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FOREST AND STREAM. 
[March 9 , 1907 . 
WESTERN TRAP. 
In Other Places. 
Members of the Soo Gun Club, Sioux City, la., are 
very busy with their attempt to pass a bill through the 
present Legislature which will provide for a $1 license 
fee for all who hunt. 
The Thompson Lake, Ill., Rod and Gun Club has 
closed the club house for the winter. This _ club has 
more members than any other similar organization in the 
State. 
C. H. Emery is president and O. R. Cory is secre¬ 
tary of the Jefferson County Gun Club, of Fairfield, la. 
There are now twenty-five members, and they will hold 
semi-monthly shoots." All of those owning guns and 
living in the county are invited to participate. 
Last year there was a great interest taken in the target 
shooting game at Marion, Ind. The reports tell of the 
1907 season being opened by a match between Hilton 
Sullis and J. M. Ruff, in which the latter won with 137. 
The club will no doubt purchase four acres of land and 
erect permanent buildings. There will be a tournament 
held here June 18 and 19, which has the assurance of 
the best amateurs of the State being present. 
There is a movement now on foot to enlarge the use¬ 
fulness of the Houghton, Mich., Gun Club, so that a 
range will be provided for rifle and revolver use. 
The Dubuque, la., Gun Club has long been known as 
one of the leading clubs of the State. President, 
Nicholas Glab; Vice-President, L. D. Mathis; Secre¬ 
tary and Treasurer, F. M. Jaeger; Assistant Alphonse 
Schmidt; Captain, Henry Koep. Beginning Friday, 
Feb. 15 the club will hold weekly shoots. 
The sportsmen of Hannibal, Mo., are now waking up, 
and organizing a gun club. Geo. W. Whitecotton, J. 
W. Hayes, John H. Plowman, E. V. Settles, Walter 
Dudley, Thomas L. Anderson, Madison Schoefield, Wal¬ 
ter A. Storrs, James Hofner, and John _T. Holms, Jr., 
Frank Anderson, A. A. Brown and W. Could are mem¬ 
bers. 
Shooters of Minnesota are of the opinion that the 
Interstate Association made a wise move in selecting 
Chicago for the next G. A. H. Minnesota has hundreds 
of good field shots, many of whom are not aware of 
the good scores they might make at the traps. The 
trap and the field shot are the same, and a good shot 
will become an expert at practice. All trapshooters go 
to the field and the field shooters would do well to 
try the traps. A good shot can hit anything that will 
run, fly or is thrown. All that is required is practice. 
It is surprising the number of rifle clubs that are 
being organized throughout the country. If the gov¬ 
ernment lends its aid and furnishes rifles and ammuni¬ 
tion, there will be an army of fine shots among the men 
of this country who could be relied upon to form 
battalions that "could shoot, and shoot straight. 
The Chicago Gun Club is boosting its grounds as the 
best ever selected by the G. A. H. for their annual 
tournament. The Western and Northwestern shooters 
will come out in full force. Chicago is the railroad 
center, and the great shoot will be the attraction for 
1907. 
A letter from El Paso, Ill., announces that a new 
gun chtb has been organized among those interested 
in wing shooting. Officers have been elected, and ar¬ 
rangements made for a permanent and up-to-date organi¬ 
zation. Some of the best shots of the State will assist 
in making the spring tournament one of the best in 
the State. 
The Maywood, Ill., Gun Club now has fifty members, 
all true sportsmen, and is rapidly getting on to a sound 
financial footing. The club has received donations of 
ground and other assistance, and 1907 will be a banner 
year. 
The secretary of the Salt Lake, Utah, Gun Club reports 
that the club "held a very enthusiastic meeting recently 
and chose the officers for the coming year, viz.: Presi¬ 
dent, John Hofeling; Vice-President, Irwin Picknell; 
Secretary, John Cowan; Captain, Cal. Callison. The 
club will enlarge the club house and make other im¬ 
provements for the benefit of the membership of 1907. 
Members of the recently organized Wasatch Gun Club, 
Ogden, Utah, met recently and perfected the organiza¬ 
tion, and will at once fit up suitable grounds. Chris. 
Flygare is President; Oscar Couch, Vice-President; 
M. Skeen, Secretary; Fred Anderson, Oscar Couch, A. 
Richter, William Paulter, Directors. The members are 
the best amateurs of the city, and should succeed from 
start to finish. 
