Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 98, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 April 1911 — Government Rifle Range to Be Repaired and Improved. [ARTICLE]

Government Rifle Range to Be Repaired and Improved.

The rifle range established at Parr for the use the local militia company is to undergo repairs this spring and also to have some improvements made. During the winter the back of the pit caved in. Now it is to be repaired and made much more secure than before, the concrete to be 18 inches at the bottom and 6 inches at the top, inclining outward so aa to prevent another cave-in. It Will also be better braced than heretofore. There has always been about 18 inches of water in the bottom of the pit, owing to the fact that connecting tile was not deep enough to drain it from the bottom. The tile will be lowered from the pit to the river, and the pit drained dry. A telephone line from the pit to the various firing points will also be established. It is expected to begin the rifle practice very shortly and it is desired to have the range in good condition as soon as possible. Smith, Kellner & Co. have been given the contract for repairing the target pit. Quartermaster-General Garrard, who is alßo the distributing officer for the government in military appropriations, was here Monday and after inspecting the range, provided for the improvements above noted.