner 15 13 19 12 12 18 12 11 IS 11 10 17 168 
Gilbert 14 15 18 13 15 19 14 14 18 12 15 20 189 
Budd 12 14 20 14 13 20 13 15 18 12 13 18 182 
Stevens 17 13 13 19 14 14 12 13 11 16 
Texas 13 12 19 12 11 18 9 13 16 12 13 19 167 
Parmelee 12 15 15 1 2 18 20 14 13 18 14 14 19 179 
Thursday* Sept. 5. 
Attendance was undiminished to-day, and weather conditions 
were exactly the same as on the preceding two days of the week. 
Prosby again took the lead, losing only 9 birds. Gilbert and 
5 6 
15 20 
12 19 
10 16 
7 8 
13 14 
15 13 
12 12 
Linderman came next, Parmelee and Burnside next, 
and Herschy tied for fourth place. Score: 
Events: 12 3 4 
Burnside 13 13 17 13 
r^l'ne 13 13 15 13 
Burns 13 12 13 13 
Head 
'^cott 12 It 17 14 
-Vlarshall 13 19 13 
Geo Hughes 11 12 19 14 
T M I~Iughes 13 8 12 13 
Windsor 9 12 13 13 
':,lark ^ 14 14 17 12 
<„'"osby 15 il 18 14 
iownsend 12 15 15 13 
McDonald : ... 12 14 17 13 
^^eal 13 15 17 12 
Linderman 15 15 16 In 
Riehl 13 12 1ft 12 
Harker 12 14 19 11 
.Vbrams 6 7 9 
Bird 14 13 17 is i.3 19 
Frazer 11 12 IS 11 9 17 
Tnpp 12 13 16 15 13 17 
Rossbach 12 14 19 10 11 16 
Rogers _ 12 12 IS 14 13 20 
l>oomis 10 10 15 10 13 16 
Heikes 15 1.5 16 12 14 18 
Herschv- 14 12 17 15 15 19 
E Henshau 11 18 IS 14 13 IS 
Falkner 12 13 16 14 15 18 
Gilbert 15 13 19 14 15 17 
Budd 12 15 18 14 15 20 
Stevens 12 11 16 S 10 16 
Texas 15 15 16 10 15 19 
1'armelee 14 14 18 13 15 18 
Bingliam 14 10 17 9 10 13 
while Rogers 
13 17 
13 16 
13 17 
13 19 
13 11 
15 18 
15 20 
14 17 
14 19 
13 15 
15 18 
13 17 
15 17 
13 13 
13 13 
13 12 
12 15 
10 13 
13 12 
14 14 
14 11 
14 12 
13 12 
15 11 
12 12 
13 13 
I 14 
15 12 
14 13 
12 12 
14 15 
10 12 
15 15 
14 15 
12 14 
12 13 
15 13 
13 15 
II 8 
14 10 
14 14 
10 8 
9 10 
20 14 
16-12 
14 15 
19 13 
19 13 
17 15 
17 15 
19 14 
10 10 
19 12 
20 15 
16 14 
18 15 
16 14 
19 14 
14 14 
18 14 
19 ih 
19 14 
17 14 
17 9 
19 15 
14 11 
17 13 
19 12 
16 12 
17 15 
20 13 
20 11 
15 9 
18 13 
20 13 
14 10 
11 12 
14 20 
15 18 
14 18 
14 19 
14 17 
15 18 
15 17 
l-> 18 
8 13 
13 18 
15 20 
15 18 
15 18 
13 17 
15 19 
12 17 
12 19 
8 .. 
14 18 
11 19 
13 18 
12 16 
13 19 
13 18 
13 20 
12 20 
13 19 
13 16 
14 19 
13 Ki 
13 16 
13 16 
15 18 
13 16 
Broke. 
