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Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

1t will pay you to buy your
holiday goods in Monroe City,
in fact do all your trading here,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

DR. W. T. Rutiedge and m 9TH
err, Mrs, A. K Rutlcdge took IN
the poultry show at HAnnibal
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

W W LongmirG left Sundl ny
If eruoon for Hope, Ark on a
business trip.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

Miss Tia Avlor, of Hannibal,
mas been the guest Of her aunt,
Mrs. George Settle,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

Miss Kate Foreman, of Shell
bvviile has been visiting her
sisler, Mrs J. L Sweeney.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

John S Jayne left Monday
for Quincy to attend business
school.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

John Hardy Of ST. Louis, ar
rived Monday to spend several
days with relatives ana
friends.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12
Two Babes.

FRANK JanSeu's Y mas came a
little early. It's lovely ltttFe
girl,
The news comes from ] B,
sCremer I've got little 81 ID.
girl.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

Mrs. John Moss, Of Palmyra
has been with friends in this
city
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

Dan B Madden, Knight Of the
grip, c. me in Saturday to visit
relatives,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

Gorge P Johnston, OF Paris
spent Sunday with the home
folks.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

Hannibal Mo
Dec 4. 1907,
Dear Old Santa clause
| am little girI.
Ny name is Ollie Olga Good
night.
I am II. years Old.
/ would like TO have a big
trunk, a-fur, doll and a set
ring. that is all for me.
But | wonld not like for you
to forget my brother and sis.
tiers.
l live on bay bottom.
| 60 to school at marion
school.
l will close for this me
Ole Goodnighi
r f Dc
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

Money to loan. See Node
Green. 1912
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1907-12-12

DR. Wadman is consided of the best and most reIi,
ole that ever visited this section the country He has
teo Ms superior glasses for the leading citizens
with his glasses than any they ever used before
HANNIBAL Mo. Dec s. 1897.
Mr.. s. Waldman Opticiau City
pear Sill am pleased to that the glasses Won d for
me over year ago give me better satisfaction ia
ses IhaVe used In many years. and cheerrulIv recommend
you to any one needing good glasses
Yours truly
W. H. DULANY.
Other recommendations: w. r. p. jackson J,bn Sbe,-r,
DR.. Thomas Proctor P W. Huston w. H. Will, on and NAM,
others. Once at Maddox Hotel Hours from 10 < n m
Copsuta tion and advice free
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
Headquarters of Petriella.

HlDDlDg IS the headquarters OF IeOpnuO
Petriella, the leader Of the recent strike on
the Mesaba range. I went to his Office. In
the second story over a restaurant on
side street. just Off the main thoreughfare.
to see this curious and, in many respects,
remarkable man. was told to look for "a
dirty little sawed-off dago." which means
that the man who attempted to establish
branch of the Western Federation of
untidy representative of the Latin race.
The description Is accurate. Petriella Is
about five feet high, of slender build, with
a shrewd but rather repulsve face. wear
ing coarse. unclean and ill-fitting Clothes.
badly soiled shirt. no collar tie, and
habitually looks as II he needed a shave
and a bath very badly. But he Is a very
smooth citizen People make a mistake
sometimes when they measure ability by
stature or appearances. do not mean to
say that Petriella Is able man, but he
Is smart cunning and exercises an almost
hypnotic influence over ignorant people.
He is a fluent talker in English and Italian.
a keen judge of human nature and con-
fessed anarchist.
He says that he was born at Calabria,
Italy, about forty years ago. attended the
common schools until he was fourteen, and
then went to Milan. where he worked at
different occupations. He has no trade.
He Is not a miner. He never worked in a
mine in his life. He was employed for some
time as laborer outside Of the mines. but
is not a workingman. He is nothing but
professional agitator and Is actuated by
avarice and ambition to exercise power
While he was at Milan he says that he took
such an active part in a strike that he was
held responsible for acts of violence COM
mitted by other people. This made it nee
essary for him to escape and he managed
to sail for America in 1898. Upon his ar
rival In New York he joined the anarchist
colony at Paterson N. J., where he lived for
six years. I could not discover what he
did there. He is a very mysterious person,
and evidently prefers not to give the de-
tails of his previous career.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
LICENSE YEAR TO OPEN NOV. 1.
Numerous Applicants for the "Papers"
Already in Evidence.

