The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-04-30
ICE THIS MORNING
Weather Is Warmer Today in
Topeka District.
More Dispatches Showing Rains
We're General.
THE Sun is SHINING.
Light Snow Which Fell Last
Night Soon MeltS.
Heavy Snowfall Reported in
Western Counties.
THE Sun is SHINING.

in the pools.
The sun is shining as bright and warm
today as if the air were not filled with
snow, rain, sleet and nipping cold yes
terday and the weather forecaster again
predicts the proximity of spring. Re
ports from the various sections of the
state indicate that all were favored with
an abundance of moisture either in the
form of rain or snow, and that the aver
age precipitation has amounted to an
inch.
In the eastern, southern and the CEN
trail portion of the state the moisture
was in the form of drizzling rain, while
in the western and northern portion it
was in the form of sleet and snow. With
the drop in the temperature which ac-
companied the rain and snow alike the
wheat farmers see relief from the green
bugs which had commenced their work
of destruction on the fields
The heaviest fall of snow is reported
from the counties near the Colorado and
Nebraska lines though it extended past
the central portion of the state along
the northern boundary. The snow which
prevailed in this section of the state
turned to sleet and rain late in the af-
ternoon and the storm seemed to be car
ried eastward where rain had prevailed
during the morning.
Rain fell most of the day in Topeka
but about nine o'clock light fall OF
snow commenced which lasted for an
inch, though nearly all traces of it had
disappeared by sunrise this morning.
The heaviest rainfall was reported from
Jackson county where the precipitation
amounted to 21z inches. The total pre-
cipitation IN Topeka amounted to "a or
an inch
The storm which visited the state yes
terday came directly from the cold
northern country and all day blizzard
ragged in the Dakotas with the mercury
down about the ten above zero mark
and the snow piling in drifts meaSured
by feet instead of inches The parts OF
Kansas which were visited by snow did
not suffer from low temperatures
ON the contrary much of the
snow melted as 1t fell and was so-
sorbed by the thirsty ground ana the
little which remained to greer th.s
morning sunrise is fast d1sappearins-
weather Observer Jennings blanes the
north for the snow and rain alike Tor
he says that the cold coming GOWN
from that section of the world met
the spring zephyrs of Kansas at the
northern line of the state and held the
snow for downs AS the cold wave
penetrated the warmer staIta u
kansas ozone it succumbed to the me
vi+abie and changed from snow to sleet
and then to Just plain common rain
without embellishments of any kind
That there was no skimptng on the
part of the weatherman is lndlcateo
from dispatches from all secIioHs u
the state received today
tribune. April S0.-Fully foot Of
snow fell here yesterday, SIX lnches o.
which is now on the grouIlu; -
makes the second good snow within the
nast ten DAYS and insures the grain
crops of all kinds.
Wakaf3e1d. April 3O.-A storm of hail
and sIeet accompanied by thunoer anu
iiob+ning visited these parts early yes
+eTdav morning and was followed by
fail of three inches of snow The
storm will be of great value TO the
wheat and oat crops Whlch were III
need of moisture 80.
Jaweu city, April 30.-The fruit Ques-
tion was settled for good in TINS part
of the state by the snow ana freeze
which visited this section -runS 1Ia,-
The snow began falling late SUNDAY
night and continued most OF MONDAY
and was badly needed by the wheat
crop which was commencing 10 suffer
on account of the lack OF molstu[e,
Grinneu, April 30.-At an carry
hour Monday morning a heavy and
vet snow began falling over TINS sec
tion of the country, ana continue
throughout the entire day me
aTnount of moisture that accompanied
~ v-as equal to a good rain and the
wheat will receive the greatest Dement'S
from it. In 1903 on exactly the same
dav and under the same condluons
snow fell here that made the crop or
go 1,ear the bumper that it was, and
II ia safe to predict that the present
year will be a hummer for good yields
in this locality. Wheat here was In a
verv good condition before today but
was in need of moisture.
Takin. April 3O.-Snow began fall
ING about 2 O'Clock this morning. The
weather is very mild The ground Is
covered to a depth of six inches This
moisture practically insures the wheat
cron and is very beneficial to the early
sov-n sugar beets. Water has been
+r1rned into the Amazon and South
side canals. The new eastern canal is
almost finished and will soon begin
conveving water to the large reser-
wichita. April 3O-Just an even
inch of rain fell yesterday and the
minimum temperature was 30 The
sun is shining and today is bright and
fair.
and fair after the storm of yesterday
when one and sixty-two hundredths
of precipitation fell and the mercury
during the storm dropped TO 22-
Usage City, April 30--Forty-four
hundredths of an inch of rain fell yes
terday though the sun is shining as
brightly today as though there had
not been a storm for a week
Manhattan. April 3O.-A storm of
sleet rain and snow visited this city
Yesterday and the mercury again
dropped below the freezing point
though most of the fruit had been
killed by earlier freezes The precipf-
tation measured as rain amounted TO
Mcpherson. Aprn sO.-This section
of the state was visited by a snow
sleet and rain storm yesterday during
which 3S hundredths of an inch of
water fell and the mercury dropped
to 26 degrees above zero
MacksvilIe. April 30.-The weather is
fair and clear here today following the