The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-02-14
1T WAS GOOD RAIN
Mondays Precipitation Heaviest
in Four Months.
Rainfall Was General Over Ham
saS-MOre in East.
NEARLY AN INCH FELL
Moisture Means Much to Grow
ing Wheat and Stock.
Railroads Report Similar Con-
ditiOns Along Lines.

There are thousands of happy farm
ers in Kansas this morning. A winter
sun never shone on brighter looking
punch of faces as they arose at :
o'cleck and began the Chores
Inc cause is easy No one has to
| guess more than once. 1t is because
almost an inch of rain fell over the
state since last Monday afternoon and
every drop of this rain soaked into the
thirsty soil and gave new life to the
struggling wheat, added more mois-
ture to the stock water and trickled
gently down into the lowering wells.
Sunny" Flora, the Topeka weather
observer. was as happy as the farmers
way up in his skyscraper tower on the
Bank Of Topeka building this morning
He was up with the birds, too, and it
was with delight that he was informed
by the State Journal that the rain was
general over the state of Kansas
Fine, great, goodr' was all he could
say.
1t will be remembered that Jupiter
Flora has been predicting this rain for
several days and it was with great sat-
isfaction that he heard the little drops
beat on his tin top tower Monday
afternoon.
According to Mr.. Flora this has been
the third dryest winter in Kansas since
1887. The rain last evening was the
best felt in this part of the state since
October 3-four long, dry, dreary
months for the crops. October 3 an
inch and half of rain fell here Blu.
nothing doing since then.
The rain last night was heavier III
the eastern portion of the state than
in the western. Here it totaled SO
of an inch. In the west it was below
that slightly but still enough to mean
thousands of dollars to the wheat
crops.
Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri
and Illinois were the lucky states to be
given a, share of the moisture. The
i cause was an area of low pressure CEN
trail over western Kansas and the Pan
handle of Texas. Of anyone knows
it means they are entitled to their
dge-but Sunny Flora said
so and he knows.)
Reports come in to the State Journal
this morning from Hutchinson, Well
ington, Wichita, Herington, Salina,
Abilene, Pittsburg, Independence. Gar
den City. Winfield. Usage City, Strong
City, Great Bend, Emporia, Atchison,
Cottonwood Falls, Junction City, Phil
lipsburg, Kirwin, Ellsworth, Hill City.
Russell, Mankato, Stockton, Ellis and
Oberlin and they all report rain.
Mr.. Flora says that from now on
Kansas will have plenty of rain. Three
fourths of the rainfall is between the
months of April and September-win-
tiers are always dry in the Sunflower
state But more rain is expected here
after.
Observer Flora thinks also that the
worst of the cold weather is past.
latter the middle of February we sell
dom have weather below zero, SAID
the prognosticator this morning
am not looking for anything serious
just a little disagreeable weather now
and then is ALL
The Rocl. Island. Santa Fe and
Union Pacific all report rain along
their lines in Kansas. From their re-
ports, the eastern portion of the state
received the same rainfall that was
received in Topeka, while along the
western lines the fall was much
lighter
On the Santa Fe. according to the
information received from l.. NJ. Jones,
superintendent of telegraph, the To-
From Newton and Wellington in the
west on the Santa Fe. Herington and
Belleville on the Rock. Island and Sa-
lima on the Union Pacific, the entire
eastern portion of Kansas is explained.
In northeastern and southeastern sec
lions the rain was the same as in the
middle eastern
West of these points-Newton, Well
ington, Harrington. Belleville-the rain
fall was less. and just enough was
soaked up by the ground to be great
benefit to the wheat.
Many operators in sending in their
reports last night and this morning
took occasion to add:
''Rain heavy enough IL guarantee
more business on road next fall
This means that the wheat was ben
Gifted and the company elevators
would be taxed and bullying at harvest
time.
Topeka is good gauge for the
rainfall along the lines of the Rock
Island" said E. L. Whitney, superin-
tendent of telegraph of this road. Eek
cept to the west of Harrington, Well
ineton and Belleville, the fall here was
general
No trouble with wires or trains is
reported by the railroads. In the last
few weeks trains have been running
on time all through Kansas with moth
ing against them-not even a wind or
hard luck The Santa Fe has been re-
ceiving reports of every train on time
throughout the system in this state.
Other roads have been as fortunate.
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