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The National tribune., 1883-10-18
The twenty. First Iowa at Yfeksburg
the Editor NATIONAL tribune:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
l, too, have noticed the communication of
Comrade c. NJ. Moody, and have waited in
hopes that some one would give rs good de-
scription of our campaign in the rear of Yicks-
burg. Well do l remember the charge that the
comrade from the Twenty third Iowa speaks
of; for the Twenty first iowa infantry was
there, the next regiment to the left of the
Twenty-third. | well remember the storm of
leaden hail that rained over and around u.s.
but through which the Twenty and Twen-
ty-third Iowa, with the Twenty y-second Iowa
and Ninety-ninth Illinois as support, passed
without falter until we had taken the works
in front Of our lines. The troops on other parts
OF the field were equally successful, taking
many prisoners. Here our brave and gallant
colonel Samuel Merritt, of the Twenty first
Iowa, was wounded through the hips and the
colonel Of the Twenty-third Iowa was killed.
Well do | remember the mush and corn-caI1es
that we lived on until we got communication
opened by way of Yazoo Pass s-the mush cooked
IN oyster cans and tin cups, and the corn -cakes
baked on shovels and spades or wrapped in
paper or leaves and baked in the ashes. 1t was
hard campaign, of which there has been but
little said, but which would afford material for
frst-class army story of facts; and / hope
that some of the many competent men who
participated in that famous campaign will take
1t in hand. Above all, let us all do what little
we can for that best of soldiers friends-THE
NATIONAL TRIBUNE that it may long live to
stand at the front as the champion of soldiers
rights. f. J. p,
Co. T, 21st Iowa VOL Inf, 18th A. C.
WAYERLY, BREWER Co., Iowa
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A NFsterious Search.
To the Editor NATIONAL TR1BuxE:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
Asa constant reader of your paper wish TO ask
question that, perhaps, some officer or soldier
who was on the Wilson raid through Alabama
and TO Macon, Ga, can answer. After being at
Macon, Ga, a few days, we received orders to
march at o'clock the next morning. The
usual routine was gone through with in the
way Of packing, and the bugle sounded boots
and saddles" and wemarched out in regimental
order, fell into orr place in the brigade, aud the
brigade fell in with the division. We marched
a few miles out and fled TO the right into a
large feld-each regiment to itselEand the
order was given, By company, right wheel,
halt; prepare to dismount-form ranksI" This
being done, our captain disappeared, and a
strange little captain, from some other COM
pany, with his popinjay uniform on, stepped in
on the right of company d, and went through
and made general search. The balance OF the
division was served the same way. when we
marched back 10 the'same camp that we left in
the morning. / don't think that our regiment
was out Of camp longer than four or FIVE hours.
If that long. Every member of the Fourth di-
vision who was at Macon, Ga. will remember
the circumstances. VIII not some one tell why
the search was made? The Fourth division OF
Wilson'S cavalry corps was commanded by Gen
eral Upton. SAMUEL SHAFFER,
LAAoINE, Ia. Co. ID, 1st Ohio Cav.
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t 16. Action at Ships Gap. TavIorss Ri5v.
Ca, by lst div, 18th Corps
IL. SkirInish at Cedar Run Church Va bv
detachment Of Ist Conn cav
Is. Action at FieTce's Point RlaeL-vvafe-
Fla. by 18th Iowa vols, 2d Ne. and
ist Fla. cav
10. Action at Lexington Mo by 81 Wis
5sh, ilth, 18th, and 18th Kan. cav.
Prices INVASION of Missouri
19. Battle OF Cedar Creek Tor Afiddiefoyvnl
Va, BY ist and Sd div cav. and SIN
Corps Army Of the Potomac. sth
Corps and cav, Army of West Vir-
ginl9; and lst and I'd div 10th CorDs
2O-25. Sklrmish at Fort Lcayenw0rtb Ea1 :.
troops NOT given
20. Action at Little River, Tenn. by cav.
and portion Of 18th Corps.
y. SkIrmish az HarFodsbur@ Ky by 5th
Z. :. cOlOred cav.
q. Engagement at Little Blue, No. by 2d
COL, I'd Wis, 9Th, lith, 18th and 18th
Ran cav, and one brigade Of Kan
nllltia' "a and 5th No. militia. and
two bat. OF the 2d No art two en-
gaEements. Prices invasion Of Mis-
sOuyi
