Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 144, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 June 1920 — REMINGTON DRIER THAN USUAL THESE DAYS [ARTICLE]

REMINGTON DRIER THAN USUAL THESE DAYS

The town has been “bone dry” a good deal of the time this week, and on short rations the rest of the time, owing to repairs 'being made one the large welt The smaller wells are being used but do not furnish sufficient water to allow of any waste, and a sufficient amount must be kept in the tank for fire protection. The casing of the large well needed replacing and in removing the same a large section of it was lost in the well, as was also the cylinder and Tower valve. After two days* fishing, and with the aid ofMr. Rogers, of Wolcott, and his “fish rods’ .the lost portions were recovered. An Indianapolis expert declared it would be absolutely impossible to remove these portions, but expert, though he may have been, there are others who know their business even better, perhaps, and the tenacity of our people made the seemingly impossible task a possible one. - - No new casing of the right size could be secured in Chicago or Lafayette, and iFred Parker was sent to Indianapolis for it, arriving homo on Wednesday afternoon. The now casing will likely be placed in the Well today. In .the meantime, people are requested to go light on the water, using as little as possible, in order to keep up the supply. J A new well will be drilled, we understand, in the near future, which will relieve the situation somewhat.—Remington Pres.