DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY - Revision history

https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?action=history&feed=atom&title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY - Revision history 2026-05-08T04:28:14Z Revision history for this page on the wiki MediaWiki 1.45.1 https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=182224&oldid=prev Randylyon at 15:14, 18 September 2024 2024-09-18T15:14:25Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:14, 18 September 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l36">Line 36:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 36:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:SHOOTINGCLUB.jpg|left|thumb|350px|New facilities constructed around 2010.]]In 1978 plans were drawn to route a divided, four-lane highway through southern portion of the Society's twenty-two acre property. (22) Society members at the time expressed their fear such an intrusion would mean the end to the clubs and park. (23) On July 12, 1978 the city administration approved the route with a northern end close to the Dubuque Shooting Club and taking part of the club's property. This route would cost $20.3 million. The [[UNION PARK]] alternative would cost $22.5 million. A Rupp Hollow alternative costing $26.6 million and was eliminated as being uneconomical. (24) Eventually the northwest arterial was constructed west of Dubuque to meet with Highway 151 near the John Deere Road miles north of the shooting park. </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[File:SHOOTINGCLUB.jpg|left|thumb|350px|New facilities constructed around 2010.]]In 1978 plans were drawn to route a divided, four-lane highway through southern portion of the Society's twenty-two acre property. (22) Society members at the time expressed their fear such an intrusion would mean the end to the clubs and park. (23) On July 12, 1978 the city administration approved the route with a northern end close to the Dubuque Shooting Club and taking part of the club's property. This route would cost $20.3 million. The [[UNION PARK]] alternative would cost $22.5 million. A Rupp Hollow alternative costing $26.6 million and was eliminated as being uneconomical. (24) Eventually the northwest arterial was constructed west of Dubuque to meet with Highway 151 near the John Deere Road miles north of the shooting park. </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2006 while seeking bids to remodel the restrooms in the existing building and make them handicapped accessible, the board of directors asked for a general assessment of the entire building. The report indicated that sections of the building had been constructed prior to 1897. While adequate in the past, modifications in electrical, plumbing, heating/cooling, and ventilation were needed to bring the building up to code. Estimates for the work were as high as $950,000. (25) This option was never pursued. A committee was also requested to develop a plan for a new building. This proposal with a base cost of $1,789,500 was rejected by the membership on a vote of 57 to 121. Following this decision, the Society's board of directors declared a budget of $1 million. One committee composed of two members from each of the three clubs planned the financing while a similar committee handled design and construction. A plan for a log building was placed before the membership on October 15, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2008 </del>and approved by a vote of 117 t0 40. (26)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 2006 while seeking bids to remodel the restrooms in the existing building and make them handicapped accessible, the board of directors asked for a general assessment of the entire building. The report indicated that sections of the building had been constructed prior to 1897. While adequate in the past, modifications in electrical, plumbing, heating/cooling, and ventilation were needed to bring the building up to code. Estimates for the work were as high as $950,000. (25) This option was never pursued. A committee was also requested to develop a plan for a new building. This proposal with a base cost of $1,789,500 was rejected by the membership on a vote of 57 to 121. Following this decision, the Society's board of directors declared a budget of $1 million. One committee composed of two members from each of the three clubs planned the financing while a similar committee handled design and construction. A plan for a log building was placed before the membership on October 15, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">2009 </ins>and approved by a vote of 117 t0 40. (26<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">) The Society's new lodge was named in memory of Roeland T. Muntz, a longtime member, who dedicated a significant portion of his estate with annual proceeds to perpetuate the organization. (27</ins>)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div> </div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>---</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>---</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l93">Line 93:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 93:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>26. Ibid. p, 47</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>26. Ibid. p, 47</div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;"></ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">27. Ibid. p. 73</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=182223&oldid=prev Randylyon at 00:43, 15 September 2024 2024-09-15T00:43:03Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:43, 15 September 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:dsscertificate.png|left|thumb|400px|Membership certificate. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:dsscertificate.png|left|thumb|400px|Membership certificate. