Evening Republican, Volume 18, Number 252, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 October 1914 — Company Team Match to Take Place at Monticello Saturday. [ARTICLE]

Company Team Match to Take Place at Monticello Saturday.

A number off members of Co. M have been camping on the Monticello rifle range since Thursday and taking the instruction practice in shooting the U. S. rifles under the instruction of Lieutenant Garland and Sergeant Clark, who are two of the best military riflemen in the United States. A Belgian aiming device is used in the instruction. By means of dt the instructor can see a reflection of the front and rear sights of the rifle and also the target and tell when the person aiming is sighting correctly and holding steadily. Some time was used in sighting drills before the soldiers were permitted to shoot the instruction course. Members of the Monticello company are shooting at the same time.

Arrangements were made with the Monticello company for a match of five men on each side to take place Saturday of next week on the Monticello range. The Rensselaer team Will probably be composed of Lieu-

tenant Garland, Sergeant Clark and Sergeant Robinson, the others being chosen from Privates Lyons, Marlin, Norris and Bowsher. The young men have developed remarkably during the practice and it is believed that Co. M can develop a fine team for next year. The course to be fired in the company competition will be the regular army record practice.’ This is»slaw fire at 300, 500 and 600 yards, and rapid fire at 200 arid 300 yards. Sergeant Floyd Tharp, of the Monticello company, is a rifle shot of ability and is instructing the Monticello company this week. He is the son of Oscar Tharp, formerly for many years a r®ident of this county, just west.of town. This riiatch should be worth witnessing and any who eare to see

ft will .be welcome at the range, which is less than a mile from tig; Monticello depot.