The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-02-25
DIOCESE OF SIOUX FALLS.

u Sioux Falls. - Marquette Council,
knights of Columbus, has taken an
initial step toward the establishment
of an inebriate asylum in the state OF
South Dakota and is now urging, by
letter, every member of the order in
the state, of whom there are about
1000, to write to the representatives
from his county in the legislature and
suggest the advisability of passing a
law for the establishment of such an
institution.
A committee has been named to
draw up bill to be submitted to the
legislature to provide place in the
state where inebriates, victims OF
either the liquor or drug habits, may
be treated at public expense.
The law will make the taking of
the treatment at the asylum, part Of.
the penalty provided for men who
drink too much and instead of send
ing those unfortunates to the county
Jail or the city jail as is now the Gus
tom, they will be committed to the
Institution provided for their treat
ment and will be given an opportu-
nifty to get sober and remain that way.
The bill also provides that the man
at the head of the institution shall be
a physician skilled in the work which
will be necessary to do.
Brookings.-A mission will be held
in St. Thomas Church, Brookings, in
June and the exercises will be con-
Quoted by the Rev. Fathers Monahan
and Brady of the Diocesan Missionary
band
Esteline.-The Rev. Joseph A. Flynn
of Esteline contemplates the erection
of a fine new church at Castlewood to
take the place of the present struc-
ture, which was built over twenty
years ago. The farmers in that Sec
ton of HamIine County are now well
off and they intend to erect an edifice
that will be a monument to their gen.
crosby
MiIIhank.-Rev. L. G. Brones, who
has been pastor at Millbank for some
years, has been transferred to Beres-
ford, where he will assume charge of
St Teresa's Church. 1t is quite prob
able that Father Brones will build a
new parochial school in Beresford.
Pierre.-The Rev. J. Heidegger, for
merly pastor at Epiphany, but who left
the diocese last summer, has again re-
turned and will soon be assigned to
duty.
Aberdeen.-Very Rev. Dean Der
mody of Aberdeen is preparing to
erect a parochial school which will be
amongst the largest in that section of
the diocese.
WstertoWn.-Very Rev. William o.
Meara of Watertown has been APP
pointed dean of that district vice Very
Rev. John Hogan, who has gone to
Rochester, N. Y.
Dean O'Meara, pastor of the I'm
maculate Church, WATERFOWL, has
fitted up the basement of his church
for school purposes and the work will
be competed in about ten days, after
which the school will be opened. It
will be in charge of the Sisters.
In the passing away of Mr.. Larry j.
O'Toole, which took place on Sunday
Watertown loses one of its prominent
and most esteemed citizens. Deceased
came to Codington County in the
early seventies, and since that time he
has held many positions of trust and
responsibility. His funeral was held
from the Immaculate Conception
Church, Dean O'Meara officiating.
MitchelI.-A fair is being held this
week in the city hall, the proceeds of
which will go towards the building of
the new parochial school which Father
O'F1aherty will erect in the spring.
The present school was built by Mgr.
Sheehan of NElkton In the spring Of