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The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-16
Washing i'm Worlds
COStlieSt Back Yard
The last man OF the family died

The last man OF the family died
in 1915.
Three Sisters Are Old
None of their property will be for
sale until the three aged sisters die
They are old. The entire New York
real estate world is interested in
what will happen then.
Miss Ella Wendell is the one who
lives in the shattered, mysterious
house few months of each season.
She is the one who uses Fifth Ave,
for anchoring a clothesline and had
cement runway laid down in her
back yard so that her poodle might
not soil his toes in the clay.
Summers, Miss Ella lives on an
estate at Irvington, N. Y.
She wears clothes of inexpensive
material cut in styles modish fifty
years ago, enveloping, fiouncing
things, with bonnety hats.
Lately she has had macadam
flooring installed in the barnyard at
Irvington of materials and depth
that would fulfill specifications for
State highway. It's purpose is to
keep the chickens and cows from
getting their feet dirty after leaving
the grassy fields.
The neighbors or, rather other
residents, at Irvington and the
tradespeople suppose that her sister,
Miss Georgiana, lives there with
her. Miss Georgiara is n.
So reserved and remote from the
world have been the sisters, that
these people have been unaware
that Miss Georgiana has been an
inmate Of the Bloomingdale SAM
tarium near White Plains.
Some Of the servants do not know
that Miss Georgiana has twice been
released from insane asylums at the
behest of friends.
The third sister, the widowed
Mrs. Luther A. Swope is stone blind.
She lives with her sister in an an
cient and isolated mansion at
Quogue, Long Island. For years
she has not ventured from the I'M
posing walls.
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DIVERS FOUND DRUGS
Opium Smuggling Methods
Are Revealed.

BIZ NEA SerUice
SEATTLE. Aug. 16.-The breaking
up by federal authorities of an
opium smuggling ring has revealed
that the ccntraband drugs were
brought into the United States
through the cooperation of deep
sea divers.
Opium brought into Puget Sound
on ships arriving from the Orient
was dropped into the water along
side the concrete piers. Then agents
of the ring would communicate the
location of the packages to divers
who would bring them up when no
ships were at the pier.
The arrest of a diver and his as
Sistant revealed that as much as
$1,000 was paid him for a single
nights work in rescuing the drugs
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SLABS HIS NEIGHBOR
Police Arrest Man for
Family Quarrel.
BIZ United prees

BEARDSTOWN, Ill, Aug. 10
Lee Wolfe is under arrest here
charged with having assaulted his
neighbor, F. E. Snyder with a knife,
as result of quarrel over who
should repair a child's kiddie car.
Snyder's child had asked both his
father and Wolfe to repair his
kiddie car When the parent had
finished repairing the toy, Wolf
came into the yard with intentions
of complying with the child's re-
quest
Snyder lost his temper and told
his neighbor that no help was
needed from him in the manage
ment of his family, according to
observers
Apparently the quarrel was over
until later in the evening Snyder
walked to the corner mailbox, where
a second and more serious alter
cation between the two took place.
Snyder received a deep stab in the
back in the fight.
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DELEGATES ARRIVE FOR
WORLD DRY CONGRESS
Sessions Will Start Wednesday a;
Winona Lake.
W. United Press

BB United Press
NYiNONA LAKE, Ind, Aug. TO-
Delegates to the annual congress OF
the World League Against Alcohol
ism began to arrive here today fol
the opening sessions Wednesday.
The meeting will be under direc-
tion of the intercollegiate Prohibi-
zion Association, the student depart
ment of the World League. High
school students and their relation
to prohibition will be the general
theme of this years conference
"wednesday will be given over tc
preliminary meetings. and addresses
by Mark R. Shaw, association sec
rotary of the welfare committee
Toxic, Japan; Sigfrid Borgstrom
editor Of Reformation, Stockholm
Sweden, and the Rev. Ira Landrith
president of the Intercollegiate AS
Eociation
q Formal opening of the congress
will be Thursday evening, with Dr.
T.. S. Shumaker, superintendent OF
the Anti-Saloon League of Indiana
and Mrs. Elizabeth t. Stanley
president of the Indiana w. G. T. U.
making principal addresses.
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FARMERS FLAY
&C. O.P.LEADERS;
BOOST WOOLLEN
Party at Lowest Ebb in
State, Resolution De-
! C!areS.

