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Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
EQypt.

SUAKIN, Feb. 25.-The latest news from
Agig and Tamai confirms the report of a
brilliant victory won by the mudir of the
Taxa and Shukari tribe of friendly Arabs
against the Hadendoivas tribe in an attack
by the latter upon some friendly tribes for
supplying the garrison of kassaia with
grain. 1t is no stated that during the battle
no less than $500 Hendendoivai's were kill
ed, and among the slain was Sheikh Moosa.
Kassala garrison is short of food and ammu-
milton, and as the place is hard pressed by
the enemy despite OF the recent repulse its
surrender must soon result unless the garri-
son is relieved.
LONDON, Feb. pa dispatch from Korti
SAYS the dreaded kamsin winds, which don't
generally begin before March, have already
begun to blow over the Soudau. The troops
have already had to find shelter by lying
down with their faces to the earth until the
storm passed, when they struggled out of the
sand almost choked and blinded. The cav
airy horses have suffered terribly from the
effects of the hot blasts, and many of them
have been so injured that they had to be
shot 1t is supposed the Kamsin winds viii
prevail about month.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

Fort ScoTT, Kan. Feb. 25.-The society
event OF the season occurred in this city to-
day, the occasion being the marriage of one
of Fort SCOTS most favored young men, Mr..
Arthur c. Perry, vice-president of the Won
Fossen-Wilcox Loan bank, and broth her OF
the Kansas coal kings, John Perry and w.
c. Perry, to Miss Kate Wilson, charming
young lady Of this city. The ceremony
took place in the Episcopal church, by the
rector, Rev. Dubois. A large concourse of
friends witnessed the ceremony. Telegrsphic
congratulations poured in from all over the
state. The array of presents were Of the
most elegant order and profuse in number.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

like where but week ago was nothing but
. vacant space.
The building for the Bank of New Kiowa
10 almost completed, and upon converting
with ]. L. B. Ellis, Of Harper, its ca.bier, he
informed your correspondent that the bank
would open March lst, with paid up capt.
tai Of $4,000 The bank is mainly con-
trolled BY the members Of the Kiowa Town
company, with Major Drum, president, and
o. P. T. Ewell, vics-president.
The hotel business is the best patronized,
but the average sales of our merchants run
about one hundred dollars.
Strangers who are too gritty to be fright
ened away by the alkalied Hazelton growl-
er all express themselves as being well pleas
ed with our healthy and Aourishing appear
ance.
There are over two hundred buildings
erected and occupied and three hundred
more under contract to be built by August
LIST.
Over $4,000 worth of lots have been sold
by the Town company, who are at
present engaged in making another addition
to the present town site. With this new ad
ton to the east, the town site of New kiows
will embrace over 800 acres.
The southern Kansas surveyors are ir
town cross-sectioning and making final ar
rangements for the grading
The main interest now lies in the question
as to which place will get the railroad first
Medicine Lodge or New Kiowa. There il
not much anxiety felt here, as we are al
positive the road will build its main line t.
this point in order to catch the June CATTLE
shipments. It is presumed that the road
will then build the Medicine Lodge branch
Cattlemen . are feeling rather blue
over the severe weather. Bal
linger s. Schlupp, the larges
owners in the Eagle Chief pool are reporte'
to have lost Zoo out of 1900 head whicl
they put on the range last fall. The dealt
rate among domestic granted stock is not
per cent as yet, but great anxiety is fel
even for them as March approaches.
The EAGLE reaches its readers here the da.
it is published, and is eagerly scanned b,
everybody, while the so-called Harper dali,
is used mostly in the barber shops. We car
safely assert that the EAGLE will have fit,
subscribers here within three months.
Several Wichita spectators with the ace
are in town.
Religious services are held every Sunday
and to the average eastern man, who ha
read so much about cowboy rowdyism, it j
a surprise. Considerable has been reporte,
about the boisterous manner in which tn
town is conducted, but a short visit here vii
convince anyone that there is not a mor
quiet place in Kansas than New Kiowa.
| kAIONA.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
THE SUPERIOR COURT BUSTED.

