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Show BODY OF FIRE FIGHTER FOUND MISSOULA Mont., Aug. 31. One more body was found in the burned titnber near Avery, Idaho, this morning morn-ing according to a telegram from Ranger DeMtt, received here by Forester For-ester Greeley at noon. From papers, the man was identified identi-fied as Larry Lavar of the Setze'r i creek fire fighting crew. His ad- ! dress is unknown. Forester Greeley received reports ! direct fr- m both the Kp. tenal and Nez Perce forests today. Supervisor j Skeels of tho Kootenai at LIbbv i states that while they have had no j rain the fires are all under control and are entirely confined to the districts dis-tricts which were 6wcpt over during the high winds, the timbers which ' then caught on fire stili .burning. The j rain In the Nez Perce forest has practically extinguished the fires. I A small crew of men equipped for ' light and fast traveling was sent out from the Bitter Root valley this morn Ing to go to the head of Skalkaho creek and luestii.'ate the extent of a new fire reported last nlRht as having hav-ing come over the dhlde from Rock creek in Granite country. This fire was reported by sheep men to be 2u miles long but this is doubted hero as last night was the first time notice had boon given of a fire burning In j that section of tho country. |