The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-09-02
VALLEY VISITED
BY A GOOD RAIN
FELL FOR SEVERAL HOURS LAST
NIGHT AND WAS A SLOW, SOAK.
ING DoWNPoUR--NoT GENERAL
OVER ENTIRE sTATE-DEvILs
LAKE HAD A cLouDsURsT.

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The gentle patter Of rain upon, the
roofs lulled many a wakeful soul to
sleep last night. Others purposely
laid awake TO hear the unusual but
pleasing sound and today were delight
ed to see that the ground was quite
wet while puddles stood in depres-
sions In the walks. 1t was real rain.
With one exception the first that has
fell since some time last spring The
exception was heavy shower the first
part OF August.
The reports from the weather bu-
reau in Moorhead show that 40 OF an
inch fell from o'clock last evening
until $3.50 o'clock this morning. While
1t has been cloudy all day, leading
many to believe that more moisture
would fall, Colonel Grasse, the weather
observer, does not hold out such hope.
Most people, however, will be per-
fectly willing for the rains to stay
away until the Labor day celebration
Is over and Teddy has had chance to
speak
Began After Midnight.
While there were two light showers
early last evening that only lasted
few seconds, the real rain did not be-
gin to fall until after midnight. It
rained gently from soon after that
time until about o'clock this morn
ing leading many to believe that 1t
was general and settled rain. In
reality, however, 1t was only local over
the eastern part of North Dakota and
parts of Minnesota. Reports from
Grafton state that the rain there was
quite heavy. None fell at Bismarck
last night and there was only trace
at Wiliiston.
Cloudburst at Devils Lake.
|. A dispatch from Devils Lake says:
This city was yesterday visited by
a cloudburst, an inch and three quar-
tiers of water falling in twenty min
utes. Thousands of dollars damage
was done, as the easements of the
whole city were flooded, the business
section being hit hardest, goods stored
In the Easements were ruined. A high
wind, which accompanied the rain,
did considerable damage throughout
the county, blowing down windmiIls
and small buildings and damaging
outstanding threshing machines. At
the lake the high sea damaged boat
houses and cribbing built by the bio
logical station for housing fish.
indications of Frost.
The forecast from the weather bu-
reau states that there will be clear
and cooler weather at least tomorrow.
There is a steadily rising barometer
with no low areas approaching. While
it will not frost tonight, according to
the statement of Colonel Grasse,
there is likely to be some near freez-
ing weather in the near future If the
present indications do not change
suddenly, There is a very high area
in the west that Is approaching. At
Havre the temperature was 81 and at
Medicine Hat 36. A great many farm
ers, who have good prospects of corn
crop are rather uneasy over the pros
poets.
The rain last night was unexpected
by the weather authorities. 1t devel-
oped suddenly seeming to be a portion
of a rain that was in evidence further
south and in the east, The reports
this morning showed that at Duluth
IA of an inch Of water fell last night
and SO of an inch at Kansas City.
Rains were reported at the various
weather stations as far south as the
gulf.
Fear For Water Supply.
While this rain did not come In
time to do any particular good to grow
ing things. it will not interfere with
threshing and 1t created generally
good feeling in the hearts OF the poor
mortals who have been looking for it
so long In Fargo. What is wanted
now is fall heavy enough to increase
the volume of water in the Red river.
Some are rather anxious about this
feature Of the drought, saying that If
the river is not higher by the time the
heavy freezes come the stream will
be frozen to the bottom and the cities
obtaining their water supply from 1t
will be left in a very bad condition all
winter. Hn
All want a big rain that will again
ill the Red but they also hope that
as 1t has hung off so long it will not
come until next Monday night at the
earliest.