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hours with plows, sacks and brooms. Weather had been 

 dry for a week. 



Same, November 2: 



October 3ist a fire burned over 1,500 acres of prairie 

 and destroyed twenty-eight haystacks; damage $ 1,500. 

 It was controlled by twenty-five persons, using six plows 

 and wet sacks and by back-firing. Weather dry with high 

 wind. (Same fire reported by L. Swartz.) 



E. Rost, chairman, town of Ulen, October 25: 



On the 2ist instant a fire caused by a boy 15 years old, 

 plowing and who started a fire to burn off the dead grass 

 and weeds, burned over 60 acres and destroyed two hay 

 stacks of the value of 140 to $50. Sixteen persons 

 assisted in extinguishing the fire. 



KITTSON COUNTY. 



Richard Sylvester, chairman, town of Clow, October 21: 



On the iQth instant a fire supposed to have been set by 

 two boys 12 and 14 years old, burned over 2,000 acres of 

 prairie and meadow and destroyed 150 tons of hay; 

 damage 1500. The fire ran as far as the prairie went. 

 Weather dry and windy for about four weeks. 



John Stramquist, chairman, town of Deerwood, April 25: 

 On the 7th instant a fire originating on section 24 

 burned over i, 600 acres of brush and prairie. Weather 

 dry and windy. It was extinguished by ten persons put- 

 ting it out along roads and fields. 



Isaac Ristad, Fire Warden, town of Hazelton, October 19: 

 On the 3Oth of September a fire burned over two-thirds 

 of section 27 and destroyed about eight tons of hay and 

 thirty acres of green timber; damage 191. All that I can 

 learn is that there were three chicken hunters who set 

 the fire, but I cannot find any way to identify them. 

 Thirty-five persons assisted in putting out the fire. It was 



