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Show Mr. Sherman says, fifty-five foresters, and one more, have responded and are doing service in the charred di?-tricts. di?-tricts. Mr Raphael stated this morn In qt that there was quite a demonstration when he and his fire-light'tig companions com-panions departed from St. (Je n'go dav before yesterday. All the town pro-plo pro-plo assembled at the hour of depar'uro and showered upon the boys f.)nd farewells and "God speed you" tn the work they knew the men had be-3 1 called to do. Mauy of the people of that section of the country, hearing but meager reports from the fiio line, are under the impression that to fight the forest fires Is a desoeva.t task, and that the chances nre agiinst th? fighters surviving the ordeal, said Mr: Raphael. "Thire were sweethearts, mothers and wives at the parting," said the forester, "and yvu may depeno upon it that copious tears were h?t'. The good people of 'Dixie land are considerably con-siderably concerned over i;s In this mission of fire fighting. We will lessen the anxiety somewhat today by telegraphing tele-graphing lhat we have oniy to do patrol work." FIREBUG IS ARRESTED !N IDAHO District Forester F. A. Sherman received re-ceived word from Supervisor W. I. Pack at St. Anthony, Idab", this morn-irjg morn-irjg that the fires of that district In Idaho are all under absolute control, and that all that remains to be done Xnow Is Jto patrol the district aud see to H that the flaiues are uot rekindled, j ,Mr. Pacfv also stated that an alleged ! "Ilrcliug" had been arrested and will Le given a bearing before the justice of the peace of St. Anthony as soon as" the officers arrive with him. Ilia Dame is lohn Henry, and he is a rancher of Indian Creek In the Pall-Fade Pall-Fade forest. It Is known lhat he started start-ed a grass fire that swept to the timber tim-ber belt, where it caused a disastrous conflagration, and thai be refused to. fid In any way, shape or form to put he fire out Mr. g4ornian says : w II to hard with John Henry' if it Is proved that he deliberately Marled lhat fire. A. V Jensen, assistant law officer of the forest service here, will po to St. Anthony this afternoon to a?- i Blst In the prosecution uf the case. Supervisor John Raphael und Itangers A. M. Woodborry, J. M. Moodv and J. c. Penson of the Dixie forest arrived ln Ogden this mornm and they will bo detailed this afier-noon afier-noon to go to the Hlg Springs co:in:n near Island Par';, to take no patr-d work ,Vith the arrival of the "Dixie" bvy , |
