CRAIG, McPherson J.

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Halloween hijinks 1897

"Saturday night the boys began their annal devilment in commemorating All Hallow-E'en. The city authorities had prepared for them however by having a city attorney appointed to draw up the complaints, and by appointing three deputy marshals to guard the town and make arrest. Early in the evening Harve Gaither and Mack Craig were run in and held for awhile which put a quietus to the fun and festivities adjourned until Sunday night, All Hallow-E'en proper, when some six or eight of the boys started in to paint the town red, but on!y gave it a mild vermillion hue, not doing much serious damage. The freaks consisting chiefly in upsetting out-houses moving a little personal property and tearing up a few crossings. The freight was uncoupled and the engine run up the track away before it was found out that the caboose was left, which caused a little extra cussing on the part of the conductor, otherwise no serious damage was done."