CHIEF FIRE WARDEN. 21 



April 27th, a fire which started on section 5, being 

 land occupied by Mr. Newell, burned over 300 to 400 

 acres of meadow, brush and light timber; destroyed 4 

 tons of hay. It also burned the grove around J. R. 

 Dennison's house — he was away. Hired one man to 

 watch house at night. Weather dry and windy although 

 it had rained two days before. 



PINE COUNTY. 



F. P. Dey, chairman, town of Rock Creek, April 26: 



April 20th, a fire on section 30 burned over 40 acres 

 of meadow and destroyed 50 tons of hay; damage $35. 

 Think it was started by some boys. It was extinguished 

 in twelve hours by the work of fifteen persons plowing, 

 back-firing and with Water. Weather dry and windy; 

 had been dry thirty days. 



POLK COUNTY. 



Christian Anderson, chairman, town of Helgeland, Octo- 

 ber 13: 

 October 4th, a fire in the northwestern part of the 

 town burned over 500 acres, and destroyed 25 tons of 

 hay in the stack. Damage $100. It was extinguished 

 by fighting with wet rags, and by plowing. Weather dry 

 and windy; had been dry for a week or more. 



Pierre La Rochelle, chairman, town of Kersonville, Oct. 20: 

 On the 24th of September a fire, which started on sec- 

 tion 31, by an N. P. railroad locomotive, burned over 

 1,200 acres of prairie and field; destroyed hay and grain. 

 Did damage to the amount of $2,000. It was extin- 

 guished with the help of six persons, by plowing furrows 

 in front of it. Weather dry and windy. 



John W. Ralston, clerk, town of Parnell, October 24. 



On the 6th instant, a fire swept the country for several 

 miles around, many farmers losing their hay and grain. 

 Myself and family labored hard in fightmg the fire. I 



