The morning times., 1896-01-05
DISTRICT SOLDIER BOYS
One Weeks News and Gossip
Around the Local Arnories.

The preliminary practice for the rifle
matches in the Guard have been finished.
They have proved great success.
The interest which has been aroused has
been most gratifying at headquarters.
There are n few matters that are to be
Strengthened out. A ooUrt-nlartial or two
may be held but that will only increase the
interest.
A few commands failed TO be present on
the evenings they were ordered. This dis
obedience OF orders is what is TO be investi-
gated. But the general feeling has been
one OF interest. The boys are awakening
TO the fact that shooting is not the worst
sport in the world.
The matches for blood begins this month.
Three trophies are to be Offered, one for
company, one for battalion, and one for
regimental matches. Attendance on these
shoots will be obligatory.
COMPANY MATCHES.
The company matches will be shot on
Thursday, 10 16; the battalion matches
on the 23d and the regimental on the 29th
The assignments will be made later.
The action of Company b, Second Battal-
ion. the Rifles, one of The latest acquisi-
tioDs to the Guard, has pleased officials
in the department of rifle practice. That
tDtupduy " tuG lTtul duu
means to stay there.
AT its last meeting the members voted
$50 for the payment of ammunition used
by members of the team in voluntary
practice. 1t is quite drain on man To
have to pay this matter out of his own
pockets. This action of the Rifles will
help matters in this respect very much.
1t will encourage practice.
The regimeDtal teams shot Monday
nj frh- md i'm. a sl..
winner. The teams We're composed of ten
men each.
The First Regiment team and the score
made by each follows: Capt. Oyster, 80;
Private Webb, AZ; Sergt. Stokes, SO;
Corporal ". Colladay, "A; Private C. Nc
Taylor, Al; Private Crist, 10; Private
Cannon, AZ, all of Company b, Second
Battalion; Private Wells First battalion.
Al; Private Company b, Second
Battalion, 81; Private Lacey, Company A,
Third Battalion, 80. Total, 399.
The Second Regimenl team and the score
made by each was: Col. Clay, SO; Lieut..
Vail. 43; Lieut.. Shaw, AZ; Capt. Sinmon-
son, Company A, Sixth, 40; Private GrOome,
Company A, Sixth, As; Sergt. Davenport,
Company B. SIKH. AZ; Private Whitaker,
Company A, Sixth, As; Sergt. McLain,
Company B, Sixth. 45; Lieut.. o'Deli. Com
pany 3, Sixth, Al; Lieut.. Garrett, 80.
Total, 4IS.
ARMORY TALK.
The talk of a new armory is assuming
more definite shape, The turning OF the
drill hall into an ice palace, the guardsmen
think, will naturally shut them out from
drills. Already there is complaint.
BY the terms OF the lease the owners Of
Hall were to take certain num-
bef of the dull nights OF the guard. If they So
desired. as pay for the heating and lighting
of the armOry building. The superintendent
OF tie armory is keeping account or these
nigths, ana as soon as the number is reached
action will be taken.
It is useless to attempt To cross stream
before you come To 1t, so headquarters
Will not act until the nights belonging to
Hall have been used up The
owDets, iii addition, can take all tue duil
nights upon certain financial basis, SO If
the new ice palace is success the guard
can be indefinitely kept out.
OF course in such an event new quarters
would have to be secured. Already it is
making a grave difference. But rep
reseDtatiye of the owner Of Convention Hall
said to the editor OF this column one day
last week that the ice palace would make
no difference. A movable floor could be
run across the ice and the guard could
drill on its nights.
How are you going 10 keep it warm and
still have ice?' was asked.
"Oh, We'll keep heating and freezing at
the same time
He neglected to say that the sign on the
outside of the hall says that the ice palace
is open every day and evening The guard
cannot drill on ice very well, SO the talk
of a new armory is revived and there may
be more In it than talk.
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