Between now and the first day of Novem-
Der every person who desires license to
conduct a retail or wholesale liquor estab-
lishment in the District of Columbia must
make formal application to the excise board
and deposit the required fee, which is $500
for retail places and 500 for wholesale
dealers. A score of applications have al
ready been filed. and according to Roger
Williams, the clerk of the excise board, the
number will increase each day from now
on There were 521 retail licenses issued
last year, including clubs and hotels, and
142 for wholesale places. He Is of the opin-
ion that the number will be small this year.
The first man to make application and to
get No l blank was Patrick Smyth, who
conducts retail saloon at 1O1 D street
southwest. Mr.. Smyth takes particular
pleasure in this distinction, as he secured
No. last year, and says he is going to get
i. every year he is in the liquor business If
getting up early in the morning and hurry
ing to the Office of the excise. board at the
District building the first day will count
for anything. Number was John A.
Gleason, q brother of the late Andrew G.ea-
son. He was applying for a retail license
at 335 street northwest. Patrick F. O'Con-
nor of GIT D street northwest was the third
applicant, and James Shea of 1898 Pennsyl-
vania avenue northwest the fourth.
When No. Is was reached there was a lull
as no one sAemed to want it. 1t went to
the Cosmos Club, which made its applica-
ton by letter.
Mr.. Williams says the liquor people are
as q rule as superstitfOus as sailors, ana II
Is not only hard to get any one to take No.
ID, but seldom II ever will any of the apph-
cants put In an appearance at the building
Fridays. Luke ]. Kearney of 800 ~ street
southwest Is an exception to this rule. how
ever and according to Mr.. Williams he will
not apply for license on any other day
but Friday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
suspension Of Work.

Work in the mines was practically sus-
pended for nearly month, although only
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cradle prestige among the 10000 miners on
the Mesaba range. who are almost entlrely
foreign and represent dozen dlHeIeht ma
tions-Flnns. Swedes Norwegians. Beislans'
Australians Italians Poles. Hungarians. 30
bemians and representatives of other Euro
mean races They had never been organ
led until Petriella came. and after MS sue.
cess with the dock hands ne got ABOUT
5000 miners into the organizaton, mo- most tb oa
least desirable element. The Industrious
element were contented with their wages
and conditions. and those with 1amlles
were almost unanimously opposed 10 the
.trike- The local merchants. most OF whom
ora Foreigners were also solid In their OPP
nos,tion and exercised a good deal or In
huence. The pay Of the common iaoorers
"a 50 q a day, miners receive an average OF
e. and machinists and other skilled labor
srs 20 bO and even 81 with all the custom
ary benefits from the different companies
such as free hospitals. free medical at
tendance. accident insurance. etc.
Demands on Iron Companies.
On the 18th of July last Petriella ad-
dressed a letter to Thomas F. Cole, presi-
dent of the oliver Iron Company and rep
resentatiye of the steel trust, demanding
horizontal increase Of so cents day for all
emnloyes on the Mesaba range. a reduction
from ten to eight hours and written
agreement between the managers OF the
mine and the representatives OF the fedora
t,on containing several stipulations. one of
them being that no member of the organt-
cation should be discharged without a hear
ing before q Joint COMMITTEES representing
the mining company and the federation
He gave Mr.. Cole ten days, until the 18th OF
July to answer.
MI. Cole received the letter at Duluth on
the morning of July IS and Immediately
called a meeting Of the managers of the
different mining companies, the railroads,
the ore docks and others-lh authority, to
consider what action should be taken. But
Petriella did not give them time to meet.
instead of waiting until the date he mem
toned he called a strike on the 18th OF
July two days after writing the letter to
Mr.. Cole. The reason for his haste and his
violation Of his own proposition Ii said to
have been a fear that his action would be
repudiated by the Officers OF the. Western
Federation and by the leading men among
the miners, who realized that conditions
were not favorable for strike and they
were working under a contract scale good
until October 1. They also accuse Petriella
of acting without authority and he evidently
considered 1t good policy to precipitate the
crisis and involve them as members OF the
organization before they had O.. chance to
revoke or discredit his actions.
Mr.. Cole, representing the mine operators,
made no answer to Petriellas letter. but the
operators promptly announced that they
or the Western Federation of Miners under
any circumstances.
Suspension Of Work.
Work in the mines was practically sus-
nended for nearly a, month, although only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03