There does not appear to be as much target shooting 
in Pennsylvania the past winter as in former winters; 
yet the York City Club announces some trophy con¬ 
tests for the near future. 
The Spokane, Wash., Rod and Gun Club has definitely 
decided to hold the big Pacific Coast shoot at the park 
where the club has been previously located. The com¬ 
mittee decided that there would be plenty of room for 
three sets of the Sergeant system of traps, and after 
cutting down a tree or two it was found that a better 
skylight background could be secured than that of the 
old traps. This club promises a great shoot, for this big 
event will draw well. 
Club shoots by teams are becoming popular and 
should be encouraged. The latest one reported was the 
West Allis, Wis., team against the Sussex Club. Shoot¬ 
ing at 50 targets each, the scores were: West Allis—Bob 
Miller 42, H. Ludington 40, H. G. Potter 33, Helgason 
42, F. Dreyfus 41, H. Carson 39; total 237. Sussex 
Team—Elliott 40, Weaver 34, Boots 40, Booth 29, Hed- 
den 39; total 226. 
Pleasant weather brought out a good crowd Sunday 
last, when the Parker Gun Club, of Milwaukee, Wis., 
held the regular shoot. Chas. Mott was high, with J. 
Lake second. 
Members of the Colorado Springs, Colo., Gun Club 
are taking on life at the traps, and will shoot matches 
with Pueblo and other neighboring clubs. Lawton, 
Garrett, Rohrer, Hensler and others will stir up the 
•competition. 
Last Sunday at Milwaukee, Wis., the North Side Gun 
Club Held a shoot in which E. Koehn was high gun. 
with 43 out of 50. rr. , 
The White Rock Rod and Gun Club, Dallas, Tex. has 
been chartered and starts out with a capital of $15,000 
A fine club house will be built and the grounds will 
contain 117 acres. 
Duck shooting is claiming the attention of the trap- 
shooters of the Central and Western States. The target 
shooting will not be the attraction until ducks have 
passed on north, where they are protected. 
There is great activity among the sportsmen and the 
sporting goods dealers along the Illinois River, as ducks 
are coming in fast, and with large areas of water the 
shooting will be good there for several weeks. 
Dr. M. L. Kullman won the badge shoot of the Met¬ 
ropolitan Gun Club, of St. Joseph, Mo., Sunday last, 
breaking 25 straight. F. Duty was the boss ; in the 100- 
target practice event, getting 96 to Howland s 92. Con¬ 
ditions were good and the attendance large. 
In a recent shooting contest held by teams from 
Deming, N. M., and El Paso, Tex., the Deming team 
won for the second time. Another contest will be held 
soon, and El Paso hopes to do better. 
The Muncie, Ind., trapshooters are waking up, and 
propose to hold a tournament in April. Some new 
members will be admitted, and there will be an election 
of officers. A boom is hoped for. 
Trapshooters of Ingleside, Cal., are taking on the 
spring-like oush at the traps. As there are tournaments 
in prospect" there will be a much needed practice shoot 
held weekly. . „ T „ 
There will be some popping of guns at btreator, ill., 
during this season. r \ he start they made last week is a 
good omen. James Smith won the medal with 23 out 
The Toronto Junction, Canada, Gun Club held a shoot 
last Saturday that was well attended. Some good scores 
were made. . . , , _ T . 
It is now a question of which is the best shot, Nick 
Boy or Chas. Kessler, of Davenport, la., as they have 
made a match for $50, to take place on March 10. The 
Cumberland Gun Club will hold a shoot on that day. 
Following a shoot held at the Highland Gun Club 
grounds, Duluth, Minn., the members held a banquet, 
after which the election of officers was held. George 
H. Futham was chosen President; F. H. Bradbury, 
Vice-President; W. T. Webb, Secretary (re-elected), and 
D. H. Abell, Field Captain. The club made a move to 
put a stop to shooting for sweepstakes or cash prizes, 
and in future it will be more strictly on the amateur 
basis. The bill now before Congress to protect the 
migratory birds was indorsed, and a committee was ap¬ 
pointed looking to the more amicable relations between 
the sportsmen and the farmers. 
Tom Ware captured the medal at the shoot held last 
Friday by the Spokane, Wash., Rod and Gun Club, as 
he made a 25 straight. 
A shoot was held last week at Ogle, Ill. Amateurs did 
fairlv well. Wm. Newell made 112 out of 150. The 
handicap feature of the shoot was so satisfactory that 
those present have asked that the shoot be repeated. 
