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The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1921-10-08
INTERSTATE PACKING COMPANY

Fifteen years ago the founders and
present management noted in Winona
and vicinity a wonderful opportunity
to establish a commercial trade in the
meat line. Today the Interstate Pack,
ing Company boasts of one of the
most modern and up-to-date plants in
the country.
The new addition made necessary
by the continual growth of the bust
ness is now in operation. By the care
full handling of it's products is assured
equality in every respect With the
keen competition of today the prog
ress of an institution must lie in the
quality of it's products. People gladly
pay more for "Bell'' hams, bacon and
lard because of their superior quail
ties.
Visitors are always welcome and a
thorough trip of inspection will assure
you of the cleanliness and pains used
to make it's products strictly sanitary.
A modern branch house is located at
Minneapolis to accommodate the great
Northwest and insure the best of serv-
ice.
Wherever Bell Brand meats are of
fered they prove to be not only a
ready seller but always in demand.
One is assured of perfectly sound
meats at all times, due to the COOP
GRAFTON given by government officials
who inspect every piece of meat be-
fore shipment can be made.
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ST. MARY's PARISH.

Shortly after his installation as
Bishop of Winona, Rt. Rev. Patrick r.
Heffron formed a new parish in the
city of Winona The articles of in
corporation were drawn up and signed
March IL, 1912. st2s'H. 'Hh&
The Bishop, together with Mgr. Ed.
Devlin, of Austin, Vicar General of the
diocese and Rev. F. T. O'Connor, who
had been appointed first pastor of ST..
Mary's church in the city of Winona,
with the Catholics of the west end of
Winona, formed the nucleus of the
new parish ST. Mary's church was
erected and a rectory provided. Fa-
Their O'Connor served as pastor until
February, 1914, when the Rev. John
Gregoire was appointed as pastor. He
acted in that capacity until August,
1917, when he was succeeded by Rev.
Bernard Kramer Father Kramer re-
manned until January, 1920.
These three pastors did much to
unite the scattered Catholics of West
Winona, and under their guidance the
foundations of a we'll organized par
ish were laid and st. Mary's gave
promise of development. Father O'Day
succeeded Father Kramer in January,
1920, and St. Mary's parish gives man
ifest signs of greater development.
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ALFRED BEINHORN.

A superior stock of carefully select.
ed jewelry makes up the selection Of
fered to the people of Winona and vi
cinity by Alfred Beinhorn, jeweler and
optician, 80 East Third street. Shop
pers find real pleasure in visiting this
store because of the wonderful selec-
ton awaiting them and the courtesy
and prompt attention shown them at
all times. A splendid line of watches
of standard makes in different mod
els for men and women and variously
priced will attract the attention of our
readers who call here. Then there is
the silverware, jewerly for personal
wear, cut glass, hand-painted china
and precious stones and diamonds. If
you need glasses you should consult
the optician at Alfred Beinhorn's jew
elry store. The optical department Is
in charge of a graduate optician and
he will fill or refill your orders on
short notice
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SURGEONS.

The establishment of the Spurgeon
Mercantile Co., "a East Third street,
is one of the busiest of it's kind in
Winona and vicinity. The unusually
large stocks carried, which are select
ed with great care and are of the
very best quality, afford the hundreds
of patrons of the store a splendid OPP
portunity to make the selection of just
the articles they need. The store is
the logical shopping center of Winona
because of the size of it's stocks and
the low prices that prevail there. 1t
is headquarters for druggists sundries,
notions of all kinds, carries fine line
of hosiery for the entire family, and
the ladies find there are some very
good grades of ginghams, aprons
Grapes, dishes and cooking utensils
The millinery department is always
very popular with the ladies because
of the attractive line of hats always
to be found there. The ladies also
have found that they can get the best
satisfaction when they purchase their
dresses at Surgeons, where the very
latest designs and styles are to be
found and unusually low prices.
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WILLIAM M. HARDT.

