The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-07-03
RAIN REPORTS.

| July 1.-The heaviest rain this year Tel
here the last two days. Waters are very
high. Rain general over this part of the
State.
Lcmpasas, Lampasas County. Texas,
July 2.--Heaviest rains for years have fall
en- here almost constantly since Thursday;
small damage to grain. No South Texas
mails since Thursday and trains very IT.
regular,
Denton, Denton County, Texas July O.
More rain fell here today; NJ. *. and 7.
passenger No.4 was discontinued today and
the mails from Southern Texas are very
irregular on account of the floods in Cen
trail Texas.
Rusk. Cherokee County, Texas, July l.
1t has been raining for about four days
most all the time, but the rain has been
slow and no damage as yet done by 1t.
The streams are not out of the banks yet
and the ground is good wet.
Ennis, Ellis County, Texas. July L.
Rain continues to fall throughout this
section and fears are entertained that the
boil worms will get in their work on cot
ton unless there is an early change In
the weather. Seven and one-h half inches of
rain has fallen.
Liberty. Liberty County, Texas, July
1.-The recent rains have been OF great
benefit to Liberty county and up to this
date there has not been any too much
rain. It was very dry and reports from
all over the county indicate fine crops,
and our farmers happy
Wharton, Wharton County, Texas. July
slight showers fell internationally all
day yesterday--no rain last night, or up
TO noon today. Bright sunshine from I to
O'Clock this morning. AT 10 o'clock clouds
began forming in the east and north east
and at noon every indication points 10
more rain.
Devine, Medina County, Texas. July
IA slight shower fell here this morning
lasting about two hours, but only register
ing according to government gauge 81
of an inch. not sufficient 10 save the corn
and sorghum crops. The cotton is doing
WE'LL and the yield will be unusually
large if the worms come not.
Killeen, Bell County. Texas, June So
1t began raining here last Tuesday night
and slow rain has been falling nearly
ever since it first began. The ground is
thoroughly soaked and the small streams
near here are higher than for years. The
Santa Fe bridge between here snd Nolan
vile was washed out, also 1000 feet OF
track.
Denison. Grayson County, Texas, July
lin consequence of the floods railway
traffic at this point is seriously intsrfered
with All trains are late. and some have
been abandoned. A very hard rain is
falling here. This morning it was a per-
feet flood. Red river the Washita and
other large water courses are on a big
rise.
San Saba, San Saba County, Texas. June
29.-It has been raining almost necessarily
for the past two days with strong wind
from north to northeast. This rain wiz
Insure almost o full corn and for age oroI
and will advance cotton we'll into the sea-
son, also insures full crop OF grass and
an abundance Of water for the stock In
terests for the season.
Mckinney, Collin County, Texas July /.
Another heavy, soaking rain fell here to-
day. Creeks and branches are out of
banks and lowlands are inundated Some
fears are felt lest unthreshed grain will
sprout in shock. About half the crop has
already been threshed. The cotton plant
is rank enough to be in danger of boil
weevii. Corn never gave brighter promise
at this season.
Comanche, Comanche County, Texas.
July lit rained seventy-two hours here
WITHOUT intermission. Such a continuous
rain at this season OF the year was never
known before. The damage to crops will
pc conslderabie. especially on bottom
lands. Corn and sorghum all blown down
LOIS OF miiiet cut and raked which will
about spoil. also wheat not threshed. II
IS clear this morning, Most of the farmers
arc PidntlhS June corn on their stumble
land. This rain will be of much benefit
TO IL.
Winona, Smith County Texas June 40
II began to rain here about Q O'CLOCK ves-
terday morning and rained SLOWLY hut
steadily until ~ o'clock, and began 70 rain
again this morning at 4 O'Clock and rainsd
until noon hard. which has wet The ground
thoroughly. II has made for the farmers
a sure corn crop, but lis not toe good Tor
cotton as too much rain cailses worms
Farmers had just caught up with thair
work. but this continuous rain win nut
them back again. 80 pas
Fairfield, Freestone County. TEXAS nm.
2s. --FEeestone county is Just now receiv.
Ing much needed and most snlensid
rain. Crops generally were needing rain
very badly. but the fine rain OF today in
sures above an average crop Of corn ana
cotton bids fair to make fully an aver
age crop. This county has dlversified its
crops more this year than ever before
Good wheat was raised here this year for
me FIRST time In many years. Farmers ara
looking more toward this crop than for
twenty years.
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