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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-27

rifice of the Mass was offered up.
The history of the Catholic Church
in Minnesota carries us back to the
days when French traders and Woy-
ageurs, fascinated by the glitter of
gold and lured by love of adventure,
established posts in this western
country for the purpose Of carrying
on trade with the aboriginal inhabit-
ants. While this was the primary
purpose of these fortified enclosures,
they served, likewise, as centers OF
missionary activity, for the traders
were usually accompanied by a priest
who not only ministered to their spir-
itual needs but sought to bring the
Redmen under the benign influence of
the gospel. Rude chapels were built
within these stockades, whence the
message of Christianity was preached
to the Indians. It was upon the print
tive altar Of one of these log chapels
that the August Sacrifice of the Mass
was first celebrated within the limits
of the State of Minnesota.
AS early as the middle of the seven
teenth century the first chapel in
Minnesota was erected on what is now
known as Prairie Island situated in
the Mississippi River few miles be-
low the present town Of Hastings. 1t
was built in 1866, by two French
travellers, Groseilliers and Radisson,
who during their years residence on
the Island gave religious instruction
to the Huron Indians who had been
driven by the Iroquois from their
country in the vicinity of Georgian
Bay and Lake Huron. Groseilliers and
Radisson performed the duties of lay
missionaries among the Indians, in
structing them in the Faith and baptiz-
ing their children; and as there is no
mention of a priest, we infer that
Mass was not celebrated in this
primitive chapel.
The second log chapel was built at
Fort Beauharnois on the shores OF
Lake Pepin, near the present village
of Frontenac, in 1927. It was dedi-
Gated to St. Michael the Archangel,
and Mass was said in it by Fathers
Michael Guignas and Nicholas DeGon-
ner, both Jesuit missionaries, who &C
companied the expedition sent from
Eastern Canada to trade with the In
dams. In the following spring the
fort. together with the chapel, was
transferred to the site of the present
Villa Maria Convent and Academy,
and occupied from time to time for
more than score Of years.
The third chapel was erected at
Fort st. Charles on the southern
shore of the Lake Of the Woods in
the northern part Of what is now
Beltrami County, in August, 1882, by
La Verendrye who was seeking a
passage to the Pacific Ocean. Among
his followers was Father Messenger
and, later on, Father Aulneau, both
Jesuits, who said Mass in this little
chapel. Father Aulneau, the son Of
La Verendrye and nineteen COM
panions were afterwards murdered by
the Indians and the bodies of the
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-27

of st. Paul Twenty-Five churches;
thirty-five stations, where religious
services were held occasionally;
twenty priests; five converts of re-
1igious women; a monastery of Bene-
dictine Fathers; a house of teaching
Brothers; a hospital; several Catholic
schools; and Catholic population Of
nearly fifty thousand. What won
derful growth in less than six years!
Truly, God gave the increase!
His successor, the Right Reverend
Thomas L. Grace, who took possession
of the See in 1859, found his Cathe-
dral completed as a result Of the eff
forts of Father Ravoux who had adj
ministered the diocese after the death
Of Bishop Cretin. The first Mass was
said within its sanctuary on June Is,
1858, although the building was I'M
finished and upholstered. It continued
to serve the needs of the diocese until
August 81, 1914, when the last Mass
was celebrated within it's sacred pre-
cincts. ~
The second Bishop of st. Paul re-
signed the See on July 81, 1884, and
went into retirement as Titular B1sh-
CD of Menith. His successor was the
present Metropolitan, the Most Rev.
erend John Ireland, who was conse-
Grated Titular Bishop Of Maronea and
Coadjutor to Bishop Grace on Decem-
Der 21, 1875, the fourteenth anniver-
sary Of his ordination. On the retire
ment of Bishop Grace he became third
Bishop of st. Paul, and on May Is,
1888, when the diocese was raised to
the rank of Metropolitan See he
became it's first Archbishop.
- e
The present Cathedral Of st. Paul
is the GROWING work Of his episcopal
career. The project of building new
Cathedral was decided upon on March
81, 1904, and immediate steps were
taken to secure the commanding site
upon which it now rests. The task
of designing it was entrusted to Mr..
E. L. Masqueray, and ground was
broken in the fall Of 1906. On June
2, 1907, the cornerstone was laid; the
first religious service was held on
Palm Sunday, March %, 1915, and the
dedication took place on Low Sunday,
April II, of the same year. The ex-
terror alone was completed, the In
terror walls being bare Of adornment,
and the sanctuary and chapels I'M
touched by the artists hand. Since
then special efforts have been put
forth to complete some of the chapels
and already the work Of finishing the
chanel of st. Peter, and that or st.
Joseph is we'll under way. A GIT
Of $4,000, pledged for the high
altar, gives assurance that the Catne-
dral sanctuary will one day enshrine
an altar worthy of it's magnificent
setting.
Visitors to the new Cathedral are
thrilled with admiration as they view
it's architectural perfection and pic
ture to themselves what 1t Will be
like when the interior shall receive
an adornment in keeping with the ex-
terror beauty of the sacred edifice.
It is the pride Of the Catholics, not
only of this city but of the diocese
and of the Northwestern archi-
tectural gem of which the citizens OF
st. Paul, irrespective of class or creed,
may legitimately be proud. 1t is the
browning glory Of less than three
score and ten years of organized
Catholicity in the State Of Minnesota.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-27

