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The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-04
D. B. c. LOST TO Y. c. N.
Pothookers lacked Proper Training
and Suffered Defeat It Valley
City Saturday.

valley City normal. 10; ID. B. c.. O,
was the result OF the game at Valley
City Saturday afternoon. The game
was ragged from start to finish on ac-
count OF lack of team work and FUN
baes. Both Teams fumbled a great
deal, but those OF Fargo were at
critical stages OF the game and
eu~sTv. Both teams have only had
one weeks practice and some Of the
players have never played football.
The frst touchdown was made by
Shanaxs after ten minutes play. Fargo
boys Being unable to hold Valley City
team near their goel line. Humbel
aEiclxed goal n4@Aing the score to
IA the FIRST half. heather team could
make but little Roadway during the
rest OF the half, the bali was nearly in
center ield when the half ended. Az
ter twelve minutes OF play with con-
siderable fgrnaaing and punting DUR
ing the second half, Valley City
plinted. Yloun-, who got the ball. was
tackled by Murnbea arid while being
tackled filrnlbled the ball on the Ave-
yard line. Hur1lbel took advantage OF
the tumble and made q touchdown.
Humble kicked goal again. During
the remaining fow minutes of time
for. play Valley. City held Fargo on
downs on Fargo's thirty yard line,
which ended the game.
The Valley city team outweigdled
the Fargo team about fifteen pounds
30 the man. some Of the players in
Fargo's line weighed less than 100
pounds each The lineup for each
team was as follows:
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-10-04

Stanage; Sutor, Scott and Sullivan.
Game called in tenth inning on ac-
count of darkness
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-09

The largest Jsclk niiie

The largest ii n u @ tIies
world il row einls u M lEi HE'D iilis iI
the show window of IoWsla lae s
Towslee hardware t1ea lers ot tiii ~ s
city This huge snif f1neasSires
eleven feet Ia leng til when the
Blades are open. is Il Keen
Gutter knife and iis inanuf factursd
l,y the Simmons Hard Colil
spany This large knife orks amut m q.
'inaticall ~ ia the show window bySI
means Of ail electric Iilctt li
blades open and shut ~ Ii The
same nife l,att exh hibjted
yat the world Il fair several yeansI
ago Gus Lascll Che travelling
salesman for the Simmons Hard
ware Comp ~ was in the ii tlle
other day and started The biz kni{ei
ltd operation oWsl ea 81 ToWslees
carry comp lete 81 tlies
Is Keen Cutter Iliiives and tooIa
which have the irreput utation of
being the best cut lery and tools
id the world @ A |.s
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-09
WATERToWN SOUTH DAKOTA, FRIDAY, July >, 1909

The girl had evidently been
awakened by the shot which killed
her mother and had got out Of bed.
The fend grappled with her tear
ing her night gown entirely from
her body, and then threw her on
the bed where he killed her with
q shot thru her head. The body.
was found on the inner side Of the
bed blood spattered over the wallis
The hands and clothing Of the man
must have been literally covered
with blood. The body Of the girl
gave no indication of an outrage
The search for money was then
begun and a thoro one it was .in--ii
deed.
Mr.. Christy had the reputation
Of being a man who kept, consid-sI
erable money in the house. He
was buyer for the Van Dusen.
elevator company at Rudolph and
had been for a number OF years.
He was in the habit Of walking s,
to and from Rudolph but had
never been molested AS far as
known. There is llittle doubt.
however, that the fact that ne
had money was known to the
person or persons who killed the
old grain buyer and his wife. 1t
lis believed by many that two were
implicated in the affair. s3
NO CLUE TO CRIMINAL s.. s
It is not known here that any
suspicious characters were in the
town yesterday and the clues which
Sheriff Anderson has to work on
are the empty shells found on the
floor Of the kitchen, together with
one loaded cartridge. The gun
used in the murders was of Al
caliber, center fire. Such a calis
ber is unusual and not a common
one. The bullet in the shells is
blunt and not very long, but makes
a large wound. The empty she'll
and the hammer with which the
heads were crushed are in the Gus
tody of the sheriff. u
The entire country is being
secured by men on horseback, in
buggies, autos and on foot and
feeling is high among the farmers
in that section. Sheriff Anderson
and Coroner Countryman were not
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-09
Harry Thomson ! Real Estate ,as-
gains il lie Live Cit Y
iOniee u saturda News.)


