Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 31 May 1916 — We Are Having Altogether Too Much Rain. [ARTICLE]

We Are Having Altogether Too Much Rain.

After a week of fine weather, during which the farmers were just nicely getting started to work their fields after the tremendous big rain cf several days previous, we got another deluge Friday night or Saturday morning, rather — 7 the rain starting in about three o’clock Saturday which everything was flooded once more and all farm work was again at a standstill. The lightning was very severe during this storm, but no damage to speak of has been reported. The official register out at St. Joseph’s college showed that two inches of -water fell. Fields were again flooded and ditches filled to their banks.

It was showery all day Saturday and very heavy rains fell in various localities, especially over - west and southwest of Rensselaer, although we did not get so much of it here where we had gotten a heavier rain earlier in the day than fell in the north or south parts of the county. Sunday was a pleasant day, but Monday it was again showery and quite a little rain fell at different times throughout the day.

Notice to Telephone All subscribers of the Jasper County Telephone Co., whose names or initials appear incorrectly on the old directory cards or appear precisely the same as some other subscriber, are requested to notify the central office at once and, if the latter case, see if name or initials caiinot be altered slightjy on card so as not to be confusing. ' A new directory will go to press June 1, and it is desired to make it as near perfect as possible. Also, prospective subscribers should make their wants known at once that their names may go in the new directory. —JASPER COUNTY TELEPHONE CO. m-31