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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23

An event of more than ordinary
interest in the annals of the Church
in North Dakota took place on We'd
nesday, October 20, when st. Johns
Academy, jamestown, N. D., observed
the twenty-fifth anniversary of it's
establishment. 1t was the first Cath
olic educational institution founded in
the newly-erected Diocese of James
town, now the Diocese of Fargo, after
the conservation of the late Right
Reverend John Shanley as first Bishop
of the See in 1889. In the beginning
it consisted of one small building pre-
sided over by four Sisters of st. Joseph
of whom Mother Catherine was SUI
perioress. During the quarter of a
century of it's existence, ST. Johns
Academy has kept pace with the
growth and development of the State
of North Dakota and has added build
ing after building to it's equipment
to meet the needs of an increasing
enrolment of students and the require
ments of modern educational prog
ress. At the present time it COM
prises several buildings, the latest
addition being new auditorium, 'St
Cecilia's Hail." made from the re
modelled Church of ST. James which
served the congregation until the new
brick structure was dedicated about
year ago. The institution is now in
charge of twenty-seven Sisters of St
Joseph with Mother Annunciata as SUI
perioress.
49, STho Jubilee Celebratson.
The celebration opened with the
Jubilee Mass in ST. James Church at
which the pastor, Rev. Edward ]
Geraghty, officiated with the Rev
Thomas Egan, pastor of ST. Mary's
Cathedral, Fargo, as deacon, the Rev
John J. Mcdonald, pastor of st. Law
renee O'Toole's Church, Michigan, as
subdeacon, and Rev. P. McGeough, pas
tor of st. Boniface Church, Wimble
don, as master of ceremonies. The
Right Reverend Bishop O'Reilly Of
Fargo, was present and preached the
sermon. A large number of priests
from different parts of North Dakota
honored the occasion with their pres
ence. After the Mass banquet was
served to the Right Reverend Bishop
and visiting priests in the Academy
In the afternoon reception was helC
from three to five o'clock in the
Academy parlors and afterwards the
women of the parish served dinner
for the citizens of Jamestown and the
visitors.
The days proceedings were brough
to close with an entertainment il
the new auditorium, the first soeia
function held in st. Cecilia's Hall. The
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23
CHURCH AND REGTORY BURNED
FATHER SCHOONER, "THE WIZ
ARD OF BROOKS" LOST CHURCH
AND RESIDENCE AND NEW VA
RIETIEs OF FLOWERS AND
FRUITS PRODUCED BY HIM.

AS a result Of a fire on Saturday
night, October 9, the Rev. George
Schooner, parish priest Of Brooks. Ore.,,
lost not only his church and residence
but the results Of FIVE years labor in
breeding new varieties OF flowers and
fruits, for his best experimental gar
dens were near the church and house.
There was no insurance on the church
or residence, which were completely
destroyed The failure to carry insur-
ance is said to have been due to the
objections of some members of the
congregation who considered it an un-
necessary expense The fire was
caused by the explosion Of a gas stove
| in a neighboring house, which was
also destroyed.
A gold and silver ciborium, set with
q large diamond and valued at $4,000,
was stolen at the time of the FIRE.
Father Schooner carried the vessel
out with some other valuable articles
and left them lying near the burning
buildings. In the commotion someone
carried it away.
The ciborium was part of the ex.
hibit of the German government at
the worlds fair In Chicago In 1893,
land received first prize. It was
later presented to Father Schooner
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23
.DI OND JUBILEE
MoTHERHousE OF SISTERS OF
PROVIDENCE IN. INDIANA WAS
FOUNDED sEvENTY-FlvE YEARS

:
The diamond jubilee of the Mother
house of the Sisters of Providence.
st. Mary of the Woods, Ind, was cele-
brated with great solemnity on
Wednesday, October 20. Just seven
ty-five years ago Mother Theodore
Guerin and her little band of devoted
Sisters arrived at st. Mary's and laid
the foundation of the great work that
has since been carried on.
At the celebration Right Reverend
F. s. Chatard,- D. D., Bishop of In
Idianapolis, presided, Right Reverend
Jos. Chartrand, D. D., CoadjutoT
Bishop, celebrated the Solemn Pontifi.
cal Mass of Thanksgiving, and Most
Reverend J. ]. Glennon, Archbishop
of st. Louis, preached the sermon.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23
SILVER JUBILEE CELEBRATION

