The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-02-14

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This week marked copy ~ the Osli-
kOell Northwestern WAS received at this
office, the marked article j. reproduced:
NfENAn Wis., February IA terrible case OF
iestitnfion - reported from the island Ia the
ianIiy Of Jhmrr Demorcst, generally known a.
Toe Nall Jim The mother and children NJ
sine or rather exist Ia the apartments above
Louis Herzieers saloon The husband and
father ~ az Crystal Falls oxtensibly nf work
hnt sending little or nothing 20 the support "a
former habits Of spending his earnings IN drink
When sober he Is an Industrious felloN and AN
ABR workman. but for several years has been a
rently RETURNED from Crystal Falls. says that
Df'rorest, In company With Jim Nctormick
the tx pneilist. a AK work building large RS.
talirant ~ the Falls and should bceartIiuggood
wages. by the birth Of a fourth child the con.
dition Of the wife and mother has been rendered
even more pltinbe. There a barely any furnl-
turc IA her apartments and her rent for some
time past q unpaid. Mr. HerNeer has applied
20 the common council for aid, but as the fam
ny has but lately removed from Mena4hA the
city iAthers refuse 10 act. The domestic life 81
the Demorrst household has. ewing 70 the dissl-
pntloa Of the husband and father been % check.
cred one. The oldest daughter. q victim ~ evil
influences. MAS sent 10 thu reform school little
over a year ago, and II has only been by the
hardest labor that the mother and children
have since earned their support. The Young
Ladies' Relief society u providing for her I'm
mediate wants. aud donations from the Men
asla Methodist church. OF which she Is a mem.
Louis Webber, OF Neenah, contractor
~ the Iron county court house. arrived
here Monday from. .stssf city and wns IN
y tefsirwed bysl DlAssoNo Hssis.s reporter.
lie says the ease IL much worse than
stated In the newspapers. The unfor-
tunate lady gave birth To child last
week and WAS wholly unattended when
discovered she WAS i'm AN unconscious
condition and her little ones nearly dead
from hanger and cold.
The appended relative 10 the matteris
clipped from the Necnnh Times:
The Young Ladies Relief society Of Neenah
has taken charge ~ a woman on the island
whose husband deserged her and five children.
The woman il sick nnd one Neenah lady has. az
her own expense, hired q nurse 20 attend her.
That 4 practical charity Now The men ought
20 chip ia aud bring The husband back 10 do his
duty IA supporting his family.
DemOrest has been in Crystal Falls
several months and hats apparently
earned good wages-he is good carpen-
ter and has succeeded la making a right
good fellow of himself with the boys, but
at what Il price? To wife and children's
SORROW starvation and restitution. Is
there no law To apply TO the brute of a
man who will kill a woman little by little
bv compelling her 20 drudge from morn
Ill night Co gain a livelihood for herself
and children while he spends hiseainlngs
fnr grog. Demorcst. il there IL "A spark OF
manhood in your miserable body, 60 To-
your wife and children and see TO u that
they shall never again know whntit Is 60
want for the necessaries OF lie. BE TO
her what you promised her and God you
would when you led her to the altar.
Since the above was put type Demnr-
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