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:IMG_5223.PNG|left|thumb|350px|Location of the original shooting park from Andres Historical Atlas.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:IMG_5223.PNG|left|thumb|350px|Location of the original shooting park from Andres Historical Atlas.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:imp519.jpg|left|thumb|450px|The "shooting park."Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. Iowa's oldest incorporated shooting club west of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and one of the oldest organizations in the tri-state area, was originally known as the Schuetzen Gesellschaft when it was founded in 1856. (1) The club's one hundred-sixty yard range at 27th and Jackson [[STREETS]] near the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]] was the scene of frequent intercity and interstate shooting <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">competition</del>. (2) The area was known as "the sharpshooters' grounds." The hills to the east served as a background for the targets. Schuetzenfest 150, a celebration of 150 years of incorporation, was held from Friday, July 31 to August 2, Sunday, 2015. (3)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:imp519.jpg|left|thumb|450px|The "shooting park."Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. Iowa's oldest incorporated shooting club west of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and one of the oldest organizations in the tri-state area, was originally known as the Schuetzen Gesellschaft when it was founded in 1856. (1) The club's one hundred-sixty yard range at 27th and Jackson [[STREETS]] near the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]] was the scene of frequent intercity and interstate shooting <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">competitions</ins>. (2) The area was known as "the sharpshooters' grounds." The hills to the east served as a background for the targets. Schuetzenfest 150, a celebration of 150 years of incorporation, was held from Friday, July 31 to August 2, Sunday, 2015. (3)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=182222&oldid=prev Randylyon at 00:42, 15 September 2024 2024-09-15T00:42:29Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 00:42, 15 September 2024</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:dsscertificate.png|left|thumb|400px|Membership certificate. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:dsscertificate.png|left|thumb|400px|Membership certificate. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:IMG_5223.PNG|left|thumb|350px|Location of the original shooting park from Andres Historical Atlas.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:IMG_5223.PNG|left|thumb|350px|Location of the original shooting park from Andres Historical Atlas.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:imp519.jpg|left|thumb|450px|The "shooting park."Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. Iowa's oldest <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">existing </del>club, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">the Society </del>was originally known as the Schuetzen Gesellschaft when it was founded in 1856. (1) The club's one hundred-sixty yard range at 27th and Jackson [[STREETS]] near the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]] was the scene of frequent intercity and interstate shooting competition. (2) The area was known as "the sharpshooters' grounds." The hills to the east served as a background for the targets.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:imp519.jpg|left|thumb|450px|The "shooting park."Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. Iowa's oldest <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">incorporated shooting </ins>club <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">west of the [[MISSISSIPPI RIVER]] and one of the oldest organizations in the tri-state area</ins>, was originally known as the Schuetzen Gesellschaft when it was founded in 1856. (1) The club's one hundred-sixty yard range at 27th and Jackson [[STREETS]] near the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]] was the scene of frequent intercity and interstate shooting competition. (2) The area was known as "the sharpshooters' grounds." The hills to the east served as a background for the targets. <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Schuetzenfest 150, a celebration of 150 years of incorporation, was held from Friday, July 31 to August 2, Sunday, 2015. (3)</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=173542&oldid=prev Randylyon at 15:22, 15 March 2022 2022-03-15T15:22:18Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:22, 15 March 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l13">Line 13:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 13:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The annual shooting tournaments by 1886 had expanded into three or four day affairs with colorful banners hung around town. The parade signaled the last of the festivities before the competition began. Officers of the Dubuque Schuetzen Gesellschaft marched at the head, followed by the mayor, who was followed by marksmen from nearby communities dressed in their finest and carrying their enormous target rifles. (7)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The annual shooting tournaments by 1886 had expanded into three or four day affairs with colorful banners hung around town. The parade signaled the last of the festivities before the competition began. Officers of the Dubuque Schuetzen Gesellschaft marched at the head, followed by the mayor, who was followed by marksmen from nearby communities dressed in their finest and carrying their enormous target rifles. (7)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Dubuque competitors again placed well. Joe Kutsch and Henry Saunders tied for first place. The top ten included [[WORMOOD, <del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">W. W.