The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-08-17
lowing counties:


Cameron Milan County, Texas, August
l6. Rain has been falling constantly for
about eight hours. and indications are that
II will continue all day. At no time since
the rain began has II been worry hard, but a
gentle. steady fall, the kind most needed
at this time. Already IT. Is sufficient to
mako the lato cotton heavier and much
better than 1t would have been without It,
and a ton crop VIII be started on the old
cotton Tho sunply Of stocll water which
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=" many pia''9 ""s 'NeVt's"e f"''N
VIII be fepienished'
Taylor. Williamson County. Texas. Au-
gust ia good. slow, reasonable rain fell
hore this morning for two and ono-half
hours, which Will he OF great benefit to
young cotton and VIII 70 far toward In
suriug good top crop unless frost comea
earlier than usual which les not probable
Farmers from the country surrounding
iayior say that this ram was sehera
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IRON nnd as n fell SLOWLY and eteadlIy Was
rapidly absorbed. and as It was not ao-
companied with wind ala no damage 10
N"e'o, "'" ope'.'
N''''o"' ne'i Noei,''' '.N"a' p''
ne"Ni t"in i'i' "0'u '"'' w. '''e W.
iiVi' az ''e'N's'N''' ''e
w Wv N''e'" $40 ~ Wv
pi"ou ZOE h'ore 'n'" seven "oo"e' 'o"''''.
In the last five days u number OF 'oeai
showers have falien q few miles north aud
soutb Of here which greatly revived yepr-
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'"t"h oi an h''uS' N"''o" '''N '"
considerably on account OF the dry weather,
but will be greatly benefited by this min.
MulIln Nius Copnty rcxas Au,ust 10.
III hogan rntntnv hero on tbo i0fh mat
and ha, 'h,.on cloudy and ehowrr,ns on and
on since untll las, riKht when thr bottom
fell out and tho trash rs all afoai tlls
I'm LII. Nv" W. Nv ~ ,,nhnit' :. ~,
average one.h au baie Der acre. Quite a
number of farmers will begin gathering
corn as soon % the siou,'u nus s',,l'.,'n.p
tan nlrking begIns II
co,meensii Trler County. Texns August
| ,s, .-,rhcro vyos - raInfall of rs inches
he,a ,b,, r,orri,,c I, is bo,i,ysd 10 have
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| n'e'' eehe'N'' as ~ i"N.'' WY ',,"s
hours oxlinguiehins The firest hrSs near
| here and amounting 10 hundreds OF dollars
| In vnIne tn far,ncra ana stoolt raisera. In
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"f'"' '""" "'' i"NV''''' w. ''''' '"''''
would be welcome To miilmen, whose water
| supply has been short Of late.
Rogers poIl Cointy Texoa Aupus, lG -
! The drouth Is at last broken IN this sec
! tcn by a good steady rain, commencing
| at ann this morning and n this writing
| IL stll raining, With good Indications to
| continue the rest of tho day Tho farmers
are divided as to how much good IL Will
| do cotton. Some claim that Young cotton
VIII make full crop and the old cotton
Will masu good,iop crop, while some
seem tn think that the rain came TOO late
cotton any E"pn'
AUSTIN, Texas. August IL. From Divi~
zion Superintendent Hume OF the Inlerna-
tions1 who ,vas hero today Thu ;,oal orr
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iohi''''en' ''"'hs "'"' foou iain" zen 'his
morning along the ltnc Of the international
all the way from Palestine to Mcneil In
this co,,,t, aooa ,,i, olso ,ou hare
~ "Y9' ~ ny
s'' "'o''.'''s ','' ,'''V''S s"' - was p''''S
general throughout the county
] Granger. Williamson County. Texas. Au-
guet i6.--1he ten w.eks' droutb was broken
here this morning by Il slow. gentle rain
lasting for three hours. This rain will
/ benefit tho young cotton IN tho hail district
OF ten weeks ago, but Will not materially
change The former estimate Of one-fifth o.
pare per aero for ms entire section nn'
re ,ulinWe'i ny sn1Ilr,eht fphs nurihs w
=, ~ n," ~, W n,a'nlt "p Top ioo i"t'
" he'p .h' cary '"tlon hluSh'
Fort worm, Iarraht county, August ID.
ne ram whinh was lhausuialeI lester-
day noon resumed iest night ana hhs been
mliihs almost continuously az Day u ~
sun RAINING ,ohisht thofonshiy soatin'
d' dso,,ph at a, NE ,rnLa ny This ,iI sayo
~ c,tto ga go. ~ ,ro.,tr,',,., ILL.,,
The ya,ufai III ba tie he.n ,nnerai ,bronghnn;