The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-04-09
Probation
Officer Tells
OF Work Done
Reports Contacts with Way
ward Boys and Girls in
Two Counties.
SAYS AMERICAN
HOME AT FAULT


To the Hon. J. E lockwood and the
Members of the Juvenile Improvement
Committee.
During the year 1893, from Feb
ruary LIST to December 31st,. there were
filed in Flathead county Al cases in
juvenile court. Of this number, %
came to trial There were II boys in
court and IL girls Of the II boys who
faced trial, IL were committed to the
industrial school at Miles City; were
paroled, and the cases against boys
were dismissed Of the IL girls who
were in court, were committed and
were paroled.
All Il boys made good in Miles City
and have returned home; though two
have since been returned for violation
of parole rules, one is working in town
as printer, having learned the fun
damentals of his trade while at
Miles City, another is working in
local tailor shop, but got his training
while at Miles City, four have Served
or are serving in various CCCy camps,
two of the latter being cooks, which
trade they learned at Miles CITY, two
are at home and one is finishing high
school Of the paroled boys, one is
serving his two years in HE regular
army, and his mother infotm me- he
is getting special schooling and is
headed for an officers position; one is
in high school, the other two are
in Gees.
Girls Doing Well.
OF the girls committed, two have
been released to their folks, another
will be soon, the other four are still
in Helena and in school, The superin-
tendent reports that all four are doing
fine in department and dependability
The ID cases filed but not completed
in 1888, recommended be dis
charged for various reasons; all were
minor matters or impossible to pros
ecute with reasonable chance of sue
cess. Two left the county with their
parents, seven were of trivial inn
portance; in two cases it was impossible
to get sufficient evidence and one girl |
was married with her fathers consent !
while the last one turned Is years of |
age and left the county.
During the year 1888, the following
table outlines the work done with |
juveniles outside of court, and In whose
cases it was deemed advisable and suf-
ficient to correct them without court |
action.
There were q cases of petty thievery.
There were IL cases of incorrigibility |
among boys.
There were n cases of incorrigibility
among girls.
There were rs cases of property
damage.
There were 3 runaways, picked UP.
There were state parole cases
handled.
There were AZ cases of miscellaneous
misdemeanors, or a total of 1876 boys
and girls admonished, advised and
cautioned, and we hope Strengthened |
up, by this department. During the
same period in Lincoln county, there
were seven cases handled in court, re-
sulting in three commitments, two |
paroles and two dismissals; several
boys and girls were also handled out
of court in that county.
Many Making Progress.
In 1884 the record is as follows: Is
cases filed of which Is were brought |
into court. Of these nine were boys
and six girls; three boys were COM
mitted five paroled and one case was
dismissed Of the girls. four were
committed and two paroled. The three
boys who went to Miles City have all
been returned to their folks, two Of
them are doing fine in the local schools,
but the father sent the third one to his
sister, the boy not being interested in
school The paroled boys are all in
school, save one who is working with |
his father, and are doing we'll All of
the four girls committed are. still in
Helena, three of them doing well. Of
the two paroled, one is senior in high
school and the other married.
There were three cases filed in 1884,
but not closed that recommended be
closed, two as inconsequential, while the
third case was handled by the federal
authorities.
- In 1884 there was handled by this de-
partment, but outside Of court, the
following cases:
Petty larceny among boys-18 cases.
Incorrigibility among boys-4 cases.
Incorrigibility among girls-20 cases.
Property damaee-31 cases.
Miscellaneous depredations-36 cases,
or total Of 157 cases.
In Lincoln county during 1884 the
record is as follows: In court II cases,
seven boys and five girls; of the seven
bows, one was committed. five paroled
and one dismissed: of the five girls,
four were committed and one paroled:
during the year q cases were handled
outside of court.
1895 Busy Year.
The record for 1885, is as follows:
Is cases filed. all Of which were heard