The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-12-25
From Saturdays Daily.

Up near Mankato there Is one per.
fectly good Ford automobile, I'm good
orcer and lacking only some gaso.
line to complete its equipment for
service, standing In n farmyard and
awaiting claimant, says The Fair.
mont Sentinel.
AS the license number and other
identifying marks have been re-
moved from II the car ownership
cannot be traced and Il is probable
the farmer I'm whose possession Il
now Is viii fall heir to II.
The story of the queer acquisition
If the auto Is told by Mrs. Kaeding
of Truman, who had been visiting
with relatives near Mankato. Ac-
cording TO her the facts are about
as follows:
Farmers i'm the ucighborhood had
long been missing poultry In great
numbers. The large number of fowls
missing precluded the idea of a
wolf. sly Reynard, or other quad
ruped being responsible.
Followed Auto Tracks,
One farmer, who had not yet been
visited by the maurauders, saw some
suspicious automobile tracks one
night and decided to follow them up.
They led him to an auto standing
conveniently near to some poultry
houses on his farm. while muffled
cries from disturbed poultry and the
subdued voices Of men indicated that
an invasion OF the territory of tur-
key was being made.
The farmer was resourceful man.
With wonderful presence of mind he
removed the tap from the gasoline
tank and permitted the supply of
gasoline to run out ON The ground.
Then he secreted himself beneath
the car and awaited Developments.
He. had not long to wait Present.
ly two men emerged from the poul-
try houses, each bearing large
sized crate containing the choicest
pullets and lady turkeys the coops
afforded.
Engine Goes Dead.
Rapidly and quietly the men Sc
cured the crates to the auto and
prepared TO make hurried get
away. One of the men went to the
front and preceded to wind up the
Ford. The small quantity of un.
drained gasoline was sufficient 10
cause an Ignition and few reyolu.
lions. but before the man could
Chamber into the car the engine gave
a few agonized gasps and sank
peacefully to rest.
Then ensued the usual lurid con-
versation that accompanies the eff
forts OF two exasperated and hurried
men to start a balky motor The
farmer was having q real nice time.
When his enjoyment of the dis.
comfiture OF the men had reached its
NIL, he called I'm sepulchural tones
from the black depths of the auto.
The result was surprising. Pausing
only TO let out howl OF terror the
two men abandoned the auto and its
load OF precious freight and fed into
the darkness of the night.
And that's why there's an auto
standing In this farmers barnyard
awaiting claimant.
From Saturdays Daily.
st. Paul, December 1g.-Beariug I'm
his hand soiled and wrinkled ma.
~ "hASh SoiC testimony tnat, as a
delegate 10 the warning indian tribes
In 1852. he aided In bringing about
the end of the Indian massacres in
Minnesota. DR." George Quinn.
eighty-four years old. medicine man.
was arraigncd In police court yester-
day charged with vagrancy.
The aged medicine man was I'm
stragne contrast to the other va
grants In police court. On his head
he wore a bonnet he had fashioned
himself. hts feet were swaddIed In
large bundles of rags. He told the
court he lived in Red Rock. and had
walked to ST. Paul. eight miles. He
was arrested yesterday by Patrolman
Costello as he shuffled along the
downtown streets.
The Indian hero was sent TO the
county jail TO await Investigation by
the board of control. According to
his letter of Introduction, Or" Quinn
Is half-breed Indian. His father was
Peter Quinn. who was killed nj the