did not have the least fraction of a chance that Clo- 

 quet had for fire fighting, and yet by. almost super- 

 human effort by State Forester Cox and his efficient 

 lieutenant E. A. Lmder, in charge of a limited crew 

 of stalwart men, several of whom had been in the 

 fiercest fighting in France, the fire was checked in 

 the nick of time and within two miles of Warroad. 

 This fire was started on August 16 and was finally 

 conquered on September 14. It covered an area of 

 670 acres of timber covered peat lands. The fire 

 jumped the main road in nine different places on the 

 afternoon of August 28 and a terrific wind had blown 

 steadily from the south for seven days fanning the 

 flames on toward the beautiful village of Warroad 

 with its 1200 souls, cozy homes and valuable business 

 block. Men were kept steadily on patrol for days 

 and nights, facing death and fighting like demons 

 to save the town. Armed with shovels they built 

 miles of fire break where it was impossible to use 

 a plow. The service boys' army training proved 

 valuable both in endurance and skill and only the 

 most rugged withstood the test. 



To the west and immediately north of the villages 

 of Rosseau, Mandus and Salol an area of 18,000 acres 

 of peat land was fire swept, the fire having been 

 discovered on July 18 and finished September 27. 

 To the southwest the villages of Badger, Greenbush 

 and Stratchconia peat fires were within a few miles 

 of the respective thrifty and steadily growing towns. 

 Bad fires were in close proximity to Swift and Roose- 

 velt and stubborn fights were put up to conquer 

 them. A few miles south of these towns and within 



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