A private letter from Topeka says
that the EAGLES items, of Sunday,
opposing a superior court for Sedg-
wick county, was sprung in the house
on the final passage of the bill and the
reading of which prevented the neces-
sary constitutional majority. Our
representative, Mr.. Hatfield, intro
duced the bill to furnish relief which
was greatly needed, but feeling salts
fed that Judge Sluss could keep the
docket reasonably clear in the event
of Barber and Harper counties being
added to another or new district, We
gave expression to the hope that in
such an event Mr.. Hatfield and his
compeers would allow the superior
court bill to fall to the ground. The
private letter says that the RESPONSE
bility of the defeat of the bill lies at
the door of the EAGLE. We are con-
tent. The EAGLE is opposed to this
continual creation of new Offices and
the present legislature seems bent up
on swapping the Taxpayers with the
burden of from twenty to fifty new
offices. 1t is said that a superior court
would not have entailed any extra ex
pense on this county. That is mis-.
take. The EAGLE printing establish
ment would have been called upon to
put up complete set of books and
records for this new court which
would have cost two or three hundred
dollars or more, besides the extra du-
ties imposed on all the offices would
have been to pay for, even if the state
paid the judge. Then, though no
lawyer, we could see that confusion
and conflicts must arise between
courts of the same jurisdiction. But
what we started out to say, was, that
our objection to the passage of the
bill was not intended in any sense to
reflect on the wisdom or work of our
who saw that it was
necessary to do something to relieve
our court and in the interest of liti-
gants
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27
PRATT PLUMAOE.
PRATT, Kas., Feb. %.

PRATT, Kas., Feb. %.
To the Editor Of the Eagle.
The natal day Of the grandest man Of any
age Or time has run its silent course and
passed into the clark. backward and abyss
Of time" but it was not allowed to pass I'M
noticed and forgotten in our city. A Martha
Washington tea party was given by the fair
women Of Pratt, Of whom it is at once our
pride and our undoubted right to assert that
no city on the Creators footstool of the
same size can furnish q greater number with
the same claim of manners grace and beauty
of form and feature, and all the joyous at
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Iilinois Ia1isIatura.

SPRIyGFIELD, Feb. 25.-At the JOINT ses-
sion for the purpose of voting for United
States senator, Lawrence. Republican, was
absent and the Republicans refused TO vote,
breaking the quorum. Two ballots were
taken. Morrison received a3 votes. Brech-
tendorf and Mutual voted for Jas. H. Wood,
Schlessinger for Haines, Streeter for j. NJ
Palmer. Both ballots exactly the same. Adj
iourned.
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Chicago Gram and Produce


