The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-03-07
THE KEN0sHA RIFLE CLUB.

The writer being INFORMED by one OF Inc
members that the Kenosha Rife Club was a
g busted corporation and having this state.
ment contradicted by another member of
the same organization, he started out to hunt
up information. The first person he drop
ped on to was Mr.. William Fisher, the
Treasurer of the Club, who was busily en-
gagged in counting stack of silver. The
writer said that there existed feeling of
ill-will among some of the members.
IT do not think any one knows what is
the matter with Them" said Mr.. Fisher.
" I like to shoot and would like very much
to see them Keep up the club. | think the
club was organized some time in seventy
eight or nine The clubhouse is worth
about two hundred dollars. Mr.. Muntzen'
berger and few others are thinking about
recognizing"
Mr.. Charles Gonnerman was next seen.
He was very busy attending to the wants of
his customers. He said that he was Presi-
dent of the Club, and Mr.. Fisher Treasurer
Of the same They don't come together
any more said Mr.. Gonnerman Z" have
not the time to spare, have too much bust
ness to attend to. We are thinking of or
ganizing new club"
Mr.. Joe Miller was next interviewed.
He denied that the club was broken up and
had eyaporased into thin air; said that this
was statement made by some one, mem
Der of the Association, who had no authority
from the club to make such an assertion !;
said that only one or two members had
weapons when the club was started, and
that now they have as fine q set of rides as
there is in the state that the boys, as far as
he knew, were always ready with their
money when traps, glass-balls, targets or
books were wanted they always held up
their g end of the rope" and he could see
no reason why the club should be broken
up. He thought there was n little too much
rivalry between some of the marksmen, and
| thought if one or two members who carried
the most money could be kept in check, so
| that the others could keep up, that every
thing would go ON smoothly.
Mr.. Hammang, an ex-member, said :
:. This club is divided into three grades, first,
second and third class marksmen All
members making forty-fve out of possible
fifty belong to the first class, and so on down
the grades q I remember" said Mr.. Ham.
mang, "that while | was member the
| Association put up badge 10 be shot for,
| the best score to take the prize. The Asso-
citation proposed that the badge should not
| cost more than five dollars, but the pur-
chaser not finding one at that price, paid
seven fifty. The names of the competing
rifemen were enrolled, with the understand.
ing that they were to pay the difference be-
tween what the Association were willing to
pay and what the purchaser had already
paid for the badge. As i'll luck would have
it, third class marksman came on to the
ground threw down his dime and com
menoed to shoot; he won The prize, but the
next thing was to get it, Here was pretty
kettle of fish. A marksman whose name
had not been enrolled as a competitor, who
in fact. had not received his rife until latt
hour, comes in and scoops up the prize
Nixy Dicky was The verdict. The late
conner with the big score was given twenty
five cent medal, while the broad badge o
the club went into the hands Of one of th
regulars
Calling at the Registers office we find tht
articles of organization were received for re
cord June lst, 1880, with Charles Conner
man, w. F. Fisher. Christian Schend, A
Muntzenberger, ]. G. Engelhardt and T. J
!. Miller as incorporators.
In summing up we find the troubles of tn
Club more imaginary than real. Their rifle
are good, their Club house is substantial
and their range is fair one, and if the
are ready and can afford to get down TO har
work at the short and mid ranges. we be
.ieve that they as team can compete sue
cessfully with any rife club in the north
west.
Unless the Club elect for their Capital
one who is thoroughly competent to act a
such, VINO can place his men in proper posi-
ton at the Aring point who is capable {
overcoming the difficulties of wind, light an
: shade, and. abeye all, one who will insi:
: that none but the best cartridges be used bs
fore the butts--unless the Club is willing
do this and abide by his decisions, vine
they have done it, they Gun aeoer hope f
success. RIFLEMAN.