Upholstery stuffs
Good remnant lots
Things housekeepers require
right now are included in Fridays
remnant offering:
80 INGRAM CARPET RUGS; room
size by IL IT.; choice of
green, red or brown - - AN
background. Reduced SS .4V
from $3.50 to..............
u MATTRESSES: single or double bed
slightly: Worth all Of SA .UU
40 RUBBER DOOR MATS; en-
size Is by 30 inches. Re- SVDC
duced from $1.OO to..........
BAMBOO TABOURETS. 10 in. ~n
high, with mating covered ZVC
top. Reduced from Soc to-.
BONNIE FEMME CURTAINS. bobbinet
ground with renaissance medallion and
finished with Battenberg o. an
edge; ecru or white: Re- SH .AV-
duced from $3.50 to-. -
SILK VELOUR AND
SATIN SOFA Pill ~ IN
LOWS. Reduced from ~ II AV
$500 and $500 to........
ALL-SILK VELOURS: so inches wide.
in green, rose or red; enough In each
remnant for covering dsM IN
divan or large chair. Re- y Z.Oy
duced from $500 to......
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03

Well be glad to mail a copy.
1t pictures the leading shapes of our more than
100 styles Of Kolonial High Shoes for Women
and Children. 1t will help you select the right
shoe for fall and winter wear
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
ESCAPES FROM IRONS.
"cunning" Gives Exhibition Of His
Work Under Water.

Cunning" the so-called jailbreaker. now
playing at a local theater, gave an exhibit
ton of his skill yesterday afternoon be-
fore a crowd Of 1900 people that lined the
river front and damned the decks Of the
U. 8. monitor Puritan. Dressed in a
bathing suit and socks, Cunning was
handcuffed and shacked by Ensign Terrell
Of the Naval Battalion with regulation
irons belonging to the vessel. The shackled
man then jumped from the starboard
quarter of the Puritan into the river, a
rope being rove through q block at the end
of a davit and fastened to him merely as
a precaution, by direction of Lieut.. Car
mody.
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today to answer to the alleged viola ton
He left $40 at the first precinct station as a
guarantee of good faith, and when his
name was called in court today he failed
to answer. The money was declared to be
forfeited
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
MONEY! Declared to Be Forfeited.

Stewart l.. Splitter was driving his au-
tomobiIe down Pennsylvania avenue at
greater rate of speed than is allowed by
law yesterday afternoon. according to Po-
liceman Vermilion, and the automobilist
was asked to appear in the Police Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03

under water he emerged. holding in one
hand the wrist and leg irons, having freed
himself from his bonds In the brief time
he was beneath the surface.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
soc trimmed
Ideal waists, 900

Nice for children 2 to S years.
Made in an excellent manner and trim
med in embroidery or lace.
They are waists that are OF the better
grade.
Second Floors. Kann, Sons & Co.
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about one-fourth, or 5000 of the men, were

