Jasper County Democrat, Volume 12, Number 14, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 May 1909 — LIVES LOST IN PRAIRIE FIRE [ARTICLE]

LIVES LOST IN PRAIRIE FIRE

Property Damage In Western Canada Will Reach Big Total. Winnipeg, Man., May 14.—Only the heavy rains which have started and are now prevailing in westen Canada will check the prairie fires which have been raging throughout southern Saskatchewan for the past week. Loss of life when the returns are all in will be startling and the property loss will reach a big total.