The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-06-05
and 1T RAINED
Topeka Gets 1.20 Inches in a
Few Hours.
Western Tier of Counties
Blessed With DOWnpOur.
DROWNED THE CROPkILLER
Wheat and Corn Fields GliSten
Today i'm Sunlight.
Railroads Report Rain West,
Northwest and Southwest.

And the rain came! Topeka-the re-
ports indicate-got the heaviest down.
pour-1.2O inches-but there was
moderately heavy precipitation over
the northeastern quarter of the state
and light showers over a large portion
of Kansas. No rain at all is reported
at Concordia, Dresden, lola, McPher-
son and Sedan.
Today the wheat is looking fresh
and glistening in the sunlight in sec
tions where the rain fell. Puddles of
water-money are lying in the corn
field rows, and the state is preparing
to boost the markets of the east.
At the general headquarters of the
Santa Fe and Rock Island railways in
Topeka this morning rains are re-
ported along the lines.
The Rock Island states that last
nights rain fell from Topeka straight
down the Kansas division through Nc
Farland, Herington, Marion, Wichita
and Caldwell. On the Ell Paso line
to the southwest rain is reported as
far as Bucklin and Pratt From To-
peka northeast to Horton another
heavy succession of all night showers
is reported.
The Santa Fe reports good precip-
itation along the Eastern Lines from
Kansas City to Emporia and as far
west as Newton and south to Arkan-
SaS City with a downpour at Garnett
and showers at Ottawa and vicinity.
The Santa Fe reports show that
there were light showers along the
western division from Newton to
Dodge City. In the Panhandle coun-
try there was one inch of rain; along
the Englewood division one-eighth to
one-half inch.
Practically all of the water soaked
into the ground. The river at Topeka
showed a rise of of but six tenths of
foot this morning.
At Topeka the storm came in two
sections, the amount of rain being go
of an inch in each case. The first
'spasm' which began at 6:23 o'clock
and continued until 7:45 was accom-
panied by a 25 mile breeze and heavy
thunder c1aps. The second rain start
ed at about midnight and continued
until 2:45 O'Clock this morning.
The forecast calls for more rain
unsettled weather with showers to-
night or Friday.
In speaking of conditions Sunny"
Flora the local weather observer said
today: 1.-The rain will probably keep
up until the entire state is watered.
The reports that we receive from the
south central part of the state show
that rain would probably not be much
nesday night is a great thing for the
corn and alfalfa, and will do the wheat
good
Reports from the government sta
tions covering the "a hours ending at
Z o'clock this morning show rainfall
in the following amounts; Concordia,
"A: Dodge City, 10; Dresden. o; EN-
poria, .SS; Fort Scott, .04; Hanover.
"a: Hays City, .02; Horton, .SS; lola,
O.; Macksville, .04; Manhattan, 10;
Mcpherson, 0; Sedan, o; Wichita, .0S;
Kansas City, ~; and st. Joe, is.
Another Heavy Shower for Topeka.
The sky was practically clear until
noon today. Then clouds began to
gather and at 2 o'clock a heavy rain
began falling.
The temperatures have averaged five
degrees above normal. The local
weather man says this is the best
weather for the crops that has been
enjoyed in a long time-warm and
moist The wind is blowing from the
south.