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JULIEN GUN CLUB. Organized in January 1880, the club's officers included [[GREGOIRE, Charles H.|Charles H. GREGOIRE]], president; Fred Miller, vice-president; William Y. Bissell, secretary; Jule Gregoire, treasurer; and board of directors John Raup, John Hartig, and Samuel J. Cox. | JULIEN GUN CLUB. Organized in January 1880, the club's officers included [[GREGOIRE, Charles H.|Charles H. GREGOIRE]], president; Fred Miller, vice-president; William Y. Bissell, secretary; Jule Gregoire, treasurer; and board of directors John Raup, John Hartig, and Samuel J. Cox. Strictly a pigeon shooting club, the organization was to schedule four matches annually. (1) | ||
The first match was scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, 1880 at 9:00 a.m. Over six hundred birds were to be released during the contest. (2) | |||
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"New Gun Club," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 29, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800129&printsec=frontpage&hl=en | 1. "New Gun Club," ''Dubuque Herald'', January 29, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800129&printsec=frontpage&hl=en | ||
2. "Pigeon Shooting," ''Dubuque Herald'', March 23, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800323&printsec=frontpage&hl=en | |||
[[Category: Shooting Club]] | [[Category: Shooting Club]] | ||
Latest revision as of 22:07, 3 February 2016
JULIEN GUN CLUB. Organized in January 1880, the club's officers included Charles H. GREGOIRE, president; Fred Miller, vice-president; William Y. Bissell, secretary; Jule Gregoire, treasurer; and board of directors John Raup, John Hartig, and Samuel J. Cox. Strictly a pigeon shooting club, the organization was to schedule four matches annually. (1)
The first match was scheduled for Wednesday, March 24, 1880 at 9:00 a.m. Over six hundred birds were to be released during the contest. (2)
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1. "New Gun Club," Dubuque Herald, January 29, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800129&printsec=frontpage&hl=en
2. "Pigeon Shooting," Dubuque Herald, March 23, 1880, p. 4. Online: https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=uh8FjILnQOkC&dat=18800323&printsec=frontpage&hl=en