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Show The Drouth Broken. A thunderstorm that started about o o'clock Wednesday morning ended in a heavy downpour of rain, the lirst rain to amount to anything for nearly two years. Soon every wash carried a raging rag-ing torrent of water that washed out roads, endangered bridges and did considerable con-siderable damage, but it is welcome nevertheless. This end of the Modena road near Charles Dodge's farm was washed out to a depth of twelve feet. Th e wash this side of Middleton where I it crosses the road is badly cut up, large rocks weighing many tons being washed down. The roads all the way to Leeds are badly damaged, and this islikelytobetheca.se in other parts of the county that have not yet been heard from. The rain will be of immense im-mense benefit to the thirsty cattle ranges. igm A n. |