Omaha daily bee., 1897-08-05
WAS QUITE A R0oT-soAkER.
Brings General Rejoicing to People
Engaged in All sorts OF BUSINESS

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The railroad companies in this state whose
hopes for profitable traffic this fall are largely
based on the agricultural products along
thoir respective lines received more encour-
agement from the weather reports that came
from their country stations yesterday
than from any occurrence of several weeks
past. Rains varying from light showers to
hard downpours of three inches were re-
ported at the general managers offices Of
the Omaha lines. The poin-s that could not
report rain reported cooler weather, a very
moist atmosphere and general abatement
OF all signs pointing toward damage to the
crops from hot dry weather. The general
change in weather conditions IS what has
brought JOY 10 the railroad companies
The Union Pacific weather report yes
| terday showed that hard rain had fallen
along the line between Schuyler and Ames
Tuesday between and o'clock. From
North Platte to Gothenburg there was a good
fall Of rain from l0:45 TO 1870 o'clock.
Heavy showers were also reported, from the
stations between Manhattan and Stromsburg
and from those between Touhy and Valley.
A heavy rain fell along the country between
Potter and Hillsdale Tuesday night from
until S o'clock.
WHEN IT WAS NEEDED.
The BurlingtCns weather report. made up
OF station reports sent in to General Manager
Holdrege yesterday morning, showed
general rain along the b. M lines in
| NEBRASKA. me heaviest lAlls on the north
ern division were at these points: Platts-
mouth %; Schuyler. 80; aurora %;
Greeley Center, .65; Ericsson, /. 36; Burwell
20; Doup City, .S5; Sutton, .01; Harvard,
hard rain. and Hastings, l.76 inches. On
the southern division the following points
reported the mCSt rain Ruio &c; Nebraska
City .37; Salem, 50; Tecumseh, .75; Bur-
| chArd, SIS; Chester, 50; Edgar, 20 and
Blue Hill 80 inches. The western division
and the Wyoming division reported light
showers the maigrifV 0f DlgpEz
The Elkhorn railroad repo ted good rains
along its line Tuesday night. Telegraphic re-
ports 10 General Manager Bidwell indi-
| cate that thgre Wes a good rain of one hour
Tuesday over the entire South Platte terri
| tory OF the line. There was also a good rain
oil the way from Fremont to Long Pine.
| There ware light showers between Buffalo
Gap and Deadwood. Along the line TO Lin
coin and on the Sioux City T. Pacific there
! were also good rains.
The Rock Island reports showed that light
showers fell Tuesday on that~line between
here and Farbury. There were some show
e's reported from the Rock Islands lines
/ In northern Kansas
The Missouri Pacific reported rain at
Plattsmoulh, from Union 20 Lincoln, from
! Weeping Water 10 Talmage and al along the
! Crete branch, At Weeping Water the rain
was so heavy Tuesday that the country
| roads thereabouts were extremely muddy
yesterday. At Elmwood there was heavy
! fail Of rain. There WIS also some rain on the
/ Central branch, at Stockton, and from Lee
| nora 10 Logan the rain being very good
/ From Concordia 10 Whiting there was light
! rain. Between Stella and Baker the rain
! was IN the form of light showers. East OF
Lesyenworth there was very good rain.
| REPORTS FROM THE COUNTRY
LOUP CITY Neb., Aug. Especial Tele-
! praml-Loup City was IN the center Of a
| splendid shower in which 4.05 inches OF
water fell during last night. Farmers are
jubllant, as a good corn crop is now assured
in this vicinity.
STELLA, Neb., Aug. 4-(spsclal. Yes
/ terday afternoon and again last night the
rain fell in torrents, making fully a two
/ inch fall. The tendency 10 hor winds has
( been entirely stopped and large corn crop
s practically assured.
JUNIATA, Neb., Aug 4-(Special)-An-
other fine rain fell last night II has re-
| freshed the atmosphere and cooled of the
| excessive heat Of the past week. Thrashing
| continues with undated EIgJf. Some pieces
Of wheat yield over forty bushels per acre.
and with prices advancing farmers see that
prosperity has come, One farmer, w. w.
Camp. north Of town has let a contract for
/ erecting on his farm an up-lo-date elevator
10 store and hold grain for advance In
prices. Its capacity Is 70 be ~ 900 bushels.
| NEHAWKA, Neb., Aug. 4.-(SpeclAll-
/ This county was visited with the heaviest
/ rainfall Of the season two and half inches
/ in an hour, yesterday evening. Two miles
south Of here hail fell riddllng the corn
| badly. Corn was beginning 10 need rain
badly. Ost brothers thras their winter
wheat last week ana found the average 10
be hfty bushels per acre Of fine quality.
| WINSIDE. Neb.. Aug Especial. The
work Of cutting the wheat and oats Is about
| 2ous near here. Farmers estimate that the
| wheat viii not average over ten bushels per
acre. Il 1t reaches that amount. The straw
and also the heads oi the wheat are very
! short Il was not planted early enough ana
! ala not stool. The grains Of wheat taepgA