Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-09-28
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, dinner at the Santa Rita Hotel IN
Tucson. Five men on each team. We
were paired of. every man To XII and
! retrieve his birds, the race to be de-
cided on points, white wings 10 count
three points and doves two. thirty
points 10 each man being the limit.
Happy" smith was my opposition,
We both scored our limit OF thirty
our location,
II was impossible for teams 10 score
$50 points each. when the figures we're
cast up and the total declared. my
team was four points shy. hence
liquidated for "a pot pie dinner Soclab
iltty seems 10 DE western slogan,
noticeable during the tournaments
This X a factor the shooting game
which should be cultivated. Sociability
engenders good fellowship. That:
where the west begins" Their happy
go lucky spirit and brand of good
fellowship is found in the Land OF the
setting sun Every man is rated upon
his personal ability TO make good. It's
what YOU are today, that cuts the ice.
Your ancestors might have padded a
canoe across the Hudson. acting as a
ferryman or traded in muskrat psltrS
or those little striped beauties. sthe
skunk, accommodating fortunes. which
enabled them to plant and grow family
trees. with convenient limbs swinging
so low that it is possible for the pres
ent generation to climb without I'M
usual effort to themselves. That gets
YOU nothing In the west. You must
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acting on the square at all times. or
you will find yourself on the social
toboggan and shot beyond the assis-
lance of your ancestors. In the west
il is the survival of the fttest
. MarshaIfs Answers to Nimrods.
Question-Do you consider the Riot
guns efficient arms for the trenches?
Notice You have been advocating their
use for several years. Frank Gent
mire, Indiana polls.
Answer-They are unquestionably
efficient and logical FOR trench defense
and would be equally as effective when
our boys go over the top. Their
adoption make rapid fire or machine
gun of every man educated TO operate
them. AZ they can be fire sufficient
~ rapidly 720 bullets would be
launched per minute without fear OF
"jamming'' the gun. No bunch Of
Huns" would be able to march up in
the face of such barrage of lead.
Question What is the best sized
gun for all. shooting? Do YOU consider
the automatic gun a success. or are
they a passing fad? d. Y. S, Peoria,
Ill.
Answer-Presume you are asking
about shot guns. Ny advice would be
TO purchase a twelve gauge. as they
are effective for all kinds Of shooting.
Ammunition for a twelve gauge can
be secured at any cross roads store.
With smaller gauges it is frequently
necessary to purchase in the larger
cities. where general stocks are carried
The autoloa ding gun is a success from
every angle, and has come to stay,
Question-fIas the migratory game
Law increased the game of the country?
What are the reports for shooting this
fall? Gary Macdonald. st. Louis. Mo.
Answer-Game has unquestionably
increased. When you prevent the killing
Of the parent birds. enabling them to
multiply. IT stands to reason there viii
be an increase. Unusual numbers OF
young birds are reported from the
breeding grounds in the north, this
pertaining to migratory birds,