Omaha daily bee., 1908-07-27
SHARPSHOOTERS DEVELOPING
First Week on State Rifle Range at
Ashland Successful.
OFFICERS PROVIDE CASH PRIZES
Fund Raised for Teams of Twenty
and Regulars and MiIitiamen
Are COnEenial Competitors
ON the Range.

CAMP STATE RIFLE RANGE, ASH
LAND, July a6-(SpccisL 1.-The encamp-
n'ent OF the Nebraska National guard at
this point for the last week has been In
all respects most successful and the
weather all that could be desired. The
camp was formally opened last Monday by
Brigadi, General Charles F. Schwarz, with
Major e.. II. Phelps as adjutsnt general.
Captain Brad p. Cook. assistant adjutant
general and quartermaster, Captain Joseph
F. Hulka as chief commissary, Lieutenant
colonel ]. M. Birkner, medical department
and Inspector Of smau arms practice. Major
George A. Eberly Of the First infantry Is
in charge Of the target practice for the
first ten days. other field officers present
at the camp are Colonel ], A. Storch Of the
First infantry, Lieutenant Colonel O. G.
Osborne, Second infantry, ordnance officer
and a number of line officers from both
regiments.
Captain c. NJ. Bundel, United States
army, with his Company 1, Sixteenth
United States infantry, is also at the camp
and a very friendly feeling exists between
the national guardsmen, of which there
are at present 226 in the camp, and the
regulars. Captain Bundel will nave direc-
ton of all matters PERTAINING to instruc-
ton and practice on the target range.
NO Hospital Needed.
Colonel j. A. Storch has been appointed
chief of staff, and Colonel f. s. Nichol-
son, surgeon general is designated as chief
surgeon. and will in addition have entire
charge Of the sanitation OF the camp.
The men are in excellent. spirits and also
in the best Of health. But one man has
been in the hospital thus far, and he was
there but for a temporary ailment OF one
OF his ears. He is now fully recovered.
The weeks target practice has developed
a number of superior marksmen. The dis
tances thus far practiced are the 200, 300,
400 and 5OO-yard ranges.
The target season will continue one
month, beginning with July 20. A state
rifle team will be selected during this
target season and will be ordered to Camp
Perry. O., for the national team match,
August q.
As a stimulus to good Workmanship a
u has been started by the officers at
the camp for the payment of substantial
prizes to Independent organizations
Of not less than twenty enlisted men, stand
ing first, second and third. as determined
by final figures of merit in accordance with
the exact strength present. This sum has
NhiA FAVSS anu Is tAptCleu TO
materially enlarged before the target
season closes.
Cow Killed at Long Range.
The camp is delightfully."- situated about
four miles from Ashland, in the Platte
valley. During the practice shooting Fri
day afternoon a stray bullet killed a COW a
mile and a half beyond the target butt. The
cow was the property OF a squatter on an
island in the river. The owner was COM
pensated for the loss Of the COW and the
was leased from him to prevent any
further damage in that quarter.
Following the general Inspection of the
yesterday the boys started in to play
a game OF base ball, and played but three
when the game was stopped by a
rain. .'lrr
General and Mrs. Schwarz returned from
Lincoln yesterday afternoon, and General
Schwarz resumed command OF the camp.
A number of visitors were present in the
camp Sunday afternoon from Omaha and
Lincoln.
Lawson Sheldon. son of Governor Sheldon.
IS one OF the permanent fixtures of the
and is doing duty as water boy for
he signal corps.