Patent for a new and improved planter. This design consists "[i]n combination with the hopper having its front wall inclined and formed with a guide-groove, the inner wall of which is cut out, the belt having its side edges working in the groove, and having hooks attached to the same between the side edges, said hooks projecting through the cut-out portion of the groove, so as to have free communication with the seed in the hopper" (lines 88-96).

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Grover Sellers, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Under the given facts, can the Sheriff of Parker County legally live in the living quarters in the county jail, provided for the jailer of the county, receiving thereby free rent, utilities and groceries?

Patent for well drilling machine.

Patent for a cotton tie buckle. This invention is an improvement for cotton-bands to prevent slipping. Illustration included.

Patent for improvements in power-transmitting devices: convert rotary movement into reciprocatory movement (lines 14 - 15); the speed of movement of the reciprocating member in one direction is greater than in the opposite directions (lines 20-24); and increased pull (line 30).

Patent for a new and useful mattress-press by deriving from presses that have the “toggle-joint” characteristic, in which mattresses can be made. Illustration is included.

Patent for a machine which applies bands to different types of bales. Machine claims to be more efficient than other devices of its kind.

Patent for a baling press with an improved plunger which returns to upright position automatically after pressing the bale.