State Reform School
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On [[April 15, 1894]], the first student arrived at the school. It was expected, according to the 1900 Superintendent's report, that the school have no unactive boys and girls because it was felt "The old adage was never more true than now, 'Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.'" It was also noted in the report that the school supplied "for the boys' and girls' tireless energy, a proper channel for it's development and use." To accomplish this goal, the students were employed in various duties to help with the management of the farm, caring for the buildings and grounds, and the "domestic labor" of the school. A large portion of the boys were kept busy during the spring and summer months planting, hoeing, and caring for the crops; also handling and caring for livestock. The boys also got practical work in laundry, boiler house, and kitchen. | On [[April 15, 1894]], the first student arrived at the school. It was expected, according to the 1900 Superintendent's report, that the school have no unactive boys and girls because it was felt "The old adage was never more true than now, 'Satan finds some mischief still for idle hands to do.'" It was also noted in the report that the school supplied "for the boys' and girls' tireless energy, a proper channel for it's development and use." To accomplish this goal, the students were employed in various duties to help with the management of the farm, caring for the buildings and grounds, and the "domestic labor" of the school. A large portion of the boys were kept busy during the spring and summer months planting, hoeing, and caring for the crops; also handling and caring for livestock. The boys also got practical work in laundry, boiler house, and kitchen. | ||
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| + | The Great Falls weekly Tribune reported on the 20th of April that a [[William Edwards]] had been found guilty of altering a check from $4 to $14 and sentenced to the Reform School. The May 10 issue of the Philipsburg Mail reports that 20 years old Joseph D. Shelton was committed to the school for forgery and 18 year old John E. J. Ney was committed for grand larceny. May 26th, two "hoboes" in Billings were convicted of burglarizing [[J. J. Nickey]]'s home, the younger, 19 year old John McCarthy, sentenced to the Reform School. Butte sheriff Reynolds delivered his second youth ([[John Hanley]]) to the Reform School in June. His bill to the state for delivering the first youth was $164. The Omaha Daily Bee reported [[23 Jun 1894]] that the Reform School had 13 inmates. [[24 Jun 1894]] Great Falls sent Frank McCay, who stole a bolt of cloth from [[J. L. Gelsthorpe]]. [[30 Jun 1894]] two escapees, 20 year old [[George Shields]] and 18 year old [[Charles Robinson]], on the run for a week, were caught at [[Mingusville]], arrested by [[C. B. Towers]] and [[Charles O'Neal]] and transported to Glendive by team to await return to Miles City. [[5 Aug 1894]] 14 year old [[Claude Stork]] was sentenced. He had turned himself in, having accidently caused a huge grass fire, after receiving a probation for grand larceny and running away from the family farm and returning. He said that he dropped a match while trying to light his pipe while driving a team. He had unhitched one horse, rode it to Great Falls, and walked the final stage into town. | ||
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