about one-fourth, OF 5000 Of the men, were
actually involved in the strike. About 5000
sought work in the harvest fields and 2, 600
steamship tickets to Austria, Italy and
Sweden were sold at Duluth during the first
two weeks after the strike was ordered It
Is believed that at least $500 people went
back to the old country, taking advantage
of the suspension of labor, to make visits to
their former homes. The majority of them
are expected to return to the range before
the beginning Of work next season. It is
evidence of their prosperous condition that
so many were able to pay these steamship
fares.
Soon after the strike was ordered the gov
ernor of Minnesota came up here. investi
gated the situation, gave some good advice
to the men and returned to st. Paul, salts
fed that no Intervention on his part was
necessary.
Petriella's influence Waning.
The men gradually went back to work,
deserving the organization without any for
NAL action, while new hands were brought
in to take the places Of those who had left
Theoretically the strike Is still on and from
1000 to 1900 Italians still support their
leader. They are mostly young men with
out families, and the majority are Firms,
who believe and advocate radical socialistic
theories. Many Of them are avowed an
archists.> They are all aliens, without ex-
ceptfon. I was told by well-informed man
at Hibbing that not one of Petriella's pres
ent supporters has ever taken out natural
ization papers; that only a small number
can speak the English language and that
q ma jority of them have come to this coun-
try within the last few years. They hold
frequent meetings and have animated de-
bates to denounce the tyranny Of kings and
capital. They demand liberty" and the
products Of their labors. Petriella has told
them that the mines belong to them and not
to the steel trust and other corporations.
Many of them are said to be earnest and
conscientious fanatics who came to this
country to escape the consequences Of their
connection with recent revolutionary trou-
bles in Finland. and they expected to be
their funds are exhausted they are grad
ually leaving the range and going else
where. Petriella cannot do anything for
them. He Is not recognized by Gompers.
Mitchell or any of the officials of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor. Mahoney, the
head of the Western Federation, has been
up here to investigate the situation and to
confer with Petriella, but has given no prac-
teal assistance. The operators have de-
tectives with Petriella all the time Some
of them are among his closest friends. hence
everything he does and says is promptly re-
ported.
FetrieHa is under indictment and await
ing trial for carrying concealed weapons.
/. The suspension Of operations in the mines
will reduce the total output for the year
about two and q half million tons: 1t has
cost the miners more than a million dol
lars in wages and the local merchants have
suffered in corresponding manner by the
interruption of trade. Mr.. Petriella's visit
to this community has been very unprof1t-
able to all concerned.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03

Mrs. Susan f. Wallace. widow of Gen.
Lew Wallace died at Crawfordsville. Ind,
Tuesday night She had great literary
writings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-03
IRON MINERS STRIKE
Yearly Output of Ore Will Be
Greatly Decreased.
SUSPENSION OF WORK
Influence Of Petriella Among the
Laborers Waning.
FOLLOWED BY ALIENS ONLY
Not One of His Supporters Has Taken
Out Naturalization Papers.
Few Speak English.
BY WILLIAM E. CURTIS.
Special Correspondence of The Star and the Chicago
Record Herald

record herald
HIBBING.- MINI. September o. 1907.
The town of Hibbing. the metropolis of
the Mesaba range, has about 10000 in
habitants. mostly employees of the different
mines that encircle it. and tradesmen who
provide for their wants. The town was
founded in 1893 by Frank Hibbing, original
ly lumberman, who struck in the
early days of the range and made great
deal of money. He was rough diamond,
but a practical. honorable. progressive cit
izen, and there is no telling what he might
have done but for his unhappy death dur
ing operation for appendicitis in 1893.
He is one of the few pioneers whose name
has been placed on the map, and the town
of Hibbing will be of Importance as long as
the ore supply lasts. 1t is built upon an
iron mine. The area of the city. about half
a mile square, Is underlaid by stratum Of
ore seventy-f1ve to one hundred feet thick.
worth millions upon millions of dollars. AL
though You can buy corner lot in popu-
lar part of the city for a small price, the
soil is as valuable as that on Wall street
or lower Broadway. New York. The town
site Is probably the most valuable in the
world.
The land is owned by the Great Northern
and the Northern Pacific Railway COM
panes and the United States Steel Corpo-
ration. They lease the surface at ordinary
rates. but retain control Of the mineral
rights. The leases contain a unique clause,
providing that II the owner of the prop
erty wishes to turn his town lots into an
iron mine at any time he must provide his
tenant with site OF equal size or value in
some other part of the city and pay for
the moving of the house and its contents
These conditions prevail in several other
towns on the Mesaba range. The town of
Eyeleth, with six or seven thousand popu-
lation, was moved not long ago a mile and
a half from its original site. which is now
being mined by the steel trust. The town
of Mckinley was abolished a few months
after 1t was founded and its original site Is
known as the Mckinley NINE which, how
ever, has never been fully developed.
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May Sale
SUITS COATS, 81

will prevail in Suit and Cloak
Salt looking
obtaining May Clearance Sale They
disappointed. literally thonged sue
this the bargains offered erter
will outshine any of its predecessors
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Linen and Staple Department
Bath Towel Reductions.

