St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-06-03
The Condition Of Growing
Crops Improved by Heavy
Precipitation.
Long-Suffering Farmers Are
Banking on a Bountiful
Harvest.
Manitobans Expect to Garner
Twenty Million Bushels
of Wheat.
Secretary Noble Details a
Subordinate to Head OF
Land Grabbers.

Special to the Globe.
PIERRE, s. D., June "A heavy rain
Las been falling in this section for
twenty-four hours continuously, and it
is still raining, accompanied by heavy
thunder. Travellers arrived from reser-
yation lands to-day. and report all
creeks running into Bad river swollen
by rains and almost ippaSSable.
JAMESTOWN, n. D., June 2.-There
was heavy rainstorm last night, dur
ing which precipitation of an inch and
three-quarters occurred. The rain
spread over the entire James river val
ley, and most of the state.
Browns VALLEY, Minn., June q
The heaviest rain of the season fell
upon this part of the state last night,
sweeping eastward in belt estimated
to be not less than sixty miles wide.
The fall was from two to three inches.
All over people are rejoicing.
HURON, S. D., June q At the
United States signal Office the re-
ports received from all parts of the
State this afternoon indicate that last
nights storm extended over nearly the
entire state. The wind was severe and
the rainfall from one-half to three-quar-
ters of an inch. No damage from wind
has been reported.
BIGSToNEsCITY, S. d., Junej2.-This
morning a soaking rain set in, which
continued for several hours. Two
inches of rain fell, and it went right
home to mother earth. This was a bet
ter rain than has been experienced here
for years. 1t kept Oh steady for six
hours, and there are no grumblers
among the farmers.
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RAIN fell for twentY-four hours. The
crop outlook has changed wonderfully.
The prospects are now favorable, and
the general impression among farmers
is that there will be a good yield.
CARRINGTON, n, D., June 2.-Three
inches of rain has fallen here, and all
doubts concerning the safety of the
crop is removed. Everybody is happy.
MINNEWAUKAN, n. D., June 1.-Two
inches of rain fell here yesterday. 1t
was general over the county, and crops
cannot possibly suffer from lack of
moisture for some weeks.
STEELE, N. D., June 2.-Heavy rain
fell here for several hours.
Fort ToTTEN, n. D., June 2.-Rain
fell 1.04 inches here. This insures 10000
bushels of wheat on this reservation.
FARGO, n. D., June 2.-Dispatches to
the Argus indicate the HedVleSG rainfall
IN eight years in the surrounding coun-
try. particularly the Red river valley.
Petersburg, n. D., reports that five
inches of water fell in five hours. The
storm passed about thr miles west Of
Fargo. Considerable hail fell, but no
damage is reported.
ABERDEEN, S. D., June 2.-The last
fear of a crop failure disappeared in
most localities of Central Dakota with
the fall of nearly one inch of rain last
night. A thunder storm was followed
by heavy, quiet rain, lasting several
hours. 1t was very warm to-day, with
prospects of more rain.
DEVILS LAKE, N. D., June "A
heavy rain fell all day, raising the
hopes of every one. The prospects are
excellent at this time for the largest and
best crop on record.
MILNoR, N. D., June Three-quar-
terS of an inch of rain fell here last
night The hopes of the farmers and
business men have revived. 1t is the
first good rain this season. The weather
is warm and cloudy.