The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1879-05-21
THE LATE RAINS.
CAEERFULa VIEW FROM ILL
- 4~isP4RTS OF THE STATE.
No More Fear of Drouth in Minnesota
The Farmers Can Laugh and Grow Fat
One General Universal Report That Crops
are Looking Splendidly. AsfEf


The Farmers Can Laugh and Grow Fat
One General Universal Report That Crops
are Looking splendidly. .AEfFf
The late rains have put new phase on the
crop outlook, and the. following rain com pen
dunn from our State exchanges gives cteer-
full view of crop prospects:
Janesville Aryus: Plenty of wet now.
Chatfeld Times: Plenty of rain at last.
sWorthington Advonce: The rain has come.
Wright County Times: Plenty of rain now.
Chaskas Herald: Heavy rain during the
week.
Swift County advocate: Rain in plenty,
Taylors Falls Journal: Big water. Rain.
rain, rain. '-5ssl e tE5aEt.
Wykoff Weekly: The rain was worth millions
Lake City Leader; Rain enough to suit the
6riest mortal. .-..--.-.~
Sioux Falls Transcript: Abundant showers
have lately fallen.
Duluth Ne,cs: And row we are getting more
Hsln than we want. .yEfai:.gF- - =
Dodge County Republican, May 4: Another
Morris Tribune: Crops are looking finely
6snce the recent rains.
Glencoe Register: Mud real mud, for the
trst time in nearly year. -
Zumbrota independent: The street sprinkler
is having rest while it rains. r-.'.
Redwood Gazette: The county has just en-
joyed series of splendid rains.
New Ulm Revie,p, May H.: For week past
1t has rained more or less every day.
Goodhue County Republicans: The rains have
water in ho
Albert Lea Standard, May 15: It has trained
like hail' all over the county this week.
Hastings Union: The rains of the past week
have been a God-send to the growisg crops
Delano Edfge: The late rains have caused
considerablerise in the water in Grew river.
Shakopee dTgus: The river is rising rapidly.
1t is now higher than it has been for two wears,
Carver Free Press: The late rain storm took
away the bridge and dam at B. Hertzs brewery.
Herman Herald: Ten days of almost con-
tlnuous rain has given the ground a coed soak
ing.
Albert Lea Enterprise: The late heavy rains
have raised the water in Fountain lake over
foot. IL
Elk River Stasr: The heavy rains this week
settled the fate of the logs and now thew nust
come. - - = = =
Anoka Uxiora:: The late heavy rains, cans ed
the trees and grass to put on fine coat of
green.
Wells 4duoeate:: The rain Saturday night ex-
tended the whole length of the Southern Min
nesOta. -
river at this place has risen about foot since
Saturday.
LIE Sueur Sentinel. May Is: Another food of
rain fell here on Monday evening and during
the night. ',s.ss1- -
Breckenridge Red River) Press, May Is: Ere
quent showers on Saturday, Sunday and Mon
better over the prosr ects of good wheat crop
since the rain.
+ Rice County, Jonsnal: On account of our
recent rains the streets and county roads are
somewhat muddy.
Sank Center Herald: The way the rains the
past week have made all kinds of veeetstion
grow is marvellous. e
Todd County Arg4s: The Long Prairie river
il bank full now, and will continue to rise for
thirty-six hours yet. - - =. - 8Se
St. Cloud Jou,,sal-Py Press: The MISS, siuoi
rlver has attained a rise of two feet since the
late rains at this point.
st. Charles Times: During the past week
the rain fall has been amply sufficient for the
needs of the growing crops.
Granite Falls journal, May Is: The heavy
rains of Friday and Saturday raised the river
about two feet at this place.
Austin TRANSCRIPTS: Thunder, lightning wind
and delightful showers have been quite. fire.
quent through the past week. SE
Meeker County Tribune: No more complaint
on account of q deficiency of rain. We have
had enough to last for a while.
Owatonna Press. The heavy rains of last
Saturday and Sunday have very much improv-
ed the appearance of the crops.
Hastings Gazctte:- We have been receiving
our April showers this month. There is plenty
of water IN the Vermillion river now.
Jordan advocate: The delightful warm show
ers of the past week have had q magical effect
upon vegetation. There's millions init!
Dodge Center Press: These showers We
have glad feeling and q thankful heart for
such nice weather and crop prospects as We
have. ggr --- go
fWorthington Jeaynal: Rain on the root and
in the fields. Tubs, barrels and cistesus not
neglected. Mobiles county all right and people
happy. szs@ - -
heavy fall OF rain here the frst Of tho week,
doing million dollars. worth of good, more
or lese. 5Ss~sS -
Litchfeld Eecs-L Ledger: The ledger cried
Rain! OH. rain! oh! rain! my LoDdr' week be-
fore last, and We guess our prayer has been
answered.
Red Wing Argus, May Is: The rains Of las
Friday, Saturday and Monday have given the
crops the moisture of which they stood so
much in need. - gsesFe
St.. Charles Union, May IA: H. glorious
rains of 1hursday and Friday nights delighted
the hearts Of the farmers, also the gardeners
also everybody.
MeIeed County Enterprise, May Il: There
was . slight fall Of hail here Last Saturday, but
no damage done. There is lot of water in
Buffalo crock nov. 81
F>1ibault Democrat: The late rains, though
not 40 copious "a desired, have done an i,n-
mense amount of good and have rescued the
wheat crop from ruin.
Rnshford Star, May Is: The rain Of last
Friday night was sufficient to satisfy the
parched earth for some days at slesst. It came
down ic sheets, 30 to speak, and thus contin-
ned nearly all night.
Alexandria Post: The total rainfall is about
Eve inches. The lakes are full, streams are
flowing, and wells and springs and mills and
mill-sites are booming. EsHE
\ Cambride, Isanti county, Press The heavy
rains Of late have caused grand panic among
the lumbernen, and they are rushing men up
ON tho drives by the carload.
Cannon Falls Beacon: The rivers at this place
have been considerably swelled by the late
rains, and now our millers will have water
power for some time to come.
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