CHIEF FIRE WARDEN. 19 



Damage I266. Three persons assisted in controlling 

 the fire by plowing and whipping it out. Weather was 

 dry and windy and has been nearly all spring. 



MARSHALL COUNTY. 



G. Gunderson, chairman, town of Agder, December 13: 



October 17th a fire, which originated on section 9, va- 

 cant land, burned over 1,000 acres of meadow. Damage 

 $11. The fire was pounded out with wet rags, eleven 

 persons helping. 



J. M. Laeslie, chairman, town of Comstock, October 24: 

 October i8th a fire burned over sections 4, 5, 8, 9 and 

 10. Did damage to the amount of I480. The parties 

 causing fire were prosecuted. The fire was extinguished 

 mostly by plowing. Weather had been dry for four 

 weeks. 



Otto S. -Haug, fire warden, town of Foldahl, October 10: 

 October 4th a fire, supposed to have been caused by 

 chicken hunters, burned over 250 acres in the southwest 

 part of the town; destroyed 6 stacks of hay. Damage 

 $ 1 50. It was extinguished by plowing and using brush 

 brooms and water. Weather very dry and windy. 



Henry Roller, fire warden, town of Grand Plain, No- 

 vember 2: 

 October 22nd a fire caused by hunters burned over 400 

 acres of prairie; destroyed 40 tons of hay and one house 

 with 40 bushels of grain. Damage $300. It was extin- 

 guished by rain. The weather was dry and windy most 

 of summer. 



Same, November 2: 



On the ist instant a fire, caused by burning old hay, 

 spread over 10 acres of field; destroyed one barn and 30 

 tons of hay. Damage #125. It was extinguished by 

 plowing. 



