Among others there were issued, during the week ending June 7th, by the United States, Patent Office in Washington, patents to two Bohemians covering their inventions. H. Holub with his partner, C.S. Lock of Chicago obtained three patents, two of which were for nails used in shoeing horses and one for a rail bending machine.

Also Mr. J.F. Svab of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, obtained a patent on a can for the transportation of milk.