| Show why ML was arrested A dignified DEPUTY A complete explanation 0 the situation by simon P jr the readers 0 ane ENQUIRER have noticed that cott had mr eggertson Ep gertson sen arrested ast 1st for placing obstructions in a ditch causing the street to be hooded and 2nd for diverting the water contrary to the fact are these about two or three yeara ago sir scott flooded from three to five acrea of mr Egert sons land a number of times on account of a dispute as to whore a certain fence should bo this fence had been rut there by whipple kept there by ed carter and when Egerts boigot the land the fence had stood there some ten years mr scott claimed tho fence to be on his land but at tasa same time refused to help pay for haying the sauie surveyed he believed and said he was as well able to say where the line should be as alie surveyor mr eggertson Egger did not believe such nonsense ice result was mi scott endeavored to whip him into his ideas by abuse and flooding mr ep gertson should have sued him for demaires da maires but allowed the matter to go to arbitration A year ago mr eggertson Ege ertson who is sixty five years of age employed a man to water his alfalfa land handed him a water certificate 10 water by the man commenced watering at ia D m and continued all night in the morning a dispute arose between this man and the owner of the adjoining land each one declared he was entitled to the water according to this neighbor marched after deputy scott and asked him co settle the dispute now this deput ys dignity must not be lowered especially whom he had promised to have arrested if ho should ever have an opportunity mr eggertson without knowing about the dispute was arrested and adrai lined before justice noon witnesses were p orn and questioned and certificates 18 deuced the justice finding the certificates called for alie water at alie same time dismissed the case thia was a blow to the officious deputy but he lived until baat friday july loach without trying to redeem himself now eggerth on had cut some peach limbs which were leaning far over the ditch from frank side no one could pass tho ditch on either side the wheat owned could not well be watered without removing alie pach limbs which were also damaging ahe grain the limbs were cut and care tully laid along the ditch bank and in some places where the ditch biad bri come about six feet wide instead of two the limbs were fastened against the side to prevent further cashine wa shine during the nigh after eight a flood came in that ditch or ame malicious spirit caused a portion of that bruah to swim down the ditch and ledga in i certain place the result was wheat where it bad been watered was flooded and damaged ho street was alfio watered some but no damage otherwise the water jumped at this opportunity to swear out a complaint for Es gertsons arrest the justice however anly saw fit to ask that the cost ba paid by the defendant I 1 would only ake this to mean innocense in second caso mr eggertson had nine acres of cheit to water ewas eo little water in alie that only a small portion of the wheat could be watered in his time lie arranged with his neighbors to use their water right it happened however that one person alio should have had the water a few hours was but before the knew it mr eggertson EgHert son had seen the person twice and made everything satisfactory mr scott had considerable trouble isi managing this case no one was injured ard ar d no one would coia ulain so mr wa 1 acaster determined again to swear ont a complaint and have the city prosecute prose cut further while mr eggertson was g the water of others by arrangement fir which lie has written authority mr scott tears up his dam and says men have EO right to allow others to uffe their water this case will soon come up other gatei masters have found mr eggertson gertson Ee ready and willing to comply regulations pay taxes and help in making other ways to improve and build up the irrigating system as well as make other improvements in conclusion I 1 would aay such masters of water are a menace to the community and the sooner they vacate the office the better for the people wisdom would dictate better and less malicious officers of the law S P JB |
