Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-07-23
THE DAMAGE TO CORN.
Fifty Per Cent of the Crop Injured
Scattered Showers

Scattered Showers.
pes Moines. July 2S.--1t MAS claimed
by grain men Yesterday. and evidently
the claims We're based on detailed re-
ports, that 30 percent of the corn acre.
age in the state has been damaged By
the hot weather Ii is claimed this dam
age runs from ~ per cent in the extreme
south part of the state where there
have been no rams. 10 about 10 per cent
in the extreme north part of the state
where there have been more rains
Wherever corn has commenced TO tass.l
or where it was not high enough 10
shade the ground before the hot weather
set IN the crop has been damaged. Di.
rector Sage of the Iowa weather and
crop service was busy yesterday compii.
ing his reports from correspondents. but
refused absolutely to give out definite
Information az to crop conditions yes
teyday.
The theory that sun spots are causing
this unprecedented reign Of heat il be-
ing advanced Prof. f j Wa.tz the
forecast ot'cial, is among those willine
70 accep, ii in lieu d something better
He thus explains MS opinion.
Sun spots, due to great upheavals on
the surface Of the s4al orb rat!iate a
PORTIONS Of The sur surface. Since w
get all our heat and light and life from
he sur, with no exceptions of conse-
cluere.-. it Is reasorsb.e to suppose that
i there have heen recent disturbances
iot this nature we are being effeetually
affected by Il, Professor Blgelow Of
4 Washington 10 writing pamphlet o.
/ this subject which is being awaited with
( trononers."
4 While the perspirins denizens Of the
2arched Downtown district We're vaiuly
seekers out az Greenwood and Ingetsol
parks were getting drenched For a
quarter OF an hour or more, about
O'Clock in the evening there was a
\ steaGy downpour In the western end o.
he CITY, waile The central and eastern
sections were left to swelter in the hea-
following in the wake of the hottest day
/ IN the states history
The rain came on with little warning
and the crowds Al the parks were in NJ
1 way prepared for it There was a mad
scurryine for shelter and for the stree
/ cars But a small part Of the cowd es-
capped a thorough soaking, and the
young and old Of both sexes came dowr
4 town presenting badly bedraggled APP
/ pearance. Straw hats We're wrecked ans
park visitors stood on the dry pave
rnenta about the waiting rooms Of ths
street railway and wrung the wate
firm their garments to the great aston
:shinent of spectators that had no: pre-
vious intimatlon a rain storm hac
grazed Des Moines.
4 The storm seemed to be the mere edg
of hard local showers that visited {
rumber Of points to the west and south
west of Dies Moines. Along the line o
THE Northwestern there We're heay!
fshewers At Carroll and Jefferson ;
good rainfall was reported. The rain
missed Des Moines on the south by blu
a narrow margin. In Warren count,
there We're hard rain storms. A heav.
'ffall of water was reported from Sprin
Hill. Norwalk was visited by a heav,
rain, accompanied by a hard wind. Tn
confirmed reports from Norwalk Were
Of considerable damage from the wind
but communication with that point wa
cut off, as the wires We're down on &C
count of the storm.