The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-03-15
ON THE NORTH SIDE.
North Topeka Man Trying Out
Door Cure for Consumption.
Young Mr.. Juneau Is Living in
a Tent.
HORD LOSES CHILDREN
Negro Preacher Called to Task
for His Negligence.
Probate Judge Schoch Fixes
Rules for Conduct.
lord LOSES CHILDREN

witnesses in the case of James Hoard
charged with abandoning his two little
boys, Probate Judge Schoch Saturday
at the probate court decided that no
more evidence was necessary and took
the children out of his care. Through
the Humane society they were placed
in the care of w. B. Brown, of 1869
South Buchanan street. He is one of
the better class of colored people and
it is said that a better home could not
be found for them. The father will be
required to pay the Humane society
SIS a month which will go to the
maintenance of the children. AS long
as he does this he will be allowed to
visit them once a week. If he stops
payment the Humane society will be
given authority to legally bind them
out.
The testimony at the trial proved
many instances of neglect of the child
rem by the father. 1t also developed
that Hoard was thrice a widower, and
that he had been away from home at
the time of the death of his last two
wives. However, he seemed to be
thinking of marrying again and asked
the judge if his children could live
with him in that event. The judge
said it would depend upon the kind of
a woman he married and whether or
not she provided a suitable home for
them.
Hoard claims to be a revivalist. He
was in this business, presumably, at
Kansas City, two weeks ago and had
left the little boys at home with scarce
ly anything to eat. Their case was re-
ported to the human officers the King
brothers. Kilmaurs King investigated
and the trial was the result The bows
were started in Sunday school yester-
day and in the public school today.
The Kings are furnishing part of their
clothing.
Lawrence Juneau is demonstrating
his belief that outdoor life is the cure
for tuberculosis. About ten davs ago
he began living in a tent in his yard,
just north of the city on the Central
avenue road; At that time. he was
very bad with consum ption, and had
almost given up hope of getting well.
On the advice of the Provident asso-
citation and doctors he moved into a
tent furnished by the association.
Since then he appears to have inn
proved wonderfully and is able to do
light work.
The interest aroused among North
Topeka people by this instance of the
out door cure of tuberculosis may pos
sibly develop into an agitation to es-
tablish white plague tents and out
door hospitals north of Topeka. Many
think that the hills of the neighbour
hood would form an ideal site for
finite as to plans or location has been
decided VIM. Dransfield, of north of
town on the Central avenue road. and
several others, say that they would. be
willing to do anything within reason
to help locate such an institution on
one of the hill sides north of Topeka.
According to Mrs. Charles Thomas,
in charge of the visiting nurses of the
timated that between $4,000 and $4,-
900 a year would be required to prop
erIy equip and maintain a hospital
which would accommodate quite few
patients-say about 20. This sum
would include the salary of the train
ed nurses.
This talk has largely grown out of
visits to the tent where Mr.. Juneau
now makes his home. 1t is Sx10, and
about six feet from ground to ridge
board floor, so that It is kept perfectly
dry. In cold weather. a fire is built
in a stove, known as a Monkey"
stove, in the tent. This equipment was
also furnished by the Provfdent asso-
citation.
Meals can also be cooked on the
stove. However, the canvas home IS
as near as possible to the Juneau
house so that the members of the fam
lily can easily attend to his wants.
Mr.. Juneau is 81 years old He has
a wife and two children. He is the
son Of Mrs. ]. c. Juneau. They have
lived in the vicinity of North Topeka
for many years. Mr.. Juneau has been
afflicted with lung trouble for over a
year.
Regarding the matter of the white
plague hospital, Mrs. Thomas stated
that in some ways the hills north of
Topeka might afford a good site, but
that the hospital should not be located
too far away from the street car line
to permit the patients relatives to visit
them often. These visits help greatly
in cheering up the patients and keep
ing them in good spirits is half of the
battle. These out-of-door hospitals
have been established in the Adiron-
dack mountains in New York state