The Oskaloosa herald., 1915-03-04
GUN GLIB ORGANIZED
DR. J. S. Henderson President And
DR.. Ruan Secretary.

About twenty trap shooting enthus-
lasts met last evening in the commit
tee rooms of the Oskaloosa National
bank, perfected "a permanent organi.
2ation TO be known as the "Mahaska
County Gun Club" took action upon
various matters that came before the
meeting, and listened to q splendid
talk by f.. c. Hinshaw, state game
warden. The officers of the new club
are:
President-Dr. J. S. Henderson.
Vice President-Dr. E. y. Mclean.
Secy-Treas.-Dr. j. E. Traister.
Asst Secretary-Dr. John A. Ruan.
Field Captain-Lee KalbaCh.
Executive board-DT. ]. s. Hender-
son, DR.. K. D. MCLEAN, DR.. ]. +.
Traister, DR.. John A. Ruan, Lee Kali
bach, G. w. Shockley, Jack Harrison.
Committee on Grounds - Jess viii.
son, DR.. e. d. MCLEAN, Lee Kalbach.
Committee to purchase trap-Dr. j.
E. Traster, DR.. j. A. Ruan, Lee Kali
bach.
A constitution and set of bylaws
for the club was drafted by commit
tee, consisting OF G. w. ShoCkley
Jack Harrison, and Jess Wilson, and
was adopted by the meeting. The rul.
es provide for the holding of the reg
ular club shoots upon the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month at
1870 p. m. Suitable grounds are to be
secured within the next few days by
the committee and it is planned to be
holding regular shoots within the next
few weeks. A Gilbert Cup" has been
offered by the Dupont Co as a prize
for a shoot to be held in March ami
the club expects to be in working or
der in time to secure the cup for one
of its members. The club membership
includes some splendid shots and
There will be no difficulty in turning
out some good records as soon as the
Organization gets into action. Nearly
fifty members are already enrolled.
Mr.. Hinshaw's talk touched upon
various pertinent matters of interest
Ito sportsmen and resulted in q couple
of actions by the club which will with
out doubt materialiZe into measures
that will be more beneficial to the
spirtsmen of Mahaska county than
anything that has occurred for years,
A resolution was adopted, requesting
the state department to send ship
them in the Des Moines and Skunk
rivers, and Mr.. Hinshaw spoke encou'
agingly of a favorable response. A
committee was also appointed, con
sisting of DIE d. MCLEAN, Lee Kal
bach, and Jack Harrison to inVesti
gate and recommend a man for the
appointment OF deputy game warden
in Mahaska County. Mr.. HinshaW
gave assurance that he would make
the appointment whenever a capable
; man was secured.
The speaker explained many phas
es OF the fish and game laws which
were not exactly clear in the minds o
: those present and told OF the worl
being done by his department in tn
interest of the sportsmen of the state
He came here, he said, in order Z
get in touch with the real sportSme
OF MahaSka county, and TO get thei
D cooperation in his work for the mu
/ tual benefit of all concerned. The &C
= ton regarding the appointment of
deputy game warden came as a Sc
quel to his statement that this sec
: ton OF the state was without the ser
vices of a capable man and law vic
3 latiOns were perhaps more numerou
t than in any other part. This was on
! of the chief reasons why Mahaski
e county has been sighted in the plaC
ing of fish in the streams, as it woul
be foolishness to place fish in the riV
ers only to have them taken out in
short time by dozens of traps an,
: nets. The real sportsmen would no
be benefited in the least. His talk re
t suited in a much clearer understand
ing between the local sportsmen an,
= the state warden and will unquestior
4 ably mean much for the future.
The club had as guests last ever
ing, Fred Gilbert, representative G
the Dupont Company and incidental
, champion trap shooter of the country
AMI Fred c. Whitney Representative
of the Winchester Co. The two gentl
men are authorities upon matters col
e.: nected with trap shooting and gu
clubs and materially assisted /
the effecting of a permanent organ
cation.