Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1914-12-24
ELECTRIC LIGHTS
OFF AND. WATER
TROUBLING
9ia
-.Anv COLD ooEAP CAUSING
rrouB1B 20 lIGzfT AND
WATER Uo1RS.
USERS BADLY EFFECTED
Farmers Out on Prairie Having Trouble
with Water Proposition as Ponds
Are Frozen to Bottoms.

The people of Grangeville are GER
tsinly having their troubles for the
mast few weeks and as to the light
imposition all of the users of juice on
the prairie and neighboring sections are
affected. First, the continued cold
weather caused the electric light people
III kinds Of trouble, on account of ice
which necessitated shutting down the
plant the greater part Of last week and
this to repair, the injuries done by ice.
Then, as if the light proposition was
lot enough, the water users began to
haye real grief.
Last Friday the water in the reser-
voir began to fall rapidly and it was
discovered that none was coming in
and all was going out. About six
o'clock Of that day the spigots would
run only weak stream in the lower
parts of town but elsewhere the only
way to quench your thirst was to MUNICH
mowballs, and there was no snow. The
trouble was found to be above the
reservoir at the head of the supply it
being stated that the spring had frozen
up. Six men were Immediately put on
the job and they worked all of Friday
night and as result water was OBJ
tainaBle in most of the lower parts Of
town the next morning.
In the higher outlying districts aqua
pura was still not available, and to
make matters worse when the whole
pressure was again on Sunday and Mon
day large number found that they
could not get water, the mains being
frozen. Workmen armed with picks and
shovels have been busily engaged ever
since trying to locate the trouble. but
with small success as yet. These old
galvanized buckets have again become
popular.in the sense of utility, and the
water wagon may next be expected.
The trouble is pretty general with
everybody affected. With the electric
current off, the ordinary man could get
along with Rockefeller's s mortgage lift
En- the kerosene lamp, but users of the
juice for power purposes were hard hit
Tor motive power. So it was that last
thursday afternoon the Fro. Press with
torms on the press was ready to print
Rt no juice was available. When it
old come on about II o'clock Satu- lay
night the job Of printing the paper vas
soon completed. This weeks issue is
oreyely on the way at the present but
+" as like plastering a house with jack
knife.
As for the picture show times have
oeen exceedingly hard and the pictures
.ed to 60 back unseen by the movie
1aas. The rest Of the power dsefs join.
"a the waiting, hopeful fhroag, and
Manager Bayles Of the 1Electric Light
= Power Company was not the least OF
me pestered, for although he did and ID
DONG everything his power to give the
.own light and water, his troubles were
increased by the anxious inquiries Of
~nen' on when, viii the light be on.
onusally cold weather has not been
'ne cause Of the trouble for the ther
~0meser has been ranging little above
ne zero mark most Of the time, but the
.seady cold with no moderation has done
@Ae work. The weather il getting some
n.,der at present and it is hoped VIZ
"in not be bothered quite 10 much. Out
On the prairie the farmers are also af
.sc'ed, and ponds are frozen deep, only
'no deepest furnishing water, and ths
pioposlton Of watering stock has begur
" get serious for those who have n.
sehs to furnish water othef than fol
. domestic purposes.
.he cold wave has effected the Who'll,
Snl'ed States and dispatches from near
every section indicate intense COLI
.a Dig snow fall to increase the suf
,e'ns and Inconvenience caused there
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