Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1910-10-13
'aJohn Larson Jumps Into River

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Jonn Larson, a settler who formerly
lived at Oslo, saved himself BY rush.
ing through the fame Of fire and
junlping into the river. But he is
said to be badly burned.
Robert Fering and Anton Frigard
also returned to Alvarado from Bau-
dette on Tuesday
stmaster "a. J.. Hilden,, of {, Oslo
was at Baudette and is reported to be.
badly burned in the face.
a. Bjorklund and Family Arrive.
Bjorklund, brother of Mrs.
Is. I1 ohnson, Of this city, arrived
Monday with his wife and three small
children d en-, the youngest only three
weeks old and the oldest but three
year He had a large grocery store,
butt lost all and is thankful that he
and an mis- family escaped alive. When
the fire came he and his wife grabbed
heMchildren, two of which had been.
put ITO bed, and ran for the depot. a.
good quarter of a. mile away, while on
each side of them buildings we're on
fire, rees Swapping in the wind and
fire Bands flying thick and fast. They
eseapsd with. only the clothes on their
back end even those were scanty. Mr..
Bjorklund carried only small insur-
ance on his building and none on his
stock, which was worth about $4,000,
hence he suffers a great financial loss.
Mr. Bjorklund returned to Baudettes
Tuesday to examine the contents Of
his safe, unless robbers, which were
active during the very night of the.
fire fave already saved him the trou-
bic. s
Henry Gunderson Saves Hammer.
Henry Gunderson, who formerly re-
5sidedSat AlVarado, and is well known
in this city returned to Alvarado on
Tuesday He had large carpenter
shop at Baudette. He grabbed his.
#overroat when the fire came and in
the pocket he happened to have a
hammer. That is all the property he
saved,
Mats Berg Family is Safe.
The daily papers report Mats Berg
and family, formerly Of Alvarado, as.
being among the dead, but we are in-
formed BY refugees who have arrived.
that this is not SO. hay stack had.
Previously caught fire on his place
and urhed q strip ahead Of the main
fire wave and this together with a
shifting Of the wind is what saved
them.
Many Of the residents of Baudette
and country tributary, formerly lived
at Warren or vicinity, and many of
them have relatives or friends here
who are anxious for their safety AS
far as known none have lost their
lives, although they lost everything
|else, Frank Johnson, who clerked III
stores here many years, had a big fur
niture store and Undertaking. rooms.
IT. S. Bang, who was formerly in bust
ness here, had a large general mer-
chandise store at Spooner. g. "a.
IBjorklund, whose home was formerly
in AlVarado, had a large grocery
store Henry Gunderson, Of Alvara-
do, had a carpenter shop. =. B. Lind
{quist, well known here, was engaged
in business there. G. S. DalquisJ,
son Of T. Dalquist, of this city, was
the postmaster at Baud cite. and he is
reported being seriously burned while
trying to- save Uncle Sam S property.
Mrs. e. Dady has received a letter
from her brother, Dan Main, stating
THAT he saved himself by running into
| the river where he stood five hours
holdingSa wet blanket over his face to
protect himself against the heat. AT.
| ter getting out Of the river he work
led for three hours at saving the big
lumber mill.
In the death list published by the
I
daily papers, Julius Bratten, a. home
Isteader, wife and five children are in.
Icluded. There is a Broten who used
!. to live il Foldabl or Comstock, and
Isupposed to be up in that country, but
I'VE are not informed whether this is
1.-THE same family or not
Ole Antonson, Aug. Boquist and
Martin Peterson, refugees, arrived
lin this city yesterday from Baudette
Roth Anderson and Peterson lost thei1
Ihomes.
Mrs. Axel IilIer, Mrs. Charley MIL
ller, Mrs, Herman Miller and theil
EIchildren, and Mrs. Sea, Of Omaha
;lpassed through yesterday on theil
Way to Stephen, where the Miller'
formerly lived. They saved them
sgelyes 81 jumping into their, gasolin.
I|launch which stood IN the river bacl
Iof their house and making for the 9th
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