Show DRY AS SAHARAH it if the saloon element clement led ns as tad bad over the saloons going dry as the citizens ot of brigham felt over the city being dry on monday last then their feelings can be pretty well imagined Imag ineil and sympathized with by everybody in this city sunday evening the water went out of f the ditches according to a prearranged action by james jensen in order that the main canals that supply supply the city ditches with water elgh bo be cleaned out on sunday a break occurred in the city water pipe pip line in the canyon which cut off the feed supply of 0 the reservoir and by monday morning not a drop ot of water could bo be procured from any tap in the city to say that the situ situation aaion was serious would be putting it very mildly it was most dangerous for with a heavy wind blowing and not a drop ot of water in the city a fire could have destroyed thousands ot of dollars worth ot of prope property arty and the citizens would have had to stand by and watch it 11 burn helpless to dispute its onward march accidents will happen and pipe lines wll will wash out and nobody can be blamed but people generally asked the question why was not some announcement no made in the meeting sunday when it was known that tho the water would be out ot of both the ditches and the city pipes on monday the first day ot of the week Is by a time honored custom dedicated to the labor of doing the weekly family washing and scores ot of housewives were lust just in the middle ot of their labor when the water supply gave out and it was perhaps a fortunate circumstance that necessitated the presence of 0 supt bupt in the canyon tor for the women throughout the city were angry enough to scalp him had they been able to g get et their hands on his person As in the days ot of old ot of which we wc read in holy writ people journeyed journey to the wells to fill their urns milk cans wash boilers and any other old thing that would hold water while the thirsty business men and office I 1 people up tip town had to either order up soda pop or Dud budwiser wiser the water came back in the pipe line about three in some parts ol of the city and the irrigating ditches were running ru full by evening fortunately no serious accident resulted from the dry experience but it is a condition that should be repeat out ance once ondein in ta and aind under the cs it looked like somebody had blundered and the city vms tras put to unnecessary risk |