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Show The Juvenile Juve-nile Court Interesting Report of Court Doings The Juvenile court, coming as close to the home as It does, is necessarily of considerable interest to the average person. Early in December a report of the work of the Logan pourt dating from April 5, 1007, was prepared by Judge H. A. l'cderscn and Probation Olllccr King, and while this Is of somo length, tho detail will undoubtedly prove of Interest. This report cites that $49 in tines was collected and a total of 07 boys and girls brought before be-fore the court on one charge or another. an-other. These various charges with other detailed Information follows: Violating curfew ordinance 10 Incorrigibility 1 Truancy 4 , Petit larceny 10 Frequenting pool halls.., 4 111 treatment of guardiau 1 Contributory negligence... 7 Running away from parents.., 5 Assault and battery 3 Intoxication : 4 Malicious mischief 3 Smoking on streots 3 Riding bicycle on restricted district. 1 Cruelty to animals 1 Minors with beer 7 Shop-lifting 3 Insultlne language 2 Discharging firearms and Inflicting bodily Injury Intentionally 2 Disposing stolen goods 1 Selling tobacco to minors 2 Total 07 Number of delinquents placed on probation , 45 dumber of cases dismissed with reprimanding rep-rimanding 25 Females violating curfew , . . 4 Females using Insulting language.. 1 Females, Immoral conduct 1 Females placed on probation 4 Females released with reprimand.. 3 Contributory Negligence. The specific charges against those brought Into court for contributing to the delinquency of minors arc as. follows: , Selling liquor to minois 1 Giving liquor tomtnois 2 Selling liquor to minors, turned over to police Justice.....' 2 Allowing minors In pool hall....... 1 Delinquency of own child 1 Number of cases of petit larceny and destroying of property, required to settle with persons Injured, 13. County Cases. During the year tho outside towns hailed several youngsters before tho Juvenile court, SmithQeld furnishing the greater number, 13. Other towns aro as follows: Mlllvlllo 2; Wellsvllle 7; Providence 4; Richmond 2; Hy rum 5. Probation Officers. Quite a number of cases were settled set-tled by (Probation Ofllccr King without with-out tho formality of au appearance In court. These numbered G2 and were as follows: Petit larceny 1; throwing stones at chickens 1, killing chickens 1, 111 treatment of parents 1, destroying property 3, frequenting pool halls 13, violating" curfew ordinance 18, frequenting fre-quenting saloons 12, females In company com-pany of disreputable persons 3, truancy tru-ancy (I. Ilcsldo.s, tho various lot of business above, the olljelals of the court, acting In conjunction with tho management of the olty schools, visited no less than 175 homes between September 10 and December 1. Judge Pedersen and Olllcer King feel that the couit is a necessity, has dono a great service already and under favorable circumstances In the future will be the means of serving the young peoplo and the parents of this city and county well. , |