4
/ Flour-Market quiet
| Wheat Market active but weak and lower:
advices favorable; offerings heavy during the
entire day and when the price approached SIC
for May, considerable wheat wa thrown upon
the market the prices recovered shade and
closed one cent below yesterdays latest figures
\ February. 75ts@I6al. closing lt@75--; March.
1895. closing 7o1s NAV, s.3.@s25s. closing
| SIS; No. spring, 1y@l6A; No 8, IL; No. :
\ red, 59@sD; No red, on
| Corn--Good demand and easier in sympathy
with wheat, but prices are little changed; ash
Sah@Ss; February, Hh@Gh, closing 3lh;
March, 81 tEh37 A, closing 81 4 NAV 4D5s G4t4
closing at &iH4lA.
J Oats--Market good demand and easy: closed
nominslIy unchanged; cash, s74a2sls Febru-
AIRY, z.1t; March. ssE@ah. closing IN; May.
50a1 95l, closing 30 4atDzs.
Rye-Msrket frmer; "a.
Barley Market dull; eJa65.
Flaxseed-Firm at 81 l6.
Pork--Market active and lower; fell le6asc
and closed iirIn; cash, siz o0sgl2 g; February,
sl2 6sEa.is 20. closing si2 "a hl3 20; March
sis AK 9i2. 10, closing si2 s.. KaIs 20: May,
slZ. TCesi2 .92k, closing Sl2 Scale 92k
Lard--Msrket fair demand. ruled a shade
easier, cash and February, 81 sos 30; March,
81 s714@ 80. closing ss 80; May. s7.0ss.a
7.0ih, closing at 81 .oot95 .O7h.
Bulk Meats--Msrket steady; shoulders. 81. 10
o. 80; short rib, 81 -; short clear. 81 65a
go.
whisky-Markst steady; slIa
Eggs-Weak. Is.
b utte-Marset slow: creamery .,saai.
dairy. Ea2s.
REcElPrs-Flo1r. q 80 barrels; wheat 81
900 bushels; corn. 127 900 bushels oats, 49, 900
bushels; rye, 8. no bushels: barley, o. go
bushels
sHIrMKSrs-Flour. IA. oeo barrels; wheat,
81 900 bushels corn, ~, 600 bushels; oats
u, w bushels rye, Eco bushels barley,
9.00v bushels.
EVENING BOARD.
Wheat. heavy and lower; closing February
and March 75k; May II.
Corn, quiet and steady; May fell Nc
Oats, steady, &c higher
Pork, 7zc lower
Lard, March, 23ic lower.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

norman, the Rhodes boys and Horace
Carpenter could bring in q chicken
apiece at least, but tell you hens
teeth were scarce in that country then.
For the benefit of some that may
have forgotten aud Others that have
never known, will give the prices of
q few commodities that were on sale
there at that time and just prior: seed
corn 81 IS per bushel, oats ST. 90 early
rose potatoes $500, onions $500, green
peas Csc per peck, cucu mbers SOC per
dozen. Prairie breaking was $4.0o
per acre. II anyone don't believe it
ask Hacker" but this communica-
ton is already too lengthy. Please
excuse and oblige.
Yours Truly, T.
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Chicago Live Stock.

OHftAVOt AtoIUdIy y. $50.
Hogs-8eceipts. 81 600; shipments, 5000;
market active and l0c lower; rough packing
- 25g4 IS; packing and shipping, s095 10;
bght, 81 'e4i IS; skips, IS J0ag4.Oo.
Cattle-Receipts. 1896; shipments 8, 900; mar
ket fairly active and loo lower; exports, o. o.
go 80, shipping steers, 05961I 100 lbs, 81 90
54.6o; do 2oo@i $50 lbs, ~. 500 $50; do.
80 TO 500 lbs, s3.5ot@5.0o; Texas, s3.75e
As.
Sheep-Receipts, 200; shipments, LEO;
market dull and l0a20c lower; inferior TO fair.
81. o0Gs.0e; good to choice 50 s5@4.ao lambs.
~ -25S4. 50.
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VALLEY CENTER.
VALLEY CENTER, Feb. %.


