The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-02-25

flower seeds to constituents for the spring
planting. Each congressman is allowed r..
500 packages of garden seeds and 1,5O0 pack
ages of flower seeds. The lists of people to
whom packages are to be sent are usually
procured from the postmasters in the differ
ent towns of a congressman's district. The
names are placed on slips and these are
sent over to the Department of Agriculture.
Xxx
Word comes TO Washington from Shell
byville. Ind, that Charles Major, author of
when Knighthood Was in Flower and
other stories, is engaged in writing a new
book. which he hopes to complete this
spring. 1t is said he is keeping the title
of the story to himself. If he has selected
one, and has not given even his wife an
idea of what the story is to be like. This
mystery is exceedingly vexatious to Mrs.
Major and her women friends. it is de-
clared. Her husband, however. Insists that
he will talk to no one about the story until
IL is written. He cites his experience in
writing Dorothy Vernon as an excuse for
all this secrecy. In an unguarded moment
Mr.. Major talked about Dorothy long be-
fore the story was out, and the result was
that another Dorothy was put on the
market about the same time Mr.. Majors
Dorothy appeared
Indiana inventors hive been granted
patents as follows: Christopher H. Baron.
Raymond, music cabinet. Benjamin l..
Blair. Indianapolis. hollow block construc-
ton; George b. Buckingham, Brookville,
portable stall: Emil r. Drawer. Richmond,
dust collector; Frank i. Forster Shelby
vile. furniture coupling; William Hayhow,
Delaware county, adhesive brick; William
A. Heckard, Indianapolis, apparatus for
administering anaesthetics; WILDER Kellam,
Washington. nut lock; James Kelly and p.
A Reid, Richmond, wire stay making ma
chine; Clarence K. Kelly, Anderson speed
indicator; John II. Lyttle. Delphi. prescrip-
tion file; Frank NJ. Marney, Indianapolis
convertible horseshoe: Pettis A. Reid, ].
Kelley and w: " Reid, Richmond, wire
jr., Indianapolis, pneumatic stacker; James
]. Wood, Fort Wayne. switch for electric
circuits.
]. s. McLain, editor of the Minneapolis
Journal, is visiting in Washington with
his wife. Mr.. McLain attended college al
Wabash and he and Representative Lands
are members of the same Frat
Representative Robinson, of Indiana. de-
livered an address to one of the Masonic
lodges of Washington on Monday night
on the Influence Of Masonry"
Representative Steele has arranged to
have an inspector visit the Marion post
Office with view of increasing the force
of carriers.
John Perrin, president of the American
National Bank of Indianapolis. was in
Washington to-day, leaving this afternoon
He came here on business with the secre-
tary of the treasury.
xxx
The following fourth class postmasters
have been appointed for Indiana: Lucetta
Fulton county, Benjamin M. Colwell: Otis
ca, Clark county, Davis Eckert; Treaty
Wabash county, William H. Templeton.
BY an arrangement which has been ef-
fected Melville w. Miller. of Lafayette
Ind. will be appointed to succeed Frank
the interior, and Mr. Campbell will take the
position of assistant attorney general OF
the Interior Department just vacated by
Judge Willis Vandevanter.
XXX
j. A. Kautz editor of the Kokomc
Tribune, is here to attend the meeting OF
the National Editorial Association Sen
ator Depew has issued invitations to a re-
ception to the delegates on Thursday eve
ming.
Grant Z. Price, whose home is at Green
field, Ind, but who is employed in the
Government Printing Office. has been or
believes this change Of climate is necessary
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