Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 90, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1901 — Had Rain, At Last. [ARTICLE]

Had Rain, At Last.

After 26 days of practically solid drouth, there was a good rain here Sunday evening, with light drizzling showers all night. The amount of rainfall, while not so much as could have been wished for was still a liberal quantity, and can not fail to be of great benefit to the oorn crop. Also to potatoes, pastures and gardens. The heaviest part of the rain was north of this plaoe, and seem to have covered the whole oounty north of Rensselaer. At DeMotte there was a very heavy rain, lasting several hours, and making all the rain that is needed. Barkley, Gillam, Union, eto. all report a fine rain. Further south the people were not so fortunate, as at Remington there was only rain enough “to lay the dust,” and rain is greatly needed over that way, too. At Monon and Montioello there was only a light rain.