Taking on water

For all you folks out west, the City of Joseph gets a break so far. But Quincy IL (40 miles south) is in serious trouble:

Lincoln and Douglas don't know what to say. (Check out the duck).
And Joseph explains to Brigham that there used to be a road here.

The Mississippi is 15 feet above flood stage but heading in the right direction. The swamp of Commerce remains drained for now.