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Wis.. 70 jamestown, y d. sno reached
- ths lake o. ths uorgh Al Fergus
Falls, MIN, 10 sReRed Tor four hours
a. Aankato SIX inches Of snow fell Al
Albert Lee, 81 Cl0s4. BIRD Island -
James, Redwood Fails. Lanberton
and Fzribault IL showed a. day. AZ
jamestown, y. D.. snoS fell for s~elfe
hours, the depth being estimated at
four ineaeA Ihis snowfall - generally
REGARDED IS favorable 10 big crops
ST Paul. MihR-. May a-AinnesotA
Vas on sunday visited BY snow-storm
which lasted several hours, inc fall
reaching three and . half inches The
snow served double purpose, put OUT
the extensive forest fires and benefited
the soil far moro than an ordinary f~ln-
storm. In the snothering fan OF wet
snow lies the salvation of much of the
fne timber in the north central counties
md the fzrm-houses and improve ments
In every direction The fires are stlIt
actively at work in Wright COun-
". burning through the harawoo tim
Der between Buffalo and Howard lake
az & rate that seems 20 bid defiance 20
the rain and snow. The flames are
sweeping in the direction Of Dutch lake
and IL Is hoped that that sheet OF water
wlll mark the boundary line. AL Sat
urday night and Sunday tho farmers and
villagers we're a.. work burning out
cross wales and narrowing the line
Of destruction on me north SIDE
OF the fires path. No information
can be obtained from the north side,
where the fire was hottest, but il is
believed the chain of lakes VIII neces-
sarily limit the spread The forest
trees were nearly in full leaf and the
! heavy snow has lodged in such quantity
on the foliage IS 10 perceptibly cheek
the advance Of the flames. The snow
| fall has also checked the wind and de-
creased the danger from that source. y
change 20 q drenchirg rain is antici-
4 pated, in which case the worst Will be
over. The smaller prairie fires il
tiuguished by the precipitation lnfor-
nation has been received from Red
/ Lake Falls OF dangerous forest fire
/ raging N the eastern end OF Polk Coun-
I ", and through what is known as the
western angle or the great Red Lake
reservation. TA.s is the finest hard
| wood belt in the Northwest and is tho
vast timber tract on which the Cana
| disns have been pirsting. The fire
/ caught in the dried out mOrasses above
| Fosston, and swept of toward the
! Northwest. The reservation is, of
| course, uncultivated, and the loss is
/ confined 10 the tim ber How far il pro-
! ceeded the messenger to Red Lake Falls
| could not tell, but as heavy rain is now
| falling over that territory it is believed
| the flames have been checked. The
| prairie fires in the vicinities OF Gull
| River. Osakis, Rushford and St. Cloud
| are remote from great forests and re-
ports as far as received all show the
heavy snow has practically obliterated
| the fires.
ASHLAND, Wis. May 5.-Forest fires
| in Northern Wisconsin are considerably
| subdued. The little town Of Mason
was saved only by the heroic efforts
Of its inhabitants A few houses were
/ destroyed ard there was much
damage TO lumber and logs. The
damage at Rice Lake Is confined TO a
| few dwellings at the outskirts. Every
| one turned out to fight Ere. The flames
were checked early Saturday morning.
| Drummond and Cable narrowly escaped
with slight damages No towns were
/ destroyed around Ashland.
Reports 10 this point from New Rich
| rnond. Wis, are OF the most alarming
! character. Forest fires are burning on
/ three sides OF the village. Hazelhurst
/ had narrow escape from total destruc-
/ tion. Fire started in some lumber
/ piles and driven by terrific wind bore
/ down on the village, carrying every
thing before il. Ten dwellings we're
burned before It was gotten under con
/ troll