186 
174 
164 
178 
176 
174 
171 
147 
177 
191 
174 
181 
170 
187 
167 
177 
177 
171 
175 
160 
1S4 
152 
183 
184 
173 
174 
1S7 
182 
145 
174 
186 
14 il 
Friday, Sept- 6. 
At 4 o'clock this afternoon the last gun was fired in tlie lliiid 
annual tournament of the Indians. The record of this week's 
work is pleasant to write, because it constitutes a story of success 
in all that the word implies. Owing to the openifig of the game 
season, attendance was not as good as expected, but socially and 
financially the meet was more than had been hoped for. " The 
Indians held a business meeting to-night and closed up afl'airs for 
the year with a balance on the right side of the ledger.- Then 
followed a camp-fire and social reunion among the Indians at- 
tuned to the keynote of the spirit of friendship, whicli is more than 
lialf ot the enjoyment of these annual gatherings. 
The weather to-day was again fair, after a shower in the morn- 
ing which delayed the shoot until after 9 o'clock. Fred Gilbert 
was first and Crosby second for the day, which gave the Spirit 
Lake expert first place for the tourney. Just ten men finished with 
a total average above 90 per cent. 
In the shoot-oflf for trophies in the three cla sscs, Ciilbcrt won 
first, Crosby second and Ed Bingham third. Each class troph> 
was a dozen handsome solid silver teaspoons. Much interest was 
manifested in the team race arranged in imitation of the Anglo- 
American match. The single-barrel team won. Gilbert scoring 50 
Crosby 49, Parmelee 49 ^md Heikes 45; total 193. On the two-barrei 
team Burnside scored 48, Riehl 49, Linderman 46 and Kline 44; 
total 187. Kline broke with the second twice, Burnside twice' 
Linderman once and Riehl six times. All of the latter team ex- 
cept Kline, attributed the misses they made to the fact that they 
forgot the second barrel until too late to use it efTectivelv. Tabu- 
lated scores in all events, including general average sheet, are 
here given: 
9 10 
16 14 
20 15 
14 13 
17 13 
19 12 
19 12 
19 14 
15 15 
14 13 
18 14 
16 13 
18 15 
19 14 
20 15 
17 13 
15 11 
19 14 
17 11 
18 13 
20 13 
19 13 
19 13 
18 14 
19 15 
18 12 
13 15 
11 12 
14 20 
15 19' 
13 15 
15 15 
14 17 
10 20 
15 19 
9 16 
13 16 
15 20 
11 16 
12 17 
13 18 
15 20 
13 15 
14 16 
13 16 
11 IS 
14 17 
14 IS 
13 20 
13 17 
15 17 
15 19 
15 17 
11 15 
19 15 15 19 
16 13 9 16 
19 12 13 17 
17 13 15 16 
19 10 12 19 
Events: 1 2 345678 
Burnside 14 14 19 14 15 19 14 14 
Rline 13 15 17 13 14 IS 13 12 
Burns 11 10 14 10 11 16 10 10 
Scott 14 14 19 14 14 18 12 15 
Marshal] 15 14 19 14 15 19 11 14 
Riehl 12 13 15 14 14 18 15 14 
Flushes 15 13 15 14 15 20 13 14 
Windsor 11 12 16 12 12 16 13 12 
Clark 1112 17 14 1118 13 9 
Crosby 16 14 20 15 15 18 15 14 
Townsend 15 14 15 14 13 19 12 13 
McDonald 14 14 20 14 15 20 13 13 
Harker 11 15 14 14 18 14 14 
Linderman 12 15 18 13 15 18 14 12 
Tripp 10 12 16 12 15 14 13 15 
Rossbach 11 13 19 13 11 15 12 11 
Rogers 13 14 17 12 14 18 13 13 
Loomis 9 11 17 13 11 15 12 13 
Bird 12 13 16 14 15 18 13 13 
Heikes 13 12 19 13 14 18 14 13 
Hirschy 9 15 17 13 13 18 14 14 
E Hinshaw 11 13 17 13 12 19 13 15 
Fallcner 14 14 17 12 14 17 14 14 
Gilbert 15 14 20 15 14 19 15 15 
Budd 13 13 19 12 12 19 13 14 
Stevens 10 11 17 14 12 16 10 14 
Stoddard 11 17 15 . . 
