CHIEF FIRE WARDEN. 15 



Same, October 30: 



June 28th -a fire on section i, town 49, range 17, 

 burned over 40 acres of brush and light timber. Was 

 extinguished by carrying water, digging and felling trees 

 and brush. Weather dry and windy; had been dry 

 about 7 weeks. There was no loss sustained, as the land 

 owners as a rule would like to have such lands burned 

 over if it can be done safely; but they have to turn out 

 and fight the fire in order to hinder the possibility of 

 burning their homes. 



Henry Baldwin, chairman, town of Twin Lakes, June 26: 

 If the present dry weather continues I fear we will 

 have some fires to fight. 



E. N. Rogers, president, village of Scanlon, July 7: 



Your circular letter of recent date received and con- 

 tents carefully noted. In reply will say that you may 

 depend upon me to help you all that I can to suppress 

 fire in and around our village. We have had two fires 

 within the last thirty days and have had to call out from 

 fifty to one hundred men at each time; in fact, to-day we 

 had a fire and found it necessary to take out all of our 

 dry lumber crew, amounting to seventy-five men, for one 

 hour. 



CASS COUNTY. 



C. H. Beaulieu, Bena, September 12: 



On the 5th instant in the afternoon a fire on section 

 26, town 145, range 28, set by sparks from a railroad 

 locomotive, burned over half an acre of peat bog; no 

 damage. It was extinguished in 3 hours by three men 

 using brush brooms and water. Windy weather; had 

 been dry over 10 days. 



