The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-09-17
SEVERE STORM IN EAST;
FROST BL|GHTS THE WEST
&THE WEST.
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ping since y o'clock last night and this
| evening it stands at the 50-degree mark
| 1t is growing colder. Overcoats and hres
are comfortable tonight.
COLD RAIN At XENIA.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Xenia, Ill, Sept. 16.-The cold wave
struck this place last night about mid.
night and the mercury fell about forty de-
grees. A cold rain fell all yesterday aft
ernoon and continued to-day. In case OF
frost within the next two weeks thou
sands of dollars worth of corn and stock
peas will be ruired. A large per cent OF
the corn in this vicinity is late and the
pea harvest Is just beginning.
OPTIMISTIC REPORTS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Chicago Sept l6.-There are unexpected
notes of optimism in the dispatches from
the Mississippi Valley regarding the ac-
tual damage thus far to the corn crop
and the chances OF the destruction from
the cold wave that has settled down on
the larger part of the great corn belt
Frost fell in wide territory. but men
VINO make study of frost damage from
from alarmist stories. 1t was for the
wet. immatured fields of Iowa the great
est anxiety had been felt.
From that State tonight comes the
State Crop and Weather Service says he
does not believe that the frost last night
did a great deal of damage and he had
no great apprehension OF the frost due
again tonight
Weather conditions in Illinois and In
diana cause apprehension. Frost is pre-
of these State.. There has not been a
particle of injury thus far and the
chances are against it tonight.
FROST IN WESTERN MISSOURI
Kansas City, Mo-. Sept. 1.-THE temper
ature throughout Kansas and Western
points frost was apparent
The local Weather Bureau reports a kill
ing frost at Dresden and Hays. Kas., with
the thermometer ranging from 40 to 20
degrees. Concordia. Kas., reports a tenn
perature of S6, while Dodge City reports
10 degrees.
Kansas and well into Missouri. The great
est danger is to the corn crop. which Gov
ernment experts say. needs ten days more
of sun to fully ripen.
FROST MEANS MILLIONS LOST.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Columbia, Mo-. Sept 16.-If a heavy frost
comes tonight, as proIhesied by the
Weather Bureau of the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, 1t will mean a
loss of several million dollars to the
farmers of Missouri.
George b. Ellis, secretary of the State
Board of Agriculture, said this evening:
IF n heavy killing frost comes tonight
II will seriously inture one-third of the
corn crop of Missouri and mean a loss of
several million dollars to the farmers.
Almost all the corn in the State Is late
and a frost at this time will be disastrous.
It will not only iujure the corn, but will
practically ruin the fodder"
BUILD FIRES IN THE FIELDS.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
st. Joseph. Mo-. Sept. 16.-This has been
one of the chilliest September days ever
known here, and as the clouds cleared
away this evening heavy frost tonight
is inevitable. Much damage will result to
the corn crop, as large part of 1t was
planted late on account of the floods In
May
Fruit and late vegetables in the market
gardens will also suffer. and farmers in
some sections are building fires to-night
in their orchards and gardens to protect
their products from freeze. The tenn
perature tonight Is 4s degrees
KILLING: FROSTS EXPECTED.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Topeka, Kas. Sept. 16.-Clear weather
prevails throughout Kansas and killing
frosts In the corn belt are certain. Last
night the late corn and forage crops were
injured by the cold in half dozen coun-
ties. but the overhanging clouds prevent
ed a severe frost.
Tonight the sky is clear and heavy
frosts will damage late crops as far south
as Oklahoma The local weather observer
says there is no escape from frost that
will catch all late corn and other forage
plants. the great majority Of which Is still
standing because OF the. failure of the
farmers to secare enough help TO save 1t.