The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-29
STILL IT RAINS.
Over Inch and Half Falls in To-
peka Sunday.
Over Three and a Half Inches
Is Recorded Here.
RECORD FOR 3 DAYS.
RECORD FOR 3 DAYS.
Much Of the Late Corn Will Be
Saved.
Reports Indicate That There
Was Little Rain in West.

The rain since Friday and up to z
o'clock this morning has amounted to
and 64 hundredths inches This
mornings rain was Is: Sunday morn
ing's rain. 15s: Saturdays rain, La,
and Fridays rain, IA. The precipita-
ton at the end of the month is slowly
crawling up TO the normal precipita-
tion Of 5.13 for July.
The rain in Topeka began at 5
O'Clock Sunday morning and continued
till 80, and there were showers during
the day.
Sundays rain was felt over several
parts of the state.
Junction City reported a light rain.
Blue Rapids a heavy rain.
Parsons a good rain.
Ottawa a soaking rain.
Sunday mornings rain in Topeka
following Saturday mornings rain was
the most potent factor in changing the
conditions. Saturday mornings rain
was the advance guard in the assault
on the drouth and hot weather, but
Sunday was when the battle was
fought out with a run BILE of thunder
and flash Of tightening which told that
mighty battle was on. The rain Won
The drouth and hot weather were com
pletely routed and the rain poured INTO
the enemys trenches and still occupies
them.
People rode over town in open cars
Sunday morning to view the effects or
the precipitation. Doors and windows
which have been rafting all sunmer
are now swelled so that it is hard to
open them Wagon wheels which nave
been about ready to fall to pieces are
once more taut. The pavements and
cutters have been washed and hoodeu-
Cisterns have risen, 1eaky water spouts
have been discovered, the grass IL
showing signs of reviving, merchants
are displaying rubber coats, umDrellas
and rubber shoes, the white wings
being brought out, the milk men nave
more milk the ice trust magnate wears
a frown, everything is sticky, the pand
concert was postponed on account o.
out the farmers ar s-n ling, and there
is every indication of wetness.
The smaller towns around Topeka re-
port good rains. There was q heaVy
rain at Keene and Dover last night and
this morning Paxico and Maple Hill
had good rain yesterday and this
morning There was no rain at Alma
this morning up to 10 O'Clock but
good rain yesterday. Willard reported
a good rain yesterday and this morn
ing It was raining hard at Rossville
this morning at o'clock This means
that there will be corn around Topeka
as well as a late hay crop.
The Rock Island reports show a
good rain Sunday between Horton and
St Joe, a light rain at Syracuse and
White Water. A light rain this morn
ing between Horton and Willard and a
light rain at Herington. Showers were
reported at Wood bine Sunday and good
rain last night from Hutchinson to
Pratt
The government weather bureau at
Kansas City reports the following Of
fetal rainfalls up to o'clock this
morning:
Kansas City, 70; Baker. Brown coun-
ty. .09; COncordia, Cloud county, AZ;
Hays City Ellis county, .26; McPher-
son, trace; Usage City. 1s6; Sedan,
Chautauqua county, .05; Toronto, Wood
son county, .05; Wichita, 81.
SUNDAYS RAINS.
Rains on Sunday up to o'clock Mon
day morning: Kansas City, "a; Baker,
2S; Concordia- .08; Fort Scott. 40; Hays
City, none; Manhattan, .O3; Mcpherson
12; maximum temperature 102; Usage
City, .04; Sedan, none; Toronto, none;
Wichita, trace.
TODAY'S RAIN ON THE SANTA FE.
The Southern Kansas division of the
Santa Fe reporting from Chanute this
morning, saying there is no rain in that
section, the weather being clear and
warm
Wellington, on the Panhandle divis-
ion also reports the weather clear and
warm, with no rain.
Arkansas City, on the Oklahoma di-
vision covering the territory from
Newton south, reports the weather to
be partially cloudy warm, and no rain
Emporia has had none of the present
rain storm. and the weather there is
cloudy and warm The Strong City
branch is also cloudy and warm
HEAVY RAINS IN EASTERN KAN
SAS
The local Offices of the Santa Fe re-
port generally heavy rains over the
Eastern division since Saturday Bur
lingame, De Soto, Edgerton, Melvern.
North Ottawa, Reading and WelIsviIle
all report hard rains Sunday morning.
and cool conditions prevailing as a re-
suit. At Usage City an inch of water
fell from $3.50 to z:30 Sunday morning
and at LIE Loup on the cut-off the pre-
cipitation amounted to 3 inches.
Nearly all stations this morning re-
ported light rain and at St Joseph
there was an inch and a half
Trains from the west last night were
late on account of washout which oc-
CURED near Lamy, n. M, Saturday. A
freight train that was being double
headed ran into the washout and the
fireman on one of the engines was
killed. An extra section Of train No.
was made up at La Junta, and went
on time last night, the regular
train not reaching this place until
about $50 this morning