The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1901-07-26
WORST EVER KNOWN
Local Showers Do Not Bring succOr
to Sweltering Humanity.
FrightfuI Conditions of Heat and
Drought Are Increased with Each
Days whitening Winds-En-
tire Central west Affected.

view Of arranging for the shipment
of trainloads of stock from his country
to the grass district of northern Wis
cOnsin. He told some pitiful tales of
the conditions in his neighbOrhOOd,
where, he said, water is so scarce as
to command a high price. He related
one instance where a farmer owning
125 head of cattle paid a neighbor,
who was fortunate enough to have a
pond, $40 for watering his stock once.
Other farmers, he said, are cutting
down trees that their stock may eat
the leaves.
The stock raisers find it cheaper to
ship the cattle to northern Wiscon-
sin, where thousands of acres of clover
and timothy grass land is going to
waste and where water is very abun-
dant.
Worst Disaster of Generation.
ST. Louis, July 23.-Norman J. Col
man, former secretary of agriculture,
who has been receiving full reports
from all the agricultural domains of
Missouri and Kansas, asserts that this
is the most disastrous time that has
visited this country for a generation.
He has advised the various farmers
associations Of this state to begin
sowing at once a second grass crop,
which, it is recognized, viii be de-
pendent upOn-the drenchings of long
rain. The advice carries with it the
significance of his statement that the
first grass crop has been totally elm
mated.
Rushing Cattle to Market.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 23--Cattle re.
ceipts at the stock yards Monday ag-
gregated $4,000 for the day, the heav-
lest on record and nearly 5000 great
er than at Chicago. The highest pre-
vioUs record was on October 9, 1900,
when 21,615 arrived. If the railroads
are able to supply the demand for
cars, the receipts Tuesday may be full
" as heavy, or ever greater. The
heavy movement is due to the drought
and the attractive prices paid last
week by exporters, as shown by the
fact that nearly twO-thirds of the ar
rivals were beef cattle. Prices opened
10 to . cents lower and closed p
to 40 cents lower.
RainstOrIns IN Arizona.
Phoenix, Ariz., July 23.-Great rain
storms have occurred in the past IS
hours in the mountains north and east
of Phoenix. The rain came Just in
time to save the cattle and sheep
ranges and to stop a number of large
forest fires in the San Francisco and
MogolIon. mountains. The ella river
is out of its banks and is putting wa
ter on the Indian reservations in time
TO prevent much suffering from
drought.
Iowa In Bad Shape.
Burlington, Ia, July 23-Iowa has
lever known such frightful conditions
of heat and drought as are now ex-
listing. No record has been preserved
Of such intense heat and such wither-
ingIy hot winds. Several thermom-
eters in the downtown districts
showed 112 degrees. One thermom-
eter placed in the sun burst the tube
and flowed out at the top.
Twenty One Dead in Kansas City.
Kansas City, Mo-, July 23.-As a re-
suit of the continued high tempera-
ture eliminating in the oppressive
heat of Sunday and Monday 81 deaths
and many prOstratiOns are reported 4
in both Kansas Citys since midnight
of last Saturday. Persons who were
obliged to be out in the streets, and
those who occupied hot, stuffy rooms,
suffered most.
Eight Heat Victims at Omaha.
Omaha, Neb., July 23.-The weather
conditions continue of the most IN
comfortable nature. At noon yester-
day the 100 mark was reached, with
1O4 at four p. m. Eight deaths and
four prOstratiOns have so far been
reported as the record of the day.
Two deaths from the heat were re-
ported from Lincoln yesterday.
The Hottest for 81 Years.
Lawrence, Kan, July 23.-Heat rec
ords for Kansas were again broken at
the station at the University of Kan
sas yesterday. The mercury regis
tered 1868 degrees before two O'Clock
and then began to slowly fall. This
makes yesterday the hottest day in
81 years.
Presages Total Failure of Corn
Lincoln, Neb., July 23.-AIl dav the
hot winds from the south have been
blowing presaging practically a total
failure of the corn crop. The crop has
been tasseling the past week, AMI
these have simple been cooked bv the
intensity of the heat
Kansas City's Searching Heat.
Kansas City, No., July 23.-Monday
was the hottest day Kansas City has
ever experienced, the mercury at four
o'clock standing at los. The weather
bureau offers no relief from the ter
rife heab-
Nebraska to Pray for Rain.
Lincoln, Neb- July 24.-Gov. Savage
issued a proclamation fixing July 20
as a day of prayer for rain in this
state.
Hsadquarser. to stay in chicago.