The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, September 28, 1905 The eight-pound boy of MR. and MRS. J.L. DRAKE, of near Lacona is arousing much interest in the community, owing to the fact that the child is eight months of age and only weighs eight pounds, one pound less than it weighed at the time of its birth. This fact would not seem so strange, however, were it not that the little one is apparently in perfect health, plump and as bright as any ordinary baby of that age. The baby stands alone, too, which seems remarkable. The only thing that seems wrong is the fact the child does not grow. The case is puzzling many, and the DRAKE baby is rapidly gaining a name for itself. -- KNOXVILLE JOURNAL EXPRESS. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert September 6, 2004 [email protected]