Salt Lake Telegram | 1911-08-22 | Page 6 | Water Fight at Pocatello Almost Results in Tragedy

WATER FIGHT AT FCCATELLO AU1T 'BailS Ll TRAGEDY MCATTLtO, Ida, Aug. 22. D . ..... fan's ef court order and aa attempt to shoot the officer commissioned to sarr it. brought to a climax Monday the feslisg (hat has beea running high thrasffheul the summer ever the alleged nga-handed methoda of the Poaatelle Water company against tha consumers; and ths nst results of fhs storming of the company's reservoir lets yesterdsy srs the srrjsl of Superintendent Winter Win-ter aad six other employees of the company, the enforcement of ss Injunction In-junction restraining; the water compear from further Interference with the city's wsttr supply and th proposed temporary aassessina by tha slty government gov-ernment of tha water company's system, sys-tem, O attempting to serv th court's Injunction In-junction si tha reservoir Deputy Hienff James Frsnels wss fired upon by Himrriatradent Winter, This so Incensed In-censed tht lesding eitixens of the community, com-munity, that they orgsniaed aa armed prnse and mart-bed 1,ju strong to th water compsnr's plant. Here they sr-rented sr-rented the drfendera of the reservoir, wlin offered but feeble resistance. Vester.lay's conflict followed ths Is-susncs Is-susncs of a restraining order by Judge loidr st his summer borne os Bear lake Isst Friday, when It wss represented represent-ed Hint the citv was prsetirslly without with-out fire protection end thst ths Water rompanv had arbitrarily shut down the citv a water supply. Ths citv, in prsvlng for the Injunction Injunc-tion srmnat the water eomnasv, set f"rrs that oniwrlntandent . Winter was mentallr irrsMMineible and urged Judve to name a receiver. This ths court refused to do, but agreed to grant an injunction. Tbe company is seeking seek-ing permission from th city to iastall I ' e meter sytem. The Forateilo Water company Is owned by J. K. Morrav of Butte, Mont., a millionaire banker, and ita affairs are managed bv Captain Ueorge Winter, S pruiuiuent bvdraulie enirineer.