The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-05-29
OVER INCHOF RAIN
There Is Now No DrOuth in Kan.
Sas.
Southern and Eastern Sections
of State Soaked.
SHOWERS IN THE WEST
Every Locality Is More or Less
Favored.
Indications Are That There Will
Be More.
SaS.

Topeka has been drenched by showers
which started Saturday night and con-
tinued with a break Sunday until this
morning, the precipitation registering
1.O2 inches. The rainfall Sunday night
was 80 of an inch.
''The drought IS pretty we'll relieved
in the vicinity of Topeka" said
sunny Flora, the local government
observer. 1.-THE river did not rise an
inch, which shows that the rain soak
ed into the ground.
1.-THE indications are for unsettled
weather with showers tonight and
Tuesday, so that looks as though we
were going to have a repetition of same
kind of weather. Keep your umbrellas
handy for Decoration day.
Reports slow that there were good
soaking rains in southern and eastern
--ansas, but lighter rains in the north
western portion of the state"
Word comes from the eastern district
of the Union Pacific that from one-haif
to two inches of rain have fallen, and
from the western district from SIKH
to one inch of rain.
The Rock Island report is that the
rains were general over the district.
There were heavy rains over the Hill
nois division of the Santa Fe; in Mis-
souri, there were light showers, and
heavy rains and showers west of New
ton.
Good Rains Along Santa F'e.
Reports received today at the Santa
Fe general offices from points all over
the system indicate that the rain of
last night and this morning was gem
eral and heavy enough to soak the
ground thoroughly. At only one point
on the system, Cherokee, Okla, was
any damage done to track or right-of-
way. There the track was washed out
for several hundred feet. but the dam
age was quickly repaired. only de-
laying trains an hour or two.
The rain extended west from To-
peka to La Junta, New Mexico. In all
towns in Kansas on the system the
drouth was broken and the crops saw
ed for the present. The following are
reports from some of the principal
towns in the western part of the
state:
Emporia, May 2s.-Showers fell
last night over the entire division west
of here. At some points the rain fell
from midnight until o'clock this
morning.
Wellington. May 29.-It has been
raining southwest of here since mid
night, but the drouth at this point re-
mains unbroken.
Reports from Alva, Attica, Kiowa
and Harper are to the effect that it
ers continue. At Wayoka and Engle-
wood heavy rains fell early this morn
ing. The weather at all these points
is cloudy and threatening today.
showers throughout the night the
weather here is cool today. 1t con-
tinues cloudy and threatening
Chanute, May 29.-It is cloudy here
today following hard rains last night
in this section. Showers are reported
from Ottawa a in, ~, IN
dependence and Moline. Further south
into Oklahoma the drouth is I'M
broken.
inches of rain fell here, relieving a
drought that had become threatening
to wheat. Farmers say it came just IN
time to save the wheat and to insure q
good growth for early corn. Another
week of dry weather, according to re-
ports, would have had a serious effect
on the wheat crop in southwestern
Kansas, as it is beginning to head out
Bluff City, Kan, May 29-After three
days of whitening dust storms, several
good showers Of rain, making a total
OF about two inches of water, fell here.
This will give the growing corn a fine
start.
FL Dorado, Kan, May pa good
rain fell here. The rain covers the en-
tire county. The oats crop. which "a
double the usual acreage in this coun-
ty, was suffering for moisture.
Arkansas City, Kan, Nav 2e-This
section of the county, which for two
weeks has been in need of rain. was
visited by a fine rain. There was a
heavy rain, accompanied by high wind
from the northwest
Peabody, Kan. May pa soaking
rain has been fallen here. Corn. wheat,
oats and alfalfa are in splendid condi
ton and today's rain will be of great
benefit.
Abilene Kan, May 29-About half
inch of rain fell here, but the fall was
heavier in the south part of the coun-
ty. Crops are in excellent condition
with the first heavy crop of alfalfa
about cut
Winfield Kan. May ga heavy
rain fell here. the first of anv conse-
quence for seven weeks. All the crops
have been suffering, but the inch and
a half of water that has fallen will
do much for corn, oats and alfalfa.
Emporia, Kan. May pa heavy rain
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