Show EXTENT OF THE STORM Rainfall Was General Throughout the State I Director L H Murdoch of the weather bureau stated yesterday that the rain had been general throughout tlc State especially In the agricultural agricul-tural sections thus proving a boon to the dry farmers The rainfall amounted amount-ed to 19 of an inch extending as far south as Modena where 24 of an inch fell The storm center was over western west-ern Colorado the rain falling in Montana Mon-tana Washington Idaho Utah Nebraska S Ne-braska Iowa and northern Illinois It will probably be comewhat warmer S this morning with a promise of a comfortable S com-fortable temperature this evening Rudolph Knudsen who came In from his mill at the mouth of Big Cottonwood Cotton-wood canyon yesterday morning says the rainfall out there was excessive that the moisture came down in torrents tor-rents and much hay was laid low which may be spoiled A heavy frost followed the rain early in the morning and this had a very damaging effect In the southeastern part of the city and county The greater portion of the damage was done to the lucerne or hay that had been cut and was lyingon the ground People down from the head of City Creek canyon say there was a rather heavy full of snow there during Wednesday afternoon and night |