The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1914-02-20

the one to appeal to- the duty of this officer to counsel
win such erng persons bring them before the probate
II seems necessary and arrange for plan of work and study
and weekly or monthly reports the Judge cases.
to commit such persons to the reform school.
County Commissioners Fault
The probation officer this county receives three dollars
day when empyed and management the county affairs
the year has been such the paid little
nton what done in this department and her bills
promptly allowed presented surprising that energetic
and ambitious probation officer should seek enlarge her sphere
OF action so she would be employed much of the
sbe Where people given great freedom dipping into the
public treasury the who responds the opportunity
more to be blamed than the superiors who permit it.
Goes to Expensive Extremes
The probation officer carried things such extremes that she
would drive out the country personally
parents guardians when circular letter mailed them would
have been sufficient She also did wait for cases to come up
her appeal from the local authorities but went out taking
out of their hands and relieving them of the opportunity
dealing with them Cases that should have been handled by teacher
and trustees without expense anybody have been brought
and presented before the the county paying the expense
going out to investigate of bringing children and sometimes the
family supplying them with meals while and taking them
home again after coselng with the probate judge Cases
Shelley and Goshen Aberdeen and Yuma and Sterling that
should have been handled by local authorities have
gated at county and the county has report who
investigated why whose request authority or what
arranged have done The only record of the
expense bill of the probation officer the bills for livery and
fare meals hotel bills drivers etc. The good accomplished and
expense incurred in such work depend wholly upon the
character of the person entrusted with the work.
Woman NEEDLES Nth Wapello
An example of how it is unduy pressed NAV be found in
The probation officer learned that boys had been play
the school building Wapeo and had done some damage
furniture She drove and brought of the alleged
before the court had them ounsed and then took them
home again. the county paying all expenses 1t hd have been
handled by the teacher or the trustees.
In Her Proper Sphere
On the evening of the 10th of last May three boys belong
ing we-to-do families in Blackfoot stole plank from the
supply of lumber where the Baptist church being built While
they carrying where they had planned use in their
day. they observed and reported The probation officer
took them before the and arrangements made place
them probation If their record for good behavior and honesty
maintained they will be spared from prosecution for that oene
This example of the proper operation of the juvenile
aided by the probation officer.
An Extreme Case
1t sometimes happens that community becomes temporarily
insane something and capable of governing itself of
administering the remedy for wrong Passion and prejudice
rule those who think hey.are unaffected by and Justice
impossible except through appeal others. Here
point:
Whipped Boy in the Face
In October 1892 (or 93) Miss Wech teaching the
Sauer school house Birch creek miles northeast of Idaho
Falls and she had trouble with Tommy Connor trteenvear
old boy of fine disposition but of comprehension To quicken
his wits she whipped him and he stood around looking her
idly; this angered her and she whipped him He
seemed dazed her unexpected temper and cruelty and when she
demanded know if he would do he told he could not
For this she struck him the face and when he
threw up his hands ward off the whip she turned the butt
her riding whip and beat him about the head with the heavy end
of it. When school the boy did know which way
go get home and his little sister Dot led him. His dazed
condition due excitement much the pain of punish
and the members of the family understood this though the
other settlers did not
Settlement Went via
The settlement deeply stirred and owing the different
stories circulated by the various pupils giving their of
what occurred and the exaggeaon incident the community
ncapacted for administering adequate remedy