The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-10-26
IN A PATH OF FIRE.
Farmers Around Green Bay and ke-
waunee Kept Busy Fighting
the Flames.

Green Bay. Wis. oct % Special /
This city is surrounded bv forest fires.
which today ar" made especially dan
gerous by strong north wind Be
tween here and kpwaunoC the fires are
almost continuous. in some places APP
proachlng dangerously near the tracks
of the kcwaunee. Green Bay d West
nrn railway. Near LUxcInhurs several
families have already been burned out
and at various points many others have
moved from their homes in dread of the
approaching flames. ON the line of the
AhnapeC x Western road near Ca>Cu.
the situation is serious. aud il requires
the united and most persistent efforts Of
every available man to prevent the de
struction of the bridge ut that point.
Several times the structure caught fire.
but each time the employees Of the road
with the assistance of the villagers sue
ceeded i'll eXtingUiShing the flames
Last night pail of smoke of unusual
density hung over the city. 1t WAS car
ried in this direction 10y west wind
which would seem to Indicate immense
fires in westerly direction Fires Of
greater or less extent have prevailed on
and about the Oneida reservation for the
past two weeks. but the most serious
damage thus far has been 10 destroy
timber and hay.
Junction City. Wis. Oct - Spc-
clal. Word has just been received here
that Meadow Valley a small village on
the Valley division of the Chicago. Mil
waukce 4 81 Paul railway. has been
wiped out by fire. The blaze originated
In the large cranberry marsh near that
village. There was Il high wind at the
time and reports say that the fire spread
to the village before the residents had
chance to fight the flames Word was
received later that the town of Bah
cock is threatened with destruction.
Meadow Valley is village Of 100 popu-
latlon and Is situated in Kingston town
ship. juneau county. forty miles from
Mauston. the county seat All the resi-
dents are dcalers in crauherricS. with
the exception of r. {. Treat general
store, and +. Huffman. blacksmith.
hcWaunec, Wis, Oct. - Special /
During heavy southeast wind yc>tcr-
day fire broke out in Scyk's hay press.
destroying the building and 300 tons of
baled HAY. The loss is about $1,000. in
suranrc $500. The following other losses
are also reported from the Tire: ]. NJ
Bergman. S10h on lumber. Mashck com
pany. fifty cords maple wood: Charles
Pavlik, building used aS slaughter house
Several hundred cords of wood and Il
number of smaller buildings were also
threatened and for fear that the fircmcn
could not COP" with the fire word was
sent to Grccn Bay for aid and a fire
steamer was brought here on Il special
tram last evening and remained until this
morning, throwing water on the pile of
burning hay
Fond du Lac. Wis. Oct. 22-TSpc-
Ctal. IA destructive hrc swept over tho
town Of LamaItiur. located seven miles
east OF this place last evening The hrr
was started hy boy who was smoking
a pipe in the barn of Ca~~ be Boo. The
residents, fought the flames until a late
hour and succeeded in saving SOME Of
the places of business. There were two
ho"s"s- ~" "h"r'-h"-' aud .."yor.,i s--.-,,-
burned. The loSScS ar" rs follows. faSS
De Boc. hous". bart! aud stock. loss
5000: insurance $1,000. Baptist church.
loss $1,000. insurance $1,000 LouI- Rus
$1,000 insurance $500. Methodist church
damaged $1nO. fully Insured
Waldo. Wis. oct. - Special l.
George Pollard lost his house aud barn
and all the contents except Il part of the
household furniture by fire Ed. Col
wells barn caught fire from PoIIard'S
buildings and he lost all of his winters
supplies for his stock. farm machinery,
wagons and harnesses. William Ramak-
er's barn also caught fire and burned
with everything cXccot the stock They
are farmers who live about 100 rods
apart. Tn" loss will amount to about
$4,000: fully insured in the Plymouth
Farmers Insurance company.
PcShtigo Wis. Oct ~ Special
On Monday twenty men We're put at
work Shov"lin% coal from the large chute
of the Wisconsin 4 Michigan Railway
company. IN order 10 reach the fire which
is near the ground. Five hundred tons
will have To la removed. Water from
hose has (" b" turned "u often. 80 as to
keep the temperature down to puint
at which the men can work Much of
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