Griggs courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., Dak. [N.D.]) 1885-1902, 1895-10-18
FIRE!
The Most Disastrous Fire Eve
Experienced In Grigrs
County.

uOIItWcSG pOFtIOuS Vi CnlS county
famed by stiff breeze that has left its
blackened track Of desolation and ruin
in its wake. Hundreds and thousands
of dollars worth of grain and prop" rty
were swept away by the relentless
flames and many farmers have suffered
heavy losses. In many places the
had to fight the fire ticnd all
night long at the risk of their lives to
save their h'mes and property. The
exact amount Of damage done by this
fire can hardly be estimated at this
writing as large territory was burned
and reports are meagre. 1t is safe 10
say, however. that the damage will
reach away up into the thousands.
Farmers who have toiled for many
weary months to gain a livelihood for
themselves and family, and who were
congratulating themselves on a bounti-
ful harvest and saw in sight comfort
and warmth for the winter months,
were powerless to check the fiery bill.
lows and saw also in \ few moments
their stacks and shocks of garnered grain
licked up by the hungry flames and just
that quick also went their source OF
revenue for their winters supply,
While f:re1reaks in many cases would
no doubt have helped, yet the fire
jumped firebreaks thirty feet wide and
also jumped the river at five different
points. The high wind carried the
flaming brands of fire long distance,
and it was only hard work that many
places were saved. Below we give
some of the losses reported, but they are
not guaranteed to be absolutely correct
Henry Ditweller, 14O0 bushels OF
wheat, barley and oats.
John Fosholdt, 1900 bushels of oats
and barley. Mr.. F. also had four horses
pad y burned.
Ole Rinde had thirteen head of horses
burned to death. They were in a barn
and could not be got out.
Max Wild lost about 1000 bushels OF
oats.
VIM. Arndt has eight stacks of wheat
consumed by the fire, between 500 and
1000 bushels.
Frank Blanchard lost his barn and
some wheat. No particulars as to
amount.
Western Houghton lost about 40 acres
of wheat.
Fred Sinclair lost 500 bushels of
wheat and 20 tons of hay.
VIM. Koch. an old German farmer,
lost ~ stacks of grain, nearly all his
crop. This is hard blow to the old
gentleman.
r. c. Cooper lost 65 acres of wheat
on Section 80 and some on Section 3,
estimated between 5000 and 1000 bushels.
Olaf johnson lost rs tons of hay.
John Donaldson lost his barn, COW
and calf and all his hay.
Anderson and Dahlin lost l75 bushels
of wheat and lot of hay.
Nordstrom lost between 80 and 40
tons of hay.
Feske boys lost barn and binder.
John G. Lee lost 100 of grain, all
his machinery and IS toss Of hay.
AL. Waring lost about 500 bushels Of
grain.
Tobias Olson lost his barn and hay.
Hans Moen lost 80 acres of grain.
Ellef Olson got off with a loss Of q
large quantity of hay.
j. F. Wilson lost 8 pigs, barn, some
wheat and rye, and all Of his hay.
Dave Miller lost all of his hay.
Nick Westman lost 800 bushels of
wheat.
Ole Gronlie lost his barn, harnesses,
and all his hay.
Christian jacobson, 400 bushels of
grain burned up.
Margaret Miller lost 40 tons Of hay.
e. A. Thayer escaped with the loss of
Is tons of hay.
Joel Erickson lost Is acres of flax.
Asmund Peterson lost all his hay.
Leonard Flick lost his barn and hay.
Hans. Olson barn and all his hay.
Ole Aslakson 30 tons Of hay.
Morris Roach 12 acres of rye.