The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-08-30

ploW1ng stopped; Hgnt showers on the
23rd.
Garfeld-Hot and dry, with light show
er on the 23rd; early corn made a good
crop. but late cut short; haying and
threshing in progress with good yields;
piowing stopped; all crops made except
kaffir; pastures fairly good.
Noble-Hot and dry shower on 23rd;
haying and threshing in progress; cot
ton standing dry weather well, but top
squares dropping; late crops damaged
badly, also fruit; water falling
Payne-Cooler with local showers, but
not enough to do good; cotton bolls con-
tinue to shed; pastures drying up. and
stock being fed; water scarce; late fruit
whitening on the trees; no blowing being
done.
Pawnee-Dry hot winds continued;
crops very badly damaged; corn dried;
cotton shedding squares and some bolls;
kaffir drying up: haying and corn cutting
about done; pastures short, but cattle do
ing well.
Logan-Local rains on the 2srd; con-
tinued drouth prevents blowing; cotton,
castor beans and kaffir corn doing very
well, except in few localities; pastures
suffering, and stock being fed ;early corn
made, late corn very poor; cotton being
picked.
Kingfsher-Local showers on the 23d;
too dry TO plow; haying nearly done;
cotton doing well; too dry for late pota-
toes; threshing hindered by high winds.
Canadian-Hot and dry, with showers
on the 1st and 23rd, not enough to adj
vance blowing; haying about done; kaffir
corn about ripe; peaches whitening and
apples dropping; pastures needing rain.
Oklahoma-Good rains on the 23rd have
advanced blowing and improved condi-
ton of late crops; corn, kaffir corn and
millet good yields; cotton badly damaged
by drouth, a half crop; haying well
along.
Lincoln-Lght shower on BIRD; cotton
cut short, one-half to three-fourths, by
dry weather. kaffir corn being damaged;
| pastures dry enough to burn, and water
scarce.
Pottawatomie-very hot and dry; cot
ton suffering and damaged one-fourth by
drouth; grass parched and water scarce;
haying in progress; fruit drying up on
trees; late potatoes and turnips no good;
cotton being picked; good rain on 18th.
Cleveland-Hot, dry and windy, with
one light rain; cotton on upland suffering
and shedding, and fruit and grass drying
up; bottom land crops doing we'll: stock
doing WE'LL cotton on market; haying
making good progress; threshing com
pleted.
Chickasaw Nation-Drouth continues
! with damaging effect on late crops; corn
is made, a good crop; cotton is opening
fast and picking is in progress, the crop
| is being damaged by rust, worms and
drouth. and will be cut short grass Is
burning up; blowing is stopped: water is
scarce and stock is not doing well; gar
| dens burned up.
WESTERN DIVISION.
Greer-Rain on 23rd relieved vegeta-
ton; cotton shedding rapidly. though
early cotton has a fair crop Of matured
| bolls beginning to open nicely with good
| fiber; some maize being gathered.
Washfta-Corn nearly matured; cotton
! still putting on squares; hay harvest over
with a good yield; Warm, dry and windy
Custer-Drouth broken on 22nd by good
rain; kaff1r corn good crop; cotton ma
| tured and good crop; wheat threshing
! tut fairly we'll; castor beans and broom
| corn being cut.
| Day-Rain and hail on the END, gen
| orally dry and hot; corn matured and
| mostly in shock; nay good and mostly
cut; kaffir corn and cane being cut; sweet
potatoes good but needing rain; stock
| being shipped; water scarce.
Dewey-Dry and hot; cotton needing
rain; local showers on the 23rd; corn
! good; hay good, and about all in stack;
feed plentiful, and cattle fat.
Woods-Hot and dry; local rains on the
| 2Srd, but insufficient to break drouth;
late corn injured. corn mostly in shock;
pastures dry and short; stock In good
condition; peaches damaged; threshing
in progress.
Woodward-Hot and dry until the 22nd,
heavy rain on that date benefited late
crops and grass; cane and kafir corn be-
ing cut; blowing in progress; haying
about done.
Beaver-Hot, windy and dry; range
drying up; forage crops being cut; late
potatoes and turnips needing rain; a
local hail storm on the 22nd.
r NJ Booth, Elg1n. H., who has Just es-
capped a very dangerous operation, writes
US ''Beggs' German Salve cured me of
| piles after everything else had failed. I
| was preparing for an operation, as a last
| resort Would not be without it II it
| costs SO a box" j P Allen. Dockum &
| Higginson, Geo. Van Werden.