The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1926-04-16
FIRES ARE APPARENTLY
UNDER CONTROL TODAY

f'ralrie fires which yesterday were
sweeping south central North Dakota
apparently were under coutrol today
after they had caused the death OF
two men and destroyed thousands of
dollars worth Of property.
Fire fighters were aided in their
work today by the fact that there was
practically no wind. Yesterday a 80
mile gale swept this section of the
state.
Reports that two school houses had
been destroyed in Burleigh and En-
mons county were unconfirmcd today.
although Che Arnold school. eight
miles north of here. is known to have
been destroyed.
Braddock Man Dies
5. A. Lonbaken, manager of the
Carpenter Lumber company's yard at
Braddock, was SO severely burned
while helping to fight the flames two
miles west of Braddock yesterday af-
ternoon that he died at the Bismarck
hospital at noon today.
MeaGer details, obtained today from
one Of the party with whom Mr.. Lon
baken was working in fighting the
fire, indicates that the curtains of his
automobile caught fire as he was
driving ahead Of the party to start
another backfire, and this set fire to
his clothing. Before he could smother
the fire in hs clothing, which he ap-
parently did by rolling on the ground
after jumping from the burning car,
his entire body was terribly burned.
He walked the quarter Of mile be-
tween him and the rest of the party,
however, after which physician was
summoned, and he was rushed to the
local hospital for treatment.
Mr.. Lonbaken. 25 years of age. came
to Braddock three years ago from
Glendive. Mont He is survived by
! daughter, as we'll as his. mother, Mrs.
S. A. Lonbaken, ST., and brother and
sister, living in Montana.
In addition to the loss Of two barns
on the farm of J. p. McGarvey, three
| and one-half miles northeast Of Bis
marck, barn is known to have
burned near Apple Greek school No.
/. The basement door Of Apple
Creek school No. 3 was burned off but
the remainder of the building was
saved. The big barns on the Schnei-
der Bros. farm were saved with diff
ficulty, when a number of Bismarck
men answered call for help and
! spent several hours in fighting the
flames.
500 Line Reports
Reports received here today by the
500 line railroad indicated that fires
were general along its southern di-
vision in North Dakota. These re-
ports follow:
Moffit-Two barns and one set Of
out buildings together with two COM
plete sets of farm buildings burned.
A large quantity of hay and II head
of cattle were destroyed and thou
sands of acres Of hay land burned
over.
Burnstad-Several farmers burned
out completely by the largest fire
this district has known for 10 years.
Kintyre-A house on the Ewing
farm and-a barn on the Ed Magnum
farm were destroyed together with q
large quantity of hay.
| Merricourt-Several farm homes
destroyed and more than 1000 acres
burned over. Fire believed under
control.
One report received here said one
fire, which burned q strip q mile and
half wide and 80 miles long, was
started by a farmer who was burning
; Russian thistles on his property.
Buildings Burned
A report today said that all the
buildings on the Krusc place on the
Burleigh- Emmons county line had
been burned. They were occupied by
tenant. @
A shortage Of hay and pasture In
the south central section OF the stz&s
Imight be one result of the fires II
they covered a large area, Joseph a
E Kitchen, commissioner of agriculture
: and labor, said.
One Of the largest barns in the
3 county. located on the Grin Duttou
5 farm 20 miles southeast of Bismarck
e we're destroyed bv fire, according q
reports brought here today. A barr
: on the Tom Hines farm. 10 milel
: south Of Bismarck, A. we'll - two ci
Mr.. Hines horses, were burned.
: Several telephone lines in this par
e Of the state were reported out Of Or
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