Show rains cover entire area thousands of acres of thirsty wheat lands and range lands ab forbel more than an inch and a half of moisture over the weekend in the welcome storm that came to this area farmers and stockmen stoc kmen are rejoicing at the brighter prospects for another year grateful farmers are anxious to get busy now with their drilling and planting of fall wheat some delay has been caused to bean harvests but it is felt that the good received in the moisture exceeds the harm done stockmen Stoc kmen too are rejoicing at the prospects for more feed on the winter ranges and the feed tor for this year and next the general outlook for increased rain began in monticello as a slow gentle drizzle saturday evening and continued through th tha night and all day sunday with occasional showers on monday however construct construction ign on peters hill project was somewhat hampered by the moisture motorists complained that the road was slick and hazardous monday morning cars and trucks skidded from side to side and one large oil truck jack knifed across the highway obstructing ting traffic for sometime deep ruts and chuck holes resulted and travel was slowed for a while but it is generally xene rally felt that the good the storm has brought to our area is worth a lot of fi inconvenience convenience |