To the Editor of the Daily Eagle:
On Saturday last our streets were more
than usually crowded with people who were
coming to attend the auction sale of james
Beard at his livery and feed stable in thu
western part of our town.
New buildings are being pushed TO com.
pletion as rapidly as weather and workmen
will permit.
Grain buyers are becoming numerous.
We have now four Hrms-W. J. Gilchrist,
}. Z. McElroy, Z. Peasants and the Kansas
City Grain and Live Stock company, repre-
scented by Mr.. K. p. Pickett. Valley Cen
ter is, and is bound TO remain, good grain
market; more grain being delivered here
than at any Of our larger neighboring towns.
The case of the State of Kansas VS.. Geo.
Harvey, in which Anna Reinhart was the
prosecuting witness, came up before Judge
Davis court last Tuesday. VIM. Balder-
ston appeared for the prosecution and T. B.
Wall for the defense.
Though Miss Reinhart told an apparently
straight story, her testimony was opposed
by that of the three witnesses for the de-
Tense, and after short address BY Judge B.
and brief but eloquent plea by Mr.. Wall
the case was submitted to the jury, who re-
turned verdict Of mot guilty"
The witness stand presented a conglomer-
alton of nationalities Irish, Eng
fish. Canadian and Swede.
/ wonder if every town is agitated as ours
has been over the postoffice question. Two
petitions out asking for change" The
desire to get change is probably what
prompted them to petition u change, for all
express themselves as satisfied with the pres
emit management If all the petitions for
postofiice appointments that are now being
circulated should be sent 20 the president
and the postmaster general and they should
take it into their heads to try and read them
heir short lives would be inadequate for the
task Of deciphering those Democratic
marks and Bourbon hyroglyphics, to
which, in comparison, the translation of
amous Rosetta Stone was but play spell.
News reached us last Friday that brought
. touch OF sadness to every breast. II was
hat our friend and neighbor Thomas Lloyd
was dead 1t is only few day since, in ap-
parent good health, he left us for visit to
lis old home in Illinois. His wife and |
laughter went from here directly to Wi
IONA, of that state. He went by way of
New Orleans, visited the exposition and was
IN his way to rejoin his family, stopped
'ver one night at Centralia, His, and the
lext morning was found dead in his room
t the h.tel. About forty years ago Broth
r Lloyd united with the Methodist church.
lie was an active, earnest worker in the
'abbath school. always at his post through
ain or shine and gave with generous hand
0 every worthy object. He was member
t lodge No. 223, l. o. o. F. of this place
nd their hall has been tastefully decorated
0 memory of the deceased. He will be
Kissed at the lodge, at the church, in the
abbatb school and in the family cirle.
Sad, indeed. has been this parting, but
lad win be the reunion in that grand lodge
nat high church above where there shall be
o more partings. Don K.
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Sheriff Exhonoratsd.

TOPEKA, Kas., Feb. 25.-The Woodsor
county sheriff matter was up before the gov
ernor again to-day, and Sheriff Canaday'.
story shows that the warrant issued to Dir
rem, the deputy sheriff of Cass county, IL
tive from justice, was issued to Sheriff Cor
don, of Allen county, instead OF Sheriff
Canaday, of Woodson county. This exhon-
CRATES him from all blame in the matter.
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Our Republican friends seem at last
to realize the precarious ground upon
which they stand. If anybody ques.
tions the Republicanism of the Wich-
tia EAGLE. let him speak out in meet
ing, and Wen wager one of the hats
we won on New York that he'll wish
he hadn't in short order, and yet hear
the EAGLE ON the present situation in
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

81. LOIf-. ftUIuary .. 80.
Cattie-Receipts. !, s0D; shipments, go; mar
ket lower and slow; quality generally pooe;
exporters s. 75td5. 10; good 70 choice shipping
81 2o0r5 Is; common to medium. 81 90. native
butchers steers. - oo6r4. As; cows and heifers
81. 70@4.o 90; stockers and feeders, S. 5J4a4. 5o;
corn fed Texas, 81. O0gt.60.
Hogs--Market weak and lower; YOrkers
81 -tJst 80; packing. 81 loot 40; heavy 81 GOA
%; receipts. $500; shipments. |, 500
Sheep-Recepts, ), 900; shipments coo; mar
ket slow and lower; common TO medium,
81 SOFAS .; good TO choice, ss5J6pt 90; extra
a M
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kINCMAN KERNELS.
KINGMAN, Kas., Feb. "a.

