The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-07-27
MISSOURI.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.


Kansas City. No. July 2s.-At ; o'clock
This evening rain began falling in the heart
OF the city. IT lasted ten or fifteen minutes
but the clouds tonight give assurance of
more
At the stock yards kilograms were re-
celved showing two hours rain in Kansas
at Pfttsburg. six hours al Weir and the in
formation is added that it did no good TO
corn. the crop being past redemption. Eure-
Ia reported a fall OF / inch this afternoon
and SO did Lawrence.
Missouri reports showed heavy rain at
Springfield this morning. two half-hour
rains in the Joplin district a rain lasting
an hour at Harrisonville, and a heavy rain
at Lamar. Owing to the drought all fairs
In Kansas are to be conducted independent
j. this year. This means that more than half
OF them Will be discontinued. A meeting OF
the Southeast Kansas Fair Association
held to-day in Chanute, Fredonia and Erie
gave formal notice that the drought had
killed their fall fairs Coffeyville announced
II could not hope to hold a fair before
October, two months late, and added that
II might call the gathering off altogether.
There was the usual demonstrations at the
etock yards when rain began to fall. From
the 26N cattlemen and employees scattered
along the three square miles of territory of
the yards there was cheering. Hats were
thrown in the air and in the exchange there
was an impromptu dance.
WILL NOW SOW NEW CROPS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Lamont. Mo-. July 2s.-The extreme
drought was partially broken here to-day
by half-inch rain which fell in this vicni
ty this afternoon. The temperature dropped
to SO degrees. Farmers are preparing to
SOW kaffr corn. cane millet and COW peas
as soon as the ground is in suitable condi-
ton.
HEAVY D0WNPOUR At ST. JOSEPH.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
ST. Joseph, Mo-. July 26-One Of the hard
est rains of the season began falling here
at 2:15 o'clock this afternoon and continued
for over an hour. 1t afforded such well
come relief from the oppressive heat that
men and boys stood out in the streets wav-
ing their hats and yelling. Hundreds walked
about the streets IN the business portion
of the city In their slfft sleeves and made
no effort to avoid the rain. The precipita-
ton amounted to several inches The
storm lowered the mercury rapidly, the
temperature falling from 81 to IS in less
than half an hour. There were no deaths
from the heat to-day.
FELL IN TORRENTS FOR ONE HOUR.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Carthage, Mo-. July 26-Carthage re;oiced
over a heavy rain this afternoon, which
fell In torrents and lasted over one hour
1t is the first rain of any account since
last April, and from returns brought in
from surrounding country was far wider in
Its range than any since the drought COM
menced. Some hope it will partly save
corn, although the belief is general that not
one-tenth Of the corn crop can now be
saved.
MAY SAVE FALL PASTURES.
EEPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Rolla, No. July 26.-The drought In this
section was broken this afternoon by a
good rain, which may save fall pastures
1t came too late to save the corn crop, and
there will not be quarter of crop
raised. The farmers will have to rely for
their winter feed on planting miliet and
sowing early wheat. which many of them
will commence at once, the ground is
now wet enough to pillow. The oats crop
and hay are almost total failures, and
those who were fortunate enough to have
hay left over from last year. either will
not sell at all or are holding it at fabulous
prices. Late pastures will be benefited by
this rain.
The potato crop Is also short. and there
will not be enough raised for home con-
sumption. The fruit crop will average about