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total mileage of rural delivery and
Mar rout oh in the mala;
One-thlnl In the ratio which (he
population or each count) beara to
the total population of the state.
The ratio of population between
the counties shall be determined by
the number of votea caat in the re
epective rounties for governor at the
general election of 1916
S.i 6. The state board of Irriga
tion, highways and drainage shall
divide the state Into project districts
not exceeding five counties In any
one district, in such a manner as In
its Judgment will beat utilize the
state aid road fund available each
year, aa well as the money appor
tioned to the state from the federal
government under the federal aid
road act of July 11. 1916. Before
submitting any project atatement to
the secretary of agriculture, as pro
Tided for In the federal aid road act,
tbe aame shall have received the ap
proval of the county board of eacb
county within the project district.
The state board of irrigation, high
ways and drainage, at any time prior
to the approval of the project by the
Mtunty boards of the oountiea within
the project district, may change the
boundaries of any project district, as
It may deem advisable; provided, the
funds avullable for all of the ooun
tles in each project district shall be
considered as a unit for auch dis
trict, and the work of construction
or Improvement of roads for each
district shall begin in any part or
parts of such district at the place or
places designated by the stale board
of irrigation, and whenever the work
In any project dlslrlot Is completed,
the amount of the fund apportioned
I to ench county shall have been ex
pended in the construction or Im
provement of roads and bridges
j within said county, or In the event
that all of the apportionment for
each county is not used In the con
structlon or Improvement of the
roads outlined In the project district
plans for such county, the unused
funds shall be used In the construc
tion Of improvement of such other
roads within the county as the coun
ty bonrd and the state hoard of Irri
gation, highways mid drHlnage may
agree upon and which receive the
approval of the secretary of agricul
ture. Sec 7 Before any of the funds
provided In this net shall he expend
ed In any county In this state the
county board shall, by resolution In
such form as may he prescribed by
the state board of irrigation, high
ways and drainage, accept the pro
visions of this act and set aside or
provide for funds for the mainten
ance of such roads when constructed
or Improved and pledge the good
faith and credit of the county to
provide for the continued mainten
ance thereof. If at any time the
state board of Irrigation, highways
and drainage shall find that any road
In any county constructed or im
proved under the provisions of this
act Is not being properly maintained
't alkali give notice of- such fact to
the county board of such county and
If within two months from the re
ceipt of such notice said road has not
been put in proper condition of main
tenance then the state board of Irri
gation, highways and drainage shall
thereafter refuse to approve any pro
ject or proceed with any road con
struction or Improvement In said
county until It has been put In a
proper condition of maintenance.
Sec. . Any county desiring to use
a greater sum of money upon the
roads within the county than is made
available under the provisions of
this act and the federal aid road act
m?c
available county road funds or pro
ceed to vote upon the question of Is
suing bonds or tusking a special levy
of not to exceed .'. mills for such pur
Kse in the same manner as is pro
vided in sections 2997. 2998. 2999
and 3000 of article V of chapter If
of the revised statutes of Nebraska
for 1913. in voting for bridge bonds
Subject to the approval of the state
hoard of irrigation, highways and
drainage, any other funds, whether
in the form of donations, inheritance
taxes, license fees, special assess
ments or otherwise, may be used In
conjunction with the funds In thin
act provided for.
Sec !t Seftion 9 of chapter f.4 of
the session laws of 1915 is heieh.v
repealed.
Under the provisions of section l(
outlined In the bill. Box Butte county
w'll receive approximately $10,000
and Sheridan county $20,000 from
the federal aid fund.
Another important bill passed by
the House on the same day was the
bill providing for a new east wing
for the capltol building The vote
on this was 67 for and 28 against.
This bill reads as follows:
A bill for an act to provide for the
construction of a new wing to the
capitol building, and providing for a
building commission therefor and to
provide by taxation for the expenses
thereof.
Sec. 1. That for the purpose of
building a new wing to the state cap
ltol building on the site of the pres
ent state house, there is hereby cre
ated a board to be known as the
building commission. The governor
shall be ex-offlclo member and chair
man of the commission, and. as soon
as practical after the passage of this
act, he shall nominate, and, with the
consent of the senate, appoint four
men of known integrity and proved
financial responsibility to constitute
the commission aforesaid. No more
E A S T E R-
One Week From Next Sunday
The Fashion Event
of the Entire
Year
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I THAT NEW SPRING SUIT OF YOURS YOU WILL
WANT PHOTOGRAPHS OF YOURSELF IN IT, FOR YOUR
RELATIVES AND FRIENDS.