Last Tuesday the Cumberland Gun Club, Davenport, 
la., held a meeting and decided to improve the shooting 
grounds, with a view of making better scores a possi¬ 
bility. It always seemed hard to make good scores on 
them, owing to the background. 
At a meeting of the various ammunition companies 
at Waco, Tex., a Shooters’ Protective Association was 
formed and officers elected as follows: T. E. Hubbfq 
President; E. F. Fossgard. Vice-President; Julian Prade, 
Secretary; 1. A. Lemke, Treasurer; Harry Murrello and 
Whit Adams were placed on Ways and Means Committee. 
Major W. H. Bicknell was present and gave many valu¬ 
able suggestions for the goqd of the order. 
Leigh Swift won the trophy of the Houghton Gun 
Club last Sunday and then took the medal also; one 
of these with 22 out of 25; the other with 24. 
The Comer, Ill., team of four men held a contest with 
Chesterfield last Saturday and won easily, each man 
shooting at 25 targets. Scores: Comer—Ray McCann 
24, Custly 22, Roy Bates 22, John Weise 18, F. Loveless 
17; total 103. Chesterfield—E. S. Long 21, Dr. Knapp 
18, Ed Banks 16, James Archer 17, Wm. Dams 17; 
total SS. 
Members of the Au Sable Lake, Ill., Gun Club held a 
meeting and decided to make some improvements on 
their grounds. _ 
When the members of the Spring Lake Rod and Gun 
Club met for their annual election of officers, Henry 
Schlochter decided not to accept the presidency, and 
James Price was chosen. Englebret Diehl was chosen 
Vice-President; Chris. Hoffman, Secretary; Theodore 
Sharp, Treasurer; George Browen, Field Captain. 
The Badger Gun Club, Janesville, Wis., will join the 
Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan League 
of Gun Clubs, and be prepared to take part in the State 
shoot to be held at Milwaukee this year. 
Secretary Jacobson is confident that the Pacific Coast 
League will" he one the biggest trapshooting organiza¬ 
tions in tbe world. It is intended to foster a fraternal 
feeling among trapshooters all over the coast, and to 
include all local clubs as members. 
The Indiola Rod and Gun Club, composed of Chicago 
men, held a stag party at the club house, Fox Lake, Ill., 
on Saturday and Sunday last. 
Menosha," Wis., will have a gun club. Robert McClure 
states that he now has a list of about sixty members. 
All the necessary buildings and traps will be arranged 
for, so that there will be every convenience for enjoy¬ 
ment by the members. 
S. E. Voris, the Crawfordsville, Ind., shooting mayor, 
was high gun at the tournament held there last week, as 
he made 173 out of 200. There were twenty present, but 
owing to raw weather and high wind, none of them were 
up to form. 
The Rod and Gun Club, of Omaha, has quite out¬ 
grown the limit of a target shooting club. It is now so 
large that a new club house must be built. Their lake 
is the summer resort of the city. There, besides fishing, 
all manner of amusements are engaged in, even to yacht 
racing. 
Reports from Green Bay, Wis., show that a new target 
trap has been placed in the park that all the members 
are anxious to try how well they can line ’em out. The 
adjustment of a new trap is not always properly looked 
after, and as a rule targets are thrown too hard at first, 
discouraging the shooters. , T . . 
Great preparations are being made for the annual Utan 
and Idaho Sportsmen’s Association tournament, which 
will be held May 3 and 4. This shoot will be followed by 
the Walla Walla one, May 16. 
After a successful season last year, and with money in 
the treasury the Meshawaka, Ind., Gun Club has dis¬ 
banded. The trap and club hourse were sold and there 
was $235 in the treasury to be divided among the mem¬ 
bers. The good news comes with the bad; that is, that 
a new club will be organized, and many of the old 
members will unite with same. 
The South Tacoma, Wash., Gun Club has been re¬ 
organized and will in the future be known as the lacoma 
Gun Club. The officers elected are: Jack Cooper, Pres¬ 
ident; George Trumbull, Secretary; L. S. Dahl, Cap¬ 
tain; E. W. Cooper, Treasurer. A new club house will 
be built immediately, and there will be a tournament 
held on Decoration Day. At this time the shooters of 
West Washington and British Columbia will be brought 
together. , . . 
W. W. Talbott, Ames, la., has opened up competition 
for the championship silver cup, and now all the ex¬ 
county champions will have another chance to win. 
In connection with these shoots there will be individual 
matches galore. . 
