The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-07-13

O'CLOCK ! CLOCK
10 O'Clock ISL O'Clock. ....SS
The most valuable rain to Topeka
and vicinity in a year fell last night
and totalled within a fraction of three
inches. Accompanied by an electrical
storm but without wind, the rain fell in
showers and the soil in Shawnee
county received its greatest benefit
since the opening of the crop season.
The rain flooded sections of the east
side Of the city due to the overflow of
the Shunganungz creek. Railway
traffic into the city on the Rock@Is-
land and Santa Fe was crippled this
morning due TO washouts at Maple
Hill and Wakarusa- Street car serv-
ice was hindered due to flooded tracks
on the east side and near Quinton
Heights
The heaviest rain reported in Kan
sas last night was at Lawrence, where
more than six inches fell. Other
| reports include: Kansas CITY.
Mo, 1.9S: Horton, 1874; Emmett 1855.
Mcfarland. 2.20; and wamego, 100
inches The rain all fell on this side
| OF Manhattan and north of Emporfa.
those two towns receiving just the out
/ er edge OF the rain, and getting frac-
I tions of an inch.
hiVer Up at Last.
| Following the record low water
| mark of the Kaw river for June when
1t went down to 3.S feet the storm last
/ night flooded the tributaries of the
stream and at noon the stream regis
! tered ia feet. This is the first time
the river has shown a rise of any con-
! sequence since last September At
r. o'clock this morning the, gauge
| showed a rise of-four and one-fourth
rect, and at o'clock a rise of eleven
and one-half feet. This was a rise
of sever and one-fourth reet in seven
hours. a foot an hour. The river was
| falling this afternoon.
Great for the Corn.
Altho the corn was not suffering
for rain, the downfall last night came
at a critical time. The corn is IN the
| tassle and dampness is needed to bring
II thru this stage of development The
| rain freshened the pastures. provided
stock water, and started off the third
| CROP of alfalfa in good shape Gar
dens have been revived.
The rainfall for the year ended Juns
| 80 was the lightest on record, and the
rain last night broke the drouth very
| perceptibly.
More Showers Coming.
! The Bermuda high is still hanging
over the southeast portion of the
United States. and the temperatures
, were scheduled to rise in Kansas today
and in the next few days. The low
mark in the last twenty-fourk hours
was Sc at l o'clock this morning.
| Topeka stands a good chance to get
a thunder shower this afternoon.
which will cool the day off before bed
time, according to Flora. The wind
vas was blowing twelvs miles an hour
1 from the southwest at o'clock this
afternoon. Extremes for this date
were 104 in 1901 and in 1897
, Railway Washouts.
( Train service on the santa Fe and
Rock Island in Topeka this morning
was demoralized due to washouts from
last nights heavy rain. The water
Santa Fe at Wakarusa and the en-
| bankments were washed badly. Msu
creek, one mile west of Maple Hill.
washed out Rock Island main line
tracks.
On the Santa Fe east and west
bound trains due in Topeka this rncr5i-
ing were detoured by the way of HoI-
lfday and Emporfa. Train No I. duS
here at 10 a. m, No. 3, due at 1915
a. m. No. 5, due at 11:10 a. m. and
No. 81. due at 1870 p. m. were sent
! west thru Holiday and did not make
| Topeka Eastbound trains Nos. 13
and IL were detoured over the ETn-
poria cutoff A stub No. 110 was
dale and another stub 110 from To-
pelSa to Kansas city.
The water washed out the passing
| track of the Santa Fe at Wakarusa
station but fell rapidly and trains were
operated over the washout at an early
| hour this afternoon.
| Mil creek spared the Rock Island
| bridge east of Maple Mil. but tore out
/ the railway enbsnkment one nils
west Of the town. Trains No. 81. 2
and "a were held at Mcfarland and
No. 35 was held at Maple Hill. The
track was repaired early this after
noon Six inches Of rain is reported
to have fallen at Maple Hi.
The Union Pacific reported no high
water trouble.
Ties Up Street Cars Here.
The high water resulting from the
heavy rain caused the Topeka Rail-
way company it's share Of trouble this
morning. In some parts of the city
workers had to walk part way to the
downtown district.
The overflowing OF the spillway at
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FARMERS ARE GETTING MORE.