Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-01
MANY FRANKS
MARK EVENING
OF HALLOWEEN
Most of Mischief of Harmless
Kind; City Police Hear
Complaints.

Jack o lanterns and soaped win
dows, spilled garbage in the Alleys,
the curfew and the police-Hal-
lowe'en.
some played harmless tricks. wore
masks and carried brooms and JACK
. lanterns. others started fires III
the alleys and toyed with the police.
But the kids were all out TUESDAY
night. 1t was a gala evening for
home within call of their mammas.
Their pranks were harmless and they
had a lot of fun. Some of the bigger
kids carried their ideas of a joke a
bit far and got into trouble, say the
Calls 10 the police station were
frequent during the evening.
"A bunch of huskies are IN our
alley, turning ovcr garbage boxes, ash
cans and making so much NOISE the
baby can't GO to sleep-typicai OF
reports %telephoned to the police sta
ton.
Say, who was the hombre that
started this Halloween idea auoth
a copper to the captain
Il don't know, brother. but If |
did I'd give it back to him. said the
captain.
on the subject. 4 jailer aid he'd
be darned if he'd have a kid who
didn't have enough life to get out
and play Halloween tricks.
That's all right for you: You
don't have to chase EN- down the
alleys averred a copper just in off
the beat with sweat in his whiskers.
Two 15-year-old youths were taken
to the police station for striking d
match to escaping gas from a gas
nipe in First alley north, back of
the Masonic temple. One youth ran
and boarded a street car. When
caught he put I'D a fight and dared
all the police in the world to modest
him. A husky copper grabbed HIM
by the collar and the youth Gained
down.
The boys were sent home and their
names turned over to the probation
officer for fruther action.
Mrs. Minnie Gerber. 1896 Third
avenue north, reported to the police
that her automobile had been stolen
from the curb at Third avenue north
and Fifteenth street, The car was
located a few minutes later by the
police when a bunch of boys were
discovered attempting TO load
tombstone on the running board OF
the car in First alley south. One
! J tIlAi was AuFLAi'af - N
he was only a lookout and did
know the names of any of the other
boys. He was sent home by the
police. The boys who were driving
the car eIuded the police and aban'
doned the car a few minutes later
on Thirteenth street between Cen.
trail avenue and First avenue south
\ popular prank with the kid ant
an unpopular one with the tow
folks is the soaping Of windows ant
automobile windshields. say the police
This practice was begun several day.
before Halloween night and ha'
) caused a great deal of adverse com
ment on a kids sense of humor,
> In the old days the kids saye'
all their Halloween stunts for thu
! last night in October. This yea
! they have been going strong TO
more than a week and have ash can
i, scattered all over the city, the police
, report.
; A night of merry-making, evolved
ages and ages ago. observed first a
, n religious ceremony, later established
; as an evening of festival and mis-
} chievous pleasure seeking, continued
down through the years until it l
; doubtful if the youth of today know
[ or care of the pagan saints of old TO
which the occasion was evolved.