Show the water thief is 15 more in evidence this year than usual the shortage of water and the resulting disaster to the crop baues some men to forget that their neighbors reigh bors bots crops are in the same condition we came across a man of this class last week and while he be acknowledged his guilt pleaded in self defense that his home was mortgaged and he could not af a fold foid to lose his crop the water is a serious matter to make farmers in utah and if the present shortage will teach the farmers the necessity of cr economizing and proper utilization and retention of the mos iture it will serve a valuable purpose deseret farmer |