A l2 room house III good 4
icondi ition: stone foundation. splan-
did cellar stoned up and cemented.
Corner lot BOX lis. This lace can
be bought at the very low priceSof
S23OO.
No. 2 A fine new cottage of 6
rooms and summer Kitchen, al
finished in hardwood, good cellar,
and trees, splendid location, lot
5ox115; sI700 buys it.
No. 8 A new 4 room cottage
hard wood finish, plendid location,
full sized LOT 81 800 buys this fine
home.
Nod A large new barn for
less than cost of material in II.
No. 5 have gourl wants ia
houses. and vacant lots. Lots in
all parts of the city and at aIi 4
prices. Please come and see me.
No. s A splendid room brick
cottage, finished in oak This
housa is ls1siern:
s75x165. This is 3 very fine home
and can be bought for S., 200
No. IA 8 room house, nice
corner lots and fine shade trees,
also large barn and buggy giied.
This property Is only two blocks
from the new postHi oce and can be
bought ait Ia very low price OF
81, ,250.
No. s. A good 5 room house,
lot So 177, good location, $3.50
buys it.
No. 8. a room house in the
choicest part of east END. Got to-
be sold ait once. So 400 buys this
good home. s
No. 10. 2 splendid lots corner and
inside lot together, 10Dx16 65 feet. A
small house 10x16. on corner lot.
chicken house lOx16 On inside lot.
Good we'll and pump on same. This
property is only Z blocks from busi-
ness center and will be sold for
$525.
No. il Here is a splendid OBJ
portunity for a man to make mon
| ey. A hotel of is rooms, and feed
barn in connection ina thriving
town not far from Watertown.8
Party owning same is now too old
Ito manage the business and must
lsell About 81 600 cash, balance
to suit the purchasers or will
trade for farm or city property
Here is. a chance Of q life time.
Don't lose this opportunity Come
and see me.
No. IL. a small new house to-
be moved, large enough fora small
family Can be bought for sos.
Call quick if you want III. a 4.
No 133. A good barn and buggy
shed. Can be bought for less than
1.-The lumber cost to build Eit.
gH Tap me BY wire Green fs2s.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-09
If you have pains Id the back

II you have pains IN the back,
weak back, or any other indica-
tion of q weakened or disordered
condition Of the kidneys or bIad-
DIRE, you should get D Witt, 8 Kid
.ney and Bladder Pills right away
when you experience the least sign
.of kidney or bladder complaints,
but be sure that you get DeWitt,ss
Kidney and Blad der Pills. We
know what they viii do for you ],
and if you will send your name
ito E. G. Dewitt q Co., Chicago
you will receive d free trial Box,
of these kidney and bladder pills.
They are sold here by ait drug
gists
riSrcy Sells stea ansoIsIp TtekAEa
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-09

eAt4Se W. tklSS SA<SkAC
by automobile. The coroner made
d close examination of the bodies
and the sheriff went over every
foot Of the house and barn. The
premises were searched for pos
ssible clues but beyond the finding
Apf the shells nothing was discover
led. The sheriff and coroner re-
turned to this city at o clock and
ia posse was organized to search
the country. The alarm was
spread to surrounding towns and
it does not seem possible that the
guilty can escape.
Mr. Christy and his family
lived in q small house southwest Of
Rudolph, as stated, about a mile
and a half. Al tree claim is on the
place and the house is hide den from
view by the trees SO that it would
sbe an easy matter for q person to
be about the house and vet escape
observation from a distance. Mr..
and Mrs. Christy were early resi-
dents Of this city and resided in
oolverton add dition for long
time. Mr.. Christy built the resi-
dence at 814 sixth avenue south
east, and sold it to 10. Curtis who
now owns it. He left here several
years ago and went to Rudolph
to live, residing on a farm he
rented, and buying grain for the
Van Dusen company in Rudolph
ALSO. He and his wife we're most
kindly hearted people and all
who know them were their friends.
They were about IS years Of age,
and the daughter Mildred was
about 20 years old. Mrs. Christy
has a brother named Knutter at
Cakes, railroad man. Michael
Ronague was about Is year old.
The bodies will be brot to this
city this evening and an inquest
will be conducted by Coroner
Countryrnan. The murders are
1.-The most brutal that ever occur
red in the county and it is the
hope of the entire section that the
guilty party or parties will be
speedily apprehended Il.
The police Of the live city were
discussing the tragedy the other
day and stated that the hired man
formerly employed BY Mr.. Christy
Ehad been arrested and was being
held for the crime pending an ill-
iyestigation. 1t appears that the
hired man quit his job with the
Christys couple Of weeks ago
and was supposed to be ont$of the
county. However, it is said by
some Of the young men in the vi
cinity Of the tragedy that the
hired man often remarked that il
/ would be an easy matter to roh
Mr.. Christy at any time and gel
away with large sum Of money
which he usually kept in the
house. When arrested the hired
man had S13Sin paper money and
\ a gold watch which is said to have
belonged to Mr.. Christy.
The Gerhard Bros, grocers
lof this city, are well acquainted
with the Christy family, having
resided on a farm for many years
near Aberdeen and the Christys
were neighbors on the adjoining
farm. Miss Christy the murder
ed girl, was particular ssfriene
and chu1n of the Gerhard Bros.
1 sister and spent a week at the Ger,
hard home a few days before she
was murdered.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-09
SHOCKING J 4 J ] I !
MURDER
J. W. Christy, Wife and Daughter
and Michael Ronayne are
Brutally Murdered.
ROBBERY EVIDENTLY THE
MOTIVE FOR THE DEED
Suspicion Points Towards a Former
Hired Man. He Claims He
Can Prove an Alibi.
THE DEAD
J. w. Christy
Mrs. j. w. Christy
. Mildred Christy

