Show CHALLENGE IS ISSUED LOCAL SPORTSMEN HUNTING f FOR SCALPS Members s of Gun Club Try Tt- Skill At Traps and Challenge Mt Pleasant Sportsmen The Ephraim Gun Oun club held hold a trap trapshooting trapshooting shooting contest at its grounds west lof of town last Saturday afternoon Some time ago the club received a L handsome gold medal which h is to be beheld beheld held by the member who makes the best score at the tho traps and the contest contest con con- test Saturday was held fo for fOt th the purpose purpose purr pur pur- r pose of determining w who o entitled is-entitled ii entitled to W wear ar the medal Dr Otto Otto Nielson I president of the club has the tho honor honorof being of the first to wear weal the tho decora tion However there are iTe are several other other members of the club who show marked improvement t in marksmanship marksmanship marksman marksman- ship every time they visit the traps and it t is possible that Dr DC Nielson i will Win not be beable able to retain the medal forever Ten members of Cf the club took part partin in in the contest last we week kv and the the score score was as follows Otto Nielson 23 20 Leo Stevenson Stevenson t son 17 11 Kessler Pehrson 15 15 Bert Greaves 14 Lewis Lowis Anderson 13 John p reaves 12 I. I J. J Johnson 12 Henry Hervey Funk 7 Aaron Nielson 6 G Don 3 The club has issued th the following challenge to the Mt Pl Pleasant sant gun club Whereas word has rC reached 1 hed the members of tie the t le Ephraim Gun Club from time ime to time timo of the wanton boastfulness boastfulness boast boast- ulness of the lo Mb Mt Pleasant Gun club which it is said has the presumption to claim almost superhuman skill at rabbit hunting and l' l Whereas the Ephraim Gun Club line has never yet bowed in m maek ek submission sion to any similar organization in this section of the state slate even evenin in in the matter matter mat mat- ter tar of f a rabbit hunt alth although ugh it much prefers the more mOle modern modem port of trap trapshooting trapshooting rap shooting therefore beit belt Resolved that tha th the Ephraim Gun hereby challenge th the G t ta a rabbit r rabbit ti mi StE oi r p rS of of r on the following conditions 1 Both the tho hunters and packers must walk 2 If It be ba found necessary for the tho packers to ride they hey must k keep ep in the r rear ar of the hunters at all times 3 3 The rhe hunt to take place on the west side of Sanpete valley The date of the hunt and the time of i its s duration to be arranged to suit the convenience of both clubs and the cor teat to take place between either ten or fifteen men on each side Tho The Ephraim Gut Gun Club Chib hereby challenges tho the Gun Club to a trap shoot for a purse of from f to The rhe Ephraim Gun club held its an annual annual annual nual election a few fed days ago go and elected the following officers Otto Nielson president John Grel Greaves ves vice-president vice Adolph Hanson secretary secretary sec sec- and treasurer Aaron Nielson I assistant secretary |