The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-08-01

vas destroyed last month by a cyclone
II VIII be one of the neatest in that
section of the diocese.
Members of St. Iaphaers congrega-
] lioh, Dubuque. Ia, nave virtually de-
clded upon building a new school The
pIsSeht schools facilities have become
Inadequate
me German Roman Catholic young
men societies of Chicago held their
sehl-annual convention at Lakeside.
III. There was a large attendance
The late Mrs. Hannah Mullins of
MaysVille, KY. left number of be-
quests to the Catholic institutions of
me CoVlngton diocese. st. Elizabeth
a mospltaI OF Covington will receive ST.
VgU; the Good Shepherd institution of
Highland, back of Newport. 81 C0O. 81
'ohh Orphanage asylum, $500: St. Jo-
seph's Orphan asylum, $3.50: the in
Irm priests of the diocese. 5000. and
the seminarians of the diocese 81 900.
81 Patrick's church of St Louis was be-
quedthed $1,000, the Sisters of the WISH
tallon, $1,000 and the Sisters of the Visi-
tatlon of Tacoma, Wash, 81. 500. Mrs.
Mullins also made requests to Cath
ones in Ireland and in New York City
Those in charge of the movement to
erect new Polish church in Detroit
announce that they have raised enough
money, $4,000, to purchase the site.
The Germans in the west are falling
| INTO line with the Catholic university.
AT its late convention held in Cincin-
natl the Catholic German Staatsver-
band of Ohio passed resolutions favor
! ing the eSta blishment of a German
cEair in the Washington institution.
| Father A. H. Walburg came forward
! with a subscription of 81, 500
st. Lawrence parish. Cincinnati, is
about to erect a new school building,
which will cost $4,000.
Parkstake. which is situated in the
heart of beautiful farming section of
South Dakota, will put up new
church soon at an expense of over $25,-
VOO. The country is settled by prosper
( Gus Germans
1t is worthy of note that vacation
cooking and sewing schools have been
opened by the Catholic Woman's
league of Peoria, ILL., There is no
charge made for the instruction given
and the classes are open to all creeds
and nationalities. Needless to say the
lessons are exceedingly well attended
and great credit is due the enterprisng
members of the Catholic Woman's
league.
The corner stone of the new Polish
Church of st. Francis, Detroit, was laid
on Sunday of last week by Bishop Fo-
ley. The new church completed will
cost nearly 100000, and it is expected
that it will be completed in about a
year. The present church will then be
used for school purposes only.
Most Rev Archbishop Riordan of
San Francisco dedicated the new novi-
tate of the Christian Brothers at Mar
tinez.
By the will of Abel Stephenson, late
of Hillsboro. N. H, filed at the probate
office in Nashua, n. H.. st. Mary's
church, Hillsboro. is. to receive bell
of the value of $500.
The attendance at the Western Cath
Ollie chautauqua now in progress at St |
Paul, Mimi, is reported very good this
year. ,s,n
Plans have been prepared for a new
chapel for the Convent of Mercy at
Merton, Pa.
Two beautiful art statues of st. |
Augustus and st. John. Berchmans. do |
mated to St. Johns church, Defiance, /
o., by d generous parishioner, will be |
placed in position this month.
st. Anthony's church, Long Beach.
Cal, was dedicated last Sunday by
Bishop Conaty.
The Catholic farmers of. Iowa are
greatly rejoiced over the fine returns
they have had from their crops.
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Archbishop Ksane of Dubuque Ia,
has sailed for Europe, accompanied by
Mgr. O'COnnell, the rector of the Cath
olic university. The archbishop will not
return until Sept. 20.
An entirely new electric lighting sys-
tenn, complete in every detail, is being
in St Patrick's cathedral,
New York, Each of the many pillars
will hold sixtyfour bulb lights. Aseut
1000 lights vii be placed about. the altar
and around the sanctuary. When the
work is finished over 5000 new lights
will have been, erected in the edifice.
The beautiful new church of st. John
he Baptist, Payne, O., is approaching
and will be dedicated in the
Early fall. 1t is the most imposing edi-
fee in the town.
A reform organization, made UP of
eading citizens, has, been formed in
Dubuque, Ia. called the Citizens Al
lance. The organization was formed
1t a meeting held at Stout Auditorium.
The meeting. took action regarding the
.ioting in the recent street railway
strike Among the speakers was DIR.
CARROLL, who appeared as the repre-
of Archbishop Keane.
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Supreme President of the Young
Mems Institute r. ]. Kierce has sailed
or Honolulu to visit the councils of the
institute in the territory of Hawaii, .
Damien council No. $50. Honolulu;
0rancis council No. 573, Hilo, and Gull I
tan council No. SIS, Wailuku Mr..
fierce will spend probably a month in :
laval.
The Catholics of Ballard, Wash. have
ad the great pleasure of having the
ew st. Alphonsus church dedicated. !
St. Brigid's congregation, Pittsburg, :
"a. is spending $4,000 in refrescoing the
hurch in preparation of its coming
olden jubilee. +
Foreign.
A Catholic congress is now being held
Melbourne, Australia.
Lord Roberts. has issued an appeal to 4
L who. are i'm possession of family BIZ