He also told of a spring about a mile or so west of Haigler where the water was piped out to the bank along the side of the highway where people would fill containers for drinking water.
Wash day was always Monday. They would use strong Lye soap and boil the whites, baby clothes and dish towels. The water would be heated in the kitchen on a coal range, which would keep the house swelteringly hot in the summer and cozy in the winter on washdays. They would put a big pot of beans on the back burner and bake potatoes in the oven.
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Many years ago before Haigler got their better water systum, we were in Haigler visiting relatives, My then three year old sister wanted to drink from the water fountain. After a couple sips she steped back and said " Mom, you taste that, there is something wrong with it." we all had a good laugh. We lived on a farm in Colorado and the water was nearly perfict.
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