Your home will be much brighter
and happier after you have added a
Victrola or piano from the music and
art shop Of William NJ. Hardt, 116-120
East Third street. There is no finer
or more appreciated gift than piano
or Victrola for ones home. Mr. Hardt
has an unusually large stock of over
ten thousand Victor records, and re-
ceives new shipments each month of
the latest that have been produced by
the Victor company He is making
some very attractive prices right now
In addition to carrying complete
stock of Victor Victrolas and records,
the store also carries pianos and play
er pianos, as well as exclusive furni.
ture, lamps, picture and mirror frames
in hand carved antique and period pat
terms, as well as gifts of all kinds.
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ested in the splendid selection of
mounted and unmounted diamonds and
other precious stones carried in stock.
Now is the time to buy diamonds and
you will find that those in the stock of
Mr.. Morgan are of superior quality and
brilliancy and Of unusual values. A
diamond makes an ideal gift whether
as solitaire to ones fancee, or
mounted in ring, pin, earrings, or
lavelierre. One can have his choice
of settings for any diamond or pre-
cious stone purchased at the Morgan
store. Watches and clocks, time
pieces of the better kind, are sold at
this store with a guarantee of entire
satisfaction to the purchaser. An un-
usually large and carefully selected
stock of glassware, china and novel
ties is also carried in stock here. The
pieces of each are distinctive in de-
sign and wonderful in workmanship,
and make an ideal gift for friend
or splendid purchase for ones own
home. If you are about to select new
silverware for your table or buffet, we
urge you to inspect the attractive line
of such carried by Mr.. Morgan. There
are many unusual and distinctive de-
signs in stock besides the standard de-
signs. We are glad of this opportuni.
ty to recommend the store to our read.
erS.
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HoFMANN's CIGAR FACTORY.

Smokers refer to the cigars and to.
baccos handled by the Holman eli.
gar store and factory, 1852 East Third
street, as the best on the market for
flavor and quality. In selection of the
stocks from which the several Hof-
mann's brands of cigars are made,
great care is taken to see that the very
best on the market is obtained. There
is uniformity of taste and flavor in
Hofmann's cigars that the habitual
smokers like and demand and which
they always find in cigars from this
factory. They are found in the cases OF
all the leading stores of Winona and
vicinity which handle cigars. Smok-
ers make the store their headquarters
because of the large stocks of smok-
ing tobacco, cigarettes and other smok.
ers' goods carried in stock
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The ]. R. WATKINS COMPANY.

The name Watkins in the manufac.
ture of household and farm prepare
tions stands for highest quality and
superiority of products The J. R.
Watkins Company is the oldest, larg.
est, best known and financially strong.
est concern of it's kind in the world.
1t manufactures and sells about It's
products including soaps, perfumes, a
full line Of toilet preparations, flavor
ing extracts, spices, food products,
household and stock and poultry rem
edies, auto tires and accessories.
It's products are sold throughout the
United States and Canada by nearly
five thousand exclusive dealers who
sell and deliver to an average of one
thousand families each, in both city
and country. This efficiently organ
lied corps of statesmen, giving their
entire time to the business, cover the
country, keeping the Watkins prod
ucts constantly available to the pub
lie, which has come to recognize the
Watkins preparations as the standard
of quality and value in their field.
Watkins products are the result of
years of scientific experiment and
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by the organization committee the
new congregation petitioned the Bish.
op for a resident priest to look after
their own interest, spiritual and ma.
terial alike. Rev. Paul Kupferschmidt
was appointed it's first pastor. Dur.
ing his pastorate, extending about four
years, his work was most efficient and
fruitful. In the year 1910, when Rt
Rev. p. r. Hebron, d. D., took charge
of Winona diocese, the Rev. P. Kup-
ferschmidt was transferred to st. Cast.
Mrs, st. Paul, Mimi, and Rev. J. E.
Grabowski, the present pastor, was
appointed as his successor. During
his pastorate new Sisters home
was erected and additional lots, with
a home well suited for a rectory, pur.
chased Preliminary work is, being
commenced for the erection of a
church edifice. The Polish residents
of the West, Side have slabored hard
to make st. Casimir's prosperous. In
it's comparatively short life, Ia years,
the people are to be complimented for
the enviab1e record made and the sue
cess attained.
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ST. JOSEPH'S PARISH.

