The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-10-12
PErRleLLHs BIC HAUL
Strike leader Col $1,000, rs Sad and IS
Nov on the Wayto liak

The Eyeleth star of Eyeleth MINI.
reports IN its issue Of Friday that
Petriela. the leader Of the Mesaba
strike, has gone bacs 70 Italy. taking
with him about 5. 600 collected from
the working men Of the Mesaba range
II was generally suspected that he
had taken away q faw thousand dollars
at least from the range, but it was not
Thought chat the sum was az large rs
no. stated The Star says
"Cold cash harl earned money con
tr outed toward ap honest cause the
cause Of upbniilng fellowmau, aud
thon the lender hobbs OH and sails in
palntial style % the land Of his birth
The poor fellows here and all over the
range who had ln honest motive who
were lighting Tor what they believed a
just cause lnast feel sick and sore over
such cold blnoiel steal Lead ou,
deluded. minepresautsd lied to ana
talked at. this Petticln and q couple
Of other giggers here have caused lots
Of trouble rs tha poof fellows who plac
Ell confidence in HteIl leaders and ara
now deceived
Here ia EgtIeth are little Johnny
Moyefn aud long sin >McNair with
his head up locking ton new Thought
still walking tha street looking for
more trouble we again advise the
L. boring men o. keep au eye upon
these two chaps they nave had the
worst possible advice they could give
taem They have argued with them
to stay ont and keep away from work
& mt the union would win. when they
knew IL they know anything that
they had NO morO chance ot winning
than thoy had of catching seals ia the
St. Louis riFrr
However, ita mem are now pretty
nearly all 40 work HgWu the leaders
have been deserted the cause Is lost.
and the men have been ont two months
losing good wages business has been
interrupted, mines CLOSED aud pay rolls
cut OIL. and nll ou account Of such lend
ers as Petriella. Movefu and McNair
This city has had pretty nearly
enough Of the two last mentioned gents
aud If they remain here their hennviour
should DC noted constantly apd it
sho Ia be- the very hest There is now
time 10 repent aud BE- good citizens
and the public generally will soon for
get the shortcomings ~ these two men
IL they turn over new leaf and will
be- good our advice 90 them Is TO
start in just as soon as they read this
issue Of the Eveoth star and " they
do, the Star viii help them - be good
men and valuable citizens II is sad
but IL is an experience II H. the old
story most people have 10 purchase
their experience ~ some cost and n IL
comes higher ia some instances than IL
does in others b i- often because good
advice i TUNED down aud actually
scornel up1n aud -aiftcd IL
The embefs toe Western FEEDER
alton here on ina Mesaha range have
bought their sNpeti.uce Il wha cost.
ly and therefore will WanahI n1t he
forgotten ar long time Confidence
aud trust wate rpnel in tle leaders
hrc uu tie range aud tbe good money
o. the members contributed from
month to month went into what was
supposed their treasury The idea was
70 build M very Substantial reserve
fund and have money IN the treasury
ample to carry On the work % the Or.
RAnization.
oThe strike which wac called In July
and proved great failure, from start
70 finish had the last seal Of condem "a.
ton placed upon q record this week
when the chief actor Teodilo petriella,
who has been absent from his post 40
Hhbing for some days. went 70 New
York and there cashed or had exchang
al the coinage OF Uncle sam for that
N King Humboldt Of italy Ii the
amount Of A.. 600 The handsome sum
h said to be that belonging e the
Western Federation II "a gone % en.
rich the kingdom Of ITALY aud b im.
poverish the people q che uuit@l
States just this amount
"Pertiella was the trusted charaiau,
the scholarly young man 70 often
spoken Of. the college graduate, the