The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-05-11
STILL MORE RAIN.
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Marysville, May 11.-This section of
the state was soaked by number of
heavy showers which fell at intervals
Sunday and the night following. Hail
accompanied the rain Sunday morning
but no damage has been reported from
this cause.
Sabetha, May 11.-Rain fell nearly all
last night and this with the precipita-
ton which occurred Sunday has given
this county thorough soaking.
Lawrence, May 11.-Showers have oc-
CURED at intervals this morning fol-
lowing a thorough soaking which
Douglas county received during the
night and Sunday.
CURED this morning following a soak
ing rain which fell during the night
and Sunday. The streams in this 10
cality are running bank full this morn
ing and water is standing several inches
deep in the fields.
The following special dispatches and
reports received by the Topeka State
Journal from various parts of the state
indicate the wide territory covered
by the storm of last night, every sec
the dispatches:
Concordia, May 11-Twelve hum
dredths of an inch of rain has fallen
during the past "a hours and rain is
falling this morning.
Grainfield, May 1.-Two inches of
rain fell here early this morning which
saves the wheat in this section of the
state and all are returning thanks for
the timely moisture.
Dodge City, May 11.-This section of
the state has received a small amount
of moisture during the past "a hours
perhaps one-fourth of an inch which
helps some as it follows rains which
| recently soaked this part of Kansas.
Fort Scott, May 11-Light showers
have fallen in this locality during the
| night. though the total amount of pre-
cipitation was but .04 of an inch.
Manhattan, May 11.-One and
thirtyfour hundredths inches of rain
has fallen in this city during the past
"a hours and many of the low land
| fields are under water. The sky is
filled with clouds and the indications
point to more showers tonight.
| Usage City, May 1.-THE rain fall
has amounted to an inch and twenty
hundredths, which though not badly
needed is nevertheless welcome.
| Newton, May 1.-The heaviest
rain of the season fell Sunday after
noon and last night and the country
adjacent to this city has received a
thorough soaking. The rain was bad
| ly needed as wheat and other crops
were commencing to need more mois-
ture than they have been receiving.
The rain is worth thousands of dol
| lars to the farmers of this community
and practically insures bumper
/ crop Of all kinds.
| Wichita, Kan, May IA wind
| and rain storm that visited this sec
| ton of the state at midnight last
| night, did damage to growing fruit. A
| large number of trees were uprooted.
| Fruit and shade trees were stripped
of limbs. A wind velocity of Sc miles
| an hour, was recorded, 1t breaking
the previous high record of "a miles
March 20, 1870. The rain fall was
| "a of an inch.
Wakeeney, May IA good rain
fell here Sunday night and Wakeeney
is still on the map. This, with the
rains of last week, which were not
| too abundant, puts everything in good
| shape for the growing season. 1t is
| noted that the weather this spring
is much like that of 1908, the frosts
and rains coming on almost exactly
the same dates. This may not be an
| indication but if the similarity con-
| tinues throughout the season it will
be great good fortune for western
! Kansas.
The Independent Reports.
The following reports were received
| over the wires of the Independent Tele-
phone company:
! fourths inches of rain has fallen in this
part of Shawnee county during the
past "a hours with the conditions IA
vorable for a continuation of the storm.
! Carbonate, May 11-An inch of rain
| accompanied by a light fall of hail oc-
Cured in this city Sunday.
| Granville, May 1.-Rain has been
| falling in this part of the state for the
| past "a hours. the total precipitation
so far has amounted to three inches
| Dover, May 1.-Two and one-half
| inches of rain has fallen in this part
of the county during the past "a hours
and the weather conditions indicate
| showers today.
! Council Grove, May ia series of
| heavy showers have fallen in this coun-
! ty during the past "a hours and the
| Neosho river is out of it's banks and
| the population living in the lowlands
| have sought refuge in the higher coun-
try back from the stream. A report
| was received this morning of a cyclone
| five miles from the city but the story
| has not been verified and as the first
reports said that no lives were lost it
probably amounted to little more than
| an exceedingly high wind.
Alta Vista, May 11.-This section was
| visited by a cloud burst Sunday, three
| inches of rain falling in the space of
| few hours. The streams in this part
| of the county are exceedingly high and
| the fields flooded.
Junction City, May 11.-An inch and
| fiye-eighths of rain has fallen here
| during the past "a hours and the in
| dications point to a greater rainfall in
the territory west. OF this city.
| has received a thorough drenching dur
| ing the past "a hours, the rainfall in
| this city during the time measuring
| three inches.
| Elmont, May 11.-Three and one-half
| inches of rain has fallen in this vi
cinity since Sunday morning and many
| of the Iowland farms are under water
as a result.
| Abilene, May 1.-THE rainfall In this
section of the state during the past "a
hours has amounted to an inch and
one-half; one of the heaviest down.
pours IL months
Auburn, May 11.-Nearly three inches
| If water has fallen In this locality
| since series of showers began Sunday