Republican party leaders cannot
be trusted to bring relief to the
farmer" Ora O. King, Sweetzer,
former State Senator, declared in
sounding the keynote of "Woollen
for President meeting al the Clay
pool Monday afternoon. The meet
ing was attended by about one hur-
dred representative farmers from
various counties.
Citing the record of the Replb
lican party since Civil War days,
King pointed out that it's policy has
been to build high protective tariff
wall for large campaign contributors.
but to consistently ignore pleas for
farm relief legislation.
Wooden Is Endorsed
Each county representative at tue
meeting was given a chance to tell
of deplorable farm conditions in his
vicinity.
A resolution endorsing Evans
Wocllen as the Democrat candidate
for the presidency was adopted. II
cited Woolleen's Ohio speech, in
which he pointed out that high
tariff on pig iron is just as much
class legislation as the McNary-
dagen bill and therefore Coolidge
as not consistent in vetoing the
latter.
The resolution continued:
I'VE respectfully suggest that the
American farmer need expect no re-
lief from a party which has brought
agriculture to the verge of bank
ruptcy and whose record is one OF
broken promises and platform
pledges"
FIay State Policy
The present Republican State adj
kninistration was referred to as
Follows:
eve submit that in all the long
history of our State faith in its gov
ernmental leadership never fell to
so low all ebb as at this moment"
Merriment was injected into the
meeting at several points when
farmers cited the low prices they
have received for their products dur
ing the last few years and then told
of the high price of Republican
horse flesh as represented by the
Jackson Stephenson horse trade.
Governor Jackson brought this
deal to light recently by explaining
that he received a $4,000 check from
d. G. Stephenson for fine saddle
horse"
w. G. Coryell, Marion, termed
Woollen the logical standard bearer
for the Democratic party, as being
the only man upon whom all fac
tons could concentrate.
Speakers at Meeting
Other speakers included Albert
Stump, indianapolis. George W..
Rauch, Marion; Arthur Hammerick,
Greencastle; Howard Wiley, Howard
County prosecutor; Mrs. L. Q. Arm
I'D. Peru; State Representative Ed
Ward r. Bender, Zion5ville; Editor
John De Prez Shelbyville, and E. B.
Benner, Mays, president of the IN
diana wheat pool.
Resolution committee members
were Lewis N. Taylor, Indiana Farm
Bureau Federation vice president;
Frank Nolan, Charlottesville, and
James Riggs, Sullivan. The meeting
was called BY King and State Rep
resentative Addison Drake, minority
floor leader IN the 1927 Legislature.
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Three Aged Sisters Refuse
to Sell New York Proper
ty Worth $500, 900.
BY SAM LOVE

NEW YORK, Aug. 15.-Once upon
time, in fact, Sunday, there were
three very old ladies who had had
100000 practically ever since
they could remember. And what
did they do with it?
For one thing, they kept back
yard fronting on Fifth Ave. little
above the Waldorf Astoria and a
little below Carriers, the jeweler
where they had servants hang out
the family washing while they exer-
cised the poodle.
The most recent attempt of real
estate spectators to buy this-the
costliest back yard in the world
and the old four-story brick house
that accompanies it on the corner
of Thirty-Ninth st. and Fifth Ave.
has brought these singular ole
ladies to attention.
Never Sell Property
They are the remnants of the
Wendell family.
The first Wendell in this country
founded their fortune while John
Jacob Aston was founding his. Only
the Astor family now possibly owns
more real estate in New York City
than the three Wendell girls"
Through their lawyer, gray-haireo
Charles G.. Koss, they Uttered at the
latest offer made by a wealthy cot.
ton broker-a trif1ing $1,500,000 fol
the house and back yard.
"It's worth five times that much,
said Koss. Besides, the Wendel'
never sell real estate. They buy It,
It was true.
1850
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Unidentified Man Killed

BIZ IimfS NDcCtdI
LEBANON, Ind, Aug. 16.-The
body of an unidentified man about
go years old is held here today. fol-
lowing suicide Monday beneath the
wheels of a Terre Haute, Indian
apolis &, Eastern traction freight
car. The man weighed about 100
pounds and was 5 feet inches tall
His hat has the label Of an Effing-
ham md dealer.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-16
ACT TO GUST CoSGRAvE

BIZ United Press
DUBLIN, Aug. 16.--Tom Johnson,
leader of the Labor party in the
Dali, today moved vote of no con-
fidence in the government of Will
liam T. Cosgrave. The motion was
seconded by another member Of Tic
Labor party.
President Cosgrave Immediately
obtained the floor and in a speech
said he wa sready to support any
coalition government for the good
of the country.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-16
PLAN STORE BUILDINGS

