Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-12-17
sinsinawa Mound.


American Publishing Company, con-
tains an accurate view of thai zplen-
| did hesitation Of learning, ST. CT IRA :
Academy. Sinsinawa Mound. On
the page opposite the engraving, We
find the f llOwing descriptive ar.iole
which will be read with interest BY
all friends IF the school.
Far down in the extreme sonth-
west corner of Wisconsin,, go near
that it may almost strech hand TO
either of her. sister States, her
br rad, green hill whose swellil z
outline wins the eye affair off with
lts metry-fringed Il ~ it,
l crescent. shaped brow by massive
oaks. not 10 thickly grouped together
nat the Tying cloud or the sta !,
9kimming It's edge, may glance
through a. the watcher bel Nv. Live
II groves clothe it's gently stopping
sides, bright springs ripple out from
| 0enea. is stoay foundations aud at
It's foot lie fair, broad fields of wav-
ing grain. This is Slnsinawa, 10 the
Sioux Dialect, the Fl me of the
Young e Agles," now the dwelling
place of beings gentler, but cer-
chance, no less keen-eyed aud daring.
just at be foot Of the crest stands
ST. Clara Academy" boasting but
few architectural professions, per-
haps; but strong sturdy and m 8
sive a. its fortunes had need to be,
in the days when it stood alpne, the
pioneer in the wilderness. Now after
The storms of nearly thirty winters,
i, lifts its gray, unsecured front, and
el ,qneDlly reminds its old-lime
friends OF those early days when
science first raised her head in the
depths of the wild woodland, lit
was no tender seed then, but Wig
orous young growth of fair proper
tions, planted by o brave, yet tender
hand under iar-seeing, watchful
eye. that never grew weary or mis-
cal .uated is range. II was young
| Ian who placed it there, one OF
those rare natures that bless our
world some ines, and hide their
manifold gifts 50 joaIously that we
zee them never, save after they have
shaped then selves solidly and effect
ally in deeds.
Father MassuchelJi familiary known
TO these who lDVed him best as Fa-
Their Samuel, was born AT Milln, of
Il wealthy house, bankers Tor many
generations. A4tute, generous, poi
lshed with the many ~sided mind OF
his race, filed with soaring am billon
which mignt have fred C@ sar or
Napoleon, but which in the Chr.-
tan youth dares yet pronder helghts
when hardly past On HOOD, ms
near burned for the tol3 and trl. /,
and be glorious crown Of the mis-
onarv. Wealth, honor, m ire than
all, the 1--we which strove with more
than human power to retain he only
son of the proud house, be hang be.
hind him as 50 N my Obstacles Ia BIZ
way, and aiming his dali og wish,
became D ,miuican m ,~al0nary
among the M"nominee Indians.
Called, in 1884 10 Dubuque. then
thriving VI &c, the aiding OF
that fl )Ck WIlhCut u pastor forced
him To rem ain, and in al incrodl bic
snort tim fair Game irl 1rots, Of |
which be was architect g we'll as
pastor. A few shOrt year. more |
saw DlbuQae elevated 10 the dlxnsiy |
Of Blshopric. The result Of biz wise |
and earnest representa- i ms TO "a
higher source. So lahors mul ipiied |
around him, and still his Eel aud |
char Y expanded t. meet them, aud |
temples of the living God rose under
hi. hand throughout ths whole
Northwest Iowa City. Davenport, |
Burlington G,ieno, al Iowa Wis
consin and Ilnois, witnessed the
foundation Of churches designed aDd |
built by him. Never at rest, with
he universal gemus which was his
blrl h-rig his pr0fund knowledge |
coul not bat shine forth, spite OF |
the simplicity under which be strove
to vel It. A / e&rly morning, per
forming the most sacred rites If his
ministry few bon after, delivers
ing q Discourse on political ect nomy |
to a -teuii G crowd-now drawirg
the plan for State Capital in Iowa
again, upon Il wall, busy wi h brick
and mortar in the midst of bis work
men be seemed ubiquitous.
HIS hears was set on S;nsinawa
Mound. for his prophetic glance saw
there the chosen haunt OF Religion
and Science HIS charities had long
since exhausted his own Inheritance,
but with the aid Of a rrinccly gin
from his I.aliau home, DO purchased
the Mound. and at once laid The
foundation OF College built from
the sandstone quarry close by lie
endowed it WI b a tuii and able Fac
ulty, obtained ter it g character saw
il ,atiug on the full tide Of pros
perity,-aud after cutting it loose
from eve tic OF obligation TO him
urned bis attention TO the accom-
llshment 1T bis dearest wish. He
obtained an unelgh y level piece Of
ground near B Anton, honey 'c0mbed |
Will ltHtA 81 IL / = eAijh az OitFts W =
der his magic touch, the vii ern<s.
began to blossom ike the rose. II re
b /, bmlL end W ed an Acad my, I
vet | ID there CJmmuni y OF De-
mlnlcan Slater aud devot himself /
hrneeforth to this, which was TO be /
the Child II his sga, for not yet |
had be relaxed one Il ~ in The b " |
G use OF 6elence. To scatter know
eye ia its purest and hottest shape
b Dad cast over be lad this was
the aim 70 which be bent every en-
ergy. H. met win a f.uog eud 10
"a career so Z nerou7 death came to
him treacherousIy one night Of inti-
Gus storm and darkness, on his way
to smooth the dying sinners passag-