</del>|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">W. </del>W. WORMOOD]], [[GEHRIG, Andrew|Andrew GEHRIG]], Alfred Schmidt and Paul Butt in addition of outside competitors. Sizable money prizes went to Joe Kutsch with two "firsts" and one "second," [[KLAUER, Peter|Peter KLAUER]], John Hartig and [[HOFFMANN, Mathias M. Sr.|Mathias M. HOFFMANN, Sr.]] (8)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>The Dubuque competitors again placed well. Joe Kutsch and Henry Saunders tied for first place. The top ten included [[WORMOOD, <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">William Wallace</ins>|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">William </ins>W. WORMOOD]], [[GEHRIG, Andrew|Andrew GEHRIG]], Alfred Schmidt and Paul Butt in addition of outside competitors. Sizable money prizes went to Joe Kutsch with two "firsts" and one "second," [[KLAUER, Peter|Peter KLAUER]], John Hartig and [[HOFFMANN, Mathias M. Sr.|Mathias M. HOFFMANN, Sr.]] (8)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1886 plans were made to start the [[MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD]]. The mainline would cut through the Society's property. (9) This led to the membership of the Society beginning a search for new property. In January 1887, a committee appointed to select a new site reported favorably about purchasing the home of [[HAM, Mathias|Mathias HAM]] and the grounds surrounding it. It was "the only available piece of property in the city." (10)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1886 plans were made to start the [[MINNESOTA AND NORTHWESTERN RAILROAD]]. The mainline would cut through the Society's property. (9) This led to the membership of the Society beginning a search for new property. In January 1887, a committee appointed to select a new site reported favorably about purchasing the home of [[HAM, Mathias|Mathias HAM]] and the grounds surrounding it. It was "the only available piece of property in the city." (10)</div></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=173541&oldid=prev Randylyon at 15:21, 15 March 2022 2022-03-15T15:21:09Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:21, 15 March 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dubuque held the first schuetzenfest (shooting match) in 1868. Among those involved were [[RHOMBERG, Joseph A.|Joseph A. RHOMBERG]], [[KOLCK, Richard|Richard KOLCK]], [[JAEGER, Adam Francis Sr.|Adam Francis JAEGER, Sr.]], and [[BECKER, Henry|Henry BECKER]]. Outside competitors from throughout the Midwest competed with local shooters for such prizes as a $325 buggy, $125 in gold, and 1,000 cigars. Dubuque competitors won 22 prizes. (4)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dubuque held the first schuetzenfest (shooting match) in 1868. Among those involved were [[RHOMBERG, Joseph A.|Joseph A. RHOMBERG]], [[KOLCK, Richard|Richard KOLCK]], [[JAEGER, Adam Francis<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, </ins>Sr.|Adam Francis JAEGER, Sr.]], and [[BECKER, Henry|Henry BECKER]]. Outside competitors from throughout the Midwest competed with local shooters for such prizes as a $325 buggy, $125 in gold, and 1,000 cigars. Dubuque competitors won 22 prizes. (4)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On August 17, 1875 rules of the organization were changed. Up to that date, anyone who could not speak German was excluded from membership. The change made was that anyone in good standing regardless of nationality could be a member. (5)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On August 17, 1875 rules of the organization were changed. Up to that date, anyone who could not speak German was excluded from membership. The change made was that anyone in good standing regardless of nationality could be a member. (5)</div></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=173540&oldid=prev Randylyon at 15:20, 15 March 2022 2022-03-15T15:20:14Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 15:20, 15 March 2022</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l5">Line 5:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 5:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dubuque held the first schuetzenfest (shooting match) in 1868. Among those involved were [[RHOMBERG, Joseph A.|Joseph A. RHOMBERG]], [[KOLCK, Richard|Richard KOLCK]], [[JAEGER, Adam Francis|Adam Francis JAEGER]], and [[BECKER, Henry|Henry BECKER]]. Outside competitors from throughout the Midwest competed with local shooters for such prizes as a $325 buggy, $125 in gold, and 1,000 cigars. Dubuque competitors won 22 prizes. (4)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Dubuque held the first schuetzenfest (shooting match) in 1868. Among those involved were [[RHOMBERG, Joseph A.|Joseph A. RHOMBERG]], [[KOLCK, Richard|Richard KOLCK]], [[JAEGER, Adam Francis <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">Sr.</ins>|Adam Francis JAEGER<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, Sr.</ins>]], and [[BECKER, Henry|Henry BECKER]]. Outside competitors from throughout the Midwest competed with local shooters for such prizes as a $325 buggy, $125 in gold, and 1,000 cigars. Dubuque competitors won 22 prizes. (4)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On August 17, 1875 rules of the organization were changed. Up to that date, anyone who could not speak German was excluded from membership. The change made was that anyone in good standing regardless of nationality could be a member. (5)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>On August 17, 1875 rules of the organization were changed. Up to that date, anyone who could not speak German was excluded from membership. The change made was that anyone in good standing regardless of nationality could be a member. (5)</div></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=156680&oldid=prev Randylyon at 01:56, 27 August 2019 2019-08-27T01:56:41Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:56, 27 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although the Society was private, non-members were allowed to hold picnics on the grounds and were invited to band concerts and special events.