Announcement Made of Two New
Business Structures.
Announcement of the erection of
two business buildings in the city
was made today.
One will be erected by G.. A.
Weaver, 1923 Spades Ave-, at 2l01 E.
Washington st. 1t will be a one
uktory brick and tile building to cost
]. )9,O00.
- The other will be erected By j. A
Walker, contractor. at the northwest
corner of Columbia Ave. and Twen-
y-Third ST. 1t will cost $4,000.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-16
BYRD MAY VISIT HERE
Air Hero Writes Attorney That He
Wishes to See City

Commander Richard Byrd, North
Pole and Atlantic Ocean conqueror,
desires to visit Indianapolis and
there is possibility he may make
the trip here before he tries his
South Pole flight.
This was the substance of a let
ter to William ". Rocker, 818 Board
of Trade Bldg, from Byrd. Rocker
became acquainted with Byrd while
attending a mseting of the Ameri-
can Bar Association in Boston,
Mass. several years ago.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-16
Winchester Boy browns

Bu Times Special
WINCHESTER, Ind, Aug. To-
Eugene O'Deil, II, was drowned in
gravel pit on the Bert Fudge farm
northwest of here. With his brother
and several other boys he was play
ing in the water. He disappeared
and his companions searched for
him. One of the group, James
Payne, finally found the body. An
hours efforts to restore breathing
failed
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-16
NOSg He KnOws

RU Times Special
HAMMOND, Ind, Aug. 49,
Raymond Ogden, 16, was Curl
GUS to know how speedy the
family Cadillac was. A motor
cycle policeman clicked him at
sixty miles an hour and took
him to Jail. The boys father
let him stay in Jail several
hours, refusing to arrange
bond. and the fast youth did
5lot gain release until it was
taken care of by his mother.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-16
Former Legislator Dies

BU YtMCS NDCcldI =
REDKEY, Ind, Aug. 16.-William
A. Dragoo, 81, lawyer, former Jay
County prosecutor and member Of
the lower house of the State Legis-
lature, is dead here. He had been
ill a week. At the time of his death,
he was town attorney of Redkey.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-16
RIVAL PAINTERS WAGE
FREE-FOR-ALL BATTLE
Union Scrap Is Near Riot Stage
When Police Arrive.
pv United Press

b. United Press
BROOKLYN. N. Y, Aug. 49,
Fifty men of rival painters unions
engaged in a free-for-all fight here
today, the fight approaching the
proportions of a riot before police
stopped it.
Three men we're injured seriously
While twenty-five painters were
at work, six automobiles drew up
in front of a building under con-
struction. Twenty-Five men leaped
from the ears and ran through the
building, drawing revolvers> and
picking up.hatchets, hammers and
pieces of lumber as they mobbed
the wcrkmen.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-08-16
Farmers to Picnic

BIZ Times Special
HUNTINGTON, Ind, Aug. 16.-
Farmers of Dubois County will hold
their annual picnic at the fair
grounds here Wednesday.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21

Fourth: Mailed TO Mrs. Scott
Fries, P. O. Box 1858, Butte, Mon
tana.
Three judges, we'll known over
the entire state. and whose fair
ness and critical judgment will be
universally acknowledged, will be
selected and their anne announc-
ed in ample time to assure all com
p%etitors of an equitable decision
upon the merits of the submitted
papers.
This contest as we'll as offering
a chance to win a prize offers
advantages to the student writing
for it in the increased knowledge
learned about the state and it's
products, increased interest in the
welfare of Montana products and
an increased confidence in the
home state. 1t is hoped that a
number of local students will sub
nit papers.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
officials


A party of Wolf Pointers in
GLIDING Mr.. and Mrs. j.. L. Seq
las, Bert Norby and John Nc
Lachlan left this morning on No.
/ for Butte. In Butte they will
take the Union Pacific special to
Los Angeles. Mrs. Seglias is go
ing to California to spend the re-
mainder of the winter in an eff
fort to regain her health. She
has been i'll with rheumatism and
other complications for the last
two weeks.
Mr.. Norby is taking a much
needed vacation trip, the first in
several years and will be spending
it with a sister in Los Angeles.
Because it would not be convent
ent at this time of the year to
take the children out Of school
Mrs. Norby is staying in Wolf
Point. j. D. Corrie will have
charge of Norby's Sweet Shop
during Mr.. Norby's absence.
John McLachlan, who is one of
the prominent and successful
north country ranchers will spend
some time with friends and rela-
fiveS in California
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
s1,3oo.ooo FOR SCHOOLS

