The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-12
HEAVY rain IS
REPORTED FROM
MANY SECTIONS
Showers Recorded in Every
Part Of Oklahoma,
1856 INCHES, MUSK0GeE
Rainfall Checks High Wind
sOpS Saved

Heavy rains which will do much 20
bolster up Oklahoma touerlng "heat
crop, fell IN all sections OF the state
again last night and thi, morning. In
Oklahoma City only a slight ram mad
fallen at noon. bu, It's volume was con
stantly increasing and prospects were
for a iauly heavy shower during the
afternoon.
Wind Checked.
According 10 Frank Gaul,, president
Of the state board OF agriculture, the
rain will not only provide moisture tor
the wheat crop. but 1t will serve 10
clieck the winds and dust which have
been playing havoc with the. plants.
Continued cloudy weather which rer-
mits the moisture to penetrate the soil
deeply, is aiding In the work OF crop
observation
Reports from the weather bureau this
morning showed the following rainia.i
in scattered sections oi the state dur.
ing the twen,y-iour hours ending a, !
o'clock this morning
Alva. So oi an inch Beaver, W;
NntIOkCts ~ IsUlut ~ . Nlihl'N'' -
a. Woodward S; MuSkogee, 100.
Newkirk. Oh Okeene, 81; Oklahoma
CITY IS; Saltwater, W, Tulsa, so ,
Vini,a, ~. and AlluS. "a
Rain at Bartlesville.
Adviccs from BaftlcSyille were 10
the effect that the heaviest rain IN a
year was visiting that section. SuS-
pended drilling operations will he be
gun in the oil fields near there IN
media,ely, and pas,urage for hundred,
Of thousands OF graSS-ied cattle will
be provided as result in the hills oi
Usage county
In the central part Of Oklahoma
Shawnee, Oklahoma City, Davis, Guth.
rie and Norman reported showers
previous 10 3 o'clock this morning; IN
the northwestern section. Woodward
Alva, Enid Perry. Ncwkirk and Still
water received beneficial rain
Heaviest at Muskogee.
Southwestern Oklahoma, inclhdins
territory near Hobart. Al,uS, Frederick
Iaw,on and Fix City have reported
precipitation the TERRITORY north ant
cast of Tulsa, including Muskoge,
where the heaviest rain oi the year iell
and in the southeastern part ot N,
state including Duran,. ldabel and Ard
more. too. reports showers
Elk City, Sayte. Alva Wea,heriotd
fdabel. Ardmore, Duran,, Enid King
fisher, Saltwater and Woodward
scattered from the extreme north I,
the extreme south parts Of the state
report rain again this morning IN ad
d,ion 10 the showers that fell yes,et
day
Gardens Helped.
Local gardens will fare much bette
now that they have received neede,
moisture. according ,o II { Muot,ng
Chamber Of Commerce garden super
visor. While many gardens are al
ready se, out. ,tanSplan,ing Of eet
tain vegetables such as tomatoes, ha
only begun within the last few day'
Then, too. seeds Of late beans, pea, an
etc, have only lately been sovn. Rain
of Yesterday and today will insure goou
crops oi these vegetables provided fair
" good weather conditions prevail dur
ing the remainder Of the spring am
summer
CITY gardens will not he affected b
drou,h. however as much az farms IN
asmuch ~ city water will he avallahl
in the city all summer.
The forecast iot tonight provides T.
generally fair and probably cold,
weather with possibly light ITO,