Babe Taken to Watseka in Expensive Auto...Jan. 6, 1925

Babe Taken to Watseka in Expensive Auto, Abandoned In Car Parked On Street
Danville Commercial News Jan. 6, 1925

Watseka, Illinois Jan. 6 - For the third time within the past few months a baby has been abandoned in Watseka, the third infant, nicely dressed, being placed, between 1030 and 11:00 o'clock Monday night, in the automobile of Mrs. John Kerns of Stockland, which was parked in front of the First Trust & Savings bank.
Mrs. Kerns had been attending a meeting of the Modern Woodmen and Royal Neighbors in the M. W. A. hall, and she came down to the street and started to get in her car, she was astounded to find a lusty baby lying contentedly on the floor.
The baby wa a pretty, clean looking infant, warmly wrapped in a baby blanket. A can of Eagle brand milk and a new nursing bottle with a new nipple were lying beside the infant. The bottle was wrapped in green paper, tied with a red cord, and still bore the price mark of the store where it was purchased, the cost being designated by the letters, "OH" and the price being 35 cents.
The baby was taken to the office of Dr. W. F. Buckner, where it was pronounced a week old infant, and later removed to the Iroquois hospital, where it is being held pending efforts by the authorities to find the parents. The baby has long, black hair and is an exceptionally good looking infant.
Police Officer Frank Bever, following the finding of the baby, stated that as he was standing across the street from where the Karns car was parked he noticed a large expensive looking automobile, with nickle trimmings, drive up and stop. Someone got out of the strange car and walked over to the Karns machine placing a bundle in it. The big car came from the south and after learning of the finding of the baby in the Karns car, the officer thinks that the infant was brought to the city in the strange machine.
Anyone knowing the identity of the automobile or the mother is urged to communicate with the Watseka police at once.