st. Joseph's parish was established
in the year 1862, when the Rev. Fa.
Their Theo. Venn, who died about IL
years ago, at Blue Earth city, built
the first church here in the German
parish. Since that time the following
priests have succeeded him: Rev. W.
Lette, April, 1861, to June, 1868; Rev.
AL. Plut, June, 1868, to May, 1876; Rev.
0. Walter, September, 1876, to Deem
Der, 1877; Rev. A. Heller, January, 1873,
to July, 1885; since 1885, Rev. John
Meier.
Revs. M. Jostock, Alois Gmeinder
George Jaeger, Peter Tibesar, and
Alois Wermerskirchen were assistants
to Father Meier from 1892 to 1912.
Since then Rev. Bern. Kramer and the
present assistant, Rev. Joseph Heer,
were assistant pastors.
The first church was built at a cost
of $1,400 in 1852. Twenty years later
in 1882 and 1888 the parish built the
present brick church at a cost of
$4,000, and in 1896 erected beautiful
school building which cost the congre.
cation $4,000. In 1918, the handsome
new brick parsonage was erected at a
cost of $4,000.
When st. Joseph's parish was start
ed, in the year 1862, the Catholics of
Bohemian and Polish descent formed
a portion of the same. The Polish
members left st. Joseph's church in
the year 1873 and established st.
Stanislaus parish, while the Bohemian
Catholics built themselves a church
in 1888 and formed the st. Johns par.
ish.
st. Joseph's parochial school was
established in the year 1858. Since
1868, the Sisters of Notre Dame had
charge of the same until 1884; from
then up to the present time the
Sisters of st. Francis from Milwau
kee have been in charge.
The following societies are con
nected with st. Joseph's parish: St
Joseph's Benevolent society, founded
j in 1866, st. Aloysius' Young Mems
society, founded in 1875, st. Anna AL
tar society, founded in 1868 and st
Rosa Young Ladies' society, founded
in 1872.
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GAZE ELECTRIC CO.

Owners and drivers of automobiles
and trucks have learned just what
Willard service means to them when
on the road and at home. Wherever
they drive, they know they will find
Willard Battery stations ready to give
them expert service on the slightest
battery difficulty. You will see the
service sign in every city and hamlet.
In Winona it is at the Gate Electric
Co., II West Second street. Mr.. Gate
is an expert on batteries and battery
troubles and has elected to handle the
Willard batteries because he has found
by actual tests they are the best and
most serviceable on the market.
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1871. To commemorate that golden
parish are now completing a renewal
of all their buildings. Church, school,
convent and rectory have been stuc-
coed. Each building has been given a
thorough overhauling with the result
that at a comparatively small outlay
of money, the Cathedral parish has
four new buildings. The exterior finish
consists Of a dash of native limestone
mixed with chips of Vermont granite
The transformation which has been eff
fected has elected very favorable COM
ment. The interior of the Cathedral
have been placed; the heating system
changed, and new art glass windows
provided. 1t is expected that the work
will be completed early in October.
The parish will then celebrate the
golden jubilee of the dedication of it's
church. The anniversary will be the
more enjoyable for the fact that all
the current improvements are paid for,
and the Cathedral property is free of
debt.
The pastor, Reverend John P. Sher-
man, is a native of the parish He re-
ceived his primary education in the
Cathedral school, and made his higher
studies in the College of St. Thomas
and the st. Paul Seminary. He was
ordained June II, 1903, and celebrat-
ed his first Mass in the Cathedral
June IA. Bishop Hebron appointed
him pastor of the Cathedral Septem-
Der 10, 1913. He entered upon his
duties on Sunday, October II, 1918.
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the school was given over to the Sis
tiers of st. Frances, two Sisters of that
order taking charge of the teaching,
which previous to that time had been
in charge of a lay teacher. At the
time of the death of the Rev. Father
Prizes, there were between so and so
children in the school
Then Rev. Joseph Gregor had the
charge of st. Johns Parish for year
and a quarter in 1867
In 1908 the Rev. Alois Kolar was
placed in charge and continued for a
year and a half
He was succeeded by the Rev. v.
Havlicek, who remained from October.
1909, to September, 1910, during whose
charge here the present heating plant
was installed and other improvements
made.
After the departure of the latter the
vacancy was filed for nine months by
Rev. F. T. English, then acting ,secre-
tary of Bishop P. r. Hebron, of the
| Winona Diocese i.
Present Pastor Here Nearly Ten
Years.
The Rev. A. V. Duda, present pas.
| tor, came to the church February IA
1912. October 81 of that year the
Silver jubilee of the church was cele-
brated. During the ten years of his
pastorate many improvements took
place. Relations between the pastor
and the people are declared to have
been mutually pleasant and beneficial.
In September, 1911, st. Johns school
was reopened after having been closed
for several months and at the time OF
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ST. CASiMIR'S PARISH.

