Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1906-05-24
FOREST FIRES N
UPPER MICHIGAN
PORTIONS OF WISCONSIN, AlI
ALSO INVOLVED.
100 MILES SWEPT OVER
Several villages R~pssseS D~ssrsy~S
A.a "a - F~ar~a That . Nums~v
Of Hmosn Lives May Have
Bees Loot

ef umonn Lives Moy Have
D>~s Lsss-
Detroit. Mich. May is.-Fragnen-
tAry reports have reached the De-
truit News and Free Press from Es-
canada and Gladstose. Mich. stating
that a destructive forest nre Is raging
in the upper peninsula in the neigh
horhood of the two cities mentioned.
II Is reported that three towns have
been destroyed. that 20 square miles
0f territory have hee1 devastated and
that several persons have been
burned to death
Psrtfsss Of Wts~sssan I.vssvel
Milwaukee. May Is-spscials 70
the Sentinel tell OF serious fires in
per Michigan. n tract Of 20 square
niles has been swept BY forest dres
near Escanaba. Mich. and several
villages destroyed Several lives NAV
have been lost The city Of Stanley
in Chippewa county. town Of ). 900
Inhabitants Is reportd to De IN flames.
The village Of AaburudaIe. Wood
county. was swept by nre whfch
started in a lumber yart Destroying
property valued az sf0a 600.
Tablet. ut~b-. wtp-A oct
Menominee. Mich. MAY ls-Fcr-sr
tres are raging in a large aera IN
Menomiuee county having already
done muca damage Talbot with 50a
population. IS miles north OF Meuomf
nee was wiped out by IRE Friday
evening Several other villages and
many farm buildings Including large
lumber stocks are In danger. The
Menominse IRE department has been
called on for help
The wind rose rapftly turfng the
quest Of shippers. prohibits the grant
ers and other ,ovns II 10 reported that
Saunders. 100 Inhabitants. has hesu
burned
Minre=er 1000 peru st'o-. IS report
~ Cu nre The aIiEn aE.ut NJ Dag
grit reported AZ ten o'eiock that the
fire WIS half a mile from town and
h'owing dir--fiy toward tkr viIiax.
C.~~r. rw. Hassr~s >s.sr- usr-.-
Milwaukee. May fs-A sentinel sre--
IsI from Ma-irst-e. Wis. 1t II .. m
Friday. salt.
rh@ best Information oofasnab,e NJ
tbs hour $ thar the forest Are which
Is sweeping the county rorfa of here
has reached iron county. north 1f Dick
inson. This makes four ec1nsses which
are suffering from IRE. Tie area d
two hurrref niles square
The lumber town 1t Sh1fsr in Dick
Insou county was wiped ouf No word
has been reviewed as 10 the loss Of lie
there. II any
The village Of Saunders. n Iran eoun-
~. a lumber .osu directly north OF
Florence. WIS has slo been swept
ny the names
f-r~e ss.~ ~ Snsey- vi"
81 Fan- Ainn- MAY s-A spec
IA % the rioneer Press rom stan
ley, VIE. says
Flre. Nhich started IN the stables
or the northwestern Lumber Co. from
sparA run the Sor 'hNsSesrn ui1ai
rased al rriday afternoon. nut Al
eisnt COCK ffiaav nixht was prac-
,ieaiiy under control over 100 resi-
aehees anu d uo@en business ouil.iihss
u-.se oeH uesslos .l-., gu. eu anu INC '"sS .
a. -'''''- n.sH ".uu
1allis- 'A1 haine ~ fom nc
- " NNie :. 0u. A ''"eAs u me EAST
GUM uurnsu ou- ihs
iAl uepaf eilsh1 sore OF 1he NORTH
western LUMBER o. was among tae
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now placed AZ $500 900
Heavy Ls.. .s uaraths. CITY.
vausau. Wis. Nav fs-Ftre of nm
krown origin broke out in the lrm
Der yards Of Phillips 4 Menxer al
Marathon City Friday. Over three
r.flfton fast Of f,rh.- x.f.x -,