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Show Vigilantes Now Seek Dummy Nags WASECA, MINN. - Times have changed since the Waseca County Horse Thief Detectives association was organized to rid the county of horse thieves in the late 1880s. Now the society, preparing for its annual meeting, had to seek a dummy dum-my horse, the kind that harness makers use. The horse was required re-quired to instruct new members in how to put on a saddle and other such techniques. Old-timers fee! i every member should know at least that much. A group of "deputies" was formed as a posse to capture prospective pro-spective talent for entertainment. The organization, which ranks as one of the oldest in the state, has not been active in apprehending horse thieves for decades, but it remains re-mains active by meeting annually to allow members to recall thrilling escapades of the past. |