The Ordway new era., 1916-07-21
AND 1T RAINED
Rain July ii. %. OF inches
Rain Wednesday night. %. 78 inches
Rain last July, total. . %. 85 inches

kafn last July, total %. 85 inches
Do you know that it rained less
during all of July year ago than
it has so far this July? That may
not sound reasonable, but then
weather records compiled by the
New Era for the weather department
show that to be fact.
On the 18th of this month it show
cred to the extent of O.O7 inches.
The rain OF Wednesday evening Of
this week amounted to O.7O inches,
making u total for this month of O.80
inches. July a year ago there was
O.85 inches during all the month.
In July last year, however there
were more times when it rained, for
there were thirteen days pf the
month which We're either cloudy or
partly cloudy, and on six days it
raincd in amounts from O.O5 of an
inch to O.35 of an inch.
| The rain of Wednesday evening in
Ordway was about as fine one as
could be secured if specially ordered.
1t rained just right. During Tues
day and Wednesday evenings several
sections of the country were given
showers and some of them quite
heavy ones. A portion of the Box
Springs district, which has been
very much sIightcd during all of this
season, was given an inch of water
Wednesday evening and at the j. NJ.
johnson place and t6 the southeast
there was some wilma, several small
outbuildings having been blown
down. The several localities from
which reports were secured show
the folIowing:
! ]. NJ. Johnson, Box Springs-At
my place there was fully an inch of
rain Wednesday evening. 1t extend
T. o. Forgey, Forder-It rained
hard at Forder Tuesday evening. 1t
extended from Slawson's store
north and east for about six miles.
C. r. McCabe, Box Springs-There
was only a shower at my place
Wednesday evening, the rain being
to the east and southeast.
Andy Clifton, Peak View-There
was no rain in my vicinity Tuesday
In the vicinity of the Talbot ranch it
in the vicinity of the Talbot ranch it
was fairly heavy and water was suf-
ficient to run in the roads.
NJ. E. Bashor. two miles west Of
Ordway-A fine rain fell here on
Wednesday evening, being in the
neighborhood of half inch.
Mr.. Yehle, Crowley-A good
shower fell here Wednesday evening,
possibly a quarter of an inch.
Aucklands, King Center-It was a
good shower here, making the
ground fairly muddy.
| Oney Springs-The rainfall was
light, but sufficient to cool things off
some and more than laying the dust.
d. X. Waugh, three miles north
west of Ordwav-A good rain fell
here Wednesday evening, but a mile
north it just sprinkled and there
seemed to be none then on north
west.
| Sugar City-James Close of the
National stated that the rainfall
there was O.33 of an inch. Three
miles east of Sugar City it did not
rain.
Billie Walker, south Of Numa-It
did not rain as hard at my place as
it did in Ordway, but we had fine
one at that, ,ssesa
| Cudahy Ranch-There was a nice
shower IN the vicinity of the ranch
Wednesday evening. It drizzled for
about a half hour, laying the dust.
Alex Muir ranch, four and half
miles northwest of Ordway-There
was a fall Iof water amounting to
about about half inch.
, o. s. Mitchell, one mile east Of
Ordway-It rained about three
quarters of an inch.
Peck & Slaven ranch, nine miles
north of Ordway - Wednesdays
shower barely laid the dust and
there was no rain Tuesday.
Parties coming by auto from For
der "Wednesday night reported that
heavy downpour came that after
noonsandsf for six or seven miles
south the roads were sheet Of
water. 4
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