AND OF COURSE THE PICTURES SHOULD BE FIN
ISHED IN THE VERY LATEST MODE THE WAY WE
FINISH THEM IN OUR STUDIO,
Van Graven Studio
ALLIANCE, NEBR.
OVER MOLLRING'S STORE
PHONE 901
farmers-dairymen
The Unheard of Has Happened
The price of cream generally drops at this time of the year you expect it and so do we
but the unheard of has happened the price of cream is up again. The Alliance Creamery
is this week paying
yfl For Churning
JL Jmi Cream
For Churning
Cream
Delivered at the Creamery
Deliver your cream where you get the top price and where you can get your cream
cans well steamed out and thoroughly sterilized. This is important and is just a part of a
regular service it costs you nothing.
Cream paid for same day as delivered where requested
22c
Cash
EGGS
22c
Cash
We are paying 22 cents a dozen in cash
for eggs
How many dozen have you?
Alliance Creamery Co.
than two of the men thus named
ahull reside In the same congression
al district, nor ahall more than two
be of the same political faith. They
ahall receive no rotupensHtion for
their aervlces. hut ahall be reimburs
ed for all pergonal expenses, and no
oath or bond shall be required of
then. No member of the legisla
ture, nor any other state officer ahall
Be eligible to the commission nor be
in any way interested In any work or
Con trad In this act provided for.
Sec 2 Appointments to fill vacan
cies ahall he made in like manner aa
provided for the appoint menta of
members ol the board of commiasion
era of state institutions, as provided
li section 71 XL', revised statutes, for
1918, Members of the commission
may he removed for like causes and
In ii like manner as provided for the
removal of members of the board of
commissioners of state Inst itutions,
as provided for by section 718.1. re
vised statutes, 1913. The term of
members of the commission shall
end with the completion of the wing
herein provided for.
Sec. 3. Immediately upon appoint
ment, the commissioners ahull meet
with the governor and organize by
electing one of thei rnumber vice
chairman, who shall preside in the
absence of the governor. They shall
select a secretary and employ such
assistants as may be necessary. The
commission is empowered to employ
a consulting architect and construc
tion engineer to assist in the work.
Sec. 4. The commission is author
ized to cause to be prepared a suita
ble design and shall issue to com
peting architects printed schedules
of all requirements for the wing, in
cluding a list of the number and ap
proximate area of the compartments,
rooms, halls and such other general
information as may be necessary.
Sec. o. From the design and plans
submitted, the commission shall sel
ect the one deemed best, nnd shall
proceed to the construction of a said
wing according to such plans and
specificaiions and to that end the
commission is hereby authorized and
empowered to enter into necessary
contracts therefor. No plans shall
be considered unless accompanied by
a complete detailed and explicit siec
iflcation of the estimated cost of ma
terials, labor and other necessary ex
penses. Sec. 6. For the purpose of meet
ing the expenses and costs of the
work herein provided for, there ahall
hereafter be levied for the years
1917 and 1918 on all taxable prop
erty in the state, the sum of sixty
seven hundredths of a mill on each
dollar's valuation in property, the
same to be collected and assessed as
other state taxes, and the tax thus
collected shall be placed to the cred
it of the building commission. The
fund thus created is hereby appro
priated for the preparation of plans
and the construction of the wing as
herein provided. The commission is
authorized to tear down the present
east wing of the capltol building and
to use any salvage obtained there
from In the construction of the new
wing and at their option include the
same In the specifications or con
tracts in this act provided for.
Sec. 7. All contracts shall be "in
writing, and shall be signed by the
contractor and the chairman and at
tested by the secretary of the com
mission, with t he seal of the com
mission, which seal the commission
is hereby empowered and directed p
procure. The commission shall re
serve the right to cancel any and all
contracts for good cause shown, in
which event the commission may
make allowances to the contractor in
such sums as it may deem equitable
for labor and material furnished, de
ducting any expense or Iobs occur
ring to the state by reason of the act
of the contractor. The commission
shall secure the best workmen and
materials possible without regard to
location, or residence, but preference
shall be given to residents of Nebras
ka where other considerations are of
equal weight.
Sec. 8. Bonds for the faithful per
formance of their signed obligation
shall be required of all contractors
in such amount and on such condi
tions as the commission shall re
quire.
Sec. 9. All bills, claims and de
n ands aiainst the commission shall
be made in duplicate by the claimant
and shall be audited and approved
by at least four members of the com
mission. Upon the allowance of any
claim, a proper voucher approved by
the chairman and secretary shall be
issued and paid as provided by law.
