Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-02-12
HUNTING CLUB is
GROWING RAPIDLY

The Illinois Rod and Gun club, or
ganized and incorporated under state
laws by Rock Island, Moline and DAY.
export men, is already a rapidly grow
ing organization containing some forty
members Organization has been eff
fected as follows: President, H. A.
Janson, Moline; vice president, Dick
r. Lane, Davenport; secretary-treas-
urer. w. A. Schaeffer, Rock Island; d.
rectors, Phil Mitchell, A. D. Sperry,
] Dick r. Lane, H. a. Janson, and w. A.
/ Schaeffer.
/ HAVE FINE GROUNDS.
The grounds controlled by the
club are located in the extreme south
eastern portion of Fulton county and
the northeastern corner of Schuyler
county, Illinois, and consist of approx
imately 1900 acres in one compact
body The grounds extend in north
easterly direction along the western
shore of the Illinois river for dis
lance of approximately two and three
quarter miles. and are bounded on the
ming the entire length of the property,
and by the Illinois river on the south
east side. The peculiar situation of this
preserve makes it almost inaccessible
TO pOachers and little trouble is antici-
pated from that source.
Il LAKES ARE INCLUDED.
Nearly 1000 acres of this body of
lands consists of lakes, swales, sloughs
and swamps, there being two small
and one large lake on the property,
the large lake (Anderson lake, being
from one-eighth to one-fourth of a mile
in width and one and one-fourth miles
long. There is also a long swale ex
tending the entire length of the prop.
: erty, and almost TO the foot of the
bluff, which rises TO a height of ap
lproximately 200 feet and overlooking
the entire tract of land The higher
portions of the bottom lands are GOV
cred with heavy growth of oak, elm
maple, pecan, and other timber.
MODERN CLUB HOUSE.
There is erected on the property a
modern club house with accommoda
: tons for IS people This was built IL
the fall of 1909 and stands about q
! feet above high water mark on a slope
, reaching to the edge of the slough Of
, swale, which lies not to exceed 800
feet from the porch of the club house
. There is an overlooking spring located
about so feet above the level of tn,
, roof Of the club house, from which 4
will be possible to pipe flowing waite
! into the club house. The premises lii
. about IL miles east of the town of AS
toria, Ill, located on the st. Louis di
vision of the c., B. & O., and abou
: eight miles north of Browning, by tn
!. river, which is located on the Burlins
ton railroad, and eight miles from
Bath. Ill, by the way of the river. |
. is easily accessible by the way of Bat
: and the C., p. & st. L. railroad or b
: Astoria or Browning via the Burlinl
: ton.
MEMBERS OF THE CLUB.
!, The club membership includes tn
: following:
: Rock Island-E. H. Guyer, Phil Mi
/. chell. Willard A. Schaeffer, A d. SpeI
- ~, F. w. Reimers, l. S. White. Hug
= E. Curtis. T. A. Murphy. W. H. Oar
n William NJ. Reck. H. E. CasteeI, Wa
a rem H. Reck, F.. w Bahnsen. c. I
Nourse, W. H. Marshall, W. l. Oar
w. A Rosenfield, c. ID. Resented.
Moline-L. c. Blanding, c. p. ski
s ner, W. L. Straw, ID. D. s., C. H. Vii
10 cent. II. A. Jansen. H. A. Soverhiu, Y
N H. VanderVoort, B. =. Peek, G. W. Mi,
ter. W. L. Yelie, William Butterwortl