The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1878-05-03
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The Oldest Man Living.


At a recent meeting Of physicians in
Bogota. DR.. Lux Hernandez read
paper ot unusual interest, II WAS an
account of a visit he had paid Ia one
Miguel Soils a half.hrrcd farmer living
in thc foot hills Of the Sierra Mcsilla.
The remarkable thing about Miguel is
that hc gives himself ont as $50 years
old. "morc or less" aud all lis neigh.
bora believe II is n good deal more rather
than lcss. uray.hca.lcd men told tho
10 tor that they remembered Miguel, m
a rcpntc,l ccntcnarian when they were
boys also, TINT tho name of Miguel
Soils, colorcl farmer, appeared IN list.
still preserved, of the contributors ~ tho
building fund of a Franciscan monns.
terry near San Sebastian, which was
founded In l7l2, and TINT Ill. present
Abbot In positive IL was thu same man.
The doctor found the old fellow at work
in his neutrality-suspicious. skinned, 10.
bust, active, his snow.whitc hair twisted
turban fashion around his head, and his
eyes ~ bright thnt the doctor felt nm.
comfortable when they were tnrncd M.
on HIM. Questioned IA to hin habits,
Miguel tul,l thu doctor that tho secret of
living century or two waa very simple
merely never getting drunk aud never
overlooking. |" / cat only once day
\ big hearty meal. which u often takes
me- half Mn hour IN gct through with
but, You rcc. II IN not possible In half
hour To cnt moro than you can liRcAt In
thr next ttwcnty.fonr. lle went on 10
.ay that hc hadn't male III his mimi
about meat, but did not eat much vi IL
hc tasted ON the first nna middle days al
each month. cnting nothing Int drinking
all tho water he could swallow he MI
ways lct cooked food cool before tasting
IL tllat waw tho reason hiH teeth Wcf. IN
sound as 1SO years ago. II was hnrdly
necessary ID add TINT Nil thu Indians III
tho nr,ghhurhool firmly believe tint
oh Miguel has sold His soul 10 tho
devil.
Important SMpremc Conrt decisions.
Tho following decisions have been
given in the United States supreme
Court:
Pullman sr. Upton. AssignN; error
10 tho Circuit Court fer thu Northern
District u Illinois. In this rasc ihc
chief question decided IL sl,nt M M.
rigncc III corporate stock, who hns
caused IL 10 hc transferr.d % himself un
the hooks ot TIM company nnl holds II
na collateral security fns debt duo
from his assignee, IN liable for unpaid
balances thereon to .hc company after
II has become bankrupt. Tho principle
of thu decision is thAt the crchitnrs III
bankrupt company are entitled to tho
whole cMpiswl u the bankrupt m = fund
for the payment II debts duo them, and
this they could not do II tho transfcrco
of the shares IN not rcsponsible Tor what
over remains unpaid upon his shares,
for by thu transfer on the books of tho
corporation the former owner In dis
charged. The bankrupt In this Case In
the Great Western Insurance Company,
of Chicago. Affirmed.
Garfield II Ill. VI. Paris II al; error
10 the Circuit Court for the Eastern
District III Michigan. In this case tho
question was whether contract wAx
controlled by the laws of New York or
Michigan. The defendants In error,
liquor dealers In Ncw York. sold liquor
10 appellants, citizens Of Michigan.
Tho prohib,tory hqnor law Of tho latter
State rendered the salc void II tho con-
tract wins controlled by Il. The dccis.
ion In that, I'M the sale was made in New
York, aud NJ part VI the delivery wan
made, IL wan a Now York contract, md
one not affected by the statute of frauds
III tho State. Affirmed.