ST. JOHNS ACADEMY, JAMES
TOWN, NJ. D., OBSERVED THE
TWENTY-FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
OF ITS FOUNDATION ON oc-
ToBER 2o-P EER EDucA-
TIoNAL INSTITUTION IN THE
DIOCESE OF FARoo-RELIGIous
AND CIVIC FUNCTIONS SER.
MON BY BISHOP o'REILLY-
PRESENTATION TO THE SIS
TERs-hIsToRY OF THE AcAD-
ENVY.
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SUI: TAM TO PO.P!l {
TURKISH RULER SENDS FAVOR
ABLE REPLY TO THE PoPE'ss
LETTER.

A favorable reply has been received
to the personal letter which Pope
Benedict XIV recently addressed to
the Sultan, asking the latter to stop
the massacre of Arnenians The
Turkish ruler has promised to comply
with the request Of His Holiness.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23
PRIEST DROPS De AD.
FATHER WALDRoN OF MALoY,
IOWA, STRICKEN AT CON-
FERENCE.

The Rev. Charles S. Waldron, aged
20, pastor of the Immaculate Concep-
ton Church at Maloy, Iowa, dropped
dead at st. Mary's parish house, -Des
Moines, Iowa, on October 49,, while
attending a conference of priests.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23
.PAROGHlAL SCHOOL DEDICATED
BAKER, v. G., BLESSED
ST. BoNlFAcE SCHOOL, LlDoER-
WOOD, N. D., AND PREACHED
THE sERMoN-IT COST $4,000
BUILT BY FATHER DuERR, THE
PASTOR.

Sunday, October 10, was memora-
BILE day in the history of ST Boniface
parish, Lidgerwood, N. d. It witnessed
the formal dedication Of the new
parochial school erected under the
pastoral supervision of the Rev. p. A.
Duerr.
The dedication ceremony took place
at two o'clock in the afternoon when
the Very Reverend John Baker, v. G.,
of Oakes, Diocesan School Inspector,
blessed the building and preached a
sermon on the necessity of religion in
education. There was a large con
course of people present at the dedi-
cation, as well as at the Solemn High
Mass celebrated at half past ten
o'clock by Father Duerr at which the
Rev. William Schimmel of Litchyille
preached in German on the value OF
.parochial school education. Among
the visiting priests were Fathers
Studnicka, Gaydusek and Maluski.
st. Bonitace school is considered
one of the best institutions of its
kind in the State of North Dakota
and reflects great credit on the pas
tor and the members OF st. Boniface
parish. The building cost $4,000 and
is equipped with all modern con
veniences. 1t was opened last January
with SO pupils in charge of the Sisters
of the Presentation whose Mother.
house is in Fargo. At present there
is an attendance of ia pupils and &c
more will soon be enrolled.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23
CAMPAIGN FOR ORPHANAGE

100000 WILL BE RAISED. IN MIN.
NEAPoLIs BY PUBLIC suRscRlP.
TIoN FOR THE BOYS CATHOLIC
ORPHAN AsYLUM-MR. sHEF.
FIELD IN CHARGE OF THE CAM
PAiGN WHICH WILL OPEN
ABOUT THE MIDDLE OF NovEM.
Der - A WORTHY CHARITY
THAT APPEALS TO ALL.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23
SISTER CALLED
MOTHER PANcRATIA OF THE sIS-
TIERS OF LoRETTo DIED IN DEN.
YER LAST WEEK---A CONVERT
TO THE cHURcH-LlVED IN
DENVER FOR NEARLY FIFTY
YEARs-BulLT LoRETTo AcAD-
EMY.