Helena-More than $1,000, 600
will be distributed to the public
schools of Montana, some time in
February, w. e. Harmon, state
treasurer announced Thursday.
The amount represents the earn
ings of the common school fund
and is distributed on a ensus
basis, representing this year about
IS per child. Last year the dis
tribution totalled S1,1S9,000 and
the school census was 156,3S3
children representing an allotment
of about $751; for each child.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21

$500, clerk $1,000. Other oper-
ating expenses allowed m S6.545.
The secretary of state is allowed
S3S,160 for the two years as com
pared with $3.50 during the last
biennium. In the first year the
amounts set aside are: salary of
secretary of state $4,000; salary
of chief deputy S $4,000; salaries of
other employees 500; other OPP
Grating expenses S1,125.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
COOKS RECEIVE SAD NEWS

Mrs. John Cook received the
sad news Saturday that her niece,
Miss Winnie Miller of Williston,
had died suddenly from diptheria.
Miss Miller is we'll known in Wolf
Point as she spent the summer
here last year with Mrs. Cook.
Mrs. John Cook and Mrs. Jim
Cook left Saturday afternoon for
Williston, remaining there until
Monday. The Miller funeral was
held Sunday. Winnie was ten
years of age and a bright and
winsome girl.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
WlGTlL's CLOSING OUT

In another place in this issue
is a half page advertisement an
nouncing a closing out sale of the
Wigtil Company. This company
is the to the Wolf Point
Mercantile Company. The Wig
til Company is selling out its en-
tire stock at greatly reduced prices
and after the sale will close it's
doors to the public.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
COUNTY
CORN JUDGING TEAM
Continued from first page)

The state corn club Judging.
contest will be held Thursday,
January 81, as a part of the pro
gram in connection with the state
corn and pure seed show which is
being staged at Sidney at that
time. Roosevelt county club mem
bers have an envivable record in
judging contests held in the past
and it is hoped that the boys will
be able to again bring home the
honors.-A. w. Warden, County
Agent.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
BIRTHS

To Mr.. and Mrs. F. J. Neutgens,
a daughter, on Monday, January
II. She has been named Betty
Jane.
To Mr.. and Mrs. Militaire of this
city, a daughter, on January IS.
Mrs. Militaire is at the Ferguson
hospital.
To Mr.. and Mrs. George Neu-
bauer of Oswego, a son, on Janu-
airy 10.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
TORONTO BOY, II
WINS OCEAN SWIM
(Continued from first page1

Continued from first page)
That is the plan OF the boy who
made the trip to California from
his home on a wheezy old motor
cycle because he had not the funds
for train fare. The story was
told today by Mrs. Ruth Gray, a
friend Of the Young's, at whose
home he stopped here while on
his way to the coast.
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BLANKETS
FROM
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ICOntlnued fTOm TlTst pageJ
act to the officers and confessed
what he had done. He was then
arrested and both he and Albert
plead guilty to a charge of petty
larceny before a Culbertson JUS
tice. Andy received a sentence of
three months in jail and a fine
of $50. Albert received a sentence
of six months in jail and a fine
of $50. Five months of his SEN
tence will be suspended as he is
a married man with a family to
care for.
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SCALING DOWN
APPROPRIATIONS
Continued from first page

IUOntlnued from T paseJ
treasurer $4,000; chief clerk So,
700; other employees $4,000. The
treasurer is allowed $4,000 for
printing his report and S2,275 for
other operating expenses.
The appropriation for the first
year of h %tpoeeration of the state
auditors department by the 1925
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
MARRIAGE

Frank Two of Poplar and Alice
Hale Of Fort Kipp. January s..
Charley Iron Bear of Poplar and
Angelina Lambert of Wachpole, S.
d., on January Is.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21

Not long ago Rebecca West went
with General P%ershing to see a
war film. Something like attend
ing a movie of the Johnstown flood
with Noah" remarked Miss West.
Boston Transcript.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21

legislature was $4,000 while this
year he is allowed s27.5S1 or an
increase of 1851. These amounts
include the salary of the state
auditor $4,000; deputy auditor 49,
O00; other salaries, $4,000. A bill
is now before the house increasing
the auditors pay by $500 because
of acting as insurance commission
er ex officio. In the insurance de-
partment . 100 is set aside for
salaries, $4,000 for the deputy
commissioner. other salaries 81
800, actuary $1,000, other operat-
ing expenses S4,1G6.
Inspectors Pay Eliminated
In the department of the state
superintendent of public instruc-
ton the appropriations committee
has Topped off the pay of the in
spectors of rural and high schools
and cut the first years %appropria-
ton $3.50. OF the amount sug-
gested in the bill as the proper
appropriation the salary of the
superintendent is allowed at SO,
600, deputy $4,000, stenographers
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
r CHANCE TO
WIN A SIS PRIZE
Continued from first page)
Rules of Contest