p. Action at independence. No. bv 2d
Col, 9TH, an, llth, 18th and l6th Kan.
cav and Ran. militia, ist 2d lth 6th
1tn, sth, and Sth 3Io. militia cav T9fI
Mo, Sd Iowa and 18th H. cav: two
engagements. Prices invasion OF
Missouri.
%. Skirnish at White River 4rtr he z24
U. 5. eolored troops
z Gunboat attack on the Union batteries
on tae James River, Va. COnfederaie
loss, III wounded.
.. Skirmish at Hurricane Creek. Miss. bv
ist Iowa and Sth Kan. cav
.. SSirnaIsh at Princeton, Ark by Sd No
cav.
o Engagement at Westport, Big Blue,
Mo, by No. militia cav cav. Of Gem
~ j. smiths command and cav and
Kan. militia Of the Army Of the Bsv-
der; Prices invasion of Missouri.
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Another Call on the Army OF the Potomac.
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Some time since wrote an article calling ON
some Of the boys Of the Army Of the Potomac
TO come forward and give Us little news from
that grand old army. Since then have closely
watched for answers, but so far have seen but
two-one from an old comrade who belonged
to the same company as myself land / can as
sure you was glad TO hear from him. and the
other from member of the Thirty eighth
New York volunteers, Kearney's old division
Now, boys, viii once more call on you, espe-
cially you Of the old Third Corps, once com
manded by the gallant Daniel T. Sickles, who
lost his leg at Gettysburg Well / remember
how we of the Third Corps regretted losing
him, and ] believe that the boys would have
gone farther and done better fighting for him
than Tor any man that ever commanded us
Now boys, give us a few letters, and tell us of
the days along the Rapidan and around Peters
burg and Fort Hell. Let US hear from the men
Of the Second division, Third Corps.
b. w. VAN DER YEER,
Co. !, 120th n. Y. S. V,
IISEVILLE WAYNE Co. Ia
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The spiking Party AT Island No. 10.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
saw sometime ago in TIE TRIBUNE an in
quiry as to the whereabouts of theparty of six
volunteers who spiked the guns at Island No.
10 on that dreadful stormy night of April
%, 1862. The man who had command Of that
brave little squad is living in Springfield, H..
and his name is Jacob Gruse. He chen belonged
to company X, Twenty-sixth Illinois infantry
and he yet carries the mark of q stoke from
a cannon swob inflicted by rebel picket
after the work Of spiking the guns had been
accomplished. Jake is a lively comrade, and
would like to know If any OF that noble six are
living besides himself L. STEELE,
Late Seth III. Inf'y.
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Thrilling Experience of the Harris Light Cavalry.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In the early spring of '62 our regiment Of
cavalry took the advance and marched on Cen
teryille, Va. We soon discovered that there
were only few struggling rebs there and,
therefore, charged in. Evidently they had
been gone but little while, as fires were still
burning in the huts there. We pushed out to
Manassas junction to find it in flames and
the rear guard just gone. Everything was
abaze but a ten-gallon keg of whisky, which
apparently had been rolled out on one side
especially for our use. The boys soon filed
their canteens and took the last drop from the
keg, but had not yet drank any of it, when
some one suggested that the whisky might be
poisoned. With our canteens uncorked and
and partly raised to drink just think of any
body making such an assertion! II was posi-
lively cruel, but it arrested every movement
to drink Some were in the act of drawing the
cork and some with lips parted readysto swal-
low. We stared at the speaker for at least five
minutes, when one old chap said he could not
stand it any longer "TlI drink this whisky"
said he, if it kills me in five minutesl" and
he took long pull of it. All his comrades
closed around him and said if he lived ten
minutes they would ali take drink, too. That
4" Time upl" and then you should have seen
very happy The next day we took some pris-
oners at Bristol Station, and they told us they
had rolled the whisky out to let the boys have a
boys living yet who remember this circum-
stance well. WM. H. WooD,
Co. a, Harris Light Cav.
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FILE-LEADERS.