KINGMAN, Kas, Feb. "a.
To the Editor of the Eagle.
Last night about ten o'clock Mr.. II. c.
Graves was called twenty miles south of
Kingman to attend Harvey Colwood who
had shot himself Sunday afternoon at his
fathers home with revolver. 1t seems
that Harvey, who is about 16 years of age
was fixing the main spring of the revolver
and he supposed he had taken all the cart
ridges out of the cylinder, when it was dis
charged and the ball entered his leg about
seven inches above the knee. 1t was
only flesh wound and the doctor
thinks he will soon recover.
There came near being another accident,
however, that might have resulted very
serious. While DR.. Graves was probing for
the ball Charley Colwood, brother of Har-
vey, was holding the light, and he became
faint at the sight of the wound and blood
and dropped the oil lamp, which spread in
in all directions. But for the presence of
mind of tee doctor, who smothered out the
oil, the whole house would have been de-
stroyed.
The railroad committee report good work
and feel confident that the bonds for the d.,
NJ. l. A. railroad will be voted.
Mr.. John Kreigher, of Parsons, Kas.. has
located in Kingman and had a shop built
for him on South Main street, for the manu-
fac.ure of sod plows. He is running three
forges and will find plenty of work to do.
County Attorney Ball says the grand
jury will make lots of work for him. He
says Judge Sluss has not yet been officially
notified, by an oversight at the last meeting,
but that he will be during the week.
Some Of the sporting men have left town.
One is said to have followed off brass band
that was here recently.
All the local editors of this town seem to
be in bad frame OF mind. No blood shed
yet.
The heaviest fall of snow of the season
commenced last Sunday night.
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uNMlrT,oArED cussEphEss.
SARATOGA, Feb. rs.

SARATOGA, Feb. Is.
To the Editor OF the Daily Eagle:
Perhaps you think one correspond
ent in this county enough but would
like 10 say ? few words through your
paper on matters not treated by &c.
H. E.,'' for though the county is all
that it is "cracked up 10 be" there
are at present some serious draw
backs TO individuals on account of re-
cent decisions in regard to making
final proof
Probably no person in any position
is receiving more of the wei! merited
auathemas of an outraged people
than the contemplate Dogberry-
whose name il is Harrison-whO,
through the inscrutable DEGREES of
mysterious providence, was permitted
for few days to be acting commits
sioner of the United States land Office
at Washington.
Many families here and elsewhere
who were in an almost penniless con-
dition have been using every exertion
and siraining every nerve TO secure a
little spot of ground to call their own
to own the soil they titled. Fami-
lies, in numerous instances, have liter
ally lived in dens and caves, burned
prairie grass and "buffalo chips" to
cook two meals day, corn meal at
that, and lain in bed the balance of the
day TO keep from freezing through a
winter of Arctic severity.
Women have had their feet wrapped
with rags and children gone bare
foot, while the men have been work
ing wherever penny was to be
earned, with gunny-sacks tied about
their feet, and in every possible way
have pinched aud economical to save
the amount of the first payment on
their claim, and often after making
their proof have been compelled in
order to keep from freezing and
starving TO leave their claim until
spring opens and the ground can be
prepared for crop. Now just at this
crisis this awful acting commissioner
in fit of unmitigated cussedness,-
for it is of no benefit to him or the
county sends forth the edict that
proofs made before notaries public
are void and of no effect. His motive
in promulgating that decree can only
be desire for notoriety and it seems
he would rather have his name &c
''thundering down the ages" loaded
with the objurgations of the living
and maledictions of the dying than
have 1t honorably sink into kindly
oblivion
AT this stage of affairs the case is
made worse by set of miscreants
who neither fear the wrath of God
nor regard the rights of man who take
advantage OF the decision TO jumr
mems claims and settle on them, often
when the rightful owner is still living
on his land, expecting and intending to
rob him of his land and improvements
well knowing that the owner is unable
TO raise money 10 carry out long
contest suit In this way many will
lose their land and labor unless some
local law not laid down in the statutes
can be found 10 reach their case. This
malicious decision not only affects
Pratt county, but every section of the
country where the public land is being
taken up by presumption, and will
probably be reversed when it can do
no more mischief
NOBODY IN PARTICULAR
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Italy.

