The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1859-08-06
Weather Items.


ced here on yesterday at 5 a. m, continuing
a few brief intervals excepted, until noon
" IND at a. m. was from the south No
high wind-at noon s. E. No drought
here
Galena, lll.-Commenced raining here
Yesterday at D a. m.-stopped at II. Wind
,. Previous drought not severe in this
section of country.
Warren, lll.-Commenced raining at Is
a. m, and continued until ! a m Wind
from south. No drought to injnre any
thing this season.
Peeatonica, nl-Rained in morning early
until noon Wind from S. Z. Drought
not severe.
Belvidere, Ill-Commencedr raining here
yesterday about ! a m.-continued until >
p. m. Wind 5. Z. Previous drought unu-
sually severe.
Beloit Wis-Commenced to rain yester-
day at , o clock a m.-rained about one
hour. Scarcely any wind Previous
drought severe.
Elgin, Ill.-Commenced raining about
$50 Il. IN, and ceased about 1 p. N. Wind
southeast. Drought severe.
Davenport. owa.-COmlnenced raining
about 80 a m, and ceased about noon
Wind southeast. changing to northwest in
the afternoon. No injury to crops by the
previous drought
Rock Island, Ill-Commenced raining
about daylight, and continued with few
intermissions until about 1 pm Wind
from the southeast. The rain was much
needed.
Peru. Ill-Commenccd raining here at
a m. and stopped about ) pm Wind
from east and northeast Drought quite
severe in this vicinity
Morris. lll-Raining here quite fast from
4 IN till t p H. Wind from all points
Of compass in turn during the day Pre-
vious drought felt quite severely.
I Peoria. lll-iieavy rain yesterday
Commenced about 3 Il m, continued till
,. IN. Wind east. Drought was very Sc
we're here, having had no rain for over
four weeks.
Toloro, IU-Showery from southwest
from a. N. TIL ii p. m; but one shower
for six weeks previously.
TiSkilwa. Ill-It commenced raining
here at ) o'clock a III. nI:d raincd till > p.
IN without ceasing Wind and rain from
the northeast. Drought vas severely felt
i'll this vicinity, but 80 material damage
done.
/ Polo. Ill-Commcnccd raining here yes
teIday at -oclock. R&in-d very hard part
of the time stopped about IL Wind
from the southeast.
Palatine. Ill-It ra;ncd yesterday from
: q, IL. unti : p ~. Wind :. i. Drought
/ Pcilin, I--rommonccd raining yestcr.
dry morning. ai.u, daylight, with slight
in,ernission. ui.,I ! r. IN. brought which
has continued ia. CO.. i've weeks has been
very severe.
Monmouth. Il-Comrcucct raining
here yesterday morning about + clock
and rainod hand until about -; it thcn
cleared up Wind :. !. Drought done
no damage.
.Taucsyille Wis.-Severe light showers
Yesterday. between a N. and ) p. M
Wind : T. Drought quite severe
Quincy, Ill--lainod yesterday from a
m. until . p m Wind from the south
Previous drought very severe.
II Louis. Mo- Commenced raining be
tween . and 10 a IN. Rained till - m.
but uot hard Windneariy Drought
NOT very ScVerc.
Camp Point. nL-Commenccd raining
yesterday at } o clock a. m. stopped about
! D.. ~ Wind from the east The first
rain OF any note since July !.
. Decatur. Iu--itained yesterday from
a n. to p IN Has been heavy drought
for ~, okS past
. >rrineA, ID. IH-Commeuced raining
here az ; a n. yesterday. and continued
until = n Wind we-. hy south-we-t-
Previous drought rather severe,
( Danyille, IlL-Raining slowly yesterday
uorniu. about clock Continued near
II all tho forenoon heavy. showers all p.
II. Light southwest wind. Drought had
. been very severe.