Parmelee 16 13 17 15 14 20 15 14 
Bingham 11 9 19 14 11 18 11 13 
Frazer 12 11 19 13 12 16 15 13 
Texas 12 15 19 11 11 17 14 12 
Neal 14 12 19 12 12 17 15 13 
Hawkins 13 10 15 .. 
Abrams 3 . . . . 7 
General averages : 
Sept. 3. Sept. 4. Sept, 5. Sept. 6. Total. 
Burnside 167 170 186 187 710 
Kline 167 IBS 174 184 693 
Burns 145 144 164 147 600 
Wittleaf 183 172 178 ... ... 
Scott 186 177 176 180 721 
Marshall 182 174 174 183 715 
Geo Hughes 186 ... 171 
T M Hughes 193 174 171 186 734 
Clark 174 165 177 161 675 
Crosby 189 189 191 193 762 
Townsend 182 166 174 171 693 
Linderman 186 183 1.S7 ' 187 742 
McDonald 17S . 176 181 185 730 
Neal 182 169 170 174 ' 695 
Riehl 170 170 167 176 682 
L Hinshaw 180 176 ... 
Harker 168 170 177 177 692 
Windsor 158 159 147 159 611 
E H Tripp 170 168 175 165 678 
Rogers 177 180 184 176 717 
Loomis 177 1.51 152 158 614 
Bingham 159 1-56 144 160 621 
Gilbert 196 187 187 195 767 
Hirschv 190 177 184 17S 729 
E Hinshaw 168 175 173 175 696 
Falkner 161 171 174 ISO 682 
Heikes .185 186 183 181 735 
Texas 170 163 174 172 6SI 
Parmelee 190 179 186 191 746 
Budd 182 182 182 177 732 
Broke. 
187 
184 
147 
ISO 
18,3 
176 
186 
159 
161 
193 
171 
185 
177 
187 
165 
160 
176 
158 
176 
181 
17S 
175 
180 
195 
177 
158 
igi 
160 
172 
172 
174 
Av. 
88% 
86% 
75 
901/8 
893^ 
90% 
84% 
951/4 
86% 
92% 
91% 
S6'% 
85% 
86% 
76% 
84% 
89% 
76% 
77% 
95% 
91% 
S7 
85 
91% 
85%- 
93% 
90% 
Trophy contests, Sept. 6: 90 per cent, and over class: 
Scott' 21 25—46 
Hughes 23 25--i8 
Crosby 24 25—49 
Linderman 24 24—48 
McDonald 23 25—48 
Shoot-off: 
Crosby .... 
Gilbert 
Hirschy . 
Heikes . . 
Budd ... 
Parmelee 
25 '24—49 
24 23^7 
23 24—47 
21 .. 
25 23—48 
.24 Gilbert 25 
Eighty per •ent. class: 
Burnside 24 
22—16 Rogers 
Kline 22 22—44 Hinshaw 
Marshall 24 23—47 
23—44 
Clark 21 23—44 Harker ... 
Townsend 21 23—14 Falkner .. 
Neal 24 25—49 Tripp .... 
Riehl 21 22—43 
Seventy per cent, class: 
Burns 16 17 — 33 Rossbach 
AVindsor 23 19—42 Bingham 
American vs. English style match, 50 targets _ger man 
AmericaiL 
Heikes 23 
Parmelee 25 
Crosby 24 
Gilbert 25 
22—45 
24— 49 
25— 49 
2^-60-193 
English. 
Burnside 24 
Kline 20 
Linderman 23 
Riehl ,. 25 
22 20—42 
24 23—47 
19 .. 