It is surprising how the shooters are waking up in the 
western part of Illinois. Another shoot was held at 
Shernrd, near Aledo, on last Thursday. There were 
about 30 present. Out of 360 targets, E. Rambo was 
high with 337; O. Stoll 334, F. D. Ellett 325. 
The great shoot between members of the Rock Island, 
Ill. Gun Club and those of the Cumberland, of Daven¬ 
port, la., came off last Friday. There were thirty-four 
men on each team, and each shooting at 25 targets, the 
total score was 464 to 455 in favor of Davenport. Harry 
Martens, of Davenport, and Tom O’Keefe, of Rock 
Island, made the highest score, 22. During the evening 
a very enjoyable supper was served at the expense of the 
losers. 
Some notoriety seeker has introduced a bill in the 
Minnesota Legislature providing for a close season on 
both game and fish for at least two years. There has 
been some consideration of a bill to protect prairie 
chickens, but the stopping of hunting and fishing should 
not be countenanced by any right-minded men. Min¬ 
nesota has a good game iaw and a splendid man for 
game warden. Stock the streams and lakes should be 
the cry. . . . 
Hoving won the championship of the Mahoning and 
Shenango Valley the Youngstown Club visited Cleveland, 
and there by the small majority of one target put the 
Clevelanders to the bad. The weather was about to the 
zero point, and hence scores were good. Joe Seaborn, 
the secretary of the Youngstown Club, made 45; Mingo 
and Burns, of the Clevelands, made 44. Scores, out of 
a possible 250, 207 to 206. 
the following officers of the Goose Lake Gun Club, 
Joliet, Ill., were chosen at a meeting held recently: 
President, Rene Christens; Secretary and Treasurer, Dr. 
E. H. Werner; Directors: W. H. Brown, F. E. Stod¬ 
dard, Burt Barlor, John Seeley, F. R. Johnson, all of 
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The first powder manufactured by the Trojan Powder 
Works, near Pueblo, Colo., was turned out last Wednes¬ 
day. It was small in quantity, but good in quality. 
The Marion, Ind., Gun Club will attempt the holding 
of one of the largest tournaments ever given by a local 
club in the State. A fine club house, second only to 
Indianapolis, will be built. The original dates for the 
tournament were June 18, 19, 20 and 21, but as that would 
conflict with the "G. A. H., the shoot will be held June 
4 and 5. The home •of the club in the future will be on 
the north side and not at the oil well, where Pop 
Heikes made his great score in the snowstorm. 
Live bird shooting once a month has been the attrac¬ 
tion in Milwaukee, Wis., during the past winter. The 
last shoot on Sunday was largely attended. Vietmeyer, 
Clancy and Hirschy, three traveling men, were present. 
In the 20-bird event, Dering was high, Hammersmith 
and Vietmeyer tied on second. Several target events 
were also shot off. 
F. Miexer, a scratch man, won the North Side Gun 
Club, of Milwaukee, Wis., club shoot, held recently, 
with 45 out of 50 targets. 
In the live-bird shoot at Jack Marcon’s Lagoon Park 
Plotel, near Detroit, last Friday, there were some good 
scores made. Youngblood, Youngford and Chapman 
took first money. Young made the only straight score 
of 10 targets. 
The Laharp, Kans., Gun Club gives notice of having 
let the contract for a new club house and a trap house 
that will house the new trap. 
Members of the Indianapolis, Ind., Gun Club spent a 
very pleasant day at the traps. They were entertaining 
Dell Gross. There were several team races pulled off, 
and now Moller, Tripp and Gordock are feeling their 
oats, and challenge for a 300-target race any three mem¬ 
bers. 
Bergen Beach Gun Club. 
Bergen Beach, L. I., March 2. —The wind blew about 
forty miles an hour, making good scores Impossible. 
Events: 
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2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
7 
8 
Targets: 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
25 
15 
Suvdam . 
.... 18 
19 
17 
19 
15 
12 
Ryder . 
.... 17 
15 
16 
17 
.... 12 
16 
17 
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J Kowenhoven . 
.... 16 
17 
14 
9 
11 
Dreyer . 
.... 14 
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20 
18 
21 
17 
20 
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Bergen . 
. 17 
24 
16 
17 
Martin . 
20 
17 
21 
14 
13 
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A V Kowenhoven. 
16 
13 
13 
18 
17 
18 
IS 
7 
Dondera . 
10 
8 
9 
10 
5 
16 
12 
2 
Starin . 
9 
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