Mildred Christy
Michael Ronayne #
Aberdeen Daily News, July g.:
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Christy, their
daughter Mildred, and Michael
Ronayne, son of John Ronayne of.
this city, we're killed early this
morning at the Christy home
near Rudolph, about eight miles
south of the city. The bodies
were discovered by John Ronayne
of this city, who went to Rudolph
this morning to do some work in a
potato field he owns near the
sChristy home. The object was
plainly robbery. Not the slightest
clew to the perpetrators had been
found up to 8 O'Clock this after
noon. g;s,, &, ..sg.s
The body Of Mr.. Christy was
found in the barn back of a COW
with a hole in the top Of his head
made by a hammer welded with
terrific force, and q bullet wound
thru the right shoulder from be-
aaind. The body Of the boy was
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-09
WHEN THE DEED WAS DONE


The murder evidently took place
about 6 or Z o'clock this morning.
as the bodies were still warm and
when found the blood had not CO.
agulated. Mr.. Christy was in the
barn milking the COW when hit
with a hammer, which is that Of.
the ordinary type used by carpen-
ters. Whether he or the Ronayne
boy was struck first cannot be
determined. It is evident that
both were shot after the hammer
was used on them. The murder
er then went to the house and met
Mrs. Christy on the porch, who
had come out to see what the
shooting was. He was so close to
her when he fired that the flesh
about the bullet wound which is
thru the heart, was blackened. Her
body was then dragged within the
kitchen door, and the murderer
with three victims to his credit
went to the bedroom of the girl.
Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1909-07-09

found il an adjoining stall,a blow.
on the head having killed him.
"A bullet wound in the back Of the
right arm was also found. Mrs.
Christy's body was found in the
kitchen with a bullet wound thru
the heart. Mildred, the daughter,
was dead in bed with a bullet di-
rectly thru her head from front
to back.
The above tells how the victims
met their death, but it does not
begin to describe the awful scene
which met the eyes Of those sum
moned to the house Of death. Ev-
erything in the house was torn up-
side down, drawers were opened
and contents thrown over the
room; mattresses were pulled off
the beds and ripped open; articles
of adornment, such as brooches
and similar trinkets, were found on
the floor tramped as tho the robber
had endeavored to find if they were
gold. Pocketbooks to the number
of four or FIVE were found ripped
open and thrown on the floor. In
one Of them wrapped up in a piece
of mosquito netting was SIS bill,
the only money found by the sher-
Fiff s25
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-03-05
They Had VIII Power.

was sitting one morning in quiet
corner at Monte Carlo when two elder
ly men sat down beside me. One was
evidently ScOtchman, and the other
| gathered. was from Yorkshire. The
former remarked, Il have just man
aged It." This, l. discovered, meant a
win OF 20 francs. Their daily routine
was to appear at the same roulette Ia
ble at an early hour and play the low
est stake Of francs on even chances
that is, on black or red or on the odd
or even numbers. They would lose
and win and win and lose. but they
remained calm and self contained and
persevered until they had each ~
francs to the good. | observed them
daily. Some mornings they scoOped In
the amount I'm twenty minutes, and at
other times Il was n tough struggle
until luncheon time before they man
aged II. never saw them fail once,
and | learned that they had pursued
the same plan for four months. one
thing was clear-nOthing could tempt
them 10 90 beyond the modest stake,
and they had the will to stop when
they won the stipulated amount II
was really one of the best illustrations
Of will power have ever seen, for
few, indeed. who enter the portals OF
the casino are able 10 resist the COM
pelling atmosphere Of the tables to
play on if losing aud TO plunge II win
ning.-Chambcrs' Journal.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-03-05
Opie Read an. the Upper Berth.

