The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-08-25

Perature mere was 81 at 10 O'Clock
today with a minimum of rs last
night. It registered los " wednesday
at D. m, the hottest day for this
summer. There was slight sprinkle
last night
NRelief I'm Southern Kansaa
CoffeyvilIe, Kan, Aug. 26.-Soutn-
east Kansas this morning experienced
sweet relief from the heat wave with
temperature Is degrees below that
which obtained for five successive
days. There was a very light shower
during the early. hours Of today. but
ing crops or-benefit pastures. which
have Drowned like autumn the past
week. The oppressive heat has work.
ed serious damage to corn.
Big Drop at Salina.
SaIina, Aug. 26.-The temperature
days record of Ill. Storms failed to
give rain and the heat broke slowly.
the temperature continuing at 90 at
8 o'clock last night
Cooling Breezes Help Fair.
Sedalia, Mo-, Aug. 25.-The heat
wave here was broken early today
by cooling breezes. The temperature
at 10 4. m was IS degrees against 1Q2
at 4 pN m. Thursday. There was no
RAIN Heavy automobile travel over
roads to and from the state fair have
placed them in fine condition. \ -
NO f6aAn at 81 OOSep1,
st. Joseph, Aug. 25.-After tenn
perature of 1O2 yesterday. the ther-
mometer dropped to so degrees here
early this morning and at II a. m.
the official reading was rs. No rain
accompanied the fall.
Light Rain at Wichita.
Wichita, Kan, Aug. 25.-&The heat
appeared to be definitely broken to-
day, following showers last night Pre-
: cipitatoR here was .26 inches, The
temperature at noon was 81 degrees
and the weather bureau predicted it
would not go much higher than go
degrees this afternoon.
A Shower at Parsons.
Parsons, Kan, Aug. 25.-showers
last night. were followed by cooler
weather today Almost a tenth of an
inch OF rain fell. At noon today the
temperature was, under the 100 mark.
Down to 90 at junction City.
Junction City, Kan, Aug. 25.-The
by a wind storm that sent the mercury
down to 81 degrees this morning Only
a few drops of rain fell.
AtchiSon Is Feeling Better.
Atchison, Kan, Aug. 2S.-zA tenn
perature of 100 here yesterday was
followed by cooling breezeso last night,
and a miniIRum of so degrees. At
noon today the official temperature
was so degrees. ..
Only so at EmpoFia Today.
Emporia, Kan, Aug 25.@Rains in
western Kansas last night brought re-
lief from the excessive heat and the
temperature in Emporia dropped 40
degrees. No rain fell here last night.
Cooler in Ozarlzs.
Springfield, Mo-, Aug. 25.-The heat
wave which reached its height yes
terday afternoon when the mercury
scared to 100 was broken this morn
ing. AT z O'Clock the temperature
was n and a brief shower about $3.50
a. m. also tended to relieve the city
from the heat. The sky was clear at
IL o'clock and the sun shining. but the
forecast at the local United States
weather bureau was to the effect that
the temperature would not rea CHI yes
terday's mark. - -
From 100 to IS at Ottawa. +
Ottawa, Kan, Aug 25.-Thes tenn
perature dropped from the high sea-
SON mark OF log degrees, reached at
p. m. yesterday, to a minimum OF
60 degrees here early this morning
with prospect that the maximum to-
day would be- in the eighties. There
was no rain.l&s 4