The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-05-04
AWAITED
GUEST ARRIVES
Glorious Rain Visits Wichita
and Central Kansas,
MANY POINTS REJOICING
Storm Reaches Out in Every
Direction From City.

! Last night Wichita and a best part OF
Kansas was visited by a good rain. such
as will add an extra blessing to this. The
Sabbath Day. It began raining in this
city about 9.45 after a great deal of
clustering which routed the many people
on tn estreets. The wind came with
swoop carrying the water and pouring it
down in bounuful measure. Thunder and
lightning heraided the approach of the
longed looked for guest. bur the citizens
Of this city said, let her come. We are
willing to be soaked if it VIII only rain
The rain extended from Wichita IN
every direction and all points, northeast,
south west. ard intermediate points re-
ported good rains. the kind that brings
the creep blades UP into the sunlight and
makes the old brown looking wheat that
has been given up assume a gloriousiy
fresh appearance. It rained between here
and points east of Fl Dorado and Angus
"a, Enporia. Geneseo. Pratt, Conway
Springs. Winfield and Wellington.
All day yesterday in this city il was hot
and disagreeable. The mercury shot up
to the g degree mark. The wind with
hateful persistency stayed in the south.
In the forenoon about two hundredth Of
an inch Of rain fell. This was enough to
make the most optimistic curse the fates
for with these conditions it seemed an
almost an impossibility that it could rain.
The wind all day kept up Il 20-mile an
hour gait which was barely enough to
keep the fellows with little flesh on their
bones cool but about 9 o'clock with
snort it started out on a Saturday nights
tate and surprised everybody.
The following are reports from towns
around Wichita:
Emporia, Kan. May at began raining
here about s O'Clock tonight and kept up
a steady downpour for nearly two hours.
This means much for the farmer and the
merchant as it has been exceedingly dry
Hutchinson. Kan. May 3-Hutchinson
received good rain tonight It is est
mated that quarter of an inch of water
fell.
Caldwell, Kan, May S.-A rain that is |
worth thousands of dollars 70 the people |
Of southern Kansas feH here tonight. 1t /
raining a little after 10 I
o'clock. The ground got a good soaking. I
Conway Springs. Kan. May 3--After /
great deal Of laundering and lightning |
the needed rain fell in this city and vi
cinity tonight The wheat was getting
pretty desperate, but could have held out
many more days yet.
Anthony. Kan, May 3.-Tonight the rain
commenced here about 1915 and continued 4
till the earth was well saturated.
Wellington Kan. May Sit rained here
tonight for three-quarters of an hour
with a good measure. Things are looking
brighter for the Sumner county farmer
Pratt. kan. May "a fair rain visited
This city tonight II was needed badly
Kingman. Kan. May S.-Kingman re-
,eived good voting tonight which
comes in good time for the yet surviving
crops.
winfield Kan. May "A glorious and
much prayed for rain struck this city to-
night and relieved the anxiety that has
been felt among the agriculturists of the
county for their crops and hay fields.
Mulvane. Kan. May "A good rain
-ell here last night.
Ell Dorado. Kan. May 3.-Rain is report
d all along the Missouri Pacific from here
10 Ceneseo.
Florence, Kan, May "A good rain is
exported from all stations along the cut
IF 1t is raining here now (9:So)
beaumont. Kan. May 3.-At half after
lire tonight it began raining here and
stfu is pouring down. This rain means
verifying for the farmer.