Jasper County Democrat, Volume 14, Number 65, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1911 — MONUMENT TO DEAD MINERS [ARTICLE]

MONUMENT TO DEAD MINERS

Two Thousand People Attend Unveiling of Granite Shaft. Cherry, 111., Nov. 17. —A granite shaft was dedicated to the 256 miners who perished two years ago in the Cherry mine. Two thousand people attended the unveiling, which was held in the Cherry cemetery under the auspices of the United Mine Workers of Illinois.