The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-03

ssS: Fair tonight and saturday, klI.ths
frosts tonight; rising temperature sat
urGay-
Rain began falling at a few minutes
before O'Clock this morning ana haIl
an hour later turned into snow
storm which continued well row2ro
noon. The storm is a record-preakes
as far as the books of the Unl'eo
States weather bureau in this city are
concerned. and they cover the past u
years.
At the Manhattan Agricultural coll
lege records of the weather cordlttons
have been kept since 1858 and t1ey snow
that snow TO a percepuble extent mas mas
never fallen this late in the season ON
the S0th day of April 1903. the records
show that 14-hundredths of an 1ncn
of snow fell in Topeka
The STOW was accompanied OS q " NiiiA
blowing from the northwest al the rat
of 20 miles an hour. Late last night
the wind was from the opposite Gree
ton, but reversed at midnight ard since
then has been blowing directly IRON,
the cold regions OF the northwest Late
last night the weather bureau IN TINS
city received word that storm Whlch
has been raging in the Dakotas COR the
past two or three days would prooao oIy
swoop down on this state.
Earlier information had been receiN-
ed of the storm but those in charge OF
the weather department had inquired
that il would be diSSipated when II
struck the region of warm atmosphere
in Kansas. At 10 o'clock this morning
the precipitation amounted to one
fourth of an inch measured as water
which indicates that about three inche-
of snow has fallen, though most OF II
melted at once
There was no confusing the storn
during the earlier morning with sleee
and rain for the fall consisted IT great
white fluffy flakes of snow wniriing
bout in the air as though undecided
whether to light or continue tnen
pranks Many of the lawns about the
city have been trimmed closely by tie
eare-taker and these are buried in a
shroud of white
Others which have been neglected
allowing the grass and weeds 70 grow
show the longer blades of the green
grass shrouded in sheets and standing
like SeHtinels of a belated season. CITY
gardens which have been furnishing
the family with onions. radishes and
lettuce for a week or SO are buried
completely while sweet peas and other
outdoor flowers are mOurned as dead
The mercury has hung about the
freezing point for the past II hours
and Just at O'Clock this morning
took a tumble which landed it two
points below freezing, where it has
been clingfng since with the indications
that it will loose its hold and drop
lower vet. The conditions which pre-
vailed in Topeka are the same as
those in other sections of the state and
the indications are that the storm is
general.
The snow will be of great benefit
TO the state in general and but little
if any damage will result If the tenn
perature remains stationary or does
not drop lower than at the present
time.
Dodge City. kan. May "A heavy
rain of nearly an inch and a half fol-
lowed by snow fell here last night
The thermometer is below freezing
and prospects of snow and colder to-
day.
Sterling. Kan. May 3.-There was a
good rain here last night which turn
ed TO snow and the mercury dropped
to 26 above zero.
Newton. Kan. May 3.-Rain fell in
Harvey county last night, the total
precipitation being So hundredths of
an inch. Early this morning the rain
turned into snow which continued to
fall until late in the morning. melt
ing as fast as it fell The temperature
was IS above, early this morning.
Syracuse. May "A gentle soaking
rain began falling here about 4 O'Clock
yesterday afternoon and continued un-
Ing already well soaked from the wet
snow Of Monday. has made the fields
SO soft that DlOwing will be delayed
for several days. There has been no
tUrbing the wheat in this locality, and
while the acreage of winter wheat in
this county is not large, 1t is a good
stand and in ideal condition.
Baker. May s.-The minimum tenn
perature for the past "a hours was 2s
and Il hundredths of an inch of pre-
cipitation has been recorded with
snow still falling.
Dresden. May S.-Cloudv weather
has prevailed in this section for the
past "A hours and "a Of an inch of
precipitation has been recorded and
the temperature has ranged from the
maximum 50 reached to the minimum
early this morning of "a.
Sedan, May s.-Thirty-two hun
dredths of an inch of precipitation has
fallen during the past "a hours and
the indications are that more will fol- |
low before the clouds lift There has
been but little change in the tempera-
ture as the lowest point reached was
sc while the maximum was Sc.
Ellis. May 3.-one of the heaviest
SHOWS of the season has been falling
here since early morning accompanied
by wind from the northwest and
mercury lowering about the freezing
point.
Russell. May s.-About one-fourth
of an inch of moisture has fallen dur
ing the past "a hours and the temper
ature has been as low as 26. though it
is gradually rising. but the sky is
cloudy and it is possible that more
rain or snow will fall
MacksvilIe. May 3.-Cloudy weather
has prevailed for the past "a hours
and the rain fall has amounted to