The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1876-09-21
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Last Friday evening, while we were
at Moore 8 Smiths Drug Store en-
gagged i'll conversation, we noticed that
Joe Loveless came in and stood around
for some time without looking up or
saying anything. After some time he
went out. About ten O'Clock we start
ed down street in the direction of our
Office, and were halted by two men in
front of Ludlow's hardware store. One
of them said, "What did you put that
piece in the newspaper for?'' We rec
ognized the voice as that of Joe Love-
less and passed on without making any
answer, stopping at our own door:
Loveless then said, ''you're a id dirty
pup! Come Oh Jimmy.'' The two
passed down to IIewitt's hardware
store, and then turned and passed up
to- Luckey's corner, where they were
joined by a third person whom we rec
ognized afterwards as Eugene Shenton.
Not being sure as to the identity of the
second man, we followed them up and
looked ut them closely, but still did not
recognize the second man. We then
took our stand at the Worthington Ho-
tel waiting for them to come out into
the light. Presently man ran out
from Luckey's corner and cut across to
Moore & Smiths. We followed until
we got good look at him and recognized
James Crandall. We then returned to
our office, when three men passed down
to Hewitt's hardwarer store. We fol-
lowed them and passed close to them
again, so that we are sure as to the
identity of the persons.
We have no doubt that Loveless in.
tended to make violent assault upon
us, and that he could not ''screw his
courage to the sticking point" 1t was
exceedingly funny to hear him hawking,
splitting and clearing his throat in his
fright. Of course this fellow Loveless
is merely the tool of others. We have
had no difficulty with him, yet for two
years he has devoted his little wits to
annoying us. When we investigated
the skunk affair, we found his name
the chief one on the list of those ell
gagged in it. Because we denounced
the outrage, he came into our Office
with All open knife and swore he would
cut our 'gizzard OUT" and we were
compelled to drive him into the stree,
with a chair. We also found his nam,
connected with the dead dog and Other
tricks. Night after night last winter
sometimes on Sunday night, he ant
two or three rowdies whom he led
prowled around our premises whistling
jeering, singing and annoying us.
AS intimated above, this fellow Love
less is the tool of men who Themselves
would not commit such outrages. Blu
sooner or later these things must COM
to head. We shall 60 OIL publisllin!
our paper as we have done heretofore
making mention of any rowdyism tina
may be committed, publishing the fact
in criminal cases, and, in short, publish
ing a newspaper just as newspapers ar
published elsewhere. We have bee
told that this is not city and tia
many things which arc published il
city papers ought to be suppressed il
county newspapers. We think, how
ever, that whatever touches publ
order, public safety or public interes
is legitimate matter for newspape
mention and discussion. Any attempt
to intimidate us, or to take reveng
upon us by insult or personal assault
will only make us the more vigilant all
determined.