NAPLES, Feb. 25.-General Ricci who
takes command of the italian contingent at
Suakiln, sails for Egypt Tomorrow with tor
pedo boats.
The third section of the expedition to the
Red Sea, which sailed yesterday, will be fol-
lowed by six torpedo boats.
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ercise Of his right of challenge. Mr.. Haw-
ley believed the whole corps Of judge sd-
vocates were volunteer officers. He charac-
terized as nothing unusual the proceedings
in the case of the Swain court martial. Peo-
Pile who did not know the law in courts mar
t'al seemed to think q great outrage had
been perpetrated. Mr.. Hawley cited As
parallel instance in the procedure in civil
jurisprudence that of where a judge in
strueted the jury. rebuked them, and
sent them baet to the jury room again and
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Switzerland.

GENEVA, Feb. 25.-At meeting of an
arehists, the forcible destroying of the ex
isting state society was advocated by Ger
man socialists, but the societies favored
milder methods, and the Bundrath will SUBJ
init to the federal assembly proposal for a
more energetic policy against anarchists
Several anarchists residing at Chsux dc
Ponds have been secretly expelled. 1t is
reported from Berne that the federal assem-
bly, has already passed several resolutions
connected with members of anarchist socie-
ties who have taken refuge in Switzerland
for the purpose of concerning plots to be ex-
ecuted abroad.
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

The Daily Graphic, which now
reaches our table from Harper, is as
bright q local sheet as We know of,
newsy, spicy and entertaining. Mr..
Finch. the proprietor of the Weekly
Graphic is alse editor aud proprietor
of tae new candidate for honor. fame
and paying patronage.
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France.

PARIS, Feb. 25.-The chamber OF depu-
ties-3l6 to 175-agreed to fix the duty on
corn at three francs and also adopted the
proposal to impose duty ofsix francs, sixty
eentimes, on corn not grown in Europe inn
ported into France from European entire
pOrfs
Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-02-27

LOUISVILLE, KY, Feb. 25.-In the United
States court to-day Judge Baxter, in the
Knights of Honor case, decided that ex-Su-
preme Treasurer 5. J. Breckenridge must
pay Sill ,49O. rs cash into court Thursday.
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ST.. Louis Gram and Produces.


Flour-Unchanged but weak.
wheat-Msrket lower. very unsettled anil
weak, closing IL ep2c below yesterday; No
red, s5ISGs51I; cash. s5kas51.; February,
s5Aas6h; March. ss1s@9oh; May. oa9it !;
June, 80.
cash; 1874 February; HOSTS April; SIX s@.ss
May
Oats Market firm but dull; soH cash, 81 AK
ed May.
Rye-stesdy; 81.
Barley-Market steady; 60aso
Lead-Market dull; 81. 35@3 Is.
Butter-Market steady; creamery, ssa35;
dairy, 1927.
Eygs-Msrket easy; pc.
Flaxseed-Qaiet; Sis.
Hay-Market unchanged; prairie. sgl@II;
timothy, si29I5
Bran--Market better; Sc
Corn Meal-Market steady; rs
whisky-Steady, Sll2.
Provisions Market d7II aud lower
Pork-f3. 90.
Lard-sG.75 50
Bulk Mests--LoDg clear, 81 70; short rib :.
81 Sc; short clear. $3.50; Old meat held &c
higher
Bacon-tong clear. 81 90; short rib. $40;
short clear. rs
RKCxIrrs-Flour 8, 600 barrels wheat. "A. 400
bushels; corn. 81. 0Do bushels; oats, A., go
bushels rye. ZOO; barley. Il ,000
SBIPNESrs-Flour, 9.eno barrels; wheat
5000 bushels; corn. 81 900 bushels; oats.
5000 bushels; rye. 1850; barley, -.ooe-
EVENING BOARD
Whest, easier; s55I March; 80 May; aomi-
naily s94 June.
Corn, firm; 49,. 9seat March; a7@s7s. April;
Oats nominal
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WAsHINaroS, ID. c., Feb. &c: q. H.
The indications for the Missouri valley are:
Warmer, tair weather; winds generally south
to west.