The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-27
WEATHER AND CROPS.
GOOD RAINS FELL IN SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST TEXAS.
Put n Good season in the Ground.
Moisture Was Bnd1y Needed
in Dee County.

Beevllle Bee County, Texas. October 26.
All day yesterday gale amounting al
most TO hurricane blew at this pace.
The air was filed with flying sand and
life made miserable for everyone not
housed mp. Last night showers OF rain
began falling and continued until o'clock
this morning, when a good rain fell IT
was badly needed for grass and fall forage
CROPS The wind is from the south and
southeast. and prospects for more rain
are good.
Welmar Colorado County. Texas. octp-
Der 26.-Rain has been falling here In
torrents for more than two hours past.
and the indications are that It will con
tinue. The water courses are filling up
rapidly aud 1t looks asthough the drouth
| Is now broken for am indefinite time.
There Is very little cotton In the fields
TO damage. and the corn and other pro-
duce are all housed and safe from the
weather.
Rosenberg, Fort Bend County. Texas,
October GA fine rain fell here today,
which was needed badly for stock water.
The people OF Rosenberg were very much
surprised to see report from Richmond
that the storm had damaged Rosenberg
s25G0 or $4,000. Those In a position to
know claim that the damage Will not ex-
coed 5000.
|
tober 26--Up to the close OF business
hours yesterday ZIG bales OF cotton had
been marketed at this place, and the far
mers have been, for the past week, holding
back their cotton for better prices. Pick
Ing Is about near done, and future re-
ceipts will be very light.
| Rock Island. Colorado County, Texas.
! October 26.---A pretty heavy rain OF about
an hours duration fell here soon after
~ ,tr.A oh ftpu tt,iA
the north. Although the growing crops
were not needing it, 1t Will make stock
water plentiful and help fall gardens
some.
Cuero, Dewitt County, Texas, October
| 26.--Tbis section was again visited by
very hard rain this morning. This puts
about the best season in the ground for
over year. While It is too late for
crops II is fine for grass. and will put
ground in good shape for breaking.
| Sealy, Austin County, Texas, October
| 26.--The first good rain this section has
had In over three months fell here this
afternoon. II began raining at noon and
continued for six hours The ponds. tanis
and creeks are all full for the first time
since early last spring.
| LAGRANGE, Fayette County. Texas, Octo-
Der ga heavy rain fell here this morn
| Ing. beginning at o'clock and lasting for
three hours, which will be a great benefit
to grass and furnish much needed stock
water in this section A norther is blow
| Ing this afternoon.
| Hearne, Robertson County, Texas. Oc-
tober GA heavy rain began falling here
at $50 this morning. and has not ceased
yet Passengers on the San Antonio ex-
press say that hard rains have fallen be-
tween Taylor and Hearne.
| Fort Worth, Tarrant County. Texas. oc-
tober 26.--A heavy rain fell here today.
Reports received from the north and west
state that the rain was quite general. The
rain here was accompanied by decided
fall In the temperature.
College Station. Brazos County, Texas,
October ga heavy rain fell this morn
| ing and there are bright prospects for
more, which win be very beneficial TO fall
sown oats and grass. The wind Is from
the north.
| Manor. Travis County. Texas, October
GA very heavy rain fell here this morn
Ing which was badly needed for stock
water. as that was getting scarce. Indi-
cations are good for stili more.
Georgetown. williamson County. Texas.
October GA heavy rain is falling here
this morning. The streets are flooded
and the country roads, already bad, will
now be nearly impossible.
Bryan, Brazos County, Texas, october
PEA steady downpour has been falling
for three hours and the wind is now blow
ing from the north. and 1t Is getting cold
rapidly.
Corpus Christi. Nueces County. Texas.
October 2s.--Another fine rain fell here
today. which will greatly old fall gar
dens
workman, Freestone County. Texas. oc-
tober ga slow rain is falling. but 1t IL
not enough to do any good.
TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY
n.x. v,xaftva nro,no Ouinfna Tahiatg.