Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-07-26
OLD STORY IS TOLD.
Weather Bureau Chronicles An
other Day of Extreme Heat.
SAYS THERE is NO RELIEF IN SIGHT.

Light Rains Fall in Some Sections,
But Are Not of Sufficient Magnitude
to Help Crops-Secretary Will
son Is Still Hopeful.
Washington, July 24.-With the ex-
ception of scattered thunderst orms,
the most important OF which, SO lar
ut least as reports to tire weather bu-
reau show, was that at North Platte,
Eeb., where eight-one-hundredt s~of
an inch of rain fell, the drought and in
tense heat continued Tuesday through
but the states of the corn belt Tenn
pera lures again averaged over 100 de-
grees in that area, making the thirty
sixth consecutive day in which the
thermometer has risen to 90 degrees
and higher. Aside from North Platte,
q trace of rain was officially reported
ut Des Moines. e-hundredths of
an inch at Kansas City, some rainfall
In north central Texas, some in Arkan-
sas, some in south Texas and also
some in northern Minnesota. Official
Forecaster Frankenfield says these
storms brought only temporary relief
Ind afford little sustenance to the over
parched ground. which after the great
~ protracted period of drought needs
b general rain. According to present
lndica tions there seems to be no pros
pect of such downpour for the next
Two days at least. Beyond that time
the officials will not make any predic-
lions.
Generally speaking, the tempera-
lures in the superheated area were
not so high as on Monday, but such
falls as may have occurred have been
eue entirely to local changes and not
10 any general differences in atmos-
pheric conditions. The hot weather
llso continued in the northwest, Bis
kharck, N. D., reporting a record-break-
Ing temperature of 1o6 degrees. There
is no prospect of any relief from pre-
FAILING conditions in the central val
leys and the middle west, and Forecast
er Frankenfeld repeats his forecasts
of continued warm weather, with light
and scattered thunderstor for that
kection. The only rains indicated are
local thundershowers in the southern
states and Rocky mountain section.
1 Some of the maximum tempera lures
reported to the weather bureau al
Harious places Tuesday We're: Atlanta
s6; Buffalo, 81; Cincinnati, "a; Daven-
port. Ia, 1904; Denver, 90; Des Moines
400; Indianapolis, 90; Jacksonville, 90;
Kansas City. 1902; Little Rock, 1902;
n,
Platte, 90; Omaha, 1902; Pittsburgh, SO;
St. Louis. 108: ST. Paul, 100; Springfield
al, 100; Washington, D. c., 90; Spring
Held, Mo-, 1o6.
Secretary Wilson Hopeful.
New York, July PA dispatch te
khe Tribune from Washington says;
Mr.. Wilson, secretary of agriculture
has favored the Tribune with talk or
khe effects of the long-continuet
Brought on the growing crops of thu
west. He does not take 30 gloomy
view of the agricultural prospects be
Tween the Allegheny and the Rock,
Mountains as do some of the so-callet
bxperts who are not connected with
khe government service. Nor yet does
Mr.. Wilson attempt to minimize the in
Jury already done and that will in
6rease unless there is great precipita
don of moisture during the next few
Bseks in the vast stretch of country be
tween the continental mountain
ranges. While he acknowledges tina
be hard wheat belt of the northwes
as been damaged, he yet does not de
4pair of an average yield of corn in TIL
born belt, which he defines as extend
Ing east from the Missouri river to tn
hleghenies, embracing the states o
iowa, Wisconsin, the northern part o
Missouri and all of Illinois, Indian,
and Ohio.
Estimates Crop Losses.
New York, July 24.-The Journa
81 Commerce, which telegraphed t,
. large number of bank president
In Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kan
Ras, prints special report whic
Gays:
't''There is every reason for believing tha
DE early reports of damage to the cor
prop by the drought have not been exag
Rsrated. On the contrary. 1t is quite evl
hent that the situation is very much wors
hhan at first reported, and that now mucl
OF tne injury is DetOnd repair. Inc reR1Ol
bf worst damage lies within an irregula
bIrcle of about 800 miles in diameter, Will
pt. Joseph, Mo-, as an approximate center
1.-THE following question was sent to tn
Bank presidents: Kindly wire your opin
ION of percentage of damage to corn ant
I'VE stock by drought in your vicinity.
1.-THE answers indicate very serious losse
IN the region specified. In Kansas man.
report 70 per cent. damage to corn; in Mis-
kouri the majority of reports are betwee
. and IS per cent. damage; In Nebraska. tn
tsports are generally between az and
Dor cent. damage. while in Iowa the injur
u generally between % and 90 per cent.
lit would seem from the returns give
That a loss of so per cent In this distric
would be an exceedingly moderate esti
mate. This would indicate a loss of q
least Sl2 100000 bushels in the region 9
greatest drought. and probably consider
ably more. 1t should be borne in min
khat these figures refer only to the small
district of greatest damage. No attemp
has been made to ascertain the injury else
Where. The damage TO live stock is con
biderable in Missouri and Kansas, but ver
Night in Iowa and Nebraska
Kansas Still Suffering.
Topeka, Kan, July 24.-Tempera
lures in Kansas Tuesday were as hig
hs 40 and in no case are figures les
Ehan 100 reported. 1t was fully as OF
pressive as on Monday, which was tn
hottest day of the year. death fro1
heat occurred in Abilene and prostrs
Mons in Leavenworth, Emporia, Atch