Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1888-05-30

An Electrified Man.
Henry Luegeman, farmer living near
Bennestsville, Ind, while peeling tanbara
several years ago, received shock from
lightning. Since that time he has had pc
culiar electric and magnetic QUALITIES.
Whenever storm Is about to approach
Lnegeman becomes highly charged. Flies
which happen to afight upon him drop to
the floor dead. while such things as small
particles Of iron or steel cling 10 his an
gers. During recent storm he drew the
blade Of a caseknife between hts forcfnRer
and thumb, which 80 thoroughly mag
netised Il that heavy articles could be easily
raised with It. When placed in dark
room thousands Of tiny sparks are em tied
from the mans body and his eyes shice as
brightly as II they were incandesceat.
AH& laaeueMapB e1einns 4 ~ 1es>1 no
iflc0hsenience from his peculiar gift. bat
will go near no moving locomotive or
heavy iron machinery in storm for fear
OF being drawn against it and killed.
Struck ON Chinaman.
The Chinese Lee family have fondness
for American wives. While the thoughts
of many are directed to the baby girl of
Yam Phon Lee and his American bride os
a year. who reside in New Haven. the gos-
sips are busy discussing the approaching
marriage of another Chinese Lee and a
Hartford, Conn, school ma am. The
p ospectiye groom bears the name of Wah.
of late his sweetheart has en-
to Americanize him by instruct.
ing him to sign himself W. Lee. He is
of laundry. He ha been in
this country about twelve years. A few
years ago he was converted to the Christian
re igion in New York mission, and off
went the pi9tail. The lady who is to be-
come Mrs. Lee is Miss Ida Spaulding. a
teacher. who has been studying at the state
normal school. Miss Spaulding became
acquainted with Wah Lee in her work in
the Chinese mission.
The Fences are Legal.
An important decision was recently made
at Laramie, Wyo., by Judge Saufy in a
snit brought by the United States against
the Douglas Williams Sartoris company to
compel the latter to remove fences from
the public lands. The fences in question
are built upon sections bought from the
Union Pacific and inclose the alternate
sections, which are government land. The
judge rules that such fences arc not illegal.
that the owners cannot be compelled to
them, and that stockmen who have
been compelled to remove fences from the
public domain within the railro d limi
may again erect them. The decision. if
by higher courts, will be Of I'M
mense benefit to Wyoming, as it removes
feeling of uncertainty attending the hold
ing Of several million acres of land.
Killed by the Cars
sad accident occurred in the railroad
yards at Pacific, Mo-, the other morning,
in which Jas. Waters sacrificed his life.
Waters got up early and walked down to
the Missouri Pacific railroad tracks, gong
in AN easterly direction. When opposite
The railroad shop the fast mail going east.
which was little late. came down the road
The engine whistled, but Waters, who was
deaf from severe case of spinal meningitis.
did not hear the alarm and continued to
walk along leisurely. Before the train
could be stopped he was dashed under the
His head was mashed into a lie liz
and one of his legs was broken. He was
mangled beyond recognition. Waters was
The son of Mrs. Mary Waters. widos
woman, and was l9 years of age.
Travellers Protective Association.
The annual meeting of the Illinois state
division of the Travellers Protectective as
was held recently at Chicago.
and the following delegates were elected to
he nat onal convention, to be held ut Min
neapolis. June 10 to %: Nathan NJ. Iii.
J. &. Miller, NJ. Silverstone. J. G. Davis.
). Hirshbein, c. H. Woodward. George
H. Van Pelt, J. G, Miner. Delegate at
arge, IA. X. Clink. The convention unan-
mously indorsed Silverstone for national
secretary and treasurer:
Died from smoking Opium,
fank Mills, Of California, sub-fresL-
~ at Harvard college, ls years old. die
,ecently from the effects of excessive
,pium smoking. Mills, with two com
,anions, obtained some pipes and INDUCED
n the vice. 1t is said that Mills smoked
'everal pipes full in rapid succession. He
vas made very i'll aud died shortly after.
His two companions are reported danger |
,usly sick. Their names are not made |
public.
Another Irishlnan Shut Tn
Thomas j. Condor, member of parlia- |
nent, has been convicted at Dublin. and |
sentenced to months imprisonment
without hard labor for melting taxpayers
o resist TIE payment of tax imposed te
Constable Leahy, who was
ured in the Mitchellstown riots, aud the |
amily Of Constable Whelehan.
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