Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1895-12-04
ANOTHER MILLING.
Thanksgiving Slaughter of Turkeys Under the Auspices of
 the Chm Cluh.

Last Thursday, Thanksgiving day, was a hard one on turkeys in Pres colt. Forty-one braves were marched up to take last look at the beauties of nature over in Jake Miller's field, just north of the Gun clubs grounds.
 J. NJ. Aitken run one stand and M. F. Morin the other, while Missouri" and Chas. Sanders at tended to the living targets. The turkeys were strongly attached to the place they were set bY means of strong cords. The first mSU to the scratch was Dick lesson and before the report of the gun had ceased to re echo through the pines 1t was very evident to all that there was one of the braves gone to the happy hunting grounds. Next was R. B. Burmister who sent two over the river in quick succession. Three shots fired and three turkeys gone. Things began 10 look pretty blue for the Gun club boys and they didn't seem to pick up very much for about half an hour.
 Finally Missouri began 60 think they were working him a little too hard 50 he brought out light col ored brave with very stout heart, passed his hands over him few times and yelled "cut him of if you can" It was no use, he was charmed and to hit him seemed out of the question. There was SIP expended on him at Morin's stand; then he was taken down to rest awhile and finally placed on the other stand and Sl6 expended on him there. And still he lived and deied the world to touch him. Again he was taken down and given an opportun- ity to rest. Then a nice fat gob- bier was placed on the stand, but he was too proud, one shot from Capt. Buchanan's rife sent him to the dust.
 Then the shots flew thick and fast and by f o'clock the only turkey that could not be hit was the brave whom Missouri" had passed his hands over Again he was placed on the stand and not taken down until forty shots had been fired at him and he was once more taken down to rest. Finally at about 4:30 they had all succumbed to the markSmen except the one that was charmed. Then as it was growing late the distance was placed at loo yards instead of 200, and it took twelve shots from there before he was damaged. Altogether he made the club S4l richer, and to show their appreciation it is talked of erecting monument to his memory.
 The list of killed and injured is as follows:
 Dick lesson 2, leg broken and wing bruised.
 Tom Stephens 2, neck scratched and thigh hurt.
 O'Malley l, craw dislocated.
 H. D. Aitken l, leg broken.
 J. Nj. Aitken l, wing hurt.
 Jack Friend 1, neck broken.
 Kleiner 1, shoulder dislocated.
 Ballinger ?, bruised and hurt in- formally.
 B. H. Weaver i, wind pipe cut.
 Modem l, hip dislocated.
 J. Munds 2, back hurt and face bruised.
 Tritle l, injured internally, will die.
 Heisler 1, rib broken.
 Hastings l, leg broken.
 Hayes l, top of head gone, died of brain fever.
 Frantz 1, all badly hurt, will die.
 C. Martin 1, wing dislocated.
 E. Jackson 1, side hurt, died of heart failure.
 F. E. Andrews 3, one disem- boweled, one scratched badly.
 Rob Burmister 2, hurt internally.
 Capt. Buchanan 1, back broken.
 Connors l, rib broken. l
 Dr. Waite 2, hip hurt, toe shot off. |
 Needham f, all hurt internally.
 Manuel ,. both ribs broken.
 Voge l, boy ran away with it so We were unable to discern the ex- tent of injuries.
 Woods l, neck broken.
 P. Wenn l, both legs broken, will | die.
 Thanksgiving was the hardest day | on turkeys Prescott has ever seen and had it not been for the charmed l brave the Gun club would have had 1 a hard days work for nothing.
 Ray Hill run the chicken stand, i but not knowing the number Of i killed and injured we are unable to enlighteu any of their friends on that subject.