The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-04-14

The pictures hsng upon the walls.
The roses ARE ia bloem
And ye. their hucs ssen fsint and dim
As If they tried e hide
And eeepeninx shadow fisfui seem,
On ail siucs mothaf died. +
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AN sxruAcRpGsAax. SriNG
sBEOtT.
Since toe tdssor uustcs, on thu new
ExpositioH greunds- Ia st. Joseph. No.
in Viii b JsunS Pred Esb defested' the
champion wing shot Of the world, tes-
tors from sllpafts Of che country nave
BEEN sscsived asktrg for the bdy'si
photograph and sskSteh % Bis life.
: The 81. J0.ei,h Hernlf ssys that Pred
Erb. Jr YEAS born III Lafayette. Ind.
June 25, 1860. which makes him still
in bis teens = is 5 feetand . incbss In
hight. and wsighs e148 rosnds Hts
complexion 10 decidedly dark he hss
-deep-set brown ey6s. end willis apps
rently not quick, he IL like I asshf of
lightning whom stan1tsg before the
traps. -e7ti-.a $50 &.53t
When Fred had reached the age Of
ten years his father swss the crack shot
Of the country. ,BosAfd d st ..ding $50
end. In 1870 Erb. iSr. shot . match
with jack Taylof fora rnfse Of &l0O0,
the conditions being k0 birds at q
yards rise. Erb killed '95 'and Taylor
a. This match bad ths sEect to srodse
the spirit of Fred. although he hsd net
YET hsndled b gun. 2 'isA
In The following year his father emf
grated tn Illinois. locating for time st
Rushvslle. where Fred got his frat les.
sons In snaOting.a He was Instructed
from the start so4shoat a. his bird ouiy
when IL on tho wing. and IL he
failei Sair0p IL eatths first IRE to lot
it go White living IN Ruslfvilie Fred
had au,ple time for pssctiSe. shooting
1t chickens aud snipe; ssd when . year
aftsrward he ard ihis @alher removed 10
Iowa CITY, hol wss eide ito scoWpeee 10
the field with ,tbe .bsat shots in'ths
country. Leaving Iowa. Fred and his
father came to Shelbina. Ne. Uking
the chicken season . wager Of $50 was
laid that Fred could not kill fsrty ont
of City chickeus in the field Hssbot
ovsr Ara old DOC called - Nose ~ S,ho
wo,,,;3 ..thor tsss nhsy~. - shot Nm
ansh ; ch;cL.nl and ne Eon ,hs vae.r
hv L;l,;ng 6ftx h;,d.. .tr,;.ht TS;.
eyrlo;t' b,o,,uh. Nm ;,to rror;n.rce
IS wing shooter. although . .mers
boy. While boy at school . pigeon
match was arranged for purse Of tl00.
ten birds. at twenty-one yards rise. In
hi. .So. .trs;.ht A;,d.. ~ -.
In 1910 Frsd, an, hin a.thep, aarns ~
ST. Joaenh ana, from rtluia 4iuaa ON IFrsd,
became 'cons,,;cnousf fas field htpter. A
we'll a prominent st the tran. In jim
uarv. 1871. he, shAt. : ,niseoa metch
with. Charley Dorsey. forya5O : side. III,
single birds st 81 syssds sisc. >seh
sheeter 10 sprinr his . IN tran. "a Fred
used a mu.zle -lcadine sun. :. In this
contest Fred killed "a out Of I6.l Dor
sey scoring 10 cut Il l4.aasss i yqoa
After this matoh Fred eoalined himJ
self al.nost sxclnsivsly To Ssld lshoot.s
ing, nov and tim Aakine psrtin sessuI
mstches: ,buts net until - uasoh Nithi
Hovsrth. Of Ouisuy. A Jeasi ifsaa, ni1.
he onus premsass1lrabsfoes lhe s1stt-
ing wesld. TIE .nsAchiusa fuso6s0 q
side, 100 Wild p;eseas, - y.sias sias,
governed Ly The Ntats sslss of llliosi&,
When Il il ssmaabesed Al oNauAsthl
waa. the ehsapion shst,sl the bHfsst
(outsiao of Boear6us), snsSG nain1
hess defeated, aaad fsbovasnDaayli6
ye.rs of ago at the timss AhsaashisSss
ment We suk1sieat to AEint NE 6s.aJs-
ssph boy 70 The frsAtf frank, asd Iisso;
that time to the pssssnt I hsghaa Seen,
locked upon - thavnly .nAa toseema
pete with Haeord0o. :. Out 100s birds
Eeb killed ~ HDvasea sogutteg "a !