20 ANNUAL REPORT OF 



A. D. Brown, fire warden, town of Moylan, October 23: 

 October 21st a fire, supposed to have been caused by 

 a boy hunting, burned over 2, 500 acres of meadow, 

 prairie and Hght timber; destroyed 3 or 4 tons of hay and 

 part of corduroy on county road. Damage 130. It was 

 extinguished with the help of thirty persons plowing fire 

 breaks, back-firing and whipping out with brush and wet 

 sacks. Weather dry and windy; had been dry for two 

 months. 



August Lundin, chairman, town of Sinnott, Sept. 27: 

 On the 25th of September, a fire, caused by burning 

 straw on land occupied by E. Johnson, burned over 100 

 acres; destroyed a house and barn. Damage I225. It 

 was controlled by plowing. The weather had been dry 

 for three weeks and windy. 



MORRISON COUNTY. 



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

 On the 15th instant, a fire which originated on vacant 

 land in section 27, from cause unknown, burned over 

 200 acres of timber and meadow; destroyed 4 cords of 

 hard wood and 24 tons of hay; damage I96. Extin- 

 guished by hauling water and using wet sacks. Weather 

 dry and windy; had been dry for two or three weeks. 



OTTER TAIL COUNTY. 



J. C. Johnson, chairman, town of Bluffton, September 4: 

 August 6th, a fire on section 27, land occupied by Mr. 

 Noehle, burned over 6 acres of field and destroyed 200 

 bushels of oats; damage |6o. Controlled in one hour 

 by plowing around it. It looks as if some boys had set 

 the fire. I have inquired, but do not think I can get 

 evidence enough to convict. Weather was very dry but 

 not windy; have not had any rain for two months. 

 Addison Petrie, chairman, town of Compton, May 8: 



