The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1922-02-03

The news of the death of Right
Rev. Mons. Joseph F. Buh, more
Familiarity spoken Of by his large
number of friends and Acquaintance
es as Father Buh, was received in
this city and on the ranges with
regret. While it has been seen for
some time that the venerable old
gentleman was daily growing more
feeble, his death early Thursday
morning at st. Mary's Hospital at
Duluth, fell like pail on the citi-
zens of this city.
Father Buh had been ailing for
some time but did not give up until
four days before his death when he
was removed to st. Mary's Hospital.
Since 1889 and up to his death he
has been in charge of the Catholic
church in this city although for the
last three years he has made his
home in Duluth his position here
being taken by Rev. Father Mihel-
clc. Three years ago upon the
death of Bishop McGolerick, Father
Buh was ordered to Duluth and act
ed as Bishop of the Duluth diocese
up to the appointment of Bishop
McNicholas. Since that time he
has been in Duluth, more or less,
only occasionally coming to this city
where he was more than a welcome
visitor, beloved by all regardless of
religious affiliations.
Mons. Joseph Francis Buh was
born in Lucne, Austria, March IT,
1888, and was at the time of his
death only few weeks short of
80 years of age.
He attended the government
school at Patne and later was a
student in the public schools at
Loka. After completing his courses
there, he studied in the seminary
at L1bach, where he was ordained
a priest July rs, 1858. An these
towns are in the province of Corni-
ola.
Father Buh was sent to LASER
bach, where he opened a pastorate
and served as priest for three
years. Then he was transferred to
the Catholic church at Ratece where
he remained three years.
Realizing the Importance of mis-
slonary work, Father Buh requested
the bishop to send him as a mis-
sionary to Africa but the bishop re-
fused and he was invited to sail for
America by Rev. Francis Pierz. then
of st. Paul.
He arrived in st. Paul after a
voyage of forty days.
The advanced age of Father Pierz
necessitated the transfer of sixteen
of his ecclesiastical students to
Father Buh. Among those students
we're James Trobec, later bishop of
st. Cloud, and the late Archbishop
katzer of Milwaukee.
While in st. Paul, Father Buh
lived with Bishop Grace, together
with Father Ireland, who later be-
came an archbishop, and the late
Father Ravoux.
In November 1864, Father Buh
was sent to Crow Wing, Mimi, and
IN 1865 he visited the Lake Winnie
beeshlsh regions and coducted mis-
slonary work among the Chippewa
Indians there for several months.
learning their language and their
customs. Then he went to Bell
Prairie, Morrison county, to take
charge OF church there, combining
this work with conducting a parish
at Little Falls.
He remained in that district for
about eighteen years, until Father
Pierz left for Europe. The mission
of Father Pierz then was divided
between Father Buh and Father
Tomazin- The territory conprized
the two states Of Minnesota and
North Dakota and extended into
wisconsin as far as Ashland.
Among the missions which Father
Buh established during his eighteen
years Of service near Bell Prairie
were those at Red Lake. White
Earth, Leech Lake, Cass Lake and
Sandy Lake. In 1882 he was an
pointed pastor at Perham. and
from there he attended the missions
OF Moorhead, Detroit county and
Brainerd. He was transferred to
Tower in 1888, where he assumed
charge of st. Martins Catholic
church, which was the first on the
IRON ranges. While there he es-
tabhshed mission at Two Harbors
and in this city removing here from