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to THE TRIBUNE. As premium you may send ME
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Ohio.
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to The TRIBunE-only one of them soldier AS
premium you may send me Waterbury watch
James w. Sines.
Inclosed please find 81 for two renewals aud two
new subscribers to THE TRIBUNE. This Is my first
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Can Anybedy Furn;sh This Poem /,

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
During our march to Charleston, s. c., we
came across tombstone erected to the memory
of a revolutionary soldier, on which was in
scTibed beautiful poem. sergeant of some
Iowa regiment | remember, copied the verses.
which were afterwards Published in some news
paper. | can recall but one verse; which is as
follows:
Ye patriots sumbering meath the sod,
Know ye the woes of poor unhappy State?
Know ye the turf has drank your children's blood,
And your loved homes are spoiled and desolate ?
Can any comrade furnish THE TRIBUNE with
a correct copy Of these verses2
GEO. II. ARMsTEAD.
CARTFRVTTTr Mo
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aore About Spanish Fort and DlakeIy.
0 Tie Editor NATIONAL TpIBUYE:

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
In your issue Of September 18th. in reply 10
George ". Cox as 10 what army captured Span
Ism I ort you SAID it was the Thirteenth and
Sixteenth Corps That IS correct But there
ls one thing ] want TO know viz What corps
did me troops belong TO that were IN the Gulf
Department before thase corps came down after
the capture OF blcksDurg and Port Hudson?
was under the impression that we belonged TO
The Nineteenth Corps, and il we were not
transferred to either of the other corps fthe
Thirteenth and Sixteenth we are left out in
The cold, Tor our regiment the First Indiana
heavy artillery was there all through the
slege and u we belonged TO the Nineteenth we
should have proper credit for what we did
Oar company Co. @ was stationed little on
The iett OF the center with our 64-pound how
ltzeFs, ana opened up fire On the fort about
1lfA Isl, but we did not stay there very long
as Be were IN direct range Of their water bat
terles, and taey soon tore our breastIyork ali
70 pieces covering up some of our men with
orr ana logs and woundiug some slightly. We
then changed cur position about fiFty wards
further 10 the left, and kept up continuous
ire on them until they surrendered ON the
night Of the 5th Of April We had one man
Killed m 90. q during the siege. VIII some one
tel through TIE NATIONAL TRIBUNE what
infantry regiment was IN the bitches in front
oi 20 q, First Indiana, on the night Of the
surrender. ALI. N. MIDDLETON,
Orderly Sergt., Co. c, lst Ind. Heavy Art.
MokrH1NGToN, IND.
llbe First Indiana heavy artillery served in
the Department OF the Gulf but, with the ex-
copilon Of brief period after its transfer from
an infantry TO an artillery regiment. lin Feb
rHary, 1865 it did not serve IN the Nineteenth
Corps. Eight hundred rank and file of the
regiment were ordered 10 the field as infantry
AZ April, 1864, but soon returned to their Old
position IN defense Of New Orleans, where they
remained antil the movement against Mobile.
The following troops were in operation against
Spanish Fort Fort Blalzely, and Mobile in
April, 1863: Sixteenth Corps, Major-Generai A.
}. smith; First division, Brigadier- General J.
McATthur; Second division, Brigadier-Ge
X. Garrard; Third division, rigadier-General
4. A. Carr; Thirteenth Corps, Major General
GoIdon Granger; First division, Brigadier-
Seheral G. Neatch; Second division, Brigadier-
General {. G. Andrews; Third division, Briga-
oieT-6eneral " T.. Benton. Brevet Major
General W. IL Emory was the last commander
OF the Nineteenth Corps, which was discontin-
nea as q corps March 20, 1855. Major-General
free steele commanded troops operating from
the East against Mobile.-ED.l
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lie Wouldn't Give up the Drum.

To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:
This is my first attempt to write to you. I
am reader of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE. NV
father, whose name is jeremiah Wilhelm, who
was drummer for over four years, and be-
longed to the Third Missouri V. Y. l.. Second
brigade, First division, Ninth Army Corps, and,
while attending the Reunion at Hastings Neb..
found his drum, which was stolen from him in
front of Petersburg Va, August, 1864, and at
once identified it as his own The possessor.
however, refused to give it up to him. am a
child of fourteen. MAMIE WILHErm
DORCHESTER, NEB
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CHESTER, Ill.
He Pnllea the Lanrards at Hooyer,s Gap.
To the Editor NATIONAL TRIBUNE:

10 LIib IIIt tUI NAIIUNAL I IhilsUNb.
I have seen in your valuable paper, several
times, mention of the affair at Hoover's Gap,
Tenn, and / could not but notice that Wilders
brigade seems TO claim ali the credit 1t seems
to me that the writer is little of. | remem-
Der very distinctly pulling the lanyards quite
lively in that engagement. ] would like to
hear from some member of our brigade, which
was in the Third division, Fourteenth Corps
Thirty-frst Thirty eighth, and Seventeenth
Ohio, Twelfth Kentucky, and Eighty second
Indiana. Z. MCDONALD.
UNION CITY. MICH
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THE QUESTION SQUAD.
Veterans Who Want 10 Hear from Their Old Com
rades.

