The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-02-26

We say that Mr.. Penn failed because
he allowed himself to be gobbled, mis-
lead, discouraged, and weighted down
by the element which has killed every |
in Worthington except the
Mr.. Penn came here with tho under
that tho two job Offices were
to be put into one, good job printer |
put in, and the proceeds to be divided.
The newspapers were to be kept sepa'
rate and distinct. This w0mld at once
have brought Mr.. Penn steady in
come. But he listened to had counsels,
perjured villains, and
all the vile elements OF tho town.
Twice Mr.. p. had verbally rented u
room in the ADVANCE building for his
business with view to bringing the
job offices together. The vile barna-
cles who fastened on him, wrote on his
office in the night, Don't 60 into MIL
ler's building; it will ruin YOU" Ev-|
cry scandal-mongering female who
could get on a sun bonnet and get
across the back yard. slipped into
Prnn's house to tell the most unheard-
Of lies that ever the devil invented
about ''lhat wicked ADVANCE" Well,
it was natural that Penn. not knowing
who was decent and who was not,
should become disgusted and scared.
lie declined to unite the job offices.
The ADVANCE had it nearly all any
way, and 80 Penn got little Or none.
Now US to Ills finances: He deposited
all his money when he arrived with
Thompson Il Day. After time lie
went to dra,o the ''l"ney to pay Shells
note and Thompson told him the money
had been applied on printing Office ac-
count. This left Penn .penEiless. He
went to the bank Of Geo. d. Dayton &
Co. and borrowed 500 and mortgaged
his material and this mortgage is still
on.
Next, Geo. J. Day came to Mr.. Penn
and intimated that If he would come
into the Minnesota Home office, and
get out the Home for them, he could
have the use of the $500 they
had "applied" or gobbled. Mr.. Penn
was desperate enough to bite at this
bait. lie moved in. worked hard for
two months to get things in running
shape for them. got no returns and did
not get the use Of the 500.
BY this time Penn was sick enough
to throw up and leave. lie leased his
office to F. NJ. Mccormack and went
to Sioux City. Mack, it seems, became
sick of it, and Mr.. II. returned from
Sioux Citv and took possession and
waited for the result of the pending
Shell suit.
What Mr.. p. expects to do or what
will he done with the Record we can.
not say. But this we assert in conclu-
sion. that Mr.. Penn told us several
times with his own lips of the above
transaction with Thompson & Day,
and number of times told us that
Shells claim was binding and that he
would pay it as soon as he could.
COL A7sON ALWA rs BRINGS THEM
We have frequently mentioned Col.
r. II. Matson, of Peoria, ILL.,, Supt. Of
Police, rs a remarkable detective who
always finds and brings in his man.
He bough: farm near Worthington
in the hope of retiring and getting out
of the service. but it seems he cannot
be spared. He is kept on the wing and
is second Pinkerton. A Lincoln,
Neb., paper says:
Mr.. Robert Matson, a member of the
detective force of Peoria. Illinois, and
an old friend Of Major Bohanan, ar
rived in the city to-day, armed with the
necessary papers to secure the extradi.
ton of u fellow named Sewers. lately
arrested in Saline county, and now in
our jail.
Tie offense charged is larceny and
receiving stolen property. 1t seems
that last summer several of the promi-
nent citiz rs of Peoria suffered from
the depredatiOns of some thief who
seemed to have passionate fOndness
for fine harness.
Some six or eight sets of harness,
worth from forty to fifty dollars, were
taken. The matter was put into the
hands Of Mr.. Mats0n, and he has since
been working on the matter with the
result mentioned.