The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-07-16

from one to four inches and from Man
kato to Smith Center only light show
ers fell. This is the section of the coun-
try which needed rain most.
The Santa Fe reported about one
half inch rainfall over the eastern di-
vision to Newton and only light show
ers west from Newton.
Although the fall amounted to several
inches in places no trains were delayed
and no trouble was experienced by
WaShOutS
RAIN IN TOPEKA.
The rain which threatened Topeka all
day Sunday arrived this morning at D
o'clock and continued steadily until
o'clock The precipitation amounted to
81 hundredths Of an inch.
Saturdays weather map showed a
low barometer in the mountains in Col
orado which is taken as a sign by the
weather men that rain is coming to
Kansas. Colorado won't let the water
of her state reach Kansas through the
rivers but she can't stop the clouds.
Observer Jennings seemed to think it
would rain Tor Saturday he received a
new umbrella from the millers' conven-
ton at Omaha. The umbrella is
made of burlap and is guaranteed to be
thick enough to keep out everything
from hail stones to meteors. The obser-
Yer was anxious for a chance to display
his new and wonderful portable cover
ing so when he found the rains descend
ing this morning he holSted his round
top and sailed forth. He turned up the
bottoms of his trousers a la "LunnOn,
don't cher know" and commenced his
pilgrimage to the Office With his
burlap round top he ScOrned street cars.
He marched proudly along Sixth avenue
and he wondered why people who passed
him smiled but he Strengthened up all
the more. When he reached his office he
found that the burlap shed water like a
duck but while he had been careful to
hold it well to the front to protect the
east part of his person he had allowed
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la in stream and drench the west part
of his body. At the office he put on one
of his lodge togaS and hung his clothes
up on the barometer to dry.
He, may continue to use the umbrella
as the forecast Is showers and thunder
storms tonight. Tuesday fair except
showers in east portion
The Sunday maximum temperature
was 81 and the minimum p The wind
was south blowing from 10 to 16 miles
an hour. The rain amounted to a trace.
Today up to IL o'clock the maximum
tempera ture was n which occurred at *
O'Clock, just before the rain. At 6 o'clock
the thermometer was down to 81 which
was the minimum. At IL o'clock it had
gotten up to 75. The wind was south
west blowing miles an hour.
The rain which reached Topeka SEEM
ed to come from Republic county along
the rivers Except in a few localities
rain is needed in the state. Last week
report shows the following rains for the
Nemaha "a, Brown II, Doniphan 10,
Trego .01, Ottawa is. Pottawatomie .O4,
Riley "a, Jefferson .01, Labette 125, Wy
andotte .39, johnson 1.23. Shewnee .2T,
and in the southeastern part 10, Doug
las 2.10. Franklin .O5. Rice .25, Mcpherson
81, Coffey 20. Finney So Ford .22, Clark
10, Barber Al. Kingman northwest 81.
Sumner IL, Cowley .27, Reno II, Greer
wood 10, Woodson As. Wilson .O9. Cher
okee 40. Other counties received no
more than a trace of rain.
RAIN IN LAWRENCE
Hill P. Wilson. assistant secretary of
state, came from Lawrence this fore
noon, having spent Sunday with his
family.
There was a fine rain at Lawrence
this morning. said Mr.. Wilson, "and
from what I heard on the train, it was
general to the eastern line of the state
This rain was boon to crops growing
in the KaW river bottom