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[He was instructed that there is a provision in the 

 statutes against encumbering a highway, and that, if he 

 would report the facts to the county attorney with request 

 to act, he would undoubtedly adopt proper proceedings 

 to remove danger; also that he was required by section 6 

 of the fire warden law to take ''precautions to prevent 

 fires, " and when the weather was favorable he could cause 

 the straw to be burned.] 



WADENA COUNTY. 



N, R. Carper, chairman, town of Wing River, May i : 



At this time of the year there are numerous fires. 

 People generally burn their meadows, and sometimes the 

 fire gets away and occasionally burns a stack of hay. 

 Now these fires are in every direction. There is no tim- 

 ber here of any value except for fire wood. Only the 

 other day there were many fires, and one man lost his 

 hay. I did not learn of it for a couple of days. Please 

 inform me as to the best course to pursue. 



[He was instructed to use his best discretion and go to 

 any fire if he thought the occupant of the land was a per- 

 son liable to be careless.] 



WILKIN COUNTY. 



Herman Buth, chairman, town of Manston, June 24: 



On the 4th of April, a fire in the west half of the town, 

 which came across section 36 in the town of Mitchell, 

 burned over 10 sections and destroyed hay, grain and 

 bridges; damage $200. It was extinguished by ten per- 

 sons plowing and breaking and beating with sacks and 

 water. 

 G. J. Czicholzki, chairman, town of Mitchell, June 30: 



A fire April 4th burned over a narrow strip of section 

 14 but destroyed nothing. It was so close to the town 

 line it was hard to tell in what town it started. 



