The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-08-21
Saltwater News.

There was an excited populace in Still
water yesterday, all because the Stillwa-
ter Water company had turned MchuSlck
lake water into the water mains IN the
residence district in place of the spring
water that had been furnished for many
years. Supt Harrison. of the water
company, said Monday that the water
company anticipated a shortage of spring
water provided H. 9. Farmer succeeded
in connecting the spring on his property
with a sewer which he is now building
and in that event 1t would become neceS-
sary for the water company to pump
McKuSick lake water into the reservoirs
and mains. He made arrangements to
start the pump near McKuSlck lake at
once. but no one for a moment suspect
ed that lake water would be found in the
mains yesterday morning. The pumps
kept going all night, and there was no
spring water in sight except few drops
that had been left in mains that had not
been tapped. Citizens became excited
when the situation became known, and
they gathered on street corners to con-
denim the water company and Mr.. Far
mer, not knowing upon whom to place
the actual blame. They insisted that q
terrible stencil arose from the McKusick
lake water, and that 1T was not fit for
culinary purposes, to saw nothing of it's
and restraining orders could be heard on
all corners, and officers of the board of
health were waiting to act on the state
ment that the lake water Is not whole
some. Suggestions were made that sam
pies of the water be sent to the state
board of health for analysis, and also
that a board of health expert be sent
here to view the lake from which the
water supply is taken.
Supt Harrison when seen by a G o b e
correspondent, said that the water com
pany did not intend to continue pumping
the water, as long as there is enough
spring water, and that the spring water
pumps had again been started. He said:
We started the pumps TO see If every
thing was all right, and we found an
air leak and were compelled to pump
much longer than we expected. We
found the leak and repaired it, and are
now satisfied that everything is all right
at the pumping station, provided it be-
comes necessary for US to resort to lake
water"
The cause of the contention is the fact
that II. c. Farmer some time ago re-
ceived permission from the city council
to connect his spring, adjoining that of
the water company, with a main leading
to his stable, and he now has a force
of men at work laying a ten-nch sewer
pipe to the main sewer, through which
he can run up nearly all the spring water
into the lake if he so chooses. It is vir-
tUally fight between Mr.. Farmer and
the water company, and by reason Of the
use or lake water citizens are COM
PEELED to bear the brunt Of the burden.
Erick Makey, who a few weeks ago
killed a Finlander in a quarrel at Sand
stone, Mimi, is 20 be defended by Hon.
brother-in-law came here Monday to Wis
1t Makey, who is confined in the Wash
ington county jail for safekeeping, and
while here retained Mr.. Nethaway
John Meyers and John Burdaghs We're
in the municipal court yesterday charged
with breach of the peace. Myers has
been boarding at the home of Burdaghs,
but he became unbearable and Burdaghs
ordered him out. He refused to go and
Burdaghs deliberately threw him out.
The hearing will occur this morning.
The boom shut down yesterday and
will remain closed until tomorrow morn
ing owing to low water. The water in
the lake registers about two feet and
tve-tenths above low-water mark
The residence of Adolph Drechsler was
totally destroyed by fire last night. the
less amounting to SLIGO; was insured for
$500; Fire supposedly caused by lamp ex-
The city council at it's meeting last
evening adopted the report instructing
the ordinance committee to prepare an or
dinance granting the Saltwater Water
works company hydrant rental of $50 per
year for each hydrant. This will prob
ably not be accepted by the company,
and litigation is almost sure to follow.