24 19-43 
24 22—46 
20 24—44 
16 22—38 
23 23—45 
24-48 
24—44 
23— 46 
24- 49—187 
Odd Shots. 
On Thursday evening the newly chosen Indians were taken 
away to the big tepee of the Chief and put through the initiatory 
ceremony as prescribed by the committee in charge of this branch 
of the work. The writer is not at liberty to go into detail as to 
this matter, but suflice it to say that it was both a happy and 
original ceremonial which candidates will not be likely to forget. 
The Indians have already been olTered a handsome inducement 
to take their tournament to French Lick Springs,' Ind. This will 
be a great gathering wherever it goes, with forty-three Indians to 
guarantee its success from t'ne start. 
J. L. Head, the new Indian from Indiana, was quite ill during 
the^ week, and could not shoot through the programme. 
The weather turned severely raw an^ cold on the last day of the 
meet, and the shooters -were glad to get away. 
Several nice game dinners of redhead, mallard and prairie 
chiclcen were the result of the prowess afield of Ed Bingham, 
'Gene Abrams and Ray Windsor during the closing week. 
The dear "squaws" had many a royal trip together on the lake 
and round about the country while the braves struggled for honors 
and wampum. It was a great reunion all round. 
Dick Linderman expressed himself in a quiet way as of the 
opinion that he got the wrong end of the initiation ceremony. But 
Dick is a good Indian, and never demurs. 
Rolia Heikes, Elmer Neal and Guy Burnside, with their 
f4'milies, remained over a few days to enjoy the fishing on the 
la!;e,s. 
The division of moneys, 40, 30, 20, and 10 in 15-target events, and 
3U, 25, 20, 15 and 10 in 20-target events, worked very satisfactorily 
indeed, and it may be doubted if for a tournament of such pro- 
portions, this system could be beaten. 
It is but due courtesy to W. B. Arnold, Ira Allen and all con- 
nected witli this pleasant resort to say that their uniform courtesy 
and help in many small ways did much toward making the stay 
here the success tliat it was. 
\^', D. Townsend, of the Townsend Gun Company, Omaha, 
lirubably sold more loaded shells on this occasion than were ever 
before disposed of at any single tournament on the shooting 
ground. The natural inference is that the boys have confidence in 
Billy and hirf goods. 
A th.ough a full car load of targets had been provided, it was 
again found necessary to order a second shipment by wire. 
The fact that this was the first gathering in the West of the 
.\inerican team members since their return from England, made 
the individual shooters objects of much general interest, and there 
was always a group gathered whenever and wherever either one 
was 'inclined to detail conversational fragments of their experi- 
ence across the water. Tom Marshall and Emil Tripp were the hot 
!a\ orites in this particular. 
C. C. Beveridge, who likes to be known in the shooting world as 
1he Dominie, was one of the popular men at the big meet. Re- 
cently on his home shooting grounds he made the noteworthy 
score of 99 out of a possible 100 in the club .handicap shoot, in- 
cluding a run of 97 straight. 
Crosby's run of 147 straight in the wind storm of the 29th was 
the individual record work of the week. The squad record in the 
aniateur shoot was 75 straight, on Friday, by the Omaha squad, 
headed by Crosby and including McDonald, Townsend, Bray and 
Linderman. 
Russel Kline, who knows all the ins and outs of "fishermen's 
luck" on these waters, headed a party of shooters who spent the 
31st on Spirit Lake; and it is said they brought in several hundred 
pounds of fish and experience. For this, however, the writer does 
not vouch. 
The handsome embossed programmes of the Indian meet, with 
accompanying poetical souvenir pamphlet, were in such demand 
that the edition of 1,500 was exhausted earlv in the week. 
The masters of the pretty steamers Oko'boji, Queen and Hia- 
watha, and the sailboat Golden Rule, have the thanks of the shoot- 
ers and their wives for delightful complimentary trips upon the 
lake. 
