Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1901-07-25
No Rain Comes to GLADDEN.
ParChed Corn Belt
Next Friday Set Apart In
Nebraska For Prayer

Washington July 23-One hundred degree temperatures
through the belt yesterday according reports to the
weather bureau here In various places in Illinois and Iowa and
other states all previous heat records smashed There appears
prospect decided relief from exhausng conditions
for the two days least except such from the always
possibility scattered undersorms which predicted for
portions of the upeheated Yesterday dry thundersor
unaccompanied by prevailed
dreds miles apart They temporarily cooled the atmosphere but
brought relief the furnishing crops Absolutely rain fell in
the belt according official reports In
tre cooler while in the portion of the state it
There little high the great lakes and another
the south Atlantic coast but they offer prospect Of relief the
long continued low pressure remains the northwest
Warm weather again general throughout entire country
cept the Pacific
In Des Mones Ia the temperature officially reported 1OS
Springfield Ill., O8, Cincinnati 1O6 and Louisville In each
the past records broken Indianapolis temperature
106 five degrees higher than before reported In ST. Louis
it 1906 Omaha 1884, Bismarck 1o4 and Concorda Has,
the east Boston reported New York Washington
Day of Prayer Set.
Lincoln July temperature yesterday was 1O4
nearly degrees lower than Sunday but other Nebraska points
it record breaker reporting 1O9 Gov Savage the
behest and others has designated Friday
day be devoted for rain Two deaths from heat occurred
Lincoln yesterday.
Six Deaths In st. Louis
ST. Louis July 23-Terrbe broke records in Mis-
souri, Sunday continued yesterday According dispatches
ceved yesterday higher temperatures recorded every section
OF the than known Missouri before
100 considered comparatively small
established weather bureau report high degrees in
shade Proans reported from nearly every and village
the state Six deaths resulted ST. Louis twenty-five
tions recorded.
Now Chicago Feeds West.
Chicago July 23From four six vegetables
shipped from Chicago daily the
and Missouri which ordinarily supply this market with produce
The shipment consist of home grown vegetables which
watered by hand and by Lake Michigan To certain the sup
ply for Chicago curtaied by the shipments of
Numerous other food products have been affected by the
day and sharp prices expected Meats up ten per cent
instances and predictions that ice 90 p unless
cooler weather in
Many Die of Heat
Chicago July 23-Ten dead man driven
aons showed the result of Sundays sweerng heat The temera
yesterday pleasant being below So The heated spell
throughout the country has greatly mortality
received yesterday showing the following deaths the
last "a hours Omaha Topeka 3, Sedaa Des Mones Trre
Haue and indianapolis eac Cincinnati Burlington In ad
dtion ostraons reported throughout other points
Kansas Ctys Plight.
City, July verabe hot blast literally scoched the
southwest yesterday breaking all heat records the local weather
bureau Yesterday Kansas City experienced the hottest weather known
here the thermometer registering 1O4 and remaining
above the mark consecutive hours the
reached Hardly breath
suffering intense especially the districts the
Eleven deaths reported and thirty
This makes the total dead in days The
most violent victims elderly.
Farmers continue rushing livestock market because the scarcity
of weather Yesterday the local receipts of cattle the heaviest
record, 25,500 head.
Heavy fell in the southwestern Missouri and
southeastern Kansas but there prospect of general rainfall