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Show SHOWERS UPSET i YEAH 'SREGOHDS Precipitation of Four Days Goes Nearly to Two Inches With the continued rainfall of Innt . night anil this morning more prcelpi-j tatlon records for Ogden and vicinity were shattered The preSenl fall has now passed marks or several years landing tot the month of August, ac- I cording to the weather bureau records. rec-ords. During the past four days the I precipitation has reachced nearly two in ches. 1.70 Inches to be exact, which lis unusual amount of rain for the present month. The measurements taken i his 'morn - log show that rain fell to the depth of .18 of an Inch last night. This I does not Include the morning showers J which aie believed to havt; brought 'more than this amount. A severe shower broke over the city 1st O'clok UllS morning which turn-ISO turn-ISO the streets in the downtown sec- lion into v eritable rivers, Emerc m iy ells from all parts of the city deluged Ithe city street department and Crsws were Immediately s'-nt our to clear "ay ueli;l f 1 Din the we- openings. jThe rapid flow of water In gutters car-1 car-1 led largo amounts ol accumulations 'into the op?nings and resulted in btreet flooding until the creWS could reach the scene. The situation was relieved In the various districts after ;he debris was cleared away. DamSge to grain and hay which is down in the country dOtricts is rapidly rap-idly climbing and harvesting operations opera-tions have been severely hampered, ac-jcoidlng ac-jcoidlng to reports from the outside dlfltllctM. fleets ninl tomatoes ami apples ap-ples are reported to have been bene-Jutted bene-Jutted from the rains. |