, 1877-02-23
SPRING SHOOTING.
Annual Meeting of the Tolleston
Gun Club.
Du:k.Iunting a M;nu, Quantity Owing
10 q Prairie Fire.

10 & Prairie Ere.
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A Jolly Time Popping PlGeoHS
and T,,rkevs,
o~s
.,... ,u..,,
r,o,,t nils. fro,o f,h,cavo, src thc Inar,h aud
~. AnMss a ~ ~ ,,n.,ss .,,wh
c.no'house pelona'ne " tno Ao'leseon eluD'
For years heforo The formation ot the orGan,za-
tlun spurtsn,en frou, the city had shot over the
,narshr. ou,1 around thu e1nnuhs n1,no tbe r,anka
~ ~ 1,ttlc f,o,umet. All tn. cxh,r,,tcss
y. ."e A..s.a st ... ~ e ..',s...ss.
Ut club, which was effected In 1s7f. Tic little
town Of Toltcston, on tho limo Ut tht AiiehiRan
Ccntrol. and only three m,tca from tilu shooting
rroun,,s. tnrcc;te1 tho name, and The Van.
der Muller iarmt comprising 'tae oest
Of tho shooting grounds, and covering
ai1ty acres, .wAs purchased. Club
ss tue s .{oss Ss n Ia as ot aaa ounsrs
ments II Tic sportsinen. Elaborate cuhyenl-'
cntes for the storage of guns and ammunition
ostsa p fsl0as a rahs ior s
quests not. forgotten. a han and 1cc-huase
wcre ndded to the grounds, and canal dug
fro1n the river to boat-ll,lise, for tic passage
for navigation were supplied, ami tiIc members
sat them down to the enjoyment Of tl.e usuffu-t
Of their OUTLAY:
Prior 70 the formation OF inc Clnb, Iollesson
to civilization, pass.1 by strict party vetc, and
In danger of Reconsideration ana oblltc1ation at
,uomcnt'a notice. it, chief characteristic
as the efossg 1 ,n1, g tns RRsGgan Contral anu
tre. y Is MT Improbable tl!at tho establish
n,ent IL q switctmnn a. t!'c eross'ng ,rst enG-
/ gcstcd Tollcston, but, as The records Of tito
town are Imperfect, much is lclt to conjecture
onrt1t0ntnu, f1iH nt1fV Tnit AuftNrrUt hrlNE
that tllvrc arn four ur tivo houses and oceans 9t
| aAnd. But. To!lcstut makes up IT! natural al
ranta9cs what II lacks IN houses an!i population.
lew ini!es beyonu ", Hhu on tlo aoutlt3 u,
tends largo moor, nna ~ the cover dwell
thousands upon thousands Of ducks. Ioilesto'a
rsvcled 10 ttls stapip prouues tof yoaEa beiorg 9
tho imp!ous tluger oi tho Urban sportaman haa
's sS:s sssss. Sss1 ~ aaa s
bred dogs. Tle prlmeyal T.l!estonian u u'ed nM Il.
doubtful anl dangcr1as ola p,c;e' any shot is
hi. tl.nc. evenly between mourning The one
and eating tho other. But Tolleston awoko
ono morning To- To- DAY o. Ike excitement ana .na
WONDER, cluh"houso a1must rs large
the town put togethor had been erected, ana
the crack 0f the patent iirearn aau the bark g.
tho inptovcd dog tolnl IN Innovation th9s mnaa
att Tnllcstnn grl, with amazoa9nt ! S al.u ataNo @
its head With distrust. !l'rro ha1 becn es1.
croaslments befnrc, onlT In tue anapes OF s[nals
bands Ut aportamc,l, but here was an organizeu
l ralti ly prui'cr!y-conBttated e!4ot euuoAnR
according t0 rrEi'a 'atfon md bylaw, md killing
! ducks by rule and measurement. " on!r lasted
[ n little while, ttlfs wundcrmcnt, aud Tnllestoh
sank back into its bod u eanl md awoHu NJ
mure. ioar a,ies ye!f tue sao n9n Us maSi. t,
aElukc aM1 feathers. AS tic organization grew
older It grew stronger, and nien Il was mn
nounced tlAt tho acason OF 1s77 woull open yss-
tcrt1ay grcnt preparations Tcrb mati0 Tor tho
comfort Ut tho guests, who, when tho sport 1n.r-
| " opened,
| 'NuMnEHEn SIXTY on SEVENTY.
A special ear was att icheI 70 tho $3.50 train on
the michigan Central Wednesday afternoon, anil
almost lltcl. It reached Tol!caton Bands a. 0
! O'Clock, nnd tho crowd were transported IN
wagons three miles over . billowy road to tho
clubhouse. Tho long strip Of sn1ot'ns marsh
spread Itself before the vcranda- Tho tnonr lies
on both Sides q tho Calumet, low, flat, az !
level, ten mllet In lcneth mud milo
nu,l q halt wide. Water and wild rico altcrnato
in their Bwny oycr the strip. Tlc position