The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-09
"A WATER FAMINE
Towns of Southeastern Kansas
Suffer More Than Others.
Plough River Beds and Drain
Ponds for Supply.
H0DGEMAN GO. STOCK SUFFER
Farmer Shoots COIts-COuldn't
Give Away-Had No Supply.
Many Towns Solve Problem by
Drilling Deep Wells.
HODGEMAN co. STOCK SUFFER

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its water from wells more than 1900
| feet in depth, Pittsburg is certain
| about its water supply but the condi-
tions in the surrounding country are
| becoming alarming. Creeks and ponds
have dried up, wells are low and cfs-
| terms have been emptied. Several of
| the smaller mines in the district which
have obtained water for engine boil
| ers from ponds are hauling water
| from deep well shafts. The expense
however, probably will cause most of
them to shut down. Farmers in vari-
Gus parts of Crawford county are
hauling water from deep wells. In the
| southwest the Neosho river is furnish
ing the supply.
Costs Stockmen Much Money
Wichita, Kan, Aug. "a tempera-
ture today of SO against 101 for Fri
day morning and predictions for show
ers tonight tend somewhat to relieve
the tenseness caused by the long
drouth. Rivers and creeks are dry and
camping parties are returning to the
city. In Butler county, cattle are
being driven long distances to water
. One stock raiser estimates that the
orouth IS costing him $1,000 a day.
The last rain worth while in this sec
ton was one inch April z. The tenn
perature has reached 100 degrees more
days the present August than in the
same month any other year.
Winfield Not Suffering.
Winfield, Kan, Aug. g.-"Our water
supply would have given out a month
ago." said Jack WelfeIt, superintend-
ent of the municipal plant, "if it had
not been for the dam at the Baden
mill 1t has held the water back, pre-
venting it from coming on down
stream and running over the gravel
bars to the south of our intake pipe
The engineers at the mill let the water
through as we need it. That's the
method that's kept Winfield well sup
piled with water this summer"
Enough water was let through to
raise the pool at the municipal plant a
foot To facilitate matters further, the
bed OF the river VIII be dredged out
below the mill to allow the partial
draining of two pools there. Both of
these are situated to the west of the
Santa Fe bridge.
Can't Give Stock Away.
Jetmore, Kan, Aug. 9.-The farm
of their crops and are out of water and
unable to care for their cattle. They
have lost almost everything and are
leaving their farms.
The heat has ruined the crops and
the drouth has brought about a scar
city of water and without either feed |
or water the farmers are selling their |
cattle at whatever price they will |
bring and are leaving the country.
One man was obliged to shoot a |
couple OF young colts which he owned /
because he could not dispose of them. |
No one would even accept them as |
a gift as they had no feed or water.
Burlington Water Unhealthy.
Burlington. Aug. 9.-Mayor Groes-
beck has warned the people that the
city water is absolutely unsafe to drink
at this time until after it has been
boiled A recent test shows that the
water is very bad. A recent test also
shows that practically all of the well
water, not only in town, but from wells
on farms, is bad The long continued
drouth has put nearly all of the drink
ing water to the bad and boiling is
necessary. Typhoid fever and ether
dangerous diseases are liable to result
unless the water is boiled.
Chanute Has Plenty.
Chanute, Aug 9-The mayor has or
1ered Central Park flooded with city
water to save the trees from dying,
The dry weather having started leaves
20 turning yellow. Imagine how the
court house park here would look if
I had been flooded two or three
times in the past sex weeksI Its YER
liant charm would bring it wider fame
han it won as a place where foolish
Missouri brides can be abducted with
,ut effort by the first talk male VINO I
appears
Sedgwick County Suffering. {
Wichita, Aug "a shortage of water
Rock Island and Santa Fe railroads 7
several wells have gone dry.
To offset this inconvenience where
.ver practical these roads are build
ng pipe lines to nearest streams. Many
# the smaller streams in Kansas are i
Trying up. At Florence. Kan, the
river went dry while the
santa Fe was building a pipe line TO i
On the Santa Fe wells at Little River.
Rice county; Peabody, Harvey county, .
Iarion county. are dry. Rock Island q
nginemen have been urged to econo- I
nize on water.
c!orth OF Kechi the motor car has be- I
ONE the official water wagon. Wells 9
n several farms have gone dry. The 7
arm which has a large well in working 7
rider is the mecca for a motor car I
arade not on the regular program. i
Near Famine at Ottawa. 5
Ottawa. Kan, Aug. 9.-The water
ituation in Ottawa has not yet grown
0 be very alarming There is still
nough water in the two pools in the
iver to feed the intake pipe for a '
7eek and probably longer with careful ?
Sc of water by the consumers in the Y
ity. There is not yet a water famine
2 Ottawa II
The water and light department t
ave given out an optimistic report, t
liant should be careful and help con- n
erve the water supply as much as
ossible.
SaIina Using Deep Wells
Sa1ina, Kan, Aug. 9.-'There is no h
anger of a water famine in Salina,'' Il
aid superintendent John H Bell of a
le SaIina Waterworks company. I'VE "