The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-07-27
GLORIOUS Rain.
Eastern Kansas Is Soaked by
Heavy DOwnpour.
Almost Two Inches of Water
Fall in Topeka.
CONTINUED TWO HOURS
Was a Steady Gentle Fall That
Did Much Good.
West of Topeka the Extent Is
Limited.
STOPS AT ST. MARY'S.
No Rain Is Reported at Dover
and keene.
Valencia, RossviIIe and Maple
Hill in Wet District.
Was a Steady Gentle Fall That
Did Much Good.
West of Topeka the Extent Is
Limited.
STOPS AT ST. MARY'S.
No Rain Is Reported at Dover
and keene.
Valencia, ROssvilIe and Maple
Hill in Wet District.

The rain of the last q hours in To-
pela. as measured by the government
rain gauge. was enc inch and IS hum
dredths. The rain Friday afternoon
amounted to Il hundredths and the rain
this morning was LA
This mornings rain commenced at
6:15 with steady precipitation until
7:sO. The rain was local to Topeka and
the surrounding country. Reports show
that the rain extended west as far as
Maple Hill but Alma, Eslridge and
Dover received no rain. There was a
good rain at Willard and Valencia but
no rain at Keene and Paxico. On the
north side of the river ROssville re-
ported a good rain. There was no rain
at Emporia.
The rain will not break the drouth
unless it is followed by more rain OBJ
server Jennings said this morning:
THE rain seemed to come in from the
southwest. The record shows that the
precipitation began at 5:15 and lasted
until 1880 with q steady fall There was
but one period of 10 minutes when there
was heavy downpour This steady
rain was the kind to soak in and stand
on the ground with practically no
waste It viii do a great deal of good
as the dry ground. trees and vegetation
took It all in The rain, however, may
rot break the drnuth for It may turn
IN and be hot and then We will be no
better on than before. The conditions
are favora BILE for more rain If we have
more rains then the dry period is
broken"
Reports received at the Santa Fe
general offices up to $50 this morning
indicate that the rain was falling all
along the lines Of the Santa F'e east,
though there was no rain at Emporia.
Purcell. Okla. wires that a heavy
rain has been falling there since
O'Clock this morning On the Southern
Kansas division the rain has been
heavy. From Ottawa south to Bur
hngton the rain Is heavy
The Santa Fe. Rock Island and Union
Pacific al report heavy rains east of
Topeka the entire country from To-
peka east being drenched-
A remarkable fact is the narrow
limit of the rain west OF Topeka The
Union Pacific reports that there was no
rain west of St. Marys, while the Rock
Island reports no rain west of Nc
Farland
Good rains are reported this morning
from Kansas City. Lawrence Valley
Falls, Hoyt Lecompton. Silver Lake,
Rossville. and St Marys.
Eureka had an inch and a half of
rain last night Larned reported a
good rain Wichita had a good rain
during the last day. Usage county had /
some good local showers. Pittsburs- |
has had an inch. and Ottawa got none. |
LeaVenwOrth had but a small shower.
Raym ond had q good soaking rain and l
4ecompton had %. Lawrence had a 1
good. steady rain for several hours
Reports received at the Eastern di- |
vision offices of the Santa F'e indicate |
that the rain since Friday afternoon |
has been general over that part of the /
system. At Atchison there was a light 1
rain Burlingame reports a shower at 1
two o'clock Friday afternoon At Car /
bOndale a good rain fell Friday after
noon and a shower this morning Eu-
dora reported hard rain after $50 \
Q clock this morning. Edgerton. Holh- \
day and Llawr ence reported rain early \
inch feu Friday afternoon but none Il
today At Oskaloosa the precipitation /
was heavy and at LecOmpton the re-
ports show that since / o'clock Friday
the rainfall amounted to 4 inches.
The Rock Island reported today q 1
good rainfall at Horton and from 4
Maple Hill to Horton. A portion of /
the western part Of the state reported 1
from GoodlaRd received light showers
Showers were also reported from Her
1ngton and Peabody
For Nay, June and July the rainfall i
as recorded at Topeka has been "a
when the normal precipitation is 1918 \
me May record for rain was as fol-
lows;