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NO. 88.West Selkirk, Man., Oct. 23.—Yesterday the southwest winds blew the prairie fires from the south into the Ciandeboye district and the followinlosses are reported to-day.IX Alatheson, most of his hay stacks.Alex, Cummings, stables and all hishay stacks.J. McNabb. all his hay sacks.M. 0’Doraohoe, one hundred tonsofhay.Alillidge Bros., 150 tons of hay.Harry Cummings, ai. his hay stacks. Donald Cumming.?, stables and allhay stacks.Started m.1 B^tcrao.Portal, N. D., Oct. 22.—The whole country north of the Great Northern raliw ay is one vast sheet of flame as far as the international boundary line and north, cowring hundreds of miles, and doing untold damage to farmers and grazing land. The majority of the farmers are taken unawares, causing great loss to property, such as grain, buildings and the winter's feed forstock It is impossible at this time to estimate the loss. It is thought the tire originated near Esteven, Assa.t inthe Northwest Territory, Canada, andwas driven by high winds across Into the Dakota side, where it has brought loss and suffering to thousands.1 Jamestown , I. Dktikt.Jamestown, N. D., Oct. 22.—A de-ted arestructive prairie fire destroyed manyhundred tons of grain and reduced the pasturage acreage southeast of Jamtown. Among the losses repo:William Farley, loo torts of hay; Robt. Afarsha.:, 2, tons; Airs. A. Gordon, ■ dItons; George Bronson, 50 tons. Thewund was w»t heavy or the losses would have been much greater. Who « t th -fire is not known.'1 iiu»t Sufffr* Heverly*Minot, N. D., lt;ct. 22.—Fire startedalong the line of the Great Northern west of Minot and destroyed several thousand tons of hay and hundreds of stacks of grain. The fire started Saturday mght and extended over a wide stretch of territory, it la Impossible to estimate the damage.lt;—w—(■ I a mMETHVEN FARMER S LOSS.A.«I Elliot, I ttsr% tli» S ablet, (iramr) Ioi|d m nt» and Hwk, to the, Ex-t n lt;m ? 1,31,0.■*% ini a; { I\m -A 'CfAPthven, Alan., Oct. 23.—A siti*re occurred on the premises of MiA. J. Elliott, a mile south of whiota h s granary andconsumed, along witharses, lt;hry of wheat goods. The loss isestimated at $2,50o; insurance, $i,2**.tire was discovered at 1and thebywereVmim*a quant.Iff £fa*, idothehene, stableshead of cattle, all hisnmUl he . 4 - s*morn t n gkthjwn.causeo etocK is u a -
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Manitoba Morning Free Press
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Oct 24, 1901
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