Last week the Sisters of Loretto of
Denver, Colo, lost one of the pioneer
members of the community when
Mother .Pancratia, Superioress OF
Loretto Academy, passed away at st.
Joseph's Hospital, in the sixty-second
year of her age. She was buried from
the Convent chapel, the Mass of
Requiem being celebrated by Mgr.
Brady, " G., and the sermon preached
by Rev. William O'Ryan, pastor of st.
Leo's Church.
Mother Pancratia was born in st.
Louis, Mo-, in 1853, of Protestant
parents. In her thirteenth year she
was received into the Catholic Church
and two years later entered the novi:
tiate of the Loretto Sisterhood at
Loretto, KY. In the same year she
was sent to st. Mary's Academy in
Denver, where she remained for TWEEN.
ty-three years until the Loretto
Academy was built when she became
its first superioress, position which
she retained until her death.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1915-10-23

DECLARES THAT sEcTARIAN IN
TOLERANCE is OPPOSED TO
THE SPIRIT OF THE coNsTITU-
TIoN-coMMENDs PATRIOTISM
OF THE KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
IN AN ADDRESS IN NEW YORK
ON COLUMBUS DAY."
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WESTERN PRELATE DEAD

MGR. vERWILGHEN, VICAR GEN.
ERAL OF THE DIOCESE OF SEAT
TIE, succUMBs AFTER A LONG
ILLNEss--WAs PASTOR OF ST.
JAMES CHURCH IN VANCOUVER,
ORE. FOR SOME YEARS.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-02
Why He Kent a servant.

In the days when he was superin-
tendent of the Portsmouth dockyard
In England, Lord Fisher, the present
admiral of the British feet, had the
seadog attitude toward the men: he
frequently tested them with all the
harshness of a whaling captain; they.
in turn. treated him with a half
friendly, half-hostile familiarity
Several years after his Portsmouth
days Fisher visited one Of his old as
sociates of the forecastle who was
then living on half-pay. He found the
old man comfortably settled in a cot
tage. attended by another superannu-
ated seaman.
why do you have this other man
here?" asked the admiral.
u keep i'm ERE" said the pensioner.
ito come up into my quarters at i've
o'clock in the mornin' an sing out
Hi there" At that | merely rolls
over in my bed, and says, Tell old
Fisher to go to 'ell'"-World's Work
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-02

Everything was in harmony, even the
grave precision of the solemn-facea
butler and the powdered hair of the
two footmen. Quest, perhaps for the
first time in his life. felt almost lost,
hopelessly out Of touch with his sur
roundings, and a struggling figure.
Nevertheless. he entertained the little
party with many stories. He struggled
all the time against that queer sense
of anachronism which now and then
became almost oppressive.
The professors pleasure at finding
himself once more amongst these ia
miliar surroundings was obvious and
intense. The conversation between
him and his brother never tagged.
There were tenants and neighbors to
be asked after. matters concerning the
estate on which he demanded infor-
nation. Even the very servants
names he remembered.
1T was queer turn of fate. George"
he declared. as he held out before him
a wonderfully chased glass filled with
amber wine. (which sent you into the
world few seconds before me and
made you lord Of Ashleigh and me a
struggling scientific man."
THE world has benefited by it,
Lord Ashleigh remarked, with more
than fraternal courtesy. I'VE hear
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THE VERNON COUNTY CENSOR. vRooUA. WIS

brother and Lady Ashleigh have recov-
cred from the shock of poor Lena's
death in a marS elous manner, / be-
lieve, but the sight of the girl might
have brought 1t back to them. You
have left her with friends, 1 hope, Mr..
Quest?"
She has an aunt in Hampstead"
the latter explained. Il should have
liked TO see her safely there my
self, but we should have been an
hour or two later down here, and
tell YOU" ne went on, his voice gather
ing a note almost OF ferocity, I'm
wanting to get my hands on that fell
low Craig. wonder where they're
holding him"
AT the local police station. l ex-
pect,T the professor replied. my
brother is a magistrate. of course. and
he would see that proper arrange
ments were made. There he is at the
hall door,"
The carriage drew up before the
great front a moment or two later.
Lord Ashleigh came forward with out
stretched hands, the genial smile OF
the welcoming host upon his lips. In
his manner. however, there was a dis
tinct note of anxiety.
Edgar, my dear fellow" he ex-
claimed. Il am delighted Welcome
back to your home! Mr.. Quest. am
very happy to see you here. You have
heard the news, of course?"
we have heard nothingi" the pro
fessor replied.
You didn't go to Scotland Yard ?"
Lord Ashleigh asked.
I'VE haven't been to London at ALL"
Quest explained. I'VE got on the boat
train at Plymouth, and your brother
managed to induce one of the directors
whom he saw on the platform to stop
the train for us at Hamblin road. We
only left the boat two hours ago.
There's nothing wrong with Craig, is
there?"
Lord Ashleigh motioned them to fol
low him.
please come this way" he invited.
He led them across the hall-which,
dimly lit and with its stained-glass
windows, was almost like the nave of
a cathedral-into the library beyond.
He closed the door and turned around.
81 have bad news for you BOTH" he
announced. Craig has escaped"
Neither the professor nor Quest be-
trayed any unusual surprise. So far
as the latter was concerned, his first
glimpse at Lord Ashleigh's face had
warned him of what was coming.
Dear met" the professor muir
INJURED, sinking into an easy chair.
This is most unexpected"
We'll get him again." Quest de-
clared quickly. Can you let US have
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-02

