Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-11-01
HALLOW ZEN.

Last evening was Halloween and the
young people of the city approaching the
fact made the most of the occasion. The
police had been notified to be on the look
out for the jewellers, and the merchants
had put away for safe keeping their move
able signs and advertisements.
But the police could not be everywhere
SO in spite of their efforts gates were taken
from their hinges and carried away; signs
were changed on business houses and
everything movable and capable of being
carried away was rushed into the service
by the many gay parties that run out
upon the streets. The residence streets
appears to have suffered most and
the belated traveller would have
struck some strange and unusual
sights if he had wandered through them
far. On North Topeka was pile OF gates
as high as a good sized cottage; on East
Oak in the middle of the street was sofa
and some chairs; wagon was pulled up
on the sidewalk at another place, and so
on, every part of the city was visited and
showed more or less evidence Of the praUks
of the jewelers..
Sometimes the residents were more than
a match for their tormentors and so
the latter came sometimes 10
grief. A gang of boys were
going up North Topeka and at the corner
of Oak they were about TO enter the yard
of Mr.. Ross when bang! sounded the re-
port OF a blank cartridge and stream OF
water issued from an unseen hose in the
yard. Don't shoot! please don't' cried
one excited youth and the whole gang
pretty thoroughly drowned out made off as
fast as their legs could carry them.
4 party numbering about twenty were
corralled by the city marshal at the First
ward school. One of the boys who at
tempted 70 escape left a good sized patch
as memento OF the occasion upon barb
wire fence.
Another party of well known young
people on North Lawrence while making
things interesting ran right intos the
police. They were all discharged, how
ever, upon giving promise to appear in
court this morning.
Young Madden, of the Western Union
office, was coming up Water street from
seeing his girl home when four or five
boys after playing havoc with things loose
around house ran out or the yard Just
then one of the windows III the house
went I'D the shutters flew open and a
figure il white cried out Vat for you do
that?" Il didn't do anything replied
madden" Yes you did, you leetle
scamp, and if you iis Wait a minute | Will
drown you" Madden didn't wait; if one
can Judge anything of his speed by his ex-
hausted breathing condition when he
reached Douglas avenue.
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always prepared for emergencies in the
most formidable manner left up town for
his room at an early hour and took with
him a basket that many thought was
filed with grapes. 1t was a serious and
far reaching mistake. When the gang of
destruction came round near keystone
hour the basket was emptied of antequated
eggs and many of them it is said made a
lasting impression.
Judge Jewett took in his gate, put an
extra lock on his carriage shed and made
all around extensive preparations for the
night. At an early hour, however. his
carriage was several blocks away and other
evidences of the occasion around his resi-
dence
One o'clock this morning the streets pre-
scented demoraIizing appearance.
1t would not have been diff
cult to have recalled that
the boys were out on an extra occasion.
Business signs seemed to have suffered
most. The real estate signs seem to have
come in for an extra amount of attention.
Up side down, torn loose from fastenings
were Of the common depredations. Cash
Henderson's two famous trunks blocked a
neighboring stairway, and by the way an
attorney with an office reached by that
stairway was at his Office busily engaged
until late hour. Getting through with
his work started down the steps at rapid
gait. He hit the trunks and after noise
pitched out onto the pavement, landing
without hesitation on his south side. The
air carried ample evidence of i'll temper
while he examined the cause of his recent
movements.
Last evening party composed Of the
following young people met at the home
of Miss Ella Bourgette, No PIC y. Topeka
avenue, and at the invitation Of the ladies
Of the parties went to the Candy Kitchen,
where an elegant supper awaited them.
Misses Edith Welly, Ella Bourgette,
Mabel Saudifur, Linnie Owen, Lulu Hat
field, Gene Love, Mary Hall, Clara Dun
bar, Eta Slower. Nora Payne, Mary
Jones, Daisy Bird, Josid Mellinger, Mollie
Dimes. Mollie O'Brien, Lottie Gates,
Messrs. Geo. Gardner, Henry Gardner,
herman Davis, Harry Lesh, Lee Davis,
Harry Perlee, Harry Sheppard, Harry
Dunbar Fred Sweet, Walter Fouts, Chas.
Martin, C. P. Nossberg, John Fellows
Chas, Roberts, Fred Sparkling, Bob, Sweet.