st. Paul-the erection of the magni-
ficent marble altar which is to house
the tabernacled Lord, the enrichment
of the sanctuary as worthy setting
for such jewel, the adornment of the
coronet of chapels destined to en-
nance it's beauty, the sheathing Of the
interior walls with glistening marble
will mark an epoch in the annals
of Catholicity in Minnesota and the
Northwest. 1t will tell to future gen.
erations the story of the pioneer
Catholics who, in faith and self-denial,
laid the foundation of the Church in
this state. and of their more favored
successors who, building on the found
alton thus laid, erected on woodland
and plain, in hamlet and city, church
es more ample in proportion and more
pretentious in architectural detail,
and thus paved the way for the magni-
ficent temple which graces the brow
of St. Anthony's Hill in the capital
city of the State, and proclaims to all
the virile faith of the present genera
ton, the generosity of their offerings
for the worship Of God, and their de-
sire to see the diocese enriched with
a Cathedral worthy to stand beside
the monumental edifices of other days
as an expression Of their love for the
Incarnate God and a home not un-
worthy of His abiding presence.
The picture of the Cathedral of st.
Paul which adorns the cover Of this
issue gives one a good idea OF its
architectural grandeur and imposing
dimensions as it towers above the
busy mart of trade that nestles about
the base of the hill from which it
rises towards the sky in splendid 1so-
lation. The dedication of this new
temple to the service of God on Low
Sunday, April II, 1915, marked what
may not inaptly be regarded as the
beginning of the golden age of Catho-
licity in the diocese. The pioneer
days, rich in their garnered harvest
of self-sacrifcing deeds done for God
and religion by valiant missionary
and heroic layman, have passed away
forever, leaving a rich inheritance to
us of the present day and a sweet
memory to the thinning ranks OF
those who took part in their struggles,
witnessed their triumphs, and lived
to enjoy their fruits. The building of
the new Cathedral Of st. Paul, there
fore. marks the passing away of the
old and the ushering in Of the new.
The present Cathedral of st. Paul
the fourth in the order of time-rep-
resents the third migration Of the
mother church of the diocese during
the sixty-six years Of its ecclesiasti-
cal existence. The little log chapel
which stood on Bench Street Hill well
coined within its sanctuary the Cathe-
dra, or chair, of the pioneer Bishop
of st. Paul, the Right Reverend Joseph
Cretin, who took possession Of his
frontier See on July 2, 1851. This
log chapel, however, was not the first
house of worship to cast it's benefcent
shadow on the soil of the North Star
State. It was in reality the fourth
chapel erected within the confines Of
what is now the State Of Minnesota,
and the third in which the holy Sac
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-01-27
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young Jesuit and of La Verendrye, to.
gether with the heads of the others,
were buried beneath the chapel, the
exact site Of which was discovered
in 1908 by an expedition sent out by
the late Archbishop Langevin Of st.
Boniface, Manitoba.
The next chapel in the order of
time was the log structure on Bench
Street Hill, to which reference has
already been made, and which served
as the first Cathedral of the newly
organized Diocese of St. Paul. It was
built by the Rev. Lucien Galtier in
1S41, to accommodate number of his
parishioners who had been driven
from the vicinity of Fort Smelling to
what is now the site of the city Of st.
Paul. On November /, of that year,
Father Galtier dedicated the log
chapel and placed 1t under the patron
age of st. Paul. From this little
chapel the city of st. Paul derives
it's name. In 1874 the Rev. Augustine
Ravoux became pastor of the log
chapel Of st. Paul. To accommodate
the growing congregation he built an
addition which almost doubled it's
seating capacity and it was to this
humble sanctuary that Father Ravoux
welcomed the first Bishop of the Do
cese of st. Paul.
When Bishop Cretin took possession
of his See on July 2, 1851, he found
only three priests within the territory
committed to his care-Father Ravoux
in st. Paul, and Fathers Belcourt and
Lacombe at Pembina, in what is now
the State of North Dakota. With
characteristic energy he began the
work Of his episcopate. The great
need Of his diocese was priests to
minister to the scattered Catholics
under his Jurisdiction. By degrees he
secured additional laborers for his
vineyard and during the years OF his
episcopate, which ended on February
%, 1857, he had the happiness Of see
ing the number Of Catholics in the do
cese increase, as we'll as the number
of his co-workers in the ministry.
Shortly after Bishop Cretin's arrival
he made plans for a new Cathedral
and site was secured on what Is now
the corner of Sixth and Wabasha
Streets, and a brick structure three
stories high was erected. The church
occupied the second story, above it
was the living apartment Of the
Bishop and his clergy, and below 1t a
school for boys taught by the Chris
tian Brothers. In December, 1851,
this second Cathedral Of st. Paul was
dedicated to the service Of God. It
was great improvement over the
original log chapel-much larger and
more pretentious. In the course of a
few years, however, the increasing
population of the city made larger
church necessary and, in 1854, work
was begun on the third Cathedral on
the corner of Sixth and st. Peter
Streets. The cornerstone was laid on
July ~, 1856, by Bishop Timon OF
Buffalo; but before the building rose
above the water-table, the first Bishop
Of st. Paul laid aside his pastoral staff
and was gathered to his fathers.
At the close Of Bishop Cretin's
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
TT. S. e TO
BUILD SHIPS

