36 ANNUAL REPORT OF 



five horses. It is noticed that a fire is started in the 



same neighborhood nearly every fall. 



Joseph Kansy, chairman, town of Polonia, November 6: 



On the 29th of October a fire on section 36 burned over 

 400 acres and destroyed 20 tons of hay; damage $80. 

 It was extinguished in four hours by eight persons with 

 water and wet sacks. Weather for 'about a month has 

 been dry and windy. 

 Same, November 15: 



The fire of October loth which damaged Henry Bruf- 

 ladt, living on section 4, township 162, range 44, started 

 as nearly as I can trace it on the northwest quarter of 

 section 33, township 161, range 44. A prairie fire was 

 started at n a. m., and it burned over 1200 acres of 

 swamp and meadow. The weather was dry and windy 

 and had been dry for about two weeks. It did damage 

 to the amount of $200 to Henry Brufladt by burning 50 

 tons of his hay. 

 John Dietz, Fire Warden, town of Polonia, May 9: 



May 7th a fire set to clear land before breaking burned 

 over 40 acres and did damage to the amount of 150. It 

 was extinguished by three persons with sacks and blan- 

 kets. It came within i oo feet of buildings. The weather 

 was very dry and windy and it was very hard to stop the 

 fire, but we did it. 



TRAVERSE COUNTY. 



John Keaveny, chairman, town of Tintah, August 24: 



Two days ago threshing was done close to the right of 

 way of the public road and straw lies two feet in depth 

 on public highway. A cigar stump thrown from the hand 

 of a careless smoker would start a fire which with a south 

 wind would perhaps burn all the town that lies west of 

 the railroad track in the village. It looks very risky. 