Tades.
Comrade William II. smith, late Co. K, Eighth
iowa cavalry Sutton, Neb, wants some comrade
brigade tCroxton'sl First division Cavalry Corps.
Army OF the Cumberland. from May 8, 1854 until
think il was equal if not superior TO Gen Elliots
crack brigade in fighting, foraging, endurance.
chieken-hunting, or persimmon Knocking was
"a persimmon-k -knoeker myself The brigade was
composed of the Second Michigan cavalry, Fourth
Kentucky mounted infantry, First Tennessee cav
airy, and the Eighth Iowa cavalry. Our brigade
commander General CroSton, WAS one of the best
men Kentucky ever sent to the field but our diyis-
ION was commanded by McCook who sacrificed
our regiment on his raid in the rear of Atlanta
We went into that raid with $50 men of whom
only seventeen got back. bly, own company GO.
NJ lost ihirty-two men out of thirty-fve'
Comrade j. w. Scott, formerly a member of Co
a, Eighty-third o. v. T. writes that since 1865 he
has seen but one and heard from but two members
The National tribune., 1883-10-18

of Hospital No. 1 at Knoxville? God bless
them for their kindness there during "a and
60 Long live THE TRIBUNE. the friend Of
the soldier! J. NJ. JoLLEY,
ADEL, IA. Co. b. 10th Ill. Y. I.
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To the Editor NArIoyA1 TnfpT-rp.

In TRIBUNE Of 18th comrade G. w. Cox. Of
Ninety first Illinois, wants to know what army
took Spanish Fort and Blalzcly. Our corps CON-
mancer was Major-General Gordon Granger
spd General Steele who was formerly our COM
maDder commanded q new CORPS Organized
5ast before the opening of that campaign. The
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-11

Derrick Dodd of the Pc t seems
to labor under the idea that the en-
tire American public have entered
into q conspiracy 10 crush him, and
continually c argos other newspa-
pers with misappropriating bis
fun. The fact that the APPEAL ire
quently pointed out that he steals
for Pcs: :ncIt,;m uses the ideas OF
Sidney Smith aud retails them I'M
der q California brand, doesn't
cause him to subside his chatter.
He has just received The following
set back from Beirce of the Wasp:
If derrick Dodd" means tast
We knowingly attribute bis work to
another, he is q liar; if he eSpec.s
US to read his writiog in oraer to
know it when found where he dld
not put it, be is a fool; end it be
supposes that We concern ourselves
very much about h IN aDd bis WORK
one way or another, he must De a
happier man tban his complaint
would lead one to think.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-11

The APPEAL acknowledges the re-
ceipt of the annual report Of the
Secretary of the Interior. We care
nothing to have the reports of
Cabiuet officers submit; ted to Us
after they are printed. If they
want our ideas on these documents
they must be sent out this way be-
fore they get printed, so as to give
us q chance to revise them and slap
in q few recommendations relative
to public buildings in Carson.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-11

Denver tailor, anxious to get
the views of the press of Sbat clSJ
on the subject, wrote to the differ
ent editors asking: "What do yon
thin. of knee breeches? Would
you object to appearing in them?'
One reply filed with bitter iDdig-
nation. he discovered, owed its ven
omous spirit to the fact that the
writer VS. woman. It was from
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Churchill, editress
Of the Queen Zee, vic gave him a
piece of her mind about six col
umns long.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-11
Lieutenant Dick, of the Russian

Lieutenant Dick, of the Russian
army, has discovered new ilumin-
ating powder, which has attracted
the favorable attention of the Ger
man Government. 1t causes any
object to which it may be spp'1ed
to become luminous, and water IN
q glass vessel may be converted
into an Illuminating fluid by The
addition of some CT the powder.
The new illuminant consumes no
oxyghn, which fact ma es 1t de-
sir.ble for use in mining operation.
It's Illuminating power lasts eight
hours, when q new supply OF
oxygen becomes necessary.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-11
THE ASYLUM INVESTIGA-
TEON.

The Board of Asylum Commits
sioners have Investigated the charg-
es made by DR.. Bergstein against
Dr.. Bishop. and it is but a matter
of simple justice to the latter to en-
dorse the findings of the Board to
the effect that the charges were not
sustained. However rotten and
disgraceful was the compact-en'
te: ed into by the Republican aud
Democratic offlcials-which placed
him there, no one can truthfnlly as
sert that there has been anything but
careful and competent management
since DR.. Bishop came into office.
In the same connection no sensible
man will assert tn t DR.. Dawson's
was not just as good, and tue IN
seemly wraagls over the spoils OF
official patronage will be of lasting
injury to the institution. When
DR.. Dawson was removed be was
not allowed a hearing, nor were
there any public charges made
against him. The Board, however,
ct tied that they had sufficient rea-
sons for removing him and that
these reasons wouid be made pub
lie in due time. Now is as good q
time "a any 10 mae these ma ters
public. We call upon the Board TO
lay before the voters md taxpayers
of this State what they know ainst
the official conduct Ct DE-. Dawson
or stand convicted of having re-
moved him ter political reasons
ONLY.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-11

