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until 1912. He was called once more to Omaha and he labored there from 1912 to 1919. Since that time he has been stationed at St. Stanislaus church, Cleveland, Ohio, as pastor and superior. In August, 1927, he was elected definitor and in 1930, custos of the Province.

REV. REMBERT (CARL) STANOWSRI, O. F. M.

Rev. Rembert (Carl) Stanowski, O. F. M., a native of Oppeln, Breslau, in Silesia, Prussia, was born September 29, 1869. He graduated at old St. Joe's in 1887, was invested July 30, 1887, made his solemn profession August 11, 1888, was ordained priest June 30, 1894, by the Most Rev. Archbishop J. J. Kaine, and was sent immediately to Nebraska to assist Fr. Anastase Czech, O. F. M., who was at that time the only Polish priest at Columbus and had under his supervision four parishes, namely Duncan, Tarnov, Cracow and the Polish speaking members of Columbus. In the chapter of the same year Fr. Marcelline Kollmeyer was also attached to the residence in Columbus, in order to learn the Polish language. P. Rembert also received his faculties at this chapter and the three Fathers took care of the different Polish parishes in turn. In fall, 1894, Fr. Rembert was given Tarnov as the more regular pastor and in the spring of 1895, he was sent to reside at Humphrey, to take over Tarnov exclusively as Fr. Marcelline had been made pastor of Columbus and the Cracow parish had been turned over to Rev. Wengrzynowski. From fall, 1896-May, 1898, Fr. Rembert was in charge of Dubois, a mission of Radom, Illinois. He purchased two large bells, had a tower erected separate from the church and the latter partly decorated and the sanctuary in toto. The parish of Dubois, passing into the hands of a secular priest about this time, Rev. Rembert was sent back to Nebraska to take over the Duncan parish (May, 1898-April, 1906), since the sickness of Fr. Anastase and his death in the arms of Fr. Sebastian Cebulla and Fr. Remy Berendt, O. F. M. There he stayed eight years, finishing the transept of the frame church, begun under P. Remy. In 1899, Fr. Rembert built a house for the Sisters. In 1900 he had the three Jesuit Fathers, Matowzek, Warol and Rothenburger, give a mission in Duncan. The mission was taken in by all the Polish parishes in the vicinity.

During his stay at Columbus as rector of St. Stanislaus at Duncan, Fr. Rembert had to attend for a time, Pilzno (Pilsen) and Cracow, giving them services on week days alternately. When, after the Rev. Seraphin Lampe, O. F. M., the Rev. Theobald Kalamaja had been appointed pastor of Columbus and received an assistant in the person of Rev. Marianus Glahn, they arranged among themselves to give services in Cracow every second Sunday, Fr. Theobald going there in one month and Fr. Rembert the next. Fr. Marianus went there regularly once a month. Semi-monthly service was kept up even after Fr. Theobald was sent to Cleveland and Fr. Rembert succeeded him as pastor at St. Bonaventure's at Columbus, with Fr. Marian as assistant. The first thought was given to the plan of founding a separate parish for the Poles to be located beyond (south of) the railroad tracks. There was an opera house out of commission and as far as one could make out still in good condition. But the Franciscan superiors did not approve of this.

Later on Fr. Rembert labored at Omaha, Cleveland, Petoskey, Michigan, and again at Cleveland, Ohio. He is now stationed at Washington, Missouri.

FR. CYRIAC STEMPEL, O. F. M.

Henry Stempel was born at St. Liborius (Mad Creek), Illinois, February 8, 1862, the son of Joseph and Gertrude Pohlmeyer Stempel, both of whom were natives of Germany, immigrating in 1829. Henry was educated in the parochial school of his native town. When thirteen years of age he began his classical studies at St. Joseph's College at Teutopolis, Effingham county, Illinois. On December 7, 1878, he was invested with the garb of the Seraphic Poverello. Frater Cyriac made his humaniora at Teutopolis, his philosophical studies at Quincy, Illinois, and after completing the necessary three years of theology, was raised to the dignity of the priesthood, April 26, 1886. After one more year of theology he was assigned to the pastorate of St. Aloysius at Bishop Creek, Illinois, and taught some classes at College.

Fr. Cyriac was soon after assigned to a professorship at his Alma Mater at Teutopolis, where he taught English, German and Latin until July, 1893, when his superiors made him Chaplain of the Catholic prisoners in the State Penitentiary at Joliet, Illinois. In September, 1900, he was appointed pastor of St. Francis church at Petoskey, Michigan, remaining in charge until August, 1906.

Owing to the strenuous work of building a large and beautiful church, his health gave way and Fr. Cyriac spent several months in Arizona and California. Leaving Petoskey in 1905, he became assistant at St. John's in Joliet. In January, 1911, he came to Platte Center, Nebraska, to minister to the people of St. Joseph's parish. Here he built the new brick school.

In August, 1912, Fr. Cyriac became pastor of St. Bonaventure's, Columbus, Nebraska,

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which congregation numbered about 250 families, composed of English, German and Polish. Three years later, upon the death of Rev. Clement Moorman, O. F. M., Fr. Cyriac was appointed to succeed him as pastor and superior of St. Bernard's, Platte County. Here he remained until 1915 when he was transferred to Sioux City, then to Indianapolis, Indiana. After regaining his health a second time, he succeeded Fr. Eugene as pastor of St. George's, Hermann, Missouri. Since August, 1930, he is guardian and pastor of St. Joseph's, Cleveland, Ohio. His golden religious jubilee occurred at Hermann.

Fr. Cyriac is an able priest and pastor. He is one of the few ministers of the Gospel to hold a Chiropractor's Certificate.

REV. HILAHY (EDWARD) KIESERLING, O. F. M.

Rev. Hilary (Edward) Kieserling, O. F. M., is a native of Elberfeld, Rhenish Prussia, diocese of Cologne, Germany. He was born to the union of Ferdinand and Frances Sauerwald Kieserling on November