Culver AND ITS FLOWING WELL  

The town was decided to utilize the spring which broke through the surface of the street at the depot last week by piping it to a point east of the Wolford building and constructing a cement watering trough for public use.

The water is like that which flows from the artesian wells along the lake shore, slightly impregnated with iron. - May 27, 1909

---

A Lost Spring

The town board, after mature reflection, and considering all the circumstances in the case, has conculded not to erect that watering trought at the depot to utilize the water from the spring in the road

The members unanimously agree that a watering trough for the accommodation of the public would be a fine thing, but a condition has arisen which interferes with the project

This condition is that the spring has stopped springing - it has sprung its last sprung.

In sad truth, the "spring" is no spring at all, but just an ordinary breask in an old and forgotten pipe leading from the railroad water tanke to the former Colonnade hotel which was burned down some years ago.

Some one with a memory for such things suggested the explanation, and when the water was shut off at the tank from the main which leads to Station Agent Lenon's house - and with which the old pipe to the Colonnade Connected - the spring went out of buisness nary a Gurgle

When the water was turned on, the spring again spouted merrily.

Thus the spring proved to be a veritable "water haul". - June 3 1909

Culver AND ITS FLOWING WELL

LOCAL MAN HAS GOOD, JOKE ON NATIVES OF THE TOWN.

WATER BUBBLED IN ROAD

Natives Thought It Flowing Well and Drank Water for Medicinal Purposes —

Came from Abandoned Water Main.

Fred Carl, residing at No. 1018 Linden avenue, this city. Inspector of pumping stations on the Vandalia, put an end to the dreams of the city fathers of Culver and caused hundreds of citizens and cottagers about Lake Maxinkuckee to hid themselves to the woodshed, and there proceed to kick themselves.

There is now much disappointment and chagrin in Culver , and the city council has rescinded the contract which it had let for a fine new drinking fountain.

Anyone who says "flowing well" in Culver is In danger of being murdered, and the least punishment is a ducking In the cold waters of Lake Maxlnkuckee.

Sometime ago, without warning; of any kind, water burst up from the middle of the town's main street. It came up with a, strong flow and gurgled and sparkled In the bright sunlight. The stream attracted attention and when the flow did not cease, the people became convinced that a wonderful flowing well had been discovered.

Someone drained a cup of the water and smacked his lips. Others drank and one and all pronounced it water of the finest artesian, kind, Several physicians began recommending it to patients, and a company, was about to be launched to bottle and sell it.

But at this point the city fathers of Culver stepped in and stated that as the well had burst out in the middle of the street, It belonged to the town. A contract was immediately let for a handsome drinking fountain and the people were rejoicing in the fact that the water was to be free to all, when Fred Carl, of Logansport, dropped into town. He was invited flown to see the great medicinal flowing well. He went and while the town people crowded about and extolled the curative, powers of the water, he had a sudden hunch.

"Flowing well, nothlng!" he ejaculated after taking a sight up the street. If I'm not mistaken a leak has sprung in the old water main which leads from the railroad tank down to where the old Colonade hotel stood before being burned, down.

And investigation proved this to be true. - Logansport Reporter June 4, 1909

STRANGE WELL "DRY"
GOOD LAUGH ON CULVER

Flow of Aqua Pura Came From a Leaking Railroad Water Tank.

Logansport, Ind., June 5. - For several weeks Culver citizens and cottagers at Lake Maxinkuckee have been drinking water that gushed up from the middle of the main street.

It was said to be rich in medicinal prop: erties and two physicians there prescribed it for their patients. Those who drank it were getting fat, and two Culver citizens made plans to organize a company, bottle the water and place it on the market.

But the town council and insisted that the well belonged the city, as it was in the middle of the main street. It informed the water company promoters to keep their hands off, and a contract for a fine drinking fountain wash entered into with a Chicago concern.

The coming of Fred Carl of Logansport, inspector of water tanks for the Vandalia railroad, caused the town council to rescind its contract; it caused the water company promoters to look foolish; the doctors who advised their patients to drink the water are busy making excuses, and the hundreds of citizens and cottagers who drank the water are holding meetings in the woodshed, where they are trying to perform wonderful acrobatic feats in kicking themselves.

Carl was invited down to see the flowing well the moment he got in town.

A crowd stood about and told of the water's great curative powers. Carl was asked to drink.

But instead he glanced up the street and then looked at the railroad water tank, which could be seen In the distance.

"Drink, nothing!" he ejaculated. "There's no flowing well. That's a leak the old water main that runs from the Vandalia railroad tank to the site of the Colonnade hotel, which was burned down several yeurs ago."

And investigation proved this to be true. -- Star Press Muncie, Indiana Jun 6, 1909