The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1911-03-25
DIOCESE OF LEAD.

U1UVE0E VI LEAU.
Lead: st. Patrick's day opened
with a furry of snow and closed with
blaze of glory. Pontifical High Mass
was celebrated at 1890 by the Rt, Rev.
Bishop, assisted by Very Rev. M. J.
Noesen, V. G., as Arch-Priest, Rev.
William Colbert as Deacon, Rev. Vic
tor Fraziana, v. D., as Subdeacon, and
Rev. M. F. O'Brien as Master of Cere-
monies. The panegyric was preached
by Rev. William Colbert before a large
concourse of people,
In the evening the Cathedral ORA
matte Club presented their first play,
'"The Colleen Bawn,' at the Assembly
Hall of the Lead High School, where
they were greeted with a full house
of between seven and eight hundred.
Between the acts music was rendered
by Miss A. Letourneau, pianist, and
Mr.. A. Burnside, violinist. An ad-
dress was made by RI Rev. Bishop
Busch.
Mr.. e. J. Donohue, the st. Paul
architect, arrived at Lead Friday after
noon to look over the ground before
preparing plans for parish building
at Lead, to include school rooms, So
ciety hall and auditorium; also for a
memorial chapel and other additions
to the Mother House of the Sisters of
st. Benedict of Sturgis; and for an
academy to be opened by the latter
Sisters at Chadron, Neb. and possible
additions in the form of nurses homes
for the Sisters Hospitals at Deadwood
and Hot Springs.
Rev. r. A. Heinzmann of Fairfax
was visitor at the Bishops House in
Lead, having come to Deadwood to
make final proof of Philip Keenan,, de-
ceased, of Edgemont, who was killed
in railroad wreck near Crawford last
July. Father Heinzmann is the guar
dian of Edward keenan,, an invalid.
Fairfax: The congregation OF Fair
fax has made several Improvements in
the Parish House, including the addi-
ton of two rooms and the installation
of electric lights.
Bonesteei: The Parish of Bonesteel
| is very much interested in securing a
| Sisters school as we'll as services
each Sunday, they being now attended
twice a month from Fairfax.
Herrick: Mr.. Rost, from Carroll
County, Iowa, has just bought Sec
ton of land in this neighborhood and
paid $4,000 in cash for same. Mr..
Rost is Catholic and the father of a
large family.
Edeemont: Father Kelly, who sue
ceeded Father Heinzmann at Edge
mont, was also visitor at Lead this
week, being likewise interested in pro-
noting Sisters School in that place
for which special assistance has al
ready been promised.
Watanga: On March 18th a new
parish was organized at this place, be-
ing part of the newly opened portion of
the Standing Rock Reservation in
Corsen County, South Dakota.
| Joseph Err and Michael Nehl were
elected trustees. The ten Catholic
families have already secured and paid
for two building lots, and have SIS
on hand for the building fund. The
new bank, opened March 8, headed the
subscription list with $780, They ex-
pect to raise about $500. The ladies,
likewise, have secured SIS, the pro-
ceeds of two socials, with which they
intend to buy vestments and furnish
ings for their little church. At pres
ent the Catholics meet every Sunday
in the school house and recite the
Rosary.
Lemmon: Rev. H. Elskamp, s. J..
of the Sacred Heart College, Prairie
Du Chen, Wis, will conduct mis-.
sion at Lennon from May 18th to 25th
in the English and German languages
after which he will conduct mission
at Meadow.
| Deadwood: On Sunday last the Rt
Rev. Bishop celebrated Mass and
preached for the Sisters and nurses
at st. Joseph's Hospital.
Chadron.-Rev. M. e. Dolan writes
from Chadron that the members of his
parish have raised $4,000 in cash be.
sides their $4,000 property towards the
Academy to be opened there as soon
as possible. It is planned to collect
at least $4,000 in cash and to expend
from $4,000 to $4,000 on building.
j Sturgs: The Young Ladies' So
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