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Show 98 book down until it was finished. As he closed the cover on the last page he jumped up, looked at the clock and said. "Damn it to Hell. Damn such a book! " and strode out. I don't know whether this might have had an influence on his own water project or not, but he was the force behind getting culinary water piped into Joseph. Up to then we had wells. We got our water from Jackman's well, a windlass, as opposed to the pulley wells most people had. Going to Jackmans after water seemed to fall to my lot most of the time. I find in comparing notes, that each child in the family has this opinion about his own activities. At any rate, it was a hard job to keep such a big family supplied with water. I sometimes felt my insides were being pulled out of place, or that my thin arms might be yanked out of their sockets. You had to watch out, or the bucket nearly to the top of the well might get away and send the windlass handle whizzing around to conk you on the head. The Utah Farmer had educational articles showing how seepage from corrals might pollute well-water. Then Papa ran for Mayor of Joseph for the express purpose of piping water into town. With him on the ticket were Walt Hyatt and John Parker, Republicans. Jim Peterson was the Democratic candidate, with Papa's ancient enemy, Bob Ross, also opposing the project. Jim would have outdone William Jennings Bryan in oratory, and claimed that piped water would make the women and children lazy, since they would have nothing to do. The women and children were |
