The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-05
CASE OF BONNIE SMITH
Effort to Have Unfortunate Boy
Treated Fails.
Meeting to Consider Soldier ana
Indian Greek Dixie.

The nurse for the PrOvident asso-
citation has made three visits 70 the
home Of Bonnie" Smith. at 101t van
Rur-n street to arrange for Visit 10
the occuIist in behalf of the boy VINO
Is partially blind. but 50 far ali eI-
forts have been fruiuIess- The nurse
viii call again today II the motner
refuses 10 allow the child TO 60 10 tHV
oecuIist the matter viii oe plac74 ~
the h aCs Of the probate judge -
could b done under the law asAIns-
begging on the street The little lei
lev continually begS money 10 nave
his EYE fixed II his parents ESL 47T
to allow him 20 be cared Tor Il VIII ~
dfeara that they are taking adFan-a50
of his misfortune and making d pro-
fessionzt bsggaF OUT Of him
Last week this nurse cal-ed al ti1
smith home and arranged foF 4 FlSL-
- an oCcuIfst the following IIsSC1y- IN
tI,a- law when the nurse called neItEl-
e. the bor nor his mother were a.
home. The nurse called aSalL -
next dav. The mother was at nome
b,4r her haIf-bIiud son was not i ne
T7orrar exuIafned her absence o. the
dax before by saying that she ha1
carried her husbands dinner 70 nm
and as the day was 50 nice she --A-
come hack hone The nurse proposed
a z-=s5- ~ tn eve doctor for TIE next
Eav hut the mother said taal she
could not 60 with the boy on tnal la-I
because she expected coHlp-H- -
ana sha wouldn't allow her boy 10 so
unless she went with him AHoCIleE
visit 70 the oCcuIist was arranged Eot
TODAY II the mother falls 70 keep lLT
arsr.IueruenC- the child may Dc taken
2 saw from the parents according 70
he 7Proyfdeut ofTiCfaTS statement Ihe
officials of the association intend 10 see
that the boy Is cared for Wltnoul -os-
to The parents. The father Is Nl-Ianl
Smith 4 day LabOrer-
II there are any lone or other
COYOTES in the vicinity OF Elrnonl' no.
tfca = hereby served that they SnouLu
keen in their holes next Monday No
charge VIII be made for this warning. /
TIE farmers Of EImOnC have planned
what NAV be the largest wolf nunI
ever held in that ueighoorhood- II =
expected that over q hundred men VIII I
t. a part in chasing the wary cnlcken I
steaIers The boundaries OF the nuIlt I
will be as follows North line, COZ 4
line. east line, east line OF Z Hot-
combs farm: south lire north line /
John Grifith's farm The use OF rlIies
viii be prohibited. The hunting line |
IS TO be formed at $50 O'CLOCK
Part of the cement which is 70 De |
used for the concrete wall which : 4
being built near the Rock Island kan
=as river bridge and the one proposed
near the AIelau bridge IN connection 1
with the WgEk on the L-Gt0NA - C---1-A Z
dfkes. : on the way from the cement |
plant at Dewey. Okla Il IS expected |
in a few days The first shipment viii 4
consist of two OF three cars The
cement viii come II sacAS. Wl-h ~
sack to the carload About ten car
loads Of cement have been ordered |
The material viii be about equally d.
vided on the walls at the Two bridges
meeting will be held at the Ly-
- e-F7oor house ar o'clock turGay
-iCrr for the purpose OF hearing the
report of Y r ParknursC as 10 the
r0S- of building a food protection dixie
q louE Soldier and Indian creeks The
VIII be Opeu TO all interested /
IN the matter This IS according TO |
William DrausheId. who IS chairman
of The committee in charge o. the !
rroiecr Of the Soldier creek dixie Mr. /
ParEShurst made the surveys along Sol |
der creek the first of the week. and !
-ar lines along Indian creek Thursday
He saws he viii be ready 10 report TO !
the committee referred 70 Saturday /
night
- result OF his first experience IN I
hopping freights going al consider !
2 bic speed. Roy Griffith OF rs East
Gordon street has q bad cut IN his I
tongue. He can talk only with the I.
greatest difficulty His face is skinned I
and bruised He had q narrow escape |
from death The accident occurred /
bout O'Clock Thursday afternoon !
The boy caught a freight train a the /
junction Of the Union Pacific and Rock /
island. The train was going about . 1
miles an hour when he started 10 get [
AZ Il vas the first time he had done +
such a thing His foot slipped and he
rolled against an embankment but I
fortunately away from the car wheels I
in his fall he bit his tongue nearly in /
-wO- He Is improving rapidly
Notes and Personal