Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-12
RIVERS OVERFLOW BANKS
Republican is Higher Than During the
Floods Of Last Year.
PORTIONS OF SHELTON ARE FLOODED
Rain All over Nebraska which
Does Some Damage, but = vast
Amount More Of
Beneht.

SUPERIOR, Neb., May lit has been
raining steadily for twenty-four hours and
is still pouring down at 10 o'clock this
morning. Up to z o'clock the rainfall was
s.g6 inches. The Republican river is higher
than at any time during the past season.
The piers OF the west bridge, which were
temporarily raised after the last food. are
again sinking.
SHELTON. Neb.. May 1.-THE rain Of
Saturday night and all day Sunday and
Sunday night has flooded the west part Of
town. Two brick cottages are In dangerous
condition. The families have been com
PEELED to move out. Cellars are full. About
five inches of water fell.
BURwELL, Neb.. May 11-(Special)-
over three inches of rain has fallen in the
last three lays and IL it now clears up
warm the crops will come on in fine shape.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., May n~--(Special.)
"A steady rain has been falling in this
vicinity most OF the time for two days,
which is very beneficial. The fruit grow
ers state that the late frost did not injure
the fruit nearly as bad as was at first
feared, and they think there will be an
average crop throughout Cass county.
Ground in Good Condition.
WEST POINT, Neb., May n.-Cspecial.)
The planting of corn throughout this
county is two-thirds completed and will
be finished by the end of the week. The
ground is in fine condition for the recep-
ton of the seed and with a few days warm
weather conditions will be ideal for a good
stand. Heavy rains have fallen during the
last twenty-four hours. All crops look
fine, especially wheat and other small
grains. Potatoes are making good growth.
Fruit has not been damaged near as much
as feared during the sleet storm of last
week. Some injury has been done, but not
near to the extent reported.
WAHOO, Neb., May n.-(Special.)-A
heavy rain has been falling here continu-
ously for the last forty-eight hours and ID
still pouring.
NELSON. Neb., May n.-(speciaL.)-A
heavy rain set in here yesterday. UP to
this time four inches of water has fallen
and it is still raining.
EDGAR, Neb., May 11.-(Special. "a
heavy thunder storm passed over this sec.
ton yesterday afternoon and last night.
The storm began before noon yesterday
and It continued raining heavily at inter
walls all day and all night The amount OF
tprecipitation is about ~ inches. The
whest is looking very promising, and
peaches and apples give promise OF from
one-fourth to one-half a crop.
LEIGH. Neb., May n.-(Special.)-Rair
began tallnR mere saturday ABOUT D o clocH
p. m. and has kept 1t up at intervals ever
since. All work in the fields is stopped
and will remain suspended for some time
as enough water has fallen to put the
ground in an extremely wet condition
Owing to the wet and backward spring nc
corn has been planted in this community
up to the present date, and farmers are
beginning to feel discouraged.
ST. PAUL. Neb., May 11.-(special.)-
Yesterday morning early a thunder shower
brought nearly a half an inch of rain. and
in the afternoon about 4 o'clock a gneral
rain began falling. The total rain fall since
yesterday morning amounts to, fully two
inches. and It is still raining.i ae q
NORTH LOUP, Neb., May 11.-(SpeciaLl
About one and one-half inches of rain
has fallen during the last forty-eight hours
This on top of an already water soaked
soil makes 1t almost impossible for farm
ers to work in the fields. Very little plant.
ing has been done yet.