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although the Society was private, non-members were allowed to hold picnics on the grounds and were invited to band concerts and special events.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:koenig.png|left|thumb|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">300px</del>|"Koenig" medal. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:koenig.png|left|thumb|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">350px</ins>|"Koenig" medal. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:klauerbutton.png|left|thumb|300px|William H. Klauer and others traveled widely to compete.]]Shooting remained a principal sport. Among the contests few held more attention that the "Koenig" (King) shoot held annually. The top scorer was held the title "Koenig of the Gesellschaft" until the next year's competition. Among those receiving the title were Joe Kutsch, [[KLAUER, William H.|William H. KLAUER]], W. W. Wormood and Richard Kolck. "Turkey shoots" at which the bird was tied to a stake two or three hundred yards away were also popular. A shooter could claim the bird if he could hit it within an allotted number of shots. (14)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:klauerbutton.png|left|thumb|300px|William H. Klauer and others traveled widely to compete.]]Shooting remained a principal sport. Among the contests few held more attention that the "Koenig" (King) shoot held annually. The top scorer was held the title "Koenig of the Gesellschaft" until the next year's competition. Among those receiving the title were Joe Kutsch, [[KLAUER, William H.|William H. KLAUER]], W. W. Wormood and Richard Kolck. "Turkey shoots" at which the bird was tied to a stake two or three hundred yards away were also popular. A shooter could claim the bird if he could hit it within an allotted number of shots. (14)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=156679&oldid=prev Randylyon at 01:56, 27 August 2019 2019-08-27T01:56:27Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:56, 27 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l25">Line 25:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 25:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although the Society was private, non-members were allowed to hold picnics on the grounds and were invited to band concerts and special events.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>Although the Society was private, non-members were allowed to hold picnics on the grounds and were invited to band concerts and special events.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:koenig.png|left|thumb|300px|"Koenig" medal. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]Shooting remained a principal sport. Among the contests few held more attention that the "Koenig" (King) shoot held annually. The top scorer was held the title "Koenig of the Gesellschaft" until the next year's competition. Among those receiving the title were Joe Kutsch, [[KLAUER, William H.|William H. KLAUER]], W. W. Wormood and Richard Kolck. "Turkey shoots" at which the bird was tied to a stake two or three hundred yards away were also popular. A shooter could claim the bird if he could hit it within an allotted number of shots. (14)</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:koenig.png|left|thumb|300px|"Koenig" medal. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">]]</ins></div></td></tr> <tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-side-deleted"></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div><ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">[[Image:klauerbutton.png|left|thumb|300px|William H. Klauer and others traveled widely to compete.</ins>]]Shooting remained a principal sport. Among the contests few held more attention that the "Koenig" (King) shoot held annually. The top scorer was held the title "Koenig of the Gesellschaft" until the next year's competition. Among those receiving the title were Joe Kutsch, [[KLAUER, William H.|William H. KLAUER]], W. W. Wormood and Richard Kolck. "Turkey shoots" at which the bird was tied to a stake two or three hundred yards away were also popular. A shooter could claim the bird if he could hit it within an allotted number of shots. (14)</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1899 the club entered three teams in the Central Shooting Association of the United States tournament held in Dubuque. The first team included [[KLAUER, William H.|William H. KLAUER]], [[JAEGER, Francis|Francis JAEGER]], Joseph Kutsch, Peter Klauer, and W. W. Wormood. The second team included [[MOLO, William S.|William S. MOLO]], Henry Schwegler, Frank P. Kutsch, [[SCHMID, Titus|Titus SCHMID]] and Victor Kutsch. Members of the third team were [[LYON, Delos E.|Delos E. LYON]], A. A. Beck, D. A. Gehrig, William Kutsch, John Butt, and C. H. Meyer. The first team placed 9th, the second team 10th, and the third team 16th. Chicago's first team placed 1st and won $36. (15)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>In 1899 the club entered three teams in the Central Shooting Association of the United States tournament held in Dubuque. The first team included [[KLAUER, William H.|William H. KLAUER]], [[JAEGER, Francis|Francis JAEGER]], Joseph Kutsch, Peter Klauer, and W. W. Wormood. The second team included [[MOLO, William S.