Opie Reed in his ArkansaW Travel
er Tales tells this: \ fat man had
crawled into the berth above him and
was heard talking to himself. IL don't
mind getting up here" he said, but |
am always afraid for the fellow be-
meath me. Night before last the upper
berth fell with me and broke the hip
and shoulder of the man below. But
it's not my fault; do the best | cGn
TO get lower. Poor chap. guess he's
asleep and will never know what hit
him
Hold on" cried. IN be hanged
If want to lie under n dead fall"
Il beg your pardon. Did you say
something"
"You are right. | said something
I'm not going to run the risk of stay
ing here. You take this berth and LEI;
me get up there"
ooh, done let me dispossess you.
Stay right where you are; it may not
fall-sometimes doesn't"
Sometimes Doesn't Here, let me
get up there"
"Well, il you insist T.
Insist I should think | do"
/ climbed the ladder and tossed
pretty much all night. 1t was the por-
ter who broke the news to me the next
day OF how I had been the victim Of
that fat mans guile.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-03-05
Women INDISPENSABLE.

I'm the president Of the Progressive
Woman's league" said the spare fe-
male with stern features as she grab.
bed the London bus conductor by the
sleeve and made him register over
again one of the fares he had just
collected.
81 can't help that, ma'am," replied
the conductor in a rather short tone.
Nobody asked YOU to-" she went on.
I'm gathering statistics. and ! spent
twopence just to get on this bus TO In
terview you. The statement has been
made in some newspapers, in an at
tempt to prove that our sex Is incapa-
BILE Of handling the reins Of govern
ment. that one woman gives more
trouble in public conveyance than
dozen men"
"Well. ma'am"-
Perhaps I'd better put It more
plainly" she said, interrupting him
LET me ask you as a conductor, would
you find your work easier If no women
at all rode in the Omnibuses|
1T might be a little easier. ma'am,"
he replied. "but don't see how In the
world we would ever get along with
out them"
Hold on she cried joyfully. LET
me write down every word you've
said. Once more, see. we will be
able 10 silence our enemies. Now, Ely
good man. tell me why female passen-
gers are Indispensable"
Because. ma'am," returned the con
ductor. 'if It wasn't for the women
we could never get rid of all the bad
money we happen TO take
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-03-05
AOns.r Chinese Notion.

One of the beliefs which the Chinese
are slowly uulearning IS that foreign
ers use the eyes and hearts of China
men in cOmpoGnding rare and costly
drugs which are valuable aids in
magic. Medicine and magic have FOL
AGES gone hand i'm hand i'm China, just
as they once did i'm Europe. Ignorant
Cinnamon therefore readily believe
such tales. The use Of eyes of Chinese
by foreigners in metalurgy is describ
ed in work called "A Deathblow
to Corrupt Practices" published III
1870. According to this. when white
Christians had charge Of a funeral
they drove all the relatives and friends
from the house. Both eyeballs were
then removed from the corpse, the Ori
fees being filed with plaster This
was called Sealing the eyes for the
western Journey" BY compounding
these eyes with hundred pounds of
Chinese lead. this veracious chronicle
continues, eight pounds of silver could
be extracted from 1t. The sight or
gans Of any other people were useless
for this purpose.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-03-05
q FuIson,e CompIiment.

During Mr.. Cleveland's tour Of the
south shortly after his marriage Mrs.
Cleveland and he were driving one day
through the streets of one Of the larger
towns escorted by two Of its citizens.
Some one threw bunch of violets to
Mrs. Cleveland, and Mr.. Cleveland
bent forward to catch it. remarking as
he presented it. Il wonder why no one
gives me flowers
one OF the gentlemen present gal
Iantly replied We think you have won
The fairest flower in all the land"
"Ah. yC " returned the president;
but, you soe. can't keep her in wa.
ter
1T is not necessary since you keep
her i'm such excellent spirits" was the
reply.
Here Mrs. Cleveland mterposed, say
5r@. Il am afraid you are guilty Of fat
tc!v." whcrnupon came the reply:
No, madam. Flattery is fu.some
compliment. and in this instance 10
commitment could be either too frank
q too fulSome."
The charm of this response lies in
fhe last and fourth from the last
words. Mrs. Cleveland's maiden name
being Frances Folsom.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-03-05
Marine Rubber Chewers.

