The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-12-01
Recent Legal Dscisous,


Books and maps containing records of
the land titles of the county are held, in
Washington Bank VS.. Fidelity A & S. Co..
(Wash.,) 81 L. .R. A, lis, to be subject 10
sale under mortgage, although they were
prepared by the mortgagor and have no
value unconnected with the right 20 use
them.
The preference of a claim for wages giv-
en- by statutes is held, in Falconio vs. Lar
ser (Or..) 81 L. r. A, 254. to constitute an
incident of the debt OF claim for wages,
which Is assignable and which may pass
by an assignment for creditors.
A cause of action for personal injuries
resulting from negligence is held, in Leh-
mann VS.. Deuster VVis.,) 81 L. r. A, S5S,
to be ass; enable under statutes which pro-
vide for the survival OF actions for dam
ages to the person.
A masons' and builders association
which required members wishing 10 COM
pete for a job to submit their bids in ad-
vance for examination by a committee of
ths association, and that per cent at least
should be added TO the amount of the low
est bid before IL could be submitted in COM
petition, is held. in Milwaukee Masons' and
B. Asso. VS.. Niezerowski (Wis.,) 81 J.. R.
A. 127 to constitute an unlawful combina-
tion and note of the member for the ben-
efits and advantages which he expected
to receive is held unenforceable on grouE Is
of public policy.
Tne fact that a certificate of deposit was
taken for money deposited IN an insolven.
bank is held insufficient TO relieve The bank
er from criminal liability, in the case Of
State VS.. Shove wis., 81 L. r. A, 142, and
the situation is not changed by the fact
that part of the deposit received when
the bank was insolvent was made by sur
rendering a certificate OF deposit.
An agreement TO establish a railroad de-
pot a: certain Place in consideration OF
a right of way IS held, in Texas & P. r
r. Co, VS.. Scott &C. C. App. 5thm Co. 81
L r A, 81, TO be satisfied by maintaining
the depot there for thirty-six years, al
though it IS then removed on account OF
the exisenc.os Of business
Fine Fur and Feathers.
Purple land crabs are common in the
West Indies.
The average length OF a whales jaw
bone .s seven feet
The srnal lest hunlmingbird known weighs
20 grains.
A newly-born giraffe measures about six
feet from MS hoofs 70 ne top OF his head
Flying fish have been known 10 come on
buard snip at height OF over IA feet
Tie Only TWO animals whose brains are
heavier than that OF man are the whale
and The elephant
A statist.cian asserts that every square
mile os the sea l. Inhabited BY 10 1000 90
fiuny creatures
BUTTERFLIES have been met with in every
uart OF The weird except iceland and Sp:tz-
bergen
A single par OF hsrfingS. If allowed 10
multiply uRSistnrbed for twenty years.
would. at Inc ind OF that time. no; only
supply the world with food but would have
be,erae inoonvenieasiy numerous.
Newton Republican: The forges in the
blacksmith shop were connected with the
ar ur.e this morning and they were blown
for some time by the compressed air. I,
see . EoM.OEsSsSs \ =fersSs. sTes,
deal OF labor by the helpers and Allows
,hs7fsso ss4srsae bHcksars nsrt- The
fan which supplies the COMPRISED air.
ran hoS n about an hour and bad 70 be
shns dawn oooi on