The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1911-06-30
From Mondays Daily.

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From Mondays Daily
The long drought and heated
spell were broken yesterday after
non by most welcome rain. The
forenoon was cloudy, but very sultry
and hot, and about two o'clock thun
der clouds came up, followed by
quite an electrical display. Before
long rain began to come down, ant
was accompanied by heavy vino
from the north. The rain fell in
torrents for nearly an hour, driver
by the hard wind, and the cutters
were filled.
The wind broke limbs off of trees
all over the city, but did the most
damage in the north end of the city
The fair grounds suffered some dam
age, barns being blown over, and
part of the storm house at Hope
mission was carried around to the
other side of the building. Many
trees were damaged.
Had Wires Crossed.
Both telephone companies suffered
from the crossing of wires, ETC.,
and large number of patrons
found that they could not use the
wires. Some of the long distance
lines were similarly tied up. Both
companies put men out at once
Strengthening out the service, and
these were busy all day today.
The rain yesterday afternoon was
not very general. No rain fell west
of Lake Crystal, but there was a
heavy downpour east of here, as
well as south and southeast and
northeast. Madison Lake caught a
good soaking.
Second Rain in Night.
During the night, or early this
morning another fine rain fell for
several hours, without much wind,
and soaked into the ground. The
rainfall in Blue Earth county is suf-
ficient to mature the crops in fine
shape. Except in the sander dis
tricts the crops never looked better
before the rain, but it was getting
pretty dry and the rain will be well
coined. The wind may have lodged
the grain in places, but it is be-
lieved that it will come up again.
This mornings rain was much
more general than yesterdays. Re-
ports received at the Chicago &
depot indicate that it
entirely across Southwest
ern Minnesota, while South Dakota
had good rain Saturday. The storm
yesterday afternoon took the wires
down east of here.
Rain to the South.
Reports at the Milwaukee depot in
dictate that there was a good rain
south of here. Good Thunder had
soaking shower, Alden reports nice
rain, and other points south and
1t was not known whether
his mornings rain extended further
west, but it was thought that it
did.
The Great Western reports a good
rain east as far as Waterville yes
,erday afternoon. The Omaha did
not have reports, but it is known
hat no rain fell at st. Peter, Ma
leila or st. James yesterday after
noon.
Corn Looks Good.
Portions Of Southwestern Mime
sofa have had such a dry time that
/ partial crop failure cannot be
averted, but good rain there now
will help matters and make a good
;orn crop, renew pastures, and make
he oat crop afford good feed, and
perhaps bring about a small wheat
;rop. Corn is everywhere looking
good, due no doubt to recent cult
vations, which serves to retain the
moisture in the ground by breaking
Up the little ducts through which
t is drawn out by the sun and wind. |
Yellow lawns in this city are al
eady showing the effects of the
ain. Cisterns that were empty have
'een replenished
Phone Poles Blown Down.
On the st. Peter road yesterday
fternOon. ten or a dozen telephone
'oles were blown down across the
DAD and the wires tangled up. A
lumber of trees were uprooted on
his road and in Dukes addition.
Lightning struck tree in front of
he residence of Chief Donahue, in
Dukes addition, and also another
rec some distance away.
Basement Flooded Again.
Owing to defective decking on
he city hall, the basement of that
uilding was flooded, and the water
an through the wall into the base
lent Of w. G. p. Smiths restaurant
nd did some damage. The plug to
he sanitary sewer was opened and
lie water drained off, but the sedi.l