Every family uses them-eyery family
needs them. There is sure to be a big
rush to obtain these bargains. hence we
would advise you to make your Towel
purchases as soon as possible.
BLEACHED BATH TOWELS; regular
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May Sale Reductions Silks and Dress Goods

All Dress Trimmings
in stock, and there
is a splendid va
riety, will be sold
during May Sale
at % per cent off.
One lot OF Ladies'
Black Umbrellas,
26-in., suitable for
sun or rain. Spleen
did values at the
regular price of
\ 75c; during May
sale, *
only ..........OCc
Entire line OF ladies',
misses and chill
dren's coaching
Parasols, in blacks
and colors, con-
sisting OF embroi-
dered linens. silk
embroidered polka
dots, P ong e e S,
Changeables, Per-
sian effects, Bro
cades, ETC.. also a
very fine line of
gents umbrellas.
During May sale
s soId be at 25Rof
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10C Bargain Table.

On this table will be found goods suit
able for almost every purpose-mens
shirts. ladies' waists, aprons, etc; an
attractive showing consisting of Black
and Red Twill Shirtings, Dotted and
Figured Swisses, Dotted Lawns, Batiste,
Wolfe Duchesne. Mohair Luster, Cotton
Taffeta and many other popular fab
RIGS that will sell quicker than the
proverbial hot cakes IN
at, a yard ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. sOC
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Mau Sale Reductions in the
8 1-3c BARGAIN Table.

Zephyr Ginghams. Percales, Dimities,
Kato Pongee and Cheviots are greatly
In demand at this time of the year.
They are staple goods that sell quickly
at regular price right now. When
offered at such a price as this you
can imagine the demand there is for
them. First come, first served. Make
s sfur = S 2s1s 8IAC
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BED SPREADS; regular price a q :
$1.10; during May Sale. 81
BED SPREADS; regular price 0R-
$l-25; during May Sale. SSG
BED SPREADS. regular price CT ar
sl.75; during May Sale 49,. " fs0O
BED SPREADS. regular price GT n e
500; during May Sale. -
BED SPREADS. regular price Of g q
s2.15; during May Sale. y 90
BED SPREADS. regular price c. zE
$40; during May Sale. Use ~
BED SPREADS. regular price GT or
s2.65; during May Sale..... ~ss ~
BED SPREADS. regular price CD n
$500; during May Sale. y 80 - =
BED SPREADS. regular price CD or
$3.50; during MAY Sale..... - sc o.
BED SPREADS. regular price &4 mr.
$500; during May Sale..... ~osVO
ALL OTHER BED SPREADS, 20 PEI
CENT OFF.
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Reductions i'm
Gents Clothing Dept.

Fifty Mems Black Worsted Frock
Coats, worth $3.50, at $500.
twenty-five Mems Black Worsted
Frock Coats, worth $500 at $1.00
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Bed Spread Reductions.

An excellent variety of Bed Spreads
each one an excellent value at regular
price. During May Sale will sell rapidly
at the following prices:
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During the past sixteen years we have conducted Il
its predecessors Every department, excepting the or
bargains will be greater than ever before Each price
people have been employed To facilitate business, how
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White Goods. 20 per cent. of

Graduation days will soon be upon us
and will be quickly followed by June
weddings. This is your opportunity to
buy a Graduation, Party or Wedding
Dress at great mOney-saving. Also de-
sirable for infants and childrens wear.
1t means saving of zoe on every dol
lar to you. Surely you can't afford to
miss such an opportunity.
SILK MULLS, BANZAI SILK, COTTON
ORGANDIES, WASH CHIFFONS.
AIR LINE CLOTH. MERCERIZED
PERSIAN LAWN. DOTTED SWISS,
PLAIN SWISS, DOT MULLS, DOT
LINENS, PLAIN AND EMBROID-
Erred LINENS. FRENCH LAWNS,
SIAN LAWNS. VICTORIA
LAWNS, INDIA LINENS, ETC, TO
BE SOLD DURING 0nOn .SE
MAY SALE AT......-.-....&O Vss
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Sheets and Pillow Cases.

A splendid line of Sheets and PILLOW
Cases made of good. reliable materials
well sewn and will give satisfaction. Du
ring May Sale will be sold considerable!
less than regular price.
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All Our HammoCks

A surprising offerl Just at the beginning
of the season, when a Hammock is so
necessary to the comfort of a family
during the hot weather. Think of be-
ing able to obtain one for % per cent
less than regular price at this time
of the year. It's fact. nevertheless.
Our entire line of Hammocks, during
M saiy. . $3.50 of