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Show Twelve Townships Devastated by Fire. Ogallala, Neb., April 16. Prairie fires continue to rage in Keith county and are spreading into McPherson county on the north and Lincoln on the east. Twelve townships in Keith county, coun-ty, all thab portion north of the North Platte river, have been swept clean of everything that would burn. Every ranch lying in the path of the fire has been destroyed and many cattle have been burned to death. The losses will run away up into the thousand and several families are left destitute. I |