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extinguished in nine hours after it started, with sacks, 

 brush and two teams and plows. It was dry and very 

 windy all that day, but it had been damp weather about 

 a week before. 



Ole Krogstad, chairman, town of Hazelton, November 10: 

 On the ist instant at 3 P. M., a fire burned over 60 acres 

 of prairie on section 16. After thorough investigation the 

 cause cannot be discovered. Three persons assisted in 

 putting it out, using brooms made of willows. 



Louis Swanson, chairman, town of Jupiter, November 17: 

 On the 1 4th instant a fire burned over 320 acres on 

 section 23. Seventeen persons assisted in putting it out. 

 The weather was dry and calm. 



N. G. Bengtson, town clerk, town of Jupiter, December 9: 

 As to the fire reported by Mr. Swanson of November 

 1 4th, it was very hard to say what damage it might have 

 done if it had not been extinguished; one thing is sure, 

 had the wind started up and blew hard lots of hay stacks 

 would have been burned and probably some houses. As 

 it was, very little damage was done. It burned only some 

 old grass. The land belongs to speculators and there is 

 no cultivation done on that section. 



Isak T. Tolland, chairman, town of Norway, May 18: 



May 1 5th, a fire caused by burning brush and roots on 

 section 2, town of Deerwood, burned over 500 acres of 

 brush and swamp on section 35 of this town; damage $ 100. 

 It was extinguished with the help of nine men. Weather 

 dry and windy for about five days. 



C. E. Kelso, chairman, town of Pelan, December 10: 



On the 3ist of October a fire originating on section 22 

 burned over 500 acres of prairie and brush and destroyed 

 one homestead shanty and about twelve tons of hay; 

 damage $75. The fire could not be controlled in this 



