Show A HE IVY RAIN FALL this week we ve have had one of the most severe storms we have had tor for several years mr air samuel western informs us that this year in may the ten days completed we have had 1 08 inches of precipitation and in the same period of may 1932 only 20 of an inch that is this year in ten days we have had a little over 5 times ats a much water vater content as in the ten days a year ago this storm was rain snow and sleet mixed and bitterly cold along with it bringing out all winter ovel coats sheep suffered badly many flock owners brought in the weaker pries tor for care and feeding some think that this spring pres apes a good seed yield that it was just such a cold and backward seas on when we had a bumper crop be fore and think it may be repeated town water was not turned in dur ing the storm as lawn owners had got enough from the skies tor for their needs snow on all the hills around us oak city supply will no doubt be good if now it will only turn oft off iward things will grow so the next hope Is tor for warmth the storm stained on the ath and today thursday it is still snow ing and snowing rather hard it is one of the heL heaviest storms that has ever occurred in this country old timers recall one like it v vay ay back and ghe gie gi e you the year but it its s be yond my time here A whole week of storm but then it s better than a hurricane in flor ida at that and it may mean the tl fi nal aa breaking of our long drouth with water a plenty we can do well here it la Is to be hoped that this ai al i other storms may break the drouth |