Arizona republican., 1921-03-20
TOM MARSHALL

the nobility and privileged to wear the purple, there will be several days of real sport, in which the tribes in en- tirety participate. Horse and foot rac- ing. wrestling, swimming, tests of ac- curacy and an assortment of athletic sports which I recently witnessed. Pri- or to each event, blankets are spread upon the ground, money, furs, beads, guns, saddles and cooking utensils wagered upon results. are cast on the blanket, to be matched with satisfac- tory bet. There is no "welching," wagered goods must remain until events are decided Horse races create the most enthusiasm; riders yell. whip and kick from the first jump to the
 finish. Foot races are staged either
 for short dashes or endurance tests. Legal requirements are now complied
 with in their marriage ceremonies. A
 condition brought about by educated
 tribal members like Kemaha, who ap-
 preciate the advantage of marriage and birth records when clearing or es- tablishing titles. Annual Get the t-hunts'' are usually featured from general camp at Horse Shoe Bend on Buck creek. about 20 miles north rocky country covered with black jack and post oak. The fall hunt is made about rutting time, when they could locate deer by their "scrapings" made by paving the earth like bovine, in- viting trouble from any source. that they might show their fighting prowess to an admiring harem- Bucks are game getters. Squaws do the work, | bringing in, cutting up and jerking" | the meat for winter use. Bucks are re- sponsible only for meat on the hoof. MarshaIi's Answers to Nimreds 1 Question: When girl l attended the
 Buffalo Bill Wild West Show where saw Annie Oakley shoot. Is she still ! living? Do you know anything of her early life and how she commenced shooting? l think this would be of interest to the many readers of the
 Times as they have surely seen her. shoot and ride as a matter of pastime. GENEVIVE MARTIN, Pasadena, Cal,
 | Answer: Annie Oakley tMrs- Frank Butler) was born near Greenville, Ohio. Her father was a mail carrier, which enabled Annie to place her game on | the Greenville market after she had secured same. The country was l teeming with upland game and Annie l soon became very expert in her shoot l ing, as every load fired must bring re-
 suits. Her prowess with the scatter gun became known to the populace On one occasion she was matched and defeated the crack shot of their county in a live bird match at 50 pigeons When Buffalo Bill was securing feat ures for his Wild West Show, he To- cated Annie Oakley. About the same date she was located by Frank Butlel (eonnected with the Bill Show) wht l also annexed her as his wife Durins the time she was in the sawdust arena
 with Buffalo Bill" Cody, she visited and shot in every city of size in thu United States; in this period, too. sh, lcovered many foreign countries. Anni' lis an interesting talker. companionabie Icongenial. benevolent and deyout Chris tian attending devotional services regu larly. She is now teaching a school il trapshooting at Pinehurst, N. C.
 | Question: How is the gauge of a sho
 gun ascertained? Why is 10 gapg
 larger than a l2?
 ! ERIC JOHNSON.
 Beloit, Wis.
 Answer: The gauge is computed ol
 the number of spherical balls of lead
 weighing a pound, which accuratel.
 chamber in the barrel: hence 10 i larger than F gauge.