Lucky Dick Linderman got the only straight alone during the 
first week, and it netted him $24.30. And Dick declared t'lat he 
is not above needing the money. 
The park management inclosed the shooting ground in a neat 
canvas fence, erected a grand stand and charged a ?5 cent ad- 
mission fee to non-shooters. There we^e some demurs raised to this 
by local residents, but the arrangement was on 'he whole very 
satisfactory. Why should one not pay to see a shooting tourna- 
ment just as he would and does at basebal', racing, and other 
similar sports? Unquestionably one of the rcsons why shooting 
is not more generally popular is that too low a value has been 
placed upon it by those directly interested. 
The Indian "squaws" made up a tally-ho party ^o Spirit Lake 
and return on the 31st, and they do say that the trip was one of 
many pleasant incidents that will make it long remembered. 
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Parmelee gave a lake steamer party to all 
shooters and the wives and squaws on Mondav night of the 
Indian week, on board the pretty launch Hiawatha, Rolla Heikes 
with his banjo and Mrs. Falkner with her splendid voice rendering 
popular songs. 
Tom Marshall, the Dominie and others contributed to an im- 
promptu entertainment that was a delight from beginning to end. 
Ices and cake were served, and the two hours' trip seemed to oc- 
cvpy but the space of a fev/ minutes. 
M'r. W. Fred Quimby was a very welcome visitor over Sunday 
and Monday, and it was a regret to all that he could not remain 
through the week. _ 
The Dominie preached a special sermon Sunday morning by re- 
tirest, from the text "The Kingdom of Heaven is like unto a target 
shoot; a few go straight, but many go astray." 
The little booklets contributed by the Scribe, detailing the tribal 
history for the past year, and presented in pleasing exemplification 
of. tlie printer's art, were in much demand, as souvenirs of the 
meet. p. C. Riehl. 
J. F. Weilcr Gun Club. 
A1.1.ENTOWN, Pa., Sept, 3.— In the event at 25 targets Schlicher 
broke straight. The scores follow: 
Schlicher 1111111111111111111111111—26 
^traub 1011110111111110101111110—20 
A cker 1111100111111110010011011—18 
Weiler 0111101111111110111110011—20 
Flickmger lOOOlOlOOOOOlOOOOOOUOOlO— 7 
Gnesemer 0011111101100110111010101—16 
Kraral i ch llUOll 011111110111011111—21 
Ludwig 0110101111111101111010111—19 
iMorrow 0101111011011110001010010—14 
Bladen 11011110011001 11100111111— IS 
Live birds: 
J AVeiler 1100211011— 7 021121—5 
Stranb 1121111112—10 101121—5 
Biaden 0100212111— 7 121202—5 
Morrow 0120211011— 7 
Acker 1111110111— 9 
Flickinger 2111000002— 5 
lU'f itikeii nt Muouyniuu* «u(nmniilcatioiiB. 
K. B. G., New York City. — Will you please tell me through your 
next edition the difference between a woodchuck and a ground hog, 
if there is any? Ans. These are two names for the same animal 
(Arctomys monax) in the East. We should suppose a heavy wood- 
chuck might weigh ten or twelve pounds, 
J. A., Providence, R. I. — Twelve men shot at 20 targets each 
for a purse of 125. A broke 15, B ?nA C broke 13 each, D broke 12, 
E broke 10. Do B and C take third money, or do they divide? 
Ans. If it was class shooting, as we presume it was, they divided, 
If it WRS high guns, they take second and third, first shooting off 
101" juace. 
PUBLISHERS* DEPARTMENT, 
The LTnipn Metallic Cartridge Company's exhibit at the Buffalo 
show is large and impressive. Besides ammunition of all sorts and 
the various articles that go to make up ammunition, is an exhibit 
of pine boards showing the comparative penetration of various 
military projectiles. The exhibit is in the East Ordnance Building 
at the Buffalo Exposition.— .<4d». 