NEW YORK, May 24.-The United
States Steel Corporation is preparing
70 enter the s~hipbuilding BUSINESS
TO enter the shipbuilding field or :
large scole through it's subsidiary. the
American Bridge Company. Sixty
acres of land have been bought or
Newark Bay, where the company s
contemplating the rapid construction
OF standardized cargo boats running
from 5000 to 5000 tons dead weight.
Z. II. Gary, chairman of the corpor-
alton. said Tuesday, in discussing the
suit before the supreme court to dis
solve the corporation. that facilities
were being increased as rapidly as pos
sible to handle government work.
The American Bridge Company has
been building steel bridges At Is
Pittsburgh plant or several years, ba;
this is the nearest approach any Of III
subsidiary concerns OF the steel cor
poration has made to snip construction
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
PREDICT THAT SALE
WILL Be SUCCESS

With the widespread interest h
aas been created in the MAY street lot
sale by Hastings, Woods & Company.
who are Offering for sale forty-nve lots
belonging 70 the Hammond Realty
company, il seems certain hat the
sale viii be a success.
In fact the brokers in the transac-
ton expect 10 dispose OF practically
All OF the remaining lots on this
thoroughfare. They have also the sale
Of a number of fine lots on Becker
and Bauer streets.
The feature OF this sale is the fart
that all lots sold have the assessments
assumed and paid by the hammond
Realty Company. This innovation i
causing a great deal Of interest in the
property.
Assessments have become so burd-
ensome in many parts Of the city that
TO buy a lot and have nothing more to
pay on it Is quite an advantage. Origin
ally there Were $50 lots in the sub
divisions Two-thirds OF these have
been sold.
h close proximity to the new Man
ual Training school. the new haywood
park, the industrial section along
summer street makes the property
particularly desirable. The Standard
Steel Car Company Is but half a mile
away.
transportation is provided by the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
BROTHERS IN
DIFFERENT POSTS CONFER
Harold Mailman, Ft. Sheri-
dan, Gives Brother at Fl.
Harrison a Surprise.
TIMES
AT STATE CAPITAL.

