News from 100 years ago
The following news items were taken from the Mail Tribune archives 100 years ago
August 11, 1922
THE FAMOUS TRICK SHOT WILL PERFORM AT THE FAIR G. TOMORROW
Gus Peret, of the Peters Cartridge company, will give a fancy and trick shooting exhibition tomorrow at 2:30 pm at the fairgrounds. He is a known trickster and expert shot and has established a reputation as a big game hunter, many of his articles on Alaskan hunting have appeared in Outdoor Life magazine.
A large crowd is expected to attend the exhibition, as many local sportsmen are interested in trap and target shooting, and the exhibitions are therefore always interesting.
The acrobatics performed by Gus Peret constitute work with rifles, revolvers and shotguns. Peret will draw pictures of Buffalo Bill, Uncle Same, Indians, town officers, or other characters suggested by the crowd on blank, untraceable tooth sheets.
It will throw Blue Rocks into the air and hit them with five shots from the bomb; shoot two empty shells from a bomb gun and hit them in the air. Lying on his back he will break three eggs thrown into the air, and with a 22 rifle he will expel the empty shell and hit it.
With the same rifle, he will hit three washers in the air, also marbles; and will do special aerial work with a .28 caliber revolver; shoot through the holes in the washers while they are in the air.
With the same arm he will split cards in half while looking through a mirror. In addition to all this it will break an oscillating and stationary target simultaneously with 38 special S. & W. cartridges.
LOCAL AND STAFF
What are believed to be the longest stalks of corn ever grown in southern Oregon were brought to the Mail Tribune office today by John Terp of California from Doc Helms’ ranch near Medford, where he guest The corn was fourteen feet long and had tremendous ears. Doc Helms has 65 acres of this giant variety.
LOCAL BRIEF
The fruit association has not been able to dispose of all the blackberries that have come out on the free market and they have been forced to sell a good part of them to the Talent cannery. The price received from the cannery is not equal to what they would receive from individual buyers, but it is better than letting them go to waste. – Ashland Tidings.
— Alyssa Corman; acorman@rosebudmedia.com
