The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1894-12-03
A Gay ZOE WATER.
such a Scarcity in This County Not Known
Since the Seventies.

Such a Scarcity In This County Not Known
Since the Seventies.
There is almost a water famine in the
county The continued dry weather is
not only injuring the wheat sown early
in the fall, but the running streams and
wells are fast drying up. There is proba-
bly, not a stream in the. county with the
exception of the Kansas river in which
water is running. Many fish are dying
in the pools which remain.
There are only a few wells in each
neigh borhood which are not dry and
these must supply all the people in the
locality Some farmers have to haul
water for house and drinking purposes,
several miles They put several barrels
into a wagon and fill them at a well
which still supplies water and with strict
economy this will last a week. The fol-
lowing week the same thing issrepeated.
Some farmers, fearful lest their only
well Will 20 dry, keep the pump locked
The following sign was recently noticed
on a pump near public road: ~phere
is no water here so keep out" There is
seldom time when pure water is so
hard to get and when people reluct-
antlY dole out drink to the thirsty
traveller. People passing through the
country frequently have difficulty in
securing water for themselves and their
horses.
The scarcity of water in the streams
makes it exceedingly inconvenient for
farmers who have much stock. man
who travelled over the county said:
There is not a single running stream il
the county, Shunganunga IS entirely
dry for the first time in many years.
Mission. Wakarusa and Soldier creeks
still supply water, but it stands in pools
and the leaves which fell into the
streams IN the fall have coIored the
water 50 that it has almost the appear
ance of ink
Still these streams furnish ''stock
water" and farmers living near them
drive their cattle to them every day. In
the vicinity of Mission Center many far
mers have to drive their cattle four or
five miles to the Kansas river for water.
They are driven once every day Men
who have only few head haul wator
for them and thus avoid Iong drive.
OF course there are a few large springs
which still supply water. but they are
exceedingly rare. The people who live
In the city and who only have to turn a
faucet in order to get all she water they
want, can scarcely realize the situation
in the country where the supply is not
inexhaustible.
Old settlers say that there has not been
such a dry season since early in the sew
enties, when the grasshoppers came TO
complete the devastation commenced by
the dry weather If rain does not come
before winter sets in in earnest the scar
city Of water may cause an ehectuai
C0eck 10 cdLLle I6eOlng IN many LOCALITIES
as we'll causing q great deal Of incon-
venience to the farmers
A Remarkable Ach1evemenE In Rail-
road Affairs
Was the running of the Exposition flyer,
the famous twenty hour train between
Chicago and New York, via the Lake
Shore 70 ute. in service during the Worlds
fair. = handsome lithO-water- color OF
this train may be secured by sending ten
cents IN silver to G. K WILDER, Western
Passenger Agent, Chicago
The STATE JOURNALS Want and Mis-
cellaneous columns reach each working
day in the week more than twice as
many Topeka people az can be reached
through any other paper. This il a fact
Read the Wants" Many OF them are
as interesting as news items See If it
is not SO
The Slayton Jubilee Singers is a troupe
Of nine artists. They will sing at Wash
burn College Chapel one night only,
December :.
Call up Phone 153 and have our wagon
cali for your bundle.
TOPEKA STEAM LAUNDRY.