Sec. 10. No claims shall be allow
ed by the commission unless with the
vote of at least four members. A
complete record shall be kept of the
allowance and vote on each bill, and
all claims shall be given a numerical
number in the order of their filing,
which number shall be preserved on
the statement, and also on the rec
ords of the commission.
Sec. 11. Tbe commission shall, if
plans can be so arranged, provide
fire-proof Bpace in the new wing for
the supreme court library.
Sec. 12 All contract bids for con
struction of the proposed capitol
wing shall be in writing, sealed and
signed and filed with the chairman
of the building commission, and shall
be opened for consideration of same,
at a public meeting of said board,
after the specific time set for all bids
to be in has elapsed.
There is some talk that the Sen
ate may amend the bill to provide
for an entire new capitol building.
The bill Is still in tbe hands of the
Senate Ways and Means committee.
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1 he two rails of a track are used aa
wires for telephoning to moving
trains In the circle is shown the
hoe by which the connection is
made from rail to locomotive.
BETWEEN FAST TRAINS'
i list wM&KsmSt
TELEPHONIC COMMUNICATION IS
MADE AN EASY MATTER.
Spring Colds Are Dangerous
Sudden changes of temperature
and underwear bring spring colds
with stuffed up head, sore throat
and general cold symptoms. A dose
of Dr. King's New Discovery Ib sure
relief, this happy combination of an
tiseptic balsams clears tbe head,
soothes the irritated membranes and
at n... .! have been a lingering
cold is broken up. Don't stop treat
ment when relief Is first felt as a
half cured cold is dangerous. Take
Dr. King's New Discovery till your
cold is gone.
Adv 1
Office supplies at Tbe Herald of
See. Phone 140.
Ralls of the Track Used as Part of the
Conducting Medium Plan Is Sim
ple, Though of Much
Importance.
By means of the moving train tele
phone Invented by A. A. Macfarlanc,
communication between fast moving
trains may now be possible. Com
munication has actually been held be
tween the experimental station and
York city. In this experiment
the raila of the track were used for
part of tho conducting medium.
On a sidetrack near the little town
of Hridesburg. I'u.. experimental work
has been carried on with a steel freight
car. At one end of the section of
track used, a two-volt battery is con
nected; at the other end a signaliug
and telephoning device Ib located be
tween the tracks. The equipment con
sisted of a "pvitte" box and copper
shoes that pick up currents from the
rails. The nature and contents of this
box are not being given out at present
on account of some patents pending.
The Inventor states that what the de
vice accomplishes is made possible,
however, by his furnishing to the cur
rent a path of least resistance. With
out this device, current wot'lt! folK.
the track, run through the wheels and
axles and Jump to the other rail and
produce a short circuit. The current
simply avoids Its natural outlet, fol
lows the track until it reaches the box
and shoes, where It Is picked up and
taken aboard the train.
Telephoning between moving traina
Is but a part of the importance of the
invention. The real object is to pro
duce a signaling system that will bring
the danger and clear signals Into the
cab of the engineer. An automatic
brake has also been added and tested
on an engine. The device will light
colored lights in the cab of the engine,
as well as furnish an automatically op
eratod block for approaching trains.
Into each block current will be fur
nished by batteries along the track.
When a train Is in this block, it will
short circuit the current, so that a
train approaching will bo automatical
ly stopped by the brake device oper
ated in connection with the system.
In the telephone system It will be
necessary to have batteries along tbe
track, and by the use of the shoes and
box device with which the train will
be equipped current will be furnished
it. Then the telephone can be op
erated, and connection can be had
through the main wires along the
track, tbe current being carried out at
the ends of the blocks. By this sys
tem, the Inventor claims a moving
train can be in communictaion with
any telephone In the country. Popu
lar Science Monthly.
GOOD ADVICE FOR CHILDREN
Locomotive Fuel.
W. W. Rlttman of the bureau of
mines In a recent article objects to lo
comotives using petroleum as fuel, be
cause "every day there goes up in
smoke the gasoline of another genera
tion." Wbat would he have the loco
motives burn? If they use coal the
coal of "another generation goes up
In smoke," and the same statement Ib
true if they use wood or coke, or elec
tricity generated at power plants. Per
haps the saving of these other articles
may be as beneficial as the conserva
tion of petroleum. Oil City Derrick.
Money From Scrap Material.
In 1914 the scrap material sold by
the Pennsylvania Railroad company
brought In $2, 167,241 24 or $1,000,000
less than in 1913 Waste paper alone
sold for $19,311, oil barrels for $82.43
and old rubber for $15 222. Locomotives
and wooden passenger cars sold tor
$114,826. Other odds and ends brought
In $181,997. Old wheels, metala and
wrought Iron yielded more than $789,-000.