We present our readers this
morning with sketch and portrait
of John Grifen Carlisle, the Demo
cratic Speaker of the House OF
Representatives.
Mr.. Carlisle was born September
9Th, 1885, in Kenton county, Ken
tucky. His early days were spent
in securing an education such as
the country schools of those days
afforded, at the same time support
ing himself By his own labor. An
opportunity was presented and
young Carlisle began the study OF
law in Covington. At TIE end OF
two years he was admitted to the
bar, in 1858. and was elected
member of the Lower House OF the
ventucky Legislature in 1864, q
State Senator in 1866, and again in
1869. Iieutenant-Governor in 1871,
serving until September. 1873:
Mr.. Carlisle was then relieved
from the I.ieutenant-Governorshlp
by his election to the Forty-ffth
and Forty-sixth Congresses. He
was returned to the Forty-seventh
Congress, in which he became a
conspicuous figure, and now he IS
Speake.. of the Forty-eighth.
Persona " Mr.. Carlisle is quite
dignifed, yet very courteous IN
manner, and impresses one with
the OBI ion that he is character OF
more than ordinary ability, by
nature and tact q brilliant leader
and politician. The country at
large will anticipate bis career as
Speaker with considerable interest.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-11

We congratulate our highly-priz-
Cd contemporary, the Chronicle,
that the scales have been removed
from its o. es. SO that it is able to
find some good in George G. Cor
ham.-Post.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-11

Senator Lapham has proposed .
Constitutional amendment which
commends itse.f rs q sensible one
namely. to give the President the
right to veto sny separate item in
the General Appropriation bill,
while approving the remainder.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1883-12-11
NJ COINS Price: List.
Boots and Shoes for
Everyone!

Why has my Competitor only reduced prices ON CHINA
MADE Shoes? NJ Coin has made General Re-
duction in his entire stock of Boots and Shoes.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-23
WEATHER UP WEST.
At Chicago 20 Degrees Below, aud
60 Degrees Below Zero
at Winnepeg.
Embargo on RaiIrOading-Dam-
age TO Property.

CHICAGO January 23.-The weather
as yet shows no signs of moderating.
The temperature at 8 o'clock was zoe
below zero. The area of cold seems
to have its center over Lake Michigan
and its western edge rests on the Mis-
souri, river, while its northern boundary
is unknown. Throughout this region
the temperature has, for two days,
been of extraordinary severity, the
thermometer ranging from lO' at
Chicago, to 609 below zero, the latter
at Winnepeg last night, No loss Of
life from the freezing is reported, but
great suffering is experienced by those
necessarily exposed.
The railroad embargo is general, and
trains are many hours behind schedule
time.
Dispatches received at 4 o'clock this
morning from points on the western
extremity of the cold belt indicate q
rising temperature, accompanied by
snow.
Cattle on the ranges, with the ex-
ception of sucking calves, have stood
the storm well, and the loss among
them is not great.
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-23
Wall street,

New YoRE, January "a Stocks
opened irregular but mostly la3 per
cent lower In early trade the market
further declined lall per cent, led by
Denver, Texas Pacific aud louisville
and Nashville. subsequently there
was fractional improvement.
Wheat iaBc higher, quiet and firm.
Money, 4 per cent; prime mer.
camille paper, 5la6 per cent, bar sill.
YER lGat. Exchange is steady at
82 for long, aud S5l for sight.
Governments weak and generally / per
cent lower. States dull aad un.
changed. Railroads irregular but
generally higher.
Stocks After II o'clock the mar.
get was fairly active aud strong, and
prices sold up I'll per cent, led by
Rock Island and Denver, but at moor
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1883-01-23
The Weather.

WASHINGTON, January 32.-For
the South Atlantic States fairer
weather variable winds, mostly north.
westerly, stationary or lower temper.
ature ana pressure.
For the West Gulf States warmer,
fair weather, winds mostly southerly,
lower pressure.
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley
warmer, fair weather, variable winds
mostly southwesterly; stationary OF
lower pressure.
For the Lake region warmer, fair
weather winds mostly southwesterly,
stationary or lower pressure,
For the upper Mississippi and Mis-.
souri, valleys warmer, partly cloudy
weather with occasional light SHOWS,
variable winds, shifting to southerly,
stationary or lower pressure.