CHIEF FIRE WARDEN. 11 



persons by back-firing around new settlers' houses and 

 along roads with wet sacks. The weather had been 

 dry for twenty days and a heavy gale was blowing 

 from the southwest. 



MARSHALL COUNTY. 



James Roach, chairman, town of Excel, November 12: 

 October 4th a fire, which originated on section 1 1, 

 being vacant land, and supposed to have been started 

 by some boys or hunters, burned over 800 acres of 

 brush and prairie and destroyed 60 tons of hay; damage 

 1 1 50. Ten persons helped extinguish the fire by plow- 

 ing, using wet sacks and brooms. Weather was dry 

 for about six weeks before the fire, and windy also. 



MILLE LACS COUNTY. 



E. W. Cundy, chairman, town of Onamia, April 25: 



On the 20th day of April a fire which originated on 

 vacant land on section 33, from cause unknown, burned 

 over about 2,000 acres. No damage. Weather dry 

 and windy. The fire was extinguished in forty-eight 

 hours by rain. 



MORRISON COUNTY. 



Anton Webber, chairman, town of Pike Creek, April 2 1 : 

 April 14th a fire, caused by burning meadow, burned 

 over 15 acres of meadow and timber on section 7, 

 Damage 179.60. It was extinguished in four hours 

 with the help of nine persons with water and brush. 

 Weather dry and windy. Party admitted setting the 

 fire and was prosecuted. 



OTTER TAIL COUNTY. 



Andrew Johnson, chairman, town of Eastern, April 24: 

 On the 19th of April a fire on section 12 burned 

 over 4 or 5 acres of brush and stubble. It was extin- 

 guished in an hour by two men before any damage was 

 done. Weather dry and windy. Party causing the fire 

 was prosecuted. 