|William S. MOLO]], Henry Schwegler, Frank P. Kutsch, [[SCHMID, Titus|Titus SCHMID]] and Victor Kutsch. Members of the third team were [[LYON, Delos E.|Delos E. LYON]], A. A. Beck, D. A. Gehrig, William Kutsch, John Butt, and C. H. Meyer. The first team placed 9th, the second team 10th, and the third team 16th. Chicago's first team placed 1st and won $36. (15)</div></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=156677&oldid=prev Randylyon at 01:52, 27 August 2019 2019-08-27T01:52:39Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:52, 27 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:dsscertificate.png|left|thumb|400px|Membership certificate. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:dsscertificate.png|left|thumb|400px|Membership certificate. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:IMG_5223.PNG|left|thumb|350px|Location of the original shooting park from Andres Historical Atlas.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:IMG_5223.PNG|left|thumb|350px|Location of the original shooting park from Andres Historical Atlas.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:imp519.jpg|left|thumb|450px|The "shooting park."Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. Iowa's oldest existing club<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">. Originally </del>known as the Schuetzen Gesellschaft<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, the Society </del>was founded in 1856. (1) The club's one hundred-sixty yard range at 27th and Jackson [[STREETS]] near the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]] was the scene of frequent intercity and interstate shooting competition. (2) The area was known as "the sharpshooters' grounds." The hills to the east served as a background for the targets.</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:imp519.jpg|left|thumb|450px|The "shooting park."Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. Iowa's oldest existing club<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">, the Society was originally </ins>known as the Schuetzen Gesellschaft <ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">when it </ins>was founded in 1856. (1) The club's one hundred-sixty yard range at 27th and Jackson [[STREETS]] near the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]] was the scene of frequent intercity and interstate shooting competition. (2) The area was known as "the sharpshooters' grounds." The hills to the east served as a background for the targets.</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>All of the charter members were of German descent, and none were native-born Dubuque residents. Among the charter members were men influential in [[BREWERIES]], businesses, factories, [[RAILROADS]] and trades. Membership has not been a birthright, but many of the current members can trace their family names through generations of Society members. The Society was formally incorporated on June 28, 1865. (3)</div></td></tr> </table>

Randylyon https://www.encyclopediadubuque.org/index.php?title=DUBUQUE_SHOOTING_SOCIETY&diff=156676&oldid=prev Randylyon at 01:51, 27 August 2019 2019-08-27T01:51:51Z

<p></p> <table style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122;" data-mw="interface"> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <col class="diff-marker" /> <col class="diff-content" /> <tr class="diff-title" lang="en"> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">← Older revision</td> <td colspan="2" style="background-color: #fff; color: #202122; text-align: center;">Revision as of 01:51, 27 August 2019</td> </tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno" id="mw-diff-left-l1">Line 1:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 1:</td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:dsscertificate.png|left|thumb|<del style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">350px</del>|Membership certificate. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td><td style="color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:dsscertificate.png|left|thumb|<ins style="font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;">400px</ins>|Membership certificate. Photo courtesy: Dubuque Shooting Society]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:IMG_5223.PNG|left|thumb|350px|Location of the original shooting park from Andres Historical Atlas.]]</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:IMG_5223.PNG|left|thumb|350px|Location of the original shooting park from Andres Historical Atlas.]]</div></td></tr> <tr><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:imp519.jpg|left|thumb|450px|The "shooting park."Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. Iowa's oldest existing club. Originally known as the Schuetzen Gesellschaft, the Society was founded in 1856. (1) The club's one hundred-sixty yard range at 27th and Jackson [[STREETS]] near the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]] was the scene of frequent intercity and interstate shooting competition. (2) The area was known as "the sharpshooters' grounds." The hills to the east served as a background for the targets.</div></td><td class="diff-marker"></td><td style="background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;"><div>[[Image:imp519.jpg|left|thumb|450px|The "shooting park."Photo courtesy: Bob Reding]]DUBUQUE SHOOTING SOCIETY. Iowa's oldest existing club. Originally known as the Schuetzen Gesellschaft, the Society was founded in 1856. (1) The club's one hundred-sixty yard range at 27th and Jackson [[STREETS]] near the [[DUBUQUE BREWING AND MALTING COMPANY]] was the scene of frequent intercity and interstate shooting competition. (2) The area was known as "the sharpshooters' grounds." The hills to the east served as a background for the targets.</div></td></tr> </table>

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