The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1915-09-09
Queer Quirks of News.

Newark, N. J.-Mrs. Kathryn
Bleier has bought six passenger
touring car and gone into the "jitney
bus" business. Miss Emma S. Red
fern, trained nurse, will follow her
example shortly, although she will
employ q woman chauffeur for her
car.
Gentry, Mo.-Mrs. Polly Lewis, SO
years old, has never had hat on her
head. She has never ridden on
railroad train. She is well off.
Kansas City, Mo.-Dick Craig,
year old son Of John A. Craig, is the
youngest professional singer of Kan
sas City. He has won over $50 in
prizes at singing contests. H, sings
at larg5 assemblies, picture shows
and church entertainments.
Seymour, Ind.-When Andrew
Robinson, Lacrosse grocer, died
recently, Babe, an old horse he had
driven before he became prosperous,
appeared at his front door without
bride and followed the hearse to the
cemetery. Babe had been living on
farm nearby.
Milwaukee, Wis.-MilWaukee men
are up in arms against the practice
of their wives shaving their under
arm. Local department stores are
selling razors for the purpose in
large quantities. A local newspaper
arranged a column of protests from
the men against the fad.
New YOrk.-The hot wave has re-
suited in bare ankles on the streets
of New York. Seven we'll dressed
women recently paraded the streets
without hose, and many others are
taking up the practice.
Allentown, Pa.-When dynamite
exploded in a chain works here, a
piece of iron was hurled almost a
mile, striking Mrs. Harvey Fox and
cutting off her right hand. The ex-
plosion shOwered that section of the
city with fragments of iron.
Gainesville, Fla..-December and
May will join their fortunes when J.
Y. McManus, 10, and Miss Henrietta
Whaley, 10, are married. The par
ents of the girl secured the license
and gave their consent to the mar
riage.
Boston, Mass.-George Apron, of
Revere, with one arm and one leg, |
swan from Nahant to Revere, a dis |
lance of miles in 3 hours and SIS |
minutes. He was handicapped by |
rough water and heavy fog.
Tulsa, Okla-Three weeks ago |
Georgia McKensie, 6 years old, swal-
lowed small bead ring and immed-
iatedly lost the power of speech. She |
was examined under powerful X
ray, and the ring located lodged in !,
the vocal cords. When it was remov-
ed, she spoke as we'll as ever.
Bangor, Netting of straw and |
wool as headgear, William H. Whit
ing, of Jonesport, has made himself
a tin hat with copper band, which
he wears despite the jeering of the
multitude when it shines in the sun,
reflects the glory of the sunset and
echoes unsteady when it rains.
Canton, Mich.-C. B. Truesdell, a
farmer, swallowed pin when a boy
which lodged in his throat. Recent
ly, after sixty-five years, pin point
was discovered sticking from his
left ear and the pin was removed
Hiawatha, Kan.-George Evans
found snake near guinea hens
nest with several protuberances
along it's body. They were eggs,
which, when removed and put under
a hen, were all Matched.
Muscatine, Iowa-Charles Rose,
Fl, made an unexpected ascension
when his foot caught in the ropes and
he was carried 1000 feet into the air
head down. The balloonist, unable
to reach his passenger, released the
gas and the balloon came to earth.
Rose was unhurt. 4.
Chicago, Ill.-Two years ago Mrs. Il
Emma L. Pomeroy was pronounced
dead and placed in coffin. The next
day she awoke. Two years later to
the day, she has been pronounced
dead again, and this time will be
buried.
Sheboygan, Wis.-Mr. and Mrs.
Kelles are the parents Of the
smallest baby, which was born re-
Gently and weighed 1 n pounds. The
physicians say the child will live.
St. Paul, Minn.-William A. Fisch-
bach hasn't had his hair cut since
the European war started in 1914.
He says he will wear his hair untrim-
med until the end of the war.