The Mother Church of ST. Casimir's
is the parish of ST. Stanislaus. At this
church and school, over 80 city squares
distant, the West Side Polish resi-
dents and children were regular at
tendants. The distance to church
and school was considered great and
they finally conceived the idea of Or
ganizing parish of their own. Bishop
Cotter acknowledged their just and
reasonable demands, aided them, and
in 1905, they made their first and pre-
paratory plans. An organization COM
mittee of IL was formed and site
on Broadway at Ewing street, was
unanimously chosen as most desirable.
This included four lots; a combination
building which was to serve as church
and school, temporarily, was erected;
other homes on lots purchased were to
serve as residence for the Sisters and
the pastor. This being accomplished
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BlESANZ BRICK YARD.

The larger part of the brick used in
building operations and construction
work in Winona and this entire sec.
ton of the Northwest, comes from
the Biesanz Brick yards, out on the
Stockton road, three miles south of St.
Mary's college. The firm makes an
excellent grade of brick, it's clay de.
posits being an unusually fine and
large one and especially adapted to
the manufacture of brick. The prod
ucts of the company are so made and
graded that they are used for all kinds
of building work from rough construc.
ton to the finer exterior finishes de.
manded for fine residences and store
fronts.
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THE LOUDoN COAL MINES CON-
PANY