Definition of Salt.
Rev. Father John Cavanaugh, bead
of Notre Dame, waa discussing with
some friends tbe definition of various
words and tbe difficulty in finding their
synonyms.
"All tills talk reminds me of a
sc hoolboy's definition of salt," said the
priest. "He was asked to define salt.
He pondered a moment and then said:
Salt is something that makes your
potatoes taste funi.y when th r ain't
any on 'en ' "
Effect of Sandstorms Minimized.
The French railroad in the Sahara
has built locomotives and cars special
ly designed for passage through sand
storms to offer a minimum of resist
ance to tbe metal cutting sand.
Observance of Simple Regulations
Will Do Much to Lessen the Long
Chapter of Accidents.
More than a thousand children aa
der fourteen years of age, and more
than fifteen hundred between fourteea
and twenty-one. are killed every year,
and as many more are injured In tit
United States by the following causes:
By using railroad track and yards as
short cuts'' instead of using sidewalks
and streets.
By crawling under or going around
crossing gates that have been low
cred.
By running across tracks ugainsttbe
stop signal of crossing watchmen.
By running across tracks Just after
a train has pussed without waiting te
see if another train Is approaching
on other track.
By standing too close to moving
trains.
By "catching on'' moving trains, cars
or engines to "steal a ride."
By crawling under, climbing be
tween or going over cars that ass
standing across streets or sldewalka.
By playing underneath, on top or
around, cars standing on side tracks.
By boys chasing other boys tn tho
direction of railroad tracks or trains.
By doing something dangerous, be
cause you were "dared" to do It.
These acidents will be avoided II
you will "Stop, Look and Listen" be
fore crossing railroad tracks or yards
and never play around trains or cars.
From the Erie Railroad Employees'
Magazine. .
I
Searchlight 8ignal.
The more I read of railroad acci
dents and the precautions against
them, especially rear-end accidents,
the more am I convinced that my
proposition made in print several years
ago is worth the consideration of rail
road managers, writes a correspondent
of the New York Times. This proposi
tion was that evury train should carry
a searchlight somewhere on top of the
train, with its rays shooting upward
Bitch a liglit. and it need uot be a very
strong one, would always mark the lo
cation of a train, either at rest or la
motion, and could be seen under condi
tions not possible to lights as now
used on a level with trains. At night
and in heavy weather such a light
would be a sure mark always, and even
on clear days it could be seen at a
safe distance, if not as far away as at
night or in foggy weather. The appli
cation would not be difficult, nor would
the cost be great. Engineers discussed
It a little at first, but it was soon
dropped, because, I suppose, there was
not sufficient power behind the Idea
to push it. Maybe before tbe twen
tieth century ends it will be adopted.
Do Without March.
In Mark Twain's epic of boyhood
Tom Sawyer sighs, "Oh, If I could only
die temporarily!" On that convenient
arrangement most of us would elect
to have our temporary deaths fall la
the month of March.
March is neither hay nor erase; It Is
neither fish nor flesh, nor good red her
ring. When it ought to rain it sncwa;
when it ought to snow It freezes; wu?
it ought to freeze it thaws. Where a
road should be is a muddy slough of
despond. Where tbe sky should be Is
a tin-colored sheet of metal, or a hos
tile sector belches sleet and Icy wind,
says Boston Globe. Why not a bill ta
the legislature to abolish it?
Spending It All.
Of Booth Tarklngton the anecdotes
are legion almost as numerous as
they are about O. Henry. It remained,
however, for Jesse Lynch Williams te
tell thia story in connection with his
comment on Tarklngton 's ever ready
repartee:
"After 'The Gentleman From Indi
ana' had made Its hit." he says, "and
Mansfield had put on 'Beaucaire and
that made a hit, I said to him one day,
'Now, I hope you're going to stay la
New York for a while.'
"His reply was a most charming
satire upon himself 'Oh, I'll stay here
till I get It all nicely spent.' "
Was It War or Tennis?
No more can it be said that English
people do uot know that war Is raging
somewhere on tbe continent. Two girls
going to work the other morning dis
cussed the prospect of tennis this year
probably by way of contrast to the
nrr" weather.
There will be no one to play with,
all the men being away,'' said one. The
other acquiesced, and added: "It is
too horrible to think about." We hope
that she referred to the war, and not
to the Adamless stats of the tennis
courts, as her observsiloQ hadtnued.
Lord OB Qlnbe