The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-17

1t is estimated by grain men that al
cent of forage. crops will be seriously in
jured by to-night's heavy frosts. The
cold and clear weather prevails over the
entire Kansas corn belt.
SEVERE FR0STs IN ORTHWEST.
ST. Paul. Sept. 16-The weather in Min
nesota continues damp, and the weather
observer says that is the only reason why
there is no frost in this State.
He says that reports received to-day
show heavy to killing frosts from Huron,
$. D., to North Platte, Neb. He has re-
ports of killing frosts at Huron. S. D.;
Sioux City, Ia, North Platte, Neb., and
Bismarck n. d.
A dispatch from Beresford. S. D.. which
Is the center of the corn growing country,
says that a killing frost came last night,
and that corn suffered badly. II Is esti-
mated. however, that two-thirds OF the
crop Is safe.
Dispatches from Vermillion and Miller,
S. D., say there was a killing frost in
those sections of the State, and that corn
suffered greatly. although the crop was
too well matured to kill it entirely.
At Luverne, Mimi. water had cover
ing of ice a quarter of an inch thisk
About one-third of the corn crop in this
vicinity was injured. At Rock Rapids, Ia,
a heavy frost damaged corn
This afternoon the clouds which have
been hanging over this city for ten days,
weather prevails.
The air is cold and the Weather Bureau
forecasts fair weather tonight with
frosts.
MERCURY DROPS FORTY DEGREES.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Paducah. KY, Sept ia cold wave hit
this section to-day. The mercury has
dropped 40 degrees in twenty-four hours
COLD WAVE AT KINaIUNDY, ILL.
REpI-RrJc SPECIAL
Kinmundy, ILL.,, Sept. 16.-The cold wave
struck this locality last night, and the
temperature has fallen forty degrees. 1t
has rained steadily for over twenty-four
SITUATION GRAVE IN IOWA.
Des Moines, Ia. Sept. ia rift appeared
in the clouds. which have been hang
ing over the State for the last three days.
In the northwestern part of the State at
8 o'clock this morning. and the first frost
followed.
The Weather Bureau is of the opinion
that the clearing will spread over the
State and the frost which Is following will
fall like mantle over the corn crop. II
1t Is of freezing nature the crop viii
suffer an inastlmable damage. The tenn
perature at Sioux City was "a above, at
Omaha it was 32 and at Des Moines 40 this
morning. Grain reports declare that
City. in the northwest. suffered from frost
last night, but that the damage was not as
serious as might be imagined.
''All Iowa is threatened with FROST said
]. r. Sage. Director of the Iowa Weather
and Crop Service. Fully two weeks of
warm weather are needed to ripen the
corn. With 81 ch a condition staring us
in the face the situation is verv grave.
DAMAGE EQUALIZED.
Lincoln. Neb.. Sept. 16.-Frost came to
nearly every part of Nebraska last night.
and in the north and western portions of
the State the damage is considerable. In
these sections II was sufficiently heavy to
kill. while. in the eastern and southern
portions of the State the frost was light
enough to help the development of the
corn, but not heavy enough TO damage it.
The results. therefore, are about equal
lied.
Garden vegetables We're damaged in all
parts OF the state. Grains were not seri-
ously hurt in any portion Of the State.
FREEZE At DENVER.
Denver. Colo, Sept 16.-A severe frost
and freeze last night in this vicinity and
throughout the agricultural district of
Northern Colorado, caused much damage
to all crops except sugar beet. Potato
buyers in Greeley estimate that the potato
crop will be diminished by 1000 carloads.
SHOWING SINCE SUNDAY.
Eldora, Colo. Sept: 16.-It has been snow
of the mountain trails and gulches are al
most impossible. In Berthoud Pass there
is over two and one-half feet of snow.
The heavy fall at this time of the year |
is very uncommon.
FARMERS HEAVY LOSERS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Chamois. Mo-, Sept. 16-The extremely |
cold weather is damaging corn severely in |
this section The farmers in the bottom |
lands along the Missouri, who planted |
their second crop after the June flood will |
suffer many thousand dollars losses by |
a continuation of this weather.
COOL RAINS AT ARDMORE.
SPECIAL
Ardmore. I. T, Sept 16.-Heavy rains |
have fallen over the Chickasaw Nation |
for the last forty-eight hours.
At 10 o'clock this morning the tempera- |
ture had dropped to 46 degrees which is |
very cool for September weather In this |
section.
JOHNSON COUNTY EXPECTS FROST.
SPECIAL.
Warrens5urg, Mo-. Sept, 16.-The con-
ditions are for heavy frost in this vicin-
ty tonight. The thermometer stood |
around 90 all day, and at o'clock had |
fallen to AZ. The skies are clear and the
sands of acres OF late corn will be greatly |
damaged should heavy frost fall
NORTHER STRIKES DURANT.
SPECIAL
Durant, l. T.. Sept. 16.-A severe norther
and rain struck this country last night.
Colder September weather prevails than
was ever known before.
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