The sailor, taking a fine, new rubber
band from the stationery display, be-
gun to chew ii with vigorous enjoy
ment.
What are you up to thereT'' snarled
the druggist.
Just rubber chcwin'." said the sail
or. ITS Il habit with all MS navy fel-
lers. Keeps off gun headache
"Of course you. a landiubber. don't
know nothin about it. But let me tell
you. mate. when n sixteen inch gun
goes off aboard ship the jar skaters
winders. splits planks and brings your
lower teeth up against your uppers
like straight left from OLD John l..
"The result Is II Gun hcadache-such
n headache. But If you chew rubber
I'm firing time It eases CIR the shock and
YOU don't suffer none I been chewin'
II steady ever si.cc Manila Bay"
Rubber chewing-what nasty
habit" sall the druggist.
"Rag chewin's worse" was the sail
or,s reply.-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat. :
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-03-05
SHENANDOAH HERAlR
The perseverine Guesser.

III Is amazing what perseverance
will achieve" said an Englishman
Even misdirected perseverance has
achieved marvelS. There is the case OF
Robson, the great Notts cricketer
Robson during lis Australian tour was
determined ole SOrching afternoon
that bis side shouldn't do the hard
work Of fielding. Well. when the Aus
tralian captain spun lhe coin Robson
shouted, 'Woman.' Then, seeing that
heads lay uppermost instead Of ac-
knewledging defeat Robson said, with
perseverance and nonchalance:
Well, well 20 in
But-er-l thought said the puz-
zled Australian-'you see, | don't quite
know the English meaning Of "wo-
man.
Then said Robson gallantly. well
toss again
The Australian made a second toss.
Robson called heads. and tails came up.
The ordinary man would at this point
have surrendered in de pair, but not
SO Robson.
Iionors are now easy. said he
with a pleasant smile. ON with the
rubber
'"The australian a third time tipped
the coin. and, having at last called the
toss correctly, the perseyering Robson
led in his side to the shady benches"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-03-05
The Fire Worshipers.

Azerbaijan. a province in northwest
ern Persia. is the home Of the descend
ants OF the Ghebers. the ancient fire
worshipers OF Persia. The whole coun
tryside is admirably adapted 10 the
rropagation Of fire worshiping creed
earthquakes and Caverns vomiting
fumes from subterralean conhagra-
tlons abound in the neighborhOOd OF
TabriZ. One Of the most remarkable
caverns In the world Is that Of Sccun
dcreah. whose character resembles the
Grott dcl zane of Naples. IL gives on
InNi1:s fumes. which at certain times
are certain death 10 man and beast
But the most astonishing place J.
Azerbaiian is the ruined city Of Takhi
i.Suleimaun. or SOlOmOn's temple. III,
city stands on a hill 100 feet high. Will
wall Of thirty feet embracing th,
crumbling remains Of temple aro
shrine. In the midst is a lake g.
deepest azure" Although most Of th'
buildings are Of the Mollammedan pc
riod. there Is one striking mass whicl
has been identified as the temple oi
the fire wOrshipers.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1909-03-05
Gestures Part Of Talk.

There is 4 man who from a very
early age has lived in countries where
Spanish IS the almost universal tongue.
From force OF this training he speaks
Spanish perfectly. He has not the
slightest trace Of an English accent,
and persons who do not know that he
Is Of American parentage are willing
to believe he IS q Spaniard, merely
from Nearing him talk. He is so per-
fectly 5ilipgual that it shows even in
his sshlres. When talking with Eng
lish spec king persons he sits quietly
and does his conversing with his mouth
alone. Only in case Of making point
most emphatically does he use ges-
ture. But the moment he drops into
Spanish his every word is accompa-
MED by movement Of the hands or
arms. 1t is interesting to watch the
change from the English to the Span
ish side Of him, because 1t comes SO
suddenly. He really can't speak Span
ish without gesturing.-NewY York Sun.