ing. The horse SHE'D. the wheel
caught a great stone by the side Of
the road, and ali four men were
thrown out. The man to whom Craig
was handeuffed was stunned. but Craig
himself appears to have been unhurt.
He stumbled up. took the key of the
handouts from the pocket of the off,
Ger. undid them and slipped of into
the underground before either the
groom or the other Scotland Yard man
had recovered thei- senses. To cut
a long story short, this was last Thurs
day. and up till now not a single trace
Of the fellow has been discovered"
Quest rose abruptly TO his feet.
Say. I'd like to take this matter up
right on the spot where Craig sap
peared." he suggested. Couldn't we
do that?"
by all means" Lord Ashleigh
agreed, touching a bell. We have
several hours before we change for
dinner. l will have car round and
take you to the spot"
The professor acquiesced readily,
and very soon they stepped out of the
automobile on TO the side of a narrow
road. looking very much as it had been
described. Farther on, beyond a
stretch Of open common. they could
see the smoke from the gypsy en-
campment. On their left-hand side
was a stretch of absolutely wild coun.
try. bounded in the far distance by the
gray stone wall Of the park. Lord
Ashleigh led the way through the
thicket, talking as he went
Craig came along through here"
he explained. The groom and the
Scotland Yard man who had been
sitting by his side. followed him. They
searched for an hour, but found no
trace Of him at all Then they re
turned to the house TO make re-
port and get help. / will now show
you how Craig first eluded them"
He led the way along tangled path,
doubled back. plunged into a little
spinney and came suddenly to a small
shed.
AhiS 40 al ahSAShl sdheheShei ?
shelter" he explained; built a long
time ago and almost forgotten now.
What Craig did. without doubt. was to
hide in this. The Scotland Yard man
who took the affair in hand found
distinct traces here of recent occupa.
ton. That is how he made his first
escape"
Quest nodded
"Sure!" he murmured. We'll, now,
what about your more extended
search?"
Il am coming to that" Lord Ash.
leigh replied. "As Edgar will re-
member, no doubt, have always kept
few bloodhounds in my kennels, and
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-02

some entries concerning which / was
interested. 1t contains history of
the Hamblin estate since the days of
Cromwell, and here in the back. you
see, is a list of our farmers, bailiffs
and domestic servants. There was a
Craig who was a tenant of the first
Lord Ashleigh and fought with him in
the Cromwellian wars as a trooper
and since those days, so far as can
see, there has never been a time when
there hasn't been a Craig in the serv-
ice Of our family. A fine race they
seem to have been. until"
Until when?" Quest demanded.
The look Of trouble had once more
clouded the professors face. He
shrugged his shoulders slightly.
Until Craig's father" he admitted
Il am afraid / must admit that we
come upon bad piece of family his
tory here. Silas Craig entered the
service of my father in 1858, as under
gamekeeper. Here we come upon the
first black mark against the name.
He appears to have lived reputably
for some years. and then, after quar-
rel with a neighbor about some trivial
matter, he deliberately murdered him,
crime for VIII, he was tried and
executed in 1857 John Craig, his only
son, entered our service in 1880, and,
when left England, accompanied me
as my valet"
There was a moments silence.
'Lenora and are sailing tomor-
row." Quest said. I'VE are taking
over the necessary warrants and shall
bring Craig back here for trial"
The professor smoked thoughtfully
for some moments. Then he rose de-
liberately to his feet He had come
to a decision. He announced it calm
ly, but irrevocably.
II shall come with you," ne an
nounced. Il shall be glad to visit
England, but apart from that FEST it
to be my duty. I owe it to Craig to
see that he has a fair chance, and l
owe it to the law to see that he pays
the penalty. If, indeed, he is guilty of
these crimes. Is Miss Laura accom-
panying you, too?"
Quest shook his head
From what the surgeons tell u.s."
he said, ''it will be some weeks before
she is able to travel. At the same
time. must tell you that am glad of
your decision, professor"
ct is my duty" the latter declared.
II cannot rest in this state of uncer-
tainty. If Craig is lost to me, the
sooner / face the fact the better. At
the same time will be frank with
you. Notwithstanding all the accumu-
lated pile of evidence feel in my
heart the urgent necessity of seeing
him face to face, of holding him by
the shoulders and asking him whether
these things are true. We have faced
death together, Craig and l. We have
done more than that-we have court
ed it. There is nothing about him
can accept from hearsay. shall go
with you to England, Mr.. Quest"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-02
CHAPTER XIX.