When ordering your stock of winter
fuel, be sure and specify that you want
your bins filled with genuine southern
Illinois coal from the Loudon mines.
If you get this fuel you know you are
going to get the greatest possible
amount of heat and the least amount
of waste and ashes.
The Loudon Coal Mines Company
with offices at 324 Choate building,
operate their own mines, in the ia
nous southern Illinois field, which gov
eminent test and examination shows
to be the best coal mined in the state
of Illinois. This means that it is the
most economical fuel to use, for the
heat generated by any fuel determines
for steam purposes or for use in your
stoves and furnaces.
You will find that the fuel handled
by this company will come the near
est to meeting your needs of any that
is on the market. Every car load is
carefully hand picked for waste and
slate. This coal is a free burning fuel
and leaves no clinkers. Once used,
you will have no other.
The coke handled by this company
is bought direct from the producer and
is Beehive Oven coke from the IA
nous Collinsville district of Pennsyl-
vania, and is made of all coking coal,
and is recognized as far superior to
any coke made under any other proc
ess A trial will convince you. Their
anthracite coal is clean and of the best
quality.
The genuine Smithing coal handled
by this company is acknowledged the
best money can buy by all who have
| used it.
We urge our readers to look into
this matter, especially as to their
prices, and have their bins filled be-
| fore cold weather arrives.
We are glad of this opportunity to
recommend this company to our read
| erS.
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study on the part of the most able
scientists and chemists that the COM
pany could find, and have stood the
exacting test of almost daily use by
about twenty-five million people. Ev--
cry Watkins product, whether a medi-
cine, perfume, soap or toilet article, is
the best and purest that can be made
and the guarantee of the company
stands back of it.
We are glad of this opportunity to
recommend the company to the patron
age of our readers.
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people, some having left their natle.
country because of stern military ~
and others with the hope of betterin
their condition in the new wO'
These early Corners attended 81
| Joseph's church under the passionate OF
Rev. Father Heller.
Societies Organized.
Holy Rosary Society was formed un.
der the Rev Father Heller in 1880. In
1898, another Bohemian society was
formed under the patron saint name
of st. Wenceslaus. This included the
Uniformed Rank of knights of ST.
Wenceslaus.
In special meeting held May 10,
1880, the Bohemian Catholics of Win
ona decided to organize and erect
their own church. A committee was
elected to take the proper steps for
| the erection of the church. 1t was
decided to purchase the two lots con-
stituting the present site of the church
from John Votruba for 5000. Further
contributions to raise the money for
| the purchase of the site and erection
of the church were requested and the
response was both hearty and gener-
Gus, according to the means of the
contributors Some, in their enthusi-
asm to give, borrowed in order to get
the money for the church.
"A dramatic society that had been or
ganized in 1875 gave $1,000, the
proceeds of various entertainments,
etc. The canvass meant good deal
of hard work and continued for over
| two years. However, in 1883, the &C
tual work of erection of the church
was begun, and the edifice was COM
pleted in 1887 and dedicated, the
church and property together repre-
senting at that time an investment of
I$15,000, although the building could
not be erected at anything like that
figure today.
| During these few years of organizing
and construction, the Rev. John Meier
of st. Joseph's church gave very much
of his time in aiding the new congre.
cation and his great help in various
ways was duly appreciated.
| IOul IuS Lllu0 VI u0ulCdIlUu W lie
appointment of parish priest, St
Johns church served as Mission.
The first priest appointed to the
charge was the Rev. Charles Mikula
named July s, 1888.
He organized the choir and dra
matte club, serving the church fol
about a year.
July IS, 1889, the Rev. Father Ii
borius Ligday arrived. He admins
tered the first holy communion to e
class of communicates in this church
in 1890. He continued in charge of st
Johns church for three years. Under
his administration the present schoo
building located near the church was
erected. A short time later the pres
ent two-story brick veneered parson
age was built at cost of $4,000, be
ing located just adjacent to the church
building.
Rev. Charles Preis is the next priest
who served the parish continuously fol
- years up to his death, which tool
place" Dec. Is, 1905. Progress spirit
ually, materially and socially is sale
to have been marked by his people. I
, was during the early years of his min
!, istry that the educational system a
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INTERSTATE MERCANTILE co.

Without doubt, one of the largest
and most progressive business houses
in Winona is that of the Interstate
Mercantile Company, 66-68 East Third
street. It's management has made the
establishment typically representative
of the forward looking spirit of Wi
mona, and the company is always
found in the lead in every movement
to better the business and civic affairs
of Winona. In appointment the store
compares very favorably with similar
stores of the large metropolitan cities.
It's stocks, too, show the same careful
selection and judgment, the same
styles and designs and the latest ma
terials and effects. The millinery de-
partment is particularly attractive with
the latest Paris creations and models,
while the rug and furniture depart
ments offer some splendid selections
for the home maker.
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tals reopening two Sisters of Notre
n. trek charge of the school, their
appointment having been made under
Z, 10, Of the Bishop, in accordance
@ilh his policy of lettering the differ.
,nl parish schools in the Diocese. A
dwelling for the housing of the Sisters
has been provided at Fifth and Hamil
ton streets, purchased by and improv
ed under the direction OF the parish.
The Bohemian Catholic parish has
about 600 souls, and is named after st
John Nepomucene and is one of the
prosperous and progressive congrega
tons of Winona. 1t occupies it's own
we'll appointed church building at the
northeast corner of Broadway and
Hamilton Street, and under the pres
mt ministrations of Rev. A. V. Duda
has enjoyed both spiritual and mater
ial growth.
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WINONA OIL CO.

II you drive an automobile or truck.
operate machinery of any kind. Won
know how important it is to have good
fabrication to keep down operating
cost and also save the bearings of the
machinery. You can do this best by
using ivaline Motor Oil for sale by the
Winona Oil Co., Franklin and Mark.
which has proven it's superiority in
thousands Of tests under the most