The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1894-08-03
SHRIVELS THE CROPS.
THROUGHOUT THE WEST IN.
TENSE HEAT PREVAILS.
Country scorched by Sun OF Tropics
Fierceness-Mercury Passes the Century
Mark, and I'm Some Cases Goes as High ~
11O-Rain soreiy Needed.
Loss VIII BE Millions.

A hot wind from the south swept all
over Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and 9TH
Or Western States all day Wednesday,
sending the mercury up beyond all
records. in nearly all cases the CEN
fury mark was passed, even on the
conservative governmental signal SER
vice thermometers. Private instru-
ments in some places are reported as
high as 100 in the shade. The heat
lasted all day and into the night. Veg
citation was dried up and the corn crop
In many districts has reached condi-
tion where even rain will not save 1t.
The following reports are CLEANED from
the press dispatches:
ST .Louis-9S degrees In the shade.
Quincy, Ill.-The mercury marked
103 degrees in the shade.
Abingdon, Ill.-The thermometer
registered los degrees in the shade.
Marshalltown, Iowa-The thermom-
eter registered as high as 108 degrees
in the shade.
Omaha-Temperature was los de-
grees in the shade. Great damage will
be done TO crops
Boscobel, visa high, scorching
wind has been blowing here. The corn
in this section is total failure.
New Hampton, Iowa-A hot south
wind blew all day, scorching vegeta-
tion like the blast from q furnace.
Holland, Mich.-Tl Q heat has been
intense here for several days, the Their
mometer registering 100 degrees in
the shade.
Kansas City, Mo.-Intense heat pre-
walls. No rain has fallen for two weeks,
and the corn crop in some places has
been ruined.
Dubuque, Iowa-Wednesda was the
hottest day in the year. 100 degrees in
the shade. Wind, as if from furnace,
blew a gale.
Waterloo, Iowa-Thermometer reg
istered los degrees in the shade. A
terribly hot wind prevailed, doing
much damage to the corn.
Minneapolis, Minn.-The Mississippi
River is at present the lowest here it
has been for many years. Thermome-
ter showed 96.2 degrees.
Bloomington, "Wednesday was
the hottest day of al this unprece-
dentedly warm summer. The mer-
curry stood above 100 most of the day.
Sioux City, Iowa-The thermometer
went up to l07 degrees at the weather
bureau. Hot south winds blew, and
immense damage was done to the corn.
Emporia, Kas.-Not a drop of rain
has fallen here during the last thirty
one days. The result is that the corn
crop in this vicinity is ruined beyond
recovery.
st. Joseph, Mo-The Thermometer
registered TO-. Hot winds blew gale
from the south, whitening the corn and
doing immense damage to vegetables
and other crops.
Yankton, S. D.-For six days the
temperature has been at 100 degrees.
"Wednesday it reg istered 10 degrees.
The hot winds have scorched the grow
ing crops beyond recovery.
Concordia, Kas. At this point the
therm meter reached 104 degrees, the
highest since the United States Sig
nal Office was established here in 1885.
Corn is greatly dam lged.
Hastings, Neb. ITO degrees in the
shade. The high wind prevailing has
completely ruined the prospects for
I'm In central Nebraska ana no
amount of rain would be of any avail
now.
In dependence, Iowa. hot wave
passed over this section, making it the
warmest ever known. The tt ermome-
ter stood 10 degree in the Lhade for
six hours. Crops are materially in
jured.
Des Moines, Iowa-The heat here
Wednesday greatest in ten years ac-
cording to official rec rds. Agricul-
tural Iowa is in deplorable condition.
Many farmers are unable TO find feed
for their cattle as the pastures are all
bare, and for water thew have to drive
them ten and fifteen miles in places to
reach the rivers, as all the wells are
dry. 1t has not rained in many parts
OF the State for six weeks. The corn
crop is almost beyond redemption.