Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-07-14
OUR INCHES IN SOME SPOTS
Curtis is the Favored Locality of the
Downpour.
GRAND ISLAND ALSO SOAKED
ALI Counties West of the Eastern Tier
Visited.
FARMERS ARE> REJOICING
-Bumper G. rn Crop IL Now Practically
Assured and other Crops Are
Given Good BOOst-POtatOes
Are Also Helped.

Heavy rains I'm every locality OF the
state, with the exception OF the eastern
part, were reported at the various railway
offices Thursday morning. Grand Island
and the vicinity. which was sadly in need
of rains to save the crops, which we're on
the verge OF destruction, reported an inch
OF rain at SEQ Thursday morning. with the
rain still falling The concensus of opinion
among the knowing ones at the railway
offices Is that the rains OF yesterday have
saved all crops ana put them where they
will flourish from now on.
Reports received at the Union Pacific
general offices were to the effect that
from one to two inches OF rain had fallen
early Thursday morning along the route
from Grand Island to Sidney and north Of
Grand Island and Kearney and light rams
at North Bend and Fremont. Corn was
reported as being in first-class shape at
North Bend and in that vicinity and would
yield the average crop.
On the Lincoln division OF ths Burlington
route every town had been visited by rain
during the night and In most places was
still falling, At Clay Center the heaviest
rain OF the season was falling at 8 O'Clock
At that time the rainfall had been Le5
inches. Lyons and Randolph were the
only towns in the Omaha division to re-
port rain and in these places showers ana
light raan fell.
SOuth Platte Country Soaked
At Red Cloud almost three inches Of rain
had fallen by 1880. and from indiostions at
that time the rain would continue through
out the entire day. The McCook division
reported the heaviest rains of the season,
and every town along the line reported
Vsnf L. L..
corn, are reported to be in the best condi-
tion OF years, and the soil Ia moist enough
at this time to insure bumper crop In
corn and winter wheat At Curtis three
and ons-half incheS had fallen at at
o'clock Thursday morning and it was still
raining hard at that time. Two bridges
along small creek near Curtis were
was led away by the strong currents.
TAG, Sterling division was ths only one
on the Burlington route In Nebraska that
failed 20 report ratns., Almost every town
along the Union Pacific route In Nebraska
reported heavy rains, Reports received at
the homeseekers' department OF the Burl-
ington were that the corn crop was In the
best condition OF the season and that the
farmers were unanimous in their opinion
that nothing could prevent them from har-
vesting an average crop of corn this year.
An average corn crop for Nebraska IL con-
ndered good. Many farmers on the No
Cook division claim the corn crop this year
S@Sill be far in advance OF any for many
years past,
Wtnter wheat Strong.
Winter wheat is already being harvested
in many places. and the reports registered
at the various railway offices In the city
are that It iB In advance Of last year. The
towns along the river are reporting heavy
crops Of winter wheat. and those who are
threahinK from the shocks are sending In
large shipments. However, many OF the
farmers are stacking the wheat and put
ting Il through the sweating process, and It
will not be threshed until In September,
when large shipments are expected.
Some OF the towns which received heavy