The Helena independent., 1894-09-13

Elfu aud Cavalry competlti0n uekiBs ~
rart Haonn To- bar.

fiiis aud Cavalry competltiOn Begine ~
Fort Keogh rosDaT.
Ths foaFteonlh annpal rife competition
10 ths department of Dakota. and the
sixth annual oavalfy eompslition fof the
departments OF Columbia and Dakota, be.
ain "A Fort KsoQh to-daT. The Afai thTes
days will DO devotsd 10 preliminary prao-
tlos. To-day and Saturday the hhnR will
10 at 200 yaFis 100 yards 600 yards and
GOO yards. Monday vii be dAyoted 10
nkirmiah nrlnR. Ths noti four days will
be devoted 70 competitive hrlnR, two days
at known dlstAnosA the same a. ia ths pre-
liminary practice, and ths other Two ~
skirmiah nHng. The elmiuary practices
In the oavalfy eompetltion will take place
to-day To- morrow and Saturday, the hTat
and last days being Mt known distances,
and tho other day skirmish hrinR. The
competitive firing at ku0sn distances will
take place TnsadhT and Wednesday. and
the ekifmlsh nfnR tue following Mondaf
and Iussday. On Wednesday, tbs 26lh.
and Thursday the 2ith, there will be 70.
volvei competition. diunountei and
10 the rife composition the followlng will
take parts Lieuts. Paul A. Wolf and James
A. Moore, seIRsant James Fagan, Copper
nia A. J. Bunatedt, Scott Stevenson. Hslns
Johnson and l., Il. Bonham. and PHyatea
John kslaon, Wm. Jensen ana Oliver II.
Meyers, Third Infantry sefgeans John
W. Bestfom. Ole II, Dahl, John A. ETlok-
son aud William Nslson, Lance Corporal
William Bsnoe and Private oiAcomo Bsvll-
agua. Twelfth infAntr,; Ssrgeahts A,fTOd
Wool, August Aud rson and jacob fonlk
Tod, O0rporAls Johannoa bmoets and Olaf
sundwa |, and 4 iyat0a ltobe I ID. Loug-
heed. Frank q. GrAndstTaad aud Audfsw
Anderson, 1wsntisth infant Vt Llout.
Hlnson Il. Il y. First Serge ssnts Leon Gu -
luis aud hsrhnua hhAddook, 81 ~ nj Pat
rick Malone, Corporal Martin ", Pc ,orson,
and P,ivatos Arthur T.. Perkins, Edward
Dlumen shsiu, CHARLES ri. Goie and Charley
q. Page. Twenty second infautfyj Ser
ReAnt Jonah Parker, Corporala VIM. J.
Davia, John Turner, Wm. II. Martin aud
John H. Bsoklsy, Musician VIM. L. Cole
man, P.ivatss Gavin Chatm an aud Joseph
smith. Twenty infantry, Also the
following distinguished ma ksmeni FRS,
Sergeant wm. "A. Pickett. Twentisth in
fantry, and Private James satohsll, Tvon-
" fifth infantry.
Tho following viii take part Ia the cav
alTy com petitioni Ssrgeauts Thomas Cullen
and Charles II. Cobot. Corporals Levin T..
Conner and Herman Bapsen. and P,lystss
Walter X. Miller and Albert Atkinson.
Fourth cavalry; FIrst Sergeant John kell-
ner and Corporal Msgnus Bernhard. Sixth
cavalry; Lieut.. DsRossg @. Cabeil, First
sergeant James Hanaehau, bsIgeants Ell
more Welsh. Bpnt Howe and A. NJ. Mhcnab,
Corporsl Ernest A. Falk, Joha Qainn and
Ole Gundsfson. and p ivats John w.
Butcher, Eighth cavalry; Lleuts. WIN. II.
Hay ana W. I. Lsitobrandt. First ssrReants
Adam Hooston and Lswls M. Smith, Ser
Rsants John Back AMI d. A. Anderson.
CorporAls George snydes and Horace W.
Bvlns, sni Pnvatss Solomon MotleJ.
James Campbell and X ,bert Holm,s. Tenth
eavsl y. Also the following distinguished
mafksmen; Lleut. VIM. ii. Hart, First S,r-
eeant Y. J. Blake. Sergeant James Boyle.
aud Corporal Jacob Roll. Fourth cavalry;
Sergeant j. l.. y. Tborp Eighth cavalry;
aud Corporal Robert johnson. Tenth cav
airy. ......
There will be one gold medal, three all
yer and six bronze medals ne prizes In each
Of tho competitions ,ih,. cavalry and re-
volysr.