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INDEX TO THE FRANCISCANS IN NEBRASKA

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Foreword		Pedro de Villasur Expedition Near Monroe,
Index		August, 1720; Fray Pedro de Minguez, O.F.M.	185-192
Sources and References		Chapter III--Catholicity in Nebraska, 1854-1931;
PART ONE-HISTORICAL SKETCHES OF MID-NEBRASKA		Father Fr. De Smet, S. J.; The Vicariate
		Apostolic of Nebraska	193-198
		The Omaha Diocese; Catholicity at	198- 201
Chapter I--Nebraska	1	Columbus; Frs. A. Fourmont, Wm. Kelly,
Chapter II--Nebraska As a Sister State	10	P. J. Erlach and J. M. Ryan.
Chapter Ill--Mid-Nebraska	17	The Lincoln Diocese	211
Chapter IV--Platte County	25	The Kearney-Grand Island Diocese;
Chapter V--Columbus	52	St. Mary's, Wood River	216
Chapter VI--Other Towns of Platte County		Rev. W. Wolf; Rev. Aug. W. Heimes	221
(N.B. So far Mr. F. Dischner)	67	Chapter IV--The Franciscans of Platte County,
Chapter VII--Other Counties of Mid-Nebraska	92	Nebraska	222
Madison, p. 92; Stanton, p 96; Colfax, p.		Rev. Ambrose Janssen, O. F. M., and Rev.
98; Butler, p. 101; Polk, p. 105; Merrick,		Anselm Puetz, O. F. M.; The Temporary
p. 108; Nance, p. 111; Boone, p. 113.		Monastery and Chapel of St.
Chapter VIII--Miscellanea	115	Bonaventure	225
Prehistoric Inhabitants		Early Parishioners	229
The Great Prairie; A Blizzard,		Reminiscences of Ven. Sr. M. Paula
April 13, 1873; German societies at		Wells, Visitation Nun	232
Columbus, p. 119; The First Cemetery		Various Pastorates	232
Near Columbus, p. 121.		Miscellanea (Latin Documents)	257
Chapter IX--Miscellanea, Cont.	123	Description of St. John's Church,
John Browner, John M. Walker, His Recol-		Columbus;Central City	258- 259
lections: Indians, Pioneer Hardships,		Chapter V--St. Bonaventure's School;
Floods, Prairie Fires, Grasshoppers;		St. Francis Academy	261-272
Patrick Murray; D. Anderson's		Chapter VI--St. Mary's Hospital, Columbus:
Reminiscences, Making a Sod House,		Interesting Reminiscences, Fiftieth
Fire Guards. An Excerpt from The		Anni- versary, Benefactors, Biographical
Tracey Valley Chronicle, 1870, etc.	141	Sketches of Physicians and Surgeons,
Reminiscences of Mrs. L. B. Leach.	141	Tribute to Dr. D. T. Martyn, Sr., by Hon.
Reminiscences of Hon. Judge T. D.		Edgar Howard	273
Robison; Mr. Wm. Adam Alderson; Geo.	145	Chapter VII--St. Anthony of Padua Church,
Francis Train, Financier of the U. P. R. R.;		Columbus	293
Rev. John Calvin Evans		Chapter VIII--St. Mary of the Angel's Par-
Rev. R. W. Neumaerker, D. D. :	151	ish, Grand Prairie Tp. (Humphrey P. O. )	298
Rev. Herman Miessler; Hon. Edgar How-		Reminiscences of Rev. Anselm Puetz,
ard, The Most Universally Liked		O. F. M.; Map of Eastern Nebraska
Congressman	152	Showing Scenes of Franciscan Activity	321
The First Telephone at Columbus .	155	Chapter IX--St. Mary's Church, Luxemburg
Mr. Michael Maher; Mr. Thomas Ottis;		Settlement, (R. F. D., Bellwood), Butler
Dr. Wm.M. Condon; Mr. M. Fuchs; Mr.		County	322
Ferd.Fuchs; Mr. and Mrs. Hy Lohaus; Mr.		Rural Welfare Work	329
and Mrs. G. H. Brockhaus; Dr. A. Cauley;		Chapter X--Immaculatè Conception B. V. M.
Mr. John E. Hugg; Mr. Peter Noonan	160	Church, David City	332
M. K. Turner, Editor of Columbus Journal;		Chapter XI--St. Francis Church, Center,
Captain L. H. North; Major Frank J.		(Hollander Settlement, Alverno), Butler
North :	163	County	339
Remininscences of the Paprocki Family;		Sacred Heart Church, Shelby and
Major J. N. Killian; Mr. Wm. Eimers .	168	St. Andrew's, Polk County	339
PART TWO-THE FRANCISCANS IN NEBRASKA, 1541-1931		Reminiscences of Rev. Anselm Puetz, O.F.M.	343
PART TWO-THE FRANCISCANS IN NEBRASKA, 1541-1931		Chapter XII--Bohemian Parishes in Golfax
Chapter I--St. Francis :	171	and Saunders Counties, (Heun, Maple
His Three Orders: Fruits of Sanctity;		Creek and Dry Creek), Cedar Hill	346
Activity in Church and State; Devotions.		Chapter XIII--St. Anthony's Church, Burrow's
The Franciscans and Learning	172	Township, Platte County	350
World-Wide Missionary Activity of the.		Chapter XIV--St. Bernard's Parish, Platte County	357
Franciscans	177	Sisters from St. Pernard, p. 357 and 373;
Chapter II--The Coronado Expedition; Fray		Priests from St. Bernard:
Juan de Padilla, O. F. M., Proto-Martyr		Rev. Hy. Eummelen,
of the United States; Massacre of the Don		Rev. Ignatius Classen, O. F. M. Rev.

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Nicholas Smith (Schmit); Rev. Wm.		Ewing, Holt County	501
Borer; Very Rev. Ambrose Pinger, O.F.M.		Chapter XXII--St. Francis de Sales Church,
Chapter XV--St. Patrick's Church, Battle Creek;		Schoolcraft, Madison County	503
St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish,		Chapter XXIII--Holy Family Church, Lindsay,
Madison; and Sacred Heart Parish,		Platte County	508
Norfolk, Madison County	379	Chapter XXIV--Sacred Heart Church, Cornlea,
Experiences of Rev. Anselm Puetz, O.F.M.	381	Platte County	522
Chapter XVI--St. Michael's Parish, Tarnov,		Chapter XXV--The Franciscans in Omaha,
Chapter Platte County	392	St. Joseph's Church	529
Chapter XVII--Church of St. Stanislaus, Bishop		Chapter XXVI--The Immaculate Conception
and Martyr, Duncan, Platte County	413	Church, Omaha	547
Chapter XVIII--St. Patrick's, Shell Creek,		Chapter XXVII--St. Francis' Church, South
1861-1872-1885; and St. Joseph's		Omaha	551
Church, Platte Center, 1884-1931	423	Chapter XXVIII--St. Francis de Sales'
Chapter XIX.--St. Francis of Assisi Church,		Church, Lincoln, Nebraska	555
Humphrey, 1883-1931	444	Chapter XXIX--St. Boniface' Parish, Elgin	559
Chapter XX--St. John Nepomucene's Church,		Chapter XXX--St. Peter and Paul Parish,
Joliet Township, Platte County	483	Krakau	560
Chapter XXI--St. Bonaventure's Church, Raeville	459	Chapter XXXI--St. Michael's Church, Albion,
St. Edward's Church, St. Edward	498	Boone County	560
St. John's Church, Petersburg,		Chapter XXXII--Adenda--Recent Events	563
Boone County	500	A Final Word	569

Sources and References
The Omaha Diocesan Archives; some forty letters from the Provincial Archives of the Sacred Heart Province, O. F. M.; letters referring to Lincoln from the Archives of the Cincinnati Province, O. F. M.		The Andreas Company, Chicago-History of Nebraska, 1882. I. N. Taylor's pamphlet, History of Platte County, 1876.
The church records and account books of almost all Platte county parishes and chronicles of St. Francis, Humphrey; St. Bernard's; Holy Family, Lindsay; St. Mary's; St. Michael's, Tarnov; St. Stanislaus, Duncan; notes about St. Patrick's and Platte Center by Rev. Hyacinth Schroeder; History of St. Francis' Academy, by Miss Marie C. Kyle, historian of the S. F. A. Association.		The Morton Illustrated History of Nebraska, Vol. I, 1906; Vol. III (Omaha and Lincoln Diocese).
		Platte County Past and Present, 1905, The Clarks Publishing Co., Chicago, 1915 (two volumes).
		Rev. Francis Steck, O. F. M., "Glories of the Franciscan Order, 1926.
Reminiscences of Rev. Anselm Puetz about Nebraska (manuscript).		Rev. F. Mock's Golden Jubilee Souvenir of St. Mary's, Luxemburg, Bellwood P. O., 1874- 1924.
A number of letters and articles by Rt. Rev. Msgr. M. A. Shine.		Mr. McCarty's Historical Sketch of the Sioux City Catholic Parishes.
Schematismus Totius Ordinis Minorum, 1903.		The True Voice, 1912-1931, esp. The Tenth Anniversary and the Twenty-Fifth Anniversary Editions.
Catalogues of the Province of the Holy Cross, the S. Heart Province (Chicago) and of the Province of Santa Barbara, Calif.		The Humphrey Democrat, 1888-1831.
Dritter Deutsch-Amerikanischer Schematismus by John Enzelberger, 1892.		The Old Newspaper Files (Columbus Journal, etc.) at the court house in Columbus, Nebraska, 1876-1886; some volumes of the Columbus Daily Telegram.
The Catholic. Directories, esp. 1859- 1892 and 1930 and 1931.		Rev. Theodore Arentz, O. F. M., manuscript account of St. Francis parish, Humphrey; Rev. Florence Kurzer, O. F. M., Silver Jubilee Sou- venir of the same parish; Rev. Stanislaus Rievenir of the same parish; Rev. Herbert Stotter's manuscript history of St. Bernard's parish; Rev. Stanislaus Rieman's Silver Jubilee Souvenir and Rev. Raymond Holte's Golden Jubilee Souvenir of the same parish.
The files of the "Franciscan Herald", 1912- 1931; of "St. Anthony's Messenger", "St. Fran- ziskusbote"; The Catholic Encyclopedia, esp. on St. Francis of Assisi, the Omaha, Lincoln and Grand Island Dioceses.
Chas. F. Lummis, "Spanish Pioneers and the California Missions".
History of the Sacred Heart Province, North America (German), published 1908.		Articles from historical maganzines, etc.
The Franciscans in the United States, Franciscan Herald Press		Information from pioneer priests, sisters and laymen.

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