The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-09-14
BABIES IN DEMAND.
State Fair Visitors Seeks Infants for
Ado ption.
From Fridays Daily.


From Fridays Daily.
"Are there any babies left over?
And if there are may we have them ~
Two little girls have slipped around
to the state fair nursery every evening
to see if by chance there has been left
unclaimed plump, rosy baby with big
blue eyes and dimpled hands, and ii
there is such mite there they are
going to carry it home themselves as
II surprise to their mother. But every
night they have gone away with disap-
pointed faces, only to appear the next
evening with the same eager question:
Are there any babies left over!"
The babies were almost dissipated
yesterday and kept .disgraceful hours,
for it was IL o'clock before the last
one was claimed by her parents, who
found the Merry Pike had charms after
the performance in front of the grand
stand was over. But late as it was,
the wee visitor went away as smiling
and happy as only year old baby can.
Twenty-one Received.
She was one of twenty-one who were
at the nursery yesterday. Some of the
babies were there for their second day,
and three remained for the evening.
The small visitors are wonderfully good,
although they only catch brief glimpses
of their parents who slip in on their way
to the main building or to horticultural
hall, to see that everything is as it
should be. Miss Margaret Ntzhugh, and
Miss O'Connell have their hands full
looking after their charges who ranged
yesterday from three months old to that
many years, but they could have the
help of several volunteer nursemaids if
they wished, as more than one little girl
has looked over the nursery porch to-
ask if she might come and play with
the babies. Three aristocratic infants
today brought their own nurses and sol
were independent of the regular nurses,
although they shared the nursery cribs.
Whether or No.
At the nursery there are frequent in
quiries regarding babies for adoption.
A middle aged couple from northern
Minnesota came in today and would
hardly be refused. They had heard that
there were babies for adoption on the
grounds, and here were babies, so they
would take one, if you please. 1t re-
quired ali Miss AIcEIugh's diplomacy toI
keep her little flock intact as she eX
planned that babies were only loaned to
the day nursery, but at the club WON
ans headquarters they would be given
away.
At the club women's building, L. 2.
Savage with three babies from the
Children's Home, and as many nurses,
appeared and the babies became at once
the center of interest. There have been
many inquiries in regard to these babies
for adoption, and the year old boy who
was taken down yesterday was wanted
by dozen childless couples. The peo
pie are not allowed to handle the babies,
but must admire them from a distance,
for promiscuous handling makes even a
good baby fretful. The nurses are ready
to answer any questions and show off
their charges, and Mr.. Savage is kept
busy responding to inquiries.
81 came down to get some Stock"
said one middle aged man yesterday,
"but l dunno but what I'll take home
baby. We haven't any children, and
it's lonesome for mother and me. If
she was here / wouldn't have any trou-
bic, but | can't make up my mind
whether she would rather have girl
or boy. Which do you think would be
best ?" he asked the trinity CARRIED
nurse, who smiled and said that it
would perhaps be safest to take BOTH
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