The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1899-05-27
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While plowing on his farm. seven
miles north of Merrill, Mich, John Fitz-
morris, 2S years old, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed. His team was
also Killed, and his younger brother, who
was standing near by. was knocked
down. but not seriously injured.
The number of insane persons in the
nItcd States was 1I,Glo in 1870. 24,042
in 1850, and 31.3i2 in 1870. and rose in
1870 To 81 ,93f: while the popuIa ton
from -, l9l $40 III 1870. increased To IS
noS.3Il III 1870, TO 5o.151.1S3 in 1850 -
that Is. while the population doubled in a
Httlr more than 80 Years the insane in
creased sixfoId: so. in the last decade th,.
lhcTeaS" III population was 80 per cent.
ana that of insane 100 per cent.
The western vault i'll the new United
States mint, now being constructed i'll
Philadelphia. will, it is said constitute
the largest StrougboX i'll the world Its
various dimensions are upward of aS,
- and 10 feet. and the several cnmpart-
mcntS INTO which it Is divided will have
Il total holding capacity Of Sf12 900 600
10 SILVER dollars, it may be noted. this
western vault will hc devoted entirely.
The other two. east and north, being de
signed Ia contain silver bullion and gold
CONS respectively.
Old Jumbo" the most famous gas
well Indiana ever produced. has passed
out of existence rs 4 gas well. 1t has
been plugged, and is now Il deep water
Wen, the natural gas having entirely van
iShed.
Profanity Is to he suppressed by or
der of the village board OF trustees of
Millstadt, small town in Illinois. The
village marshal has been instructed to
arrest all offenders
1t has been decided to give the now
hattlcShip kearSarg". which will be the
first ship III the nayicS of the world Ia
carry double turrCtS. each holding two
thirteen and two cght-inch guns, her
preliminary trial trip early in June
-WhltccapS i'll Twin township. Ohio.
pulled down William Kinncman's house.
over his head. dragged him out and
tarrcd and fcathercd him. \ scandal
was the cause of the act
Mrs. John O'Kccfc, wife of we'll
known sign artist of Norfolk. Va, pre-
Sentcd her husband with three sons. The
father named them Dewey. SampSoIfand
Schley III honor of the three naval he
roes of the late war.
John Pearson. Il wealthy Kansas
farmer. was arrested and placed in jail
by United States officers. charged with
ohStructing the mails. He left his wag.
on stand on the track and stopped Il fast
mail train.
Mrs. Sarah Ncwhcrry, aged - years.
who lived alone in Il little log hut i'll Yam.
kcc Springs township, Mich, was muir
dered Sunday evening. sheriff Rtchir
has arrested half-wittcd young man
named Charles l.. Smith.
Sheep are naturally cold loving api-
mails. Occasionally they Shivcr when
penncd up wet in high wind. but it is
the heat which really makes them miScr-
able, and flies. which are worse to them
even than the heat. If they were left uu-
tended III many parts of the country,
however plentiful and good their fond.
they would soon die out. if only from this
plague. against which they seem quite uIr-
able To protect themselves.
a Galveston resident. going home
late on a recent night. thought to OK
pertinent with pocket electric search
light, which he had recently purchased.
and unexpectedly caught negro III the
act of rohhng Il store