INDIANAPOLIS, IND. May Giles
lie Hailam. telephone operator at the
long-distance exchange north or the
ntonmen occupied by the engineer
corps al Fort Benjamin Harrison had q
surprise last night. Because of the
storm but few persons were waiting at
the telephone onice to answer or send
long-distsnce calls at the -FOUR Just be
fore the call TO quarters. Generally that
hour is one when the telephone office is
filled with khaki-clad men. but last night
things were quiet and Haliam was sit
ting idly in front of the switchboard
thinking of his home in Riverside. Ill.
and wondering if it ever rained as hard
there as it did at Fl. Benjamin Harrison.
when buzz. buzz. sounded a call.
It was q surprise call. indeed, and was
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
JUNIOR OFFICIALS
JOIN THE COLORS

4 meeting of the governors of the
Hammond Junior Chamber of Commerce
is TO be held at the Chamber OF Com
inerce this evening. vice-president Mo-
ran aud Governors Mette and Price hav-
ing answered the call of the colors their
places will have to be filled Roland
Stinson, a member of the board of gov
ernors. having enlisted under the Arm
and Farm slogan to work on a farm
near Crown Point this summer has cre-
ated another vacancy on the board
which is to be filled tonight. 1t has
been found necessary owing TO the
amount of work to appoint an assistant
secretary.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
BACKACHE KILLS

Don't make the fatal mistake OF ne
glecting What may seem to be a sim
such thing. 1t may be the first warn
ing that your kidneys are not working
properly. and throwing on the poisons
as they should. II this is the case. go
after the cause of that and
do IL quickly. or you may And your
self in the grip of an incurable dis
ease
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules
will give almost Immediate relief from
kidney and bladder troubles. which
may be. the unsuspected cause of gen
erei i'll health. COLE MEDAL Haar-
lem oil Capsules are imported direct
from the laboratories in Holland.
They are prepared in correct quantity
and convenient form to AXE. and are
positively guaranteed 10 give PROMPT
relief. or you money viii be refunded.
Get them at any drug store. but be
sure to insist on the COLI MEDAL.
brand. and take no other. In boxes.
three siZes.-Adv.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
SHE TORE HIS PAPER;
HER FACE

II hate TO do it. but I must" and with
that she grabbed his German paper
which he was reading and tore it into
hundreds of pieces.
"A lapse of a few minutes. The con
ductor got off the car TO flag a crossing)
II hate to - II. but must" and with
that he slapped the female destroyer in
the face and jumped out the door.
This story was told to City C1erf
William Kolb by the city hall j%anitor
Carl Tamm. this morning. 1t happened
on a street car enroute from Chicago tc
Hammond.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

commander all ship building plants
and factories engaged in the produc-
ton OF material necessary in the con-
struction of vessels
The president will be given virtual
powers OF dictator in directing distri-
button of supplies OF all kinds.
There is a plan under way in con-
gress to thwart the efforts Of the great
coal combine TO keep up prices by au-
thorizing the president TO tx prices on
this commodity.
The first step towards this end was
tnken yesterday when Senator Cum-
Minis introduced q measure a~uthoriz-
ing the government 10 Ak the prices
for all supplies for railroads.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
WILL
u. S.. CONTROL
By ROBERT !. RENDER.

WASHINGTON. May 2l-Govern-
ment control of all great mouopolies
will be authorized. but not directed.
by the present congress.
This legislation is expected to keep
IN Zinc" combinations which will be
permitted to form during the present
emergency despite the present anti
trust law.
A bill VIII be reported out of the
senate Interstate commerce COMMITTEES
within a few days authorizing the
president to direct the operation of all
railroads.
Provision will be made for him 70
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

for Leslie Hallam. the operator. The
call was from Harold knight Hallam.
his brother. and it came from Ft. Sheri-
dan, Ill. Harold Knight Hallanl. a
teacher Of manual training IN the Ham
mond Und.) schools, informed his broth
or at TT. Benjamin Harrison he was at
tending the officers reserve training
camp at FIT. Sheridan. and also tipped
Leslie that the drill of that camp was
strenuous. Leslie Informed his brother
that IL the statements OF the officers
reserve corps at FIT. Harrison were true.
the work at TT. Sheridan was tame. com
pared with that OF this army post.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