The professor rose from his seat in
some excitement as the carriage
passed through the great gates of
Hamblin park. He acknowledged
with smile the respectful curtsy of
the woman who held it open.
"You have now an opportunity, my
dear Mr.. Quest" he said, "of appre-
ciating one feature of English life not
entirely reproducible in your own
wonderful country. I mean the home
life and surroundings of our aristoc-
racy. You see these oak trees?" he
went on, with little wave of his
hand. They we're planted by my an
cestors in the days of Henry VIII.
have been student of tree life in
South America and in the dense for
ests of central Africa, but for real
character, for splendor of growth and
hardness. there is nothing in the
world to touch the Ashleigh oaks"
They're some trees" the criminol-
ogist admitted
"You notice, perhaps, the small
ones, which seem dwarfed. Their
tops we're cut OFF by the lord of Ash
leigh on the day that Lady Jane Grey
was beheaded Queen Elizabeth heard
of 1t and threatened to eonfiscate the
estate. Look at the turf, my friend.
Ages have gone to the making of that
messy, velvet carpet"
Where's the house?" Quest in
quired.
"A mile farther on yet. The woods
part and make natural avenue past
the bend of the river there" the pro-
fessor pointed out. Full of trout, that
river, Quest. How used to whip that
stream when l was boyl"
They swept presently round bend
in the avenue. Before them on the
hillside surrounded by trees and with
great walled garden behind, was
Hamblin house. Quest gave vent TO a
little exclamation of wonder as he
looked at it.
This is where you've got us beat,
sure" he admitted. Our country
places are like gewgaw palaces COM
pared to this. Makes me kind of
sorry" he went on regretfully, that
didn't bring l.enO-a along"
The professor she ok his head.
you were very wise," he said. my
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1915-06-02

as soon as we could get together one
or two of the keepers and a few Of
the local constabulary, we started
off again from here. The dogs brought
us without a check to this shed, and
started off again this way"
They walked another half mile
across reedy swamp. Every now
and then they had to jump across a
small dyke, and once they had to
make detour to avoid an osier bed.
They came at last to the river.
Now, can show you exactly how
that fellow put US off the scent here"
their guide proceeded. "He seems to
have picked up something, Edgar, in
those South American trips of yours,
for a cleverer thing I never saw.
You see all these bulrushes every.
whereabouts of them all along the
river?"
1--WE call them tdles," Quest NUT.
tered Well?"
When Craig arrived here" Lord
Ashleigh continued, che must have
heard the baying Of the dogs in the
distance and he knew that the game
was up unless he could put them off
the scent. He cut a quantity of these
bulrushes from a place a little farther
behind those trees, then stepped bold.
ly into the middle Of the water, wad-
ed down to that spot where. as you
see, the trees hang over, stood stock
still and leaned them all around him.
II was dusk when the chase reached
the river bank. and / have ne doubt
the bulrushes presented quite a natur-
al appearance. At any rate, although
the dogs came without a check to the
edge Of the river, where he stepped
of, they never picked the scent up
again either on this side or the other.