The terms of the contest are as
follows:
All essays must be:
First: Not over eight hundred
words.
Second: Written by a high
school student and attested by the
principal.
Third: Submitted on or before
February 10, 1927.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21

Miss Dixie Smith of Culbertson
was the guest Of Mrs. Bob Parke,
while on her way to Portland,
Oregon.
The city library received two
donations this week, six volumes
of fiction from j. c. Yandell and
volume of fiction from Terry
Booth.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21
GIRLS WIN GAME
FROM BAINVILLE
TEAM WORK, COACHING AND
EXPERIENCE MAKE w. P.
VICTORY CERTAIN

A basketball machine working
smoothly, never stopping their eff
forts, never losing sight of the
ball, playing with full strength
and with their opponents playing
well enough to make the game in
teresting, despite the II sided
score, the girls team Of the Wolf
Point high school defeated Balm
vile Friday night on the local
floor. 81 to Z. Every member of
the local team is a seasoned play
er, this being the second year that
the present lineup has been play
ing together and also their second
year under the excellent coaching
of Miss Ruth MacFarlane. This
experience showed up to good adj
vantage Friday night.
BY Quarters
Wolf Point started the ball roll
ing into the basket in the first
quarter. the first team to o
and counting up eight points be
fore the whistle blew. In the sec
ond quarter a peculiar thing hap
pened. Wolf Points score went
to IL and stuck there while Balm
vile scored on a free throw and
made a basket, before the locals
started scoring again. At the end
of the half the score was Is to 3
in favor of Wolf Point.
During the first half free throws
converted gave Bainville two
scores and a basket added two
more points. The game ended 81
to T..
Sousa's Band
The entertainment feature be
tween halves was the appearance
Of John Phillip Sousa's band.
John Phillip Sousa in the person
of EvrOn Shuman announced the
numbers to be played by the band
and also the personnel of the sex
tet which was introduced to the
public. The band consisted of pu-
pills from Mrs. Mayme Wigtil's
room in school. They we're dressed
in natty white duck trousers, blue
coats and band hats. The mum
Line
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-21

! Der played by the ensemble of the
band was "Sky Boat" from Poet
and Peasant. The numbers played
by the sextet we're Prisoners
Song" and Let Me Call You
Sweetheart.
The band personnel was Donald
Mcneil, Doris Rogers, Milo Odds,
Roy Boese, Earl Schenkenberger,
John Livingston, Joyce Flint, Clar-
ence Wurst, Howard Garden, Cor
don Geringer, Lloyd Stennes,
Ross Conrad, Doris Buchanan,
Bobby Anderson, Clarence Bogut,
Bobby Littleffeld, and Lorraine
Youngkin.
The members of the seXtet were
Joyce Flint, John Livingston, Bob
by L~ittlefheld, Bobby Anderson,
Lorraine Youngkin and Clarence
Bogut.
Officials
Supt. F. II. Livingston refereed
the game. Buddy Smith was time
keeper and Lawrence Wilson
score keeper.
A preliminary was furnished by
basketball teams from the sixth
and seventh grades which ended
IS to II in favor of the sixth
grade.
New Britain herald., 1927-05-11

BELLE - Here's another American beauty who holds sway in the Court of Rome. She's Donna Jeanne Colonna, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Ellsworth Perkins, of New York.
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-11

TO BAR Fortified with studies in spare moments, Governor William J. Fields, of Kentucky, has applied for admission to the bar, He was a travelling salesman be- fore entering politics.
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New Britain herald., 1927-05-11

NATURES WRATH-There are 4,00O electrical storms every day over the world, scientists estimate. Here s one of terrifying splendor, striking in the present belt of frequency in the United States. unterpat,on,, sevyreeD
New Britain herald., 1927-05-11

IN CANADA-The United
 States is not the only country with flood problems. Highest waters in twenty five years arc spreading over Brandon, Manitoba, Canada. International SewsreeD