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light the fire and they are willing to testify in court. I 

 have other evidence that will convict him. He was clear- 

 ing a small piece of land. His two employes refused to 

 set the fire because the wind was so high, so he set it 

 himself. 



Same June 5: 



I filed complaint with the city attorney against the 

 party who set the Lakewood fire. He has gone to Wis- 

 consin were he owned a saloon about two years ago. Be- 

 fore leaving he sold the land on which he started the fire. 



A fire started on the Jean-Duluth stock farm. It was 

 set by the foreman, but I found he took all precautions 

 possible. He was burning a small pile of stumps in the 

 center of a large clearing which was freshly plowed ; he 

 also had six men watching the fire but a sudden gust of 

 wind carried some sparks into the woods beyond. It did 

 very little damage. 



TODD COUNTY. 



W. S. Brown, chairman, town of Germania, April 22: 



On the 1 9th about noon a fire originating on section 6 

 burned over 80 acres and did damage to the amount of 

 $ 20. It was extinguished in six hours with the help of 

 four persons beating with wet grain sacks and switches. 

 Weather dry and windy; had been dry three weeks. 



