The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1902-09-19

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Philadelphia, Sept. 11.-Herself to
God; her fortune to man.. -"
That Is the life history of Mother
Mary Katherine, who was Miss Drexel,
the Philadelphia heiress.
Miss Katherine Drexel, daughter Of
the distinguished banking family of
Philadelphia, amazed society some
years ago by becoming first a black
robed sister and then Mother Mary
Katherine, head and founder of the
Order of the Blessed Sacrament.
This remuneration OF self has been
followed not only by the giving of her
millions, but by years Of patient, hard
work and self-sacrifice for the good of
mankind. r.
Every n a heard of the amous
Indian school at Carlisle, Pa, where
the untamed children of forest and
plain have been taught the arts OF CIV
~ilization and peace and their rude su-
perstitions changed for a knowledge of
goodness. This great ph~ilanthropic
success Of the east is about to be re-
peated in the west. And the m who
makes its repetition possible is Mother
I Mary Katherine, whom the world knew
as Mary Katherine DreXel. Many a
time in the far past noble ONE were
canoniZed into saints for deeds of far
less piety n value. zS3%
mas Bou9hT SaScade springs.
For five years Mother Katherine has
worked hard to obtain possession Of the
famous Cascade Springs in the Black.
Hills Of South Dakota.
She has longed to w this particular
secluded, picturesque spot In order that
she might establish there a school for
Indians and negroes-a school planned
on such a broad, humanitarian basis
that it would be a, genuine western.
Carlisle.
AT last she has succeedad. The "Or-
der Of the Blessed Sacrament OF which
Mother Katherine is the director and
founder, has just secured possession of
the Cascade Springs, which for years
the Indians have fought like demons to
keep for their very own.
The Indians have always ~believed5in
the healing power Of this wonderful
spring, with its tremendous flow Of hot
water, and before$they were confined
toMtheir reservation twas a common
sight to see a number of tepees erected
a short distance from the5spring.@ The
willy Indian brave was there and then
setting an example which exclusive So
ciety has since been glad to copy, for.
the Indian,3When out of sorts and
troubled with aches and pains, would
come with his squawto the healing wa
tiers and live there, often for.weeks, ull-
I'll cured Of his ills. 1T WasShis prim-
Tive belief that the Great Rather
|dWelt In the waters.
Has $e5,ooo Natatorium.
Ten years ago In 1892 an effort$Was
made to transform Cascade Springs In
20 a summer resort. A company took
possession and began the erection Of
buildings Magnificent b%athhouse:
costing $4,000 was put Up, afour-story
stone hotel appeared#as IL by magic,
and many smaller buildings Wereerect-i
ed .55@Before the buildings eould be
thrown openSto the public the financial
crash OF 1898 canle.Eand every industry
throughout the west was crippled. Work
at Cascade ceased. Litigation came on,
9TH company sank hopelsssiy In the
financial difficulties. S s8Ss
In%1S985 Mother katherine began ne
gotiationsa for the purchase Of the mag.
nificent cut stone bathhouse and hotel
at Cascade Sprangs.gB But forSSone srea-5
son and another It'll not until now that
sMotheraKatherine or more correctly
Observation-Disclosures of the Blessed Sac
sran,eAnt. could gain possession OF the
Tfais order which Mother katherine
represents has Just purchased the b
tire place for $4,000. &c is her plan
and wish to- have here thesslargest and
best equipped Indian schools IL the
country.
New buildings VIII Be erected ana
the old ones restored. Owing Is the
vows nf the orderl tits necessarystores
Hrelve pit theaschool colored&chiidren "a
wellsns Indians.
Her Eifs Romantic One.
Mother Mary Katherine,s interest liz
Eatshe Indians dates back many years.
When was Miss prexeI. ofSPhilaS
Aelplia, courted and HsoughtSby So
Eciety,s most exclusive set. h had 1.-The