handed an infant snow-shoe rabbit, which was brought back to the Post in Staf
Sergeant Gustav Kline’s lunch basket*. Others hiked along the trail to the old
saw mill, now abandoned, which once manufacturei the lumber ftftori which gold seek
ers made boats ani barges in 'vhich to rush the rapids of the Yukon.
The return hegira was begun at 4:30 p.m. At 9^30 the ^ornance
docked at the Post anl the picnicers called it a day.
Auong those from Ohilkoot Barracks who made the trip were: Captain
and Mrs. Mr C„ Martin an i guest, Bt ani Mrs. Ungethuem. Bt. ani Mrs. McHaster,
Mrs. Loving daughters, Miss Belle Hooper, Master Gardiner ^oo k, Mr and * rs.
Morris and Miss Byhe Morris, Sgt. and Mrs- Kline, Sgt. ani Mrs. Steve in son, ^gt.
and Mrs. Oc-lar, ogt. and Mrs. Behrens, Mrs- 'Thatcher, Privates Buther, Schuler,
Beitinger, Nyberg, Seller, Hopkii3, Bi^ons. Blackburn, Nelson, Murphy and Bailey*
COMPANY E COMPLETES RECORD FIRING WITH RIFLE:
When ^ritsPwOS John C* Stamper and George Jcllie of Company E fired
the record course last Tuesday afternoon, the former making expert and the later
sharpsnooter, Company 3 completed its regular target season for the year.
Of the forty-nine men in the qualification order for the company,
being published today by Post Headquarters, both officers of the company, twenty
one enlisted men of the company>and Sgi • Major Chas. 0. Ros3 (attached) are list
ed as experts, or 49%, Eighteen are sharpshooters and seven are marksmen.
The experts are: Captain E/hrtin, Li * Maeriens, 1st Sgc. Miller,
Sgts. Klitza, Masury. Harney. Thatcher, Cpls. Dunbar, Grant, Staggs and Porter,
Pvts . 1st Class Walker and Votary, and Pvts. Bruhn, Huddcn, Patch, Stewart,
Ziegner, Matthews, Luther, Gardiner, Stamper and Loggias* and Sgt. Ross (attached.)
The sharpshooters are Sgts. Lepple and Barry, Cpls* Curtright, Roger
son, Pringle, and Mosher, Pvts. 1st Cl. Jollie, Middleton, Kishter, and Pvts.
Norris, Pixner, Ogden, W&iker, Lyon, Brewsaugh, Pittman, Turner, Huber.
K The marksmen are Cpls. 01 Shea and Stephens, ‘ 1 and Pvts.
eane, Sitzes, Moyer, WiiSOn and Cleveland.
DANCE PROVES POPULAR:
Thanks largely to the general contributions of cakes, doughnuts and
sandwiches from the theiadies of the post, the dan&e at the Recreation hall last
oaturday ni&ht was ^ery successful, A large number from Skagway attended. In all
381 guests were served at the party with refreshments. Private Cleveland of Co.
E sang his swan song as a cook here by preparing xhe coffee for the party.
ANOTHER GETS CHEVRONS:
• Marion ivi. Stewart of Company E became a two-striper with rank
from July 17th, according to a recent post order.
* PAGE THE ORCHESTRA FOR THIS ONE:
Mose: Say, Sam, how you gettin’ on with that there saxaphone of
youahs?
Sam (slowly and sadly): afcse, Ah just saint undahstand it. Ah
blows in the s we exes' noises you evah heard; but xhe most
awful blah always comes ohi the other end’.
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