Butter = Creamery extras. 39A
creamery nrsts. sec; nrsts, sTt2 a3Slsc;
seconds. 35d3Tc.
Eggs-ordinories. SO $50; nrsts. "a
n 35c.
Live Poultry-Fowis. e1iac: ducks. IA
q17e; geese. 12q14c; springs. esq SIC;
turkeys. zoe.
Potatoes-New. q: old. 5. Wis. $500
dS.1o; MINI. s3.ooQ3.1o; fancy west
ern. $3.50 .S5; new springs. 1885 3.15
Veal-50 to so ID. wgts.. 17@17h: 7f
10 so lb. wgts.. III a1Sis 80 to 10 ID
wgts.. 1914 q 20; over wst. kidney. 40 ,c
175 Id. wgts. Is Is; coarse and thin. l.
a rs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
DRAFT A
MEETS TONIGHT

CROWN POINT. IND. May 2f-All
precinct CONSUMPTION board members
of North township with the exception
of East Chicago. which has a city
board, We're notified today to attend
the meeting at the courthouse in Ham
mond tonight with the county board.
County Clerk Wheaton, Sheriff Barnes
and DIR. James G. Gibbs are members
Of the county conscription board and
the purpose OF the meetings this even
ing 10 TO give instructions 10 the clerks.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

steel common sold at $50. UP "a points
on a. new high record shortly after
noon today. The new record is made
after a reaction that followed an I'M
usually lively opening. Wagers were
made in some quarters that stock
would sell to $50 before it reached its
climax. During the forenoon nearly
half o million shares were traded.
Other stocks to make new records
were Republic end Crucible Steel.
American Car & Foundry. Central
Leather aud American Can.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK.

Hogs-Receipts. 10000. market. dull
and 10 to Is lower; mixed. s15.55G16.25,
good. s15.709ls.25; rough. s15.5O@I5.65,
light. s14.so61s1o: pigs. $1,000 914.50
heavy. s15.50g1s.3o; bulk OF sales, SIS,
75G1s.20.
Cattle-Receipts. $500: market. weak
heeves, so.50913.70; c~ows-heifers. s6.6,
CLIO! stockers-feeders. $3.50 1895
calves. s1O.75qI5.5o.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
TWO MORE ENLIST.

Cecil Hartlerode and Stanley Cregor-
csyk. both of Hammond. enlisted
through the Hammond recruiting sta
ton yesterday and left last night for
Fort Wayne.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

Gary & Interurban and the Hammond.
Whiting 4 East Chicago Railway Com
pany. In fact no section of the city
has developed SO rapidly and so persis-
emily as the east.side.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
CHICAGO GRAIN FUTURES

Wheat-July, s2.22: Sept. s1.93lk
Corn-July. sf.52H Sept. s1.42.
Oats-July. 62hc: Sept. 53Bc.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
Photo by Bodie

Photo by Bodie
Newman. superintendent OF county
highways; J. G. Becker. local agent
for the White Company; Charles Feltz.
Chicago agent and his driver. Eugene
Jones.
The truck is the most powerful
made. 1t is six cylinder. 90 horsepow-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

Above IS a picture Of Lake county's
new $3.50 White Good Roads truck.
which is to be used in road mainten-
ance and construction. II was deliv-
cred to county officials yesterday
from Chicago.
Those in the picture are; William
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
OUT OF CITY.

Mrs. J. II. Barton. mother OF Mrs. IT,
N. Hosmer, n Van Buren, street, Car,
left YESTERDAY on a business trip 10
Kansas CITY.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

The clerk and sheriff were notified to-
day Of the appointment Of DR.. Gibbs as
the third member OF the board.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24

er and has a hauling capacity of six
ten tons and weighs five tons. 1t
has "A rolling capacity of $4,000 pounds.
The truck can be used for hauling,
spreading. rolling road ma
~terial. pulling graders, scarihers. drags,
planners and trailers. \ trailer was
included with the truck.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1917-05-24
To MOVE
INTO NEW HOME

At a meeting Monday evening the
Hammond Knights OF Pythias will
consider plans to move into their new
lodge home. the building built by the
Lincoln-Jefferson Law school and now
rented by the public schools. A. the
public schools will vacate the building
al the close of the present school term
the lodge plans to move in as soon as
II can be redecorated and fitted up. Be-
tween twelve and fifteen candidates
for the first degree are TO be initiated
the first Monday in June. At a meet
ing this week W. II. Miner was made
chancellor commander in the place OF
William Friedhof, resigned. six can
didates were given the third degree.