The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1922-05-18
FATHER BAKER
DOES THINGS

DUG lhlNGS
The editor took stroll around the
block yesterday to get slant at what
was going on around, and his foot
steps led him up past the Catholic
School-known as st. GATHERINGS
Did you ever stop to think what had
! been accomplished in this corner OF
our city the past few years. We don't
believe you ever gave it a serious
thought. Well, some six or seven
years ago Vicar General Father John
Baker was sent to Valley City to
guide the destinies of our Catholic
friends and that his work has been
we'll done is concretely testified to by
the great improvements made, show
ing that the head of the church chose
wisely and we'll when he sent Father
John Baker to Valley City. And while
we are giving this pastor observed
praise we know he would neither be
pleased or satisfied did we not also
give much credit and praise to the
loyal Pensioners who have aided him
so Loyalty, and substantially in all the
good that has been done. They de-
serve with their pastor much praise
indeed for their steadfastness and
courage and devotion to progress and
go-ahead. The first thing that Faith
err Baker and his flock went after
soon after his arrival here was the
fine parochial school building. This
was built and has been all paid for
and today is fine piece of property.
Then it was decided to renovate the
of the church and much money
has been spent in making this beau
tiful place in which to worship. These
have been paid for.
Then last fall the idea of building
music building was conceived and
went into effect and today one of the
neatest and most attractive little
buildings we have seen has been
Cecelia's Conservatory of
Music,-standing as another monu-
ment to the progress Of these good
people. The grounds around this
beautiful little conservatory are be-
ing graded up and when the sidewalks
and boulevard curbing has beer built
around it, this will present fine ap-
pearance and will be a joy to look at
as we'll as a most useful adjunct to
the city. The school has many pupils
and they are increasing in numbers
all the time. 1t is in charge of the
Sisters and among them are some of
the best musical instructors to be Sc
cured. Last year boulevard curbs
were built along the front Of the
church and parish house and St. Cath
crimes school and to further beautify
the property the past couple Of weeks
has seen two rows Of sturdy, big
trees, planted up and down in front Of
all this property that give promise of
soon presenting a leafy shade besides
adding beauty to the neighborhood.
for a few minutes with
Father Baker he told us that other
valued improvements were contem-
plated, such as the building of a fine
brick parish house in the place of the
wooden structure now in use thus
making all the buildings of brick. In
addition to all this sidewalks are to
be built on the south side of the
church toward the east.
Some very wonderful improvements
have been made by Father Baker and
his flock in the past few years, which
shows what can be done when pas
tor and his flock work so we'll togeth-
err. The Times Record congratulates
all concerned on the success of the
many enterprises attained.