Round-Up | 1897-11-27 | Page 2 | Water Supply Falls in a Kansas Town

water supply falls falla ina in a kansas ton town n fort scott kan nov kov 22 save for one or two artesian wells this city le is without water the continued efforts of twenty men who for two days and nights have been dynamiting the mar maton river bed for water to supply the city have failed and last night the water companas comp anys pump house began drawing wind and the entire city supply was shut off this condition is unprecedented and unless the men w who he are still at work with dynamite and powder can bring water down from four miles above in a short timo time many mills and factories will be forced tc shut shutdown down the rainfalls rain falls for the past month or so have been too light to af ford relief owners of the artesian wells are selling their water and at al the shutdown shut down of the pumping works raised the price the poor class are fering tuf