St. Paul daily globe., 1890-05-21
A DECIDED DAMPNESS
Minnesota and Both the Da-
kotaS Get a Down-Pour
Of Rain.
Huron and Medicine Hat the
CentepS Of the Descend
ing Moisture.
Temperature So Favorable
That One Can Almost Hear
the Crops Grow.
General Roundup Of the News
Of a Day All Over the
Northwest.

Observer Lyons. discussing the
weather predictions yesterday. said:
''The rain OF yesterday is general
throughout Minnesota and the DakotaS.
There are two raiu centers, one of
which is at Medicine Hat and the other
at Huron, s. ID. \ good rain of nearly
half inch fell during the day at
Huron. Fargo and other stations also
report good rains. The downpour Will
probably cease to-day. The weather
is growing warmer. The temperature
at st. Paul last Saturday evening dur
ing the rain was about 80. while at a
corresponding hour last evening it was
&C, or 21 deg. higher. The signal serv-
ice report at s p. N. showed that tile
barometer was above normal from East
ern Illinois eastward over Kentucky,
Ohio and Pennsylvania. From Central
Illinois westwardsto the Rocky mount
aims and northward over North British
America the barometer is below nor
NAL, with we'll defined low pressure
north of Montana. There is also we'll
defined low pressure southward over
Kansas. The temperature and rainfall
are decidedly favorable to vegetation
over all the territory mentioned"
Special to the GLOBE.
WATERFOWL, S. D., May 20.-Rain
has fallen copiously for three days. The
ground is more thoroughly soaked than
it has been for three years at this sea-
son. Reports from neighboring coun-
ties show the rain to have been gen.
eIal. and our people are unanimous that
better times are ahead.
PIPEsToNE. May 2O.-"Crops never
looked better'' is the report that comes
from every section Of this county. Two
days rain the past week has frightened
the prospects, and the farmers are more
jubilant than they have been for several
years. Had it remained dry many acres
of land would not nave been touched.
but, as it is, every acre of broken land
in the county has been seeded. There
is more corn planted in the county than
ever before.
SIAYToN. May 20.-Owing to the
heavy rains of the past two weeks the
crop prospects haze not been brighter
for five years. A larger acreage of corn
has been planted than ever before.
MoNTEvIDEo, May 90 There has
been a steady heavy rain during the
day. which will undoubtedly continue
all night.
HURON, S. D., May 2O.-There was a
heavy rain here and generally over the
state this afternoon. Half an inch of
water fell here in half an hour. The
ground was thoroughly soaked, and
crops are in fine condition.
TRACY, Mimi, May 20.-A steady
rain has been falling here since IL
o'clock to-day, and indications are good
for several hours more. The amount of
good to the crops cannot be estimated,
and farmers are jubiant.
MILBANK, S. D., May 20.-Moderate
rains fell in this vicinity Saturday, Sun
day and Monday, and to-day it has
poured down steadily nearly all day.
Careful inquiry concerning the heavy
wind storm of last week shows that the
damage was upon the average but
slight. Good authorities say that we
can stand it in this vicinity without
more rain until July. Everybody is
feeling very happy over the outl ook.