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tons of hay. It was set by parties unknown; supposed 

 to be set by someone passing along the town line road. 

 The owners of the hay burned would not help put out 

 the fire; said the hay was not worth it, and as the rest 

 of us had all we wanted to do guarding our own, we 

 had to let it burn itself out. It went out after it struck 

 high ground. Weather dry and windy. 



WILKIN COUNTY. 



Emil E. Brown, chairman, town of Akron, November 3: 

 Sometime in September, a fire caused by burning 

 stubble on land occupied by Anton Kyone, burned over 

 about 80 acres and did damage to the amount of $50. 

 Weather had been dry about a month. The fire was 

 extinguished by plowing and with wet sacks. 



Ralph Murphy, chairman, town of Andrea, October 3 1 : 

 October 31st, a fire on section 11 burned over 10 

 acres of meadow; destroyed one threshing machine belt 

 and damaged separator. The machine was left on said 

 ground at twelve o'clock previous to the fire. It is sup- 

 posed fire was in separator when left. It was extin- 

 guished with the help of three persons by plowing and 

 whipping with wet sacks. Weather was dry but very 

 little wind at the time. 



Same, November 14: 



On the 9th of November, a fire, originating on section 

 I by burning old hay, burned over 800 acres of meadow 

 and destroyed about 15 tons of hay; damage #300. The 

 party was prosecuted for causing the fire and settled for 

 damage. 



C. Longevin, chairman, town of Kent, October 24: 



October 20th a fire on section 1 1 burned over 2 acres 

 of field and did damage to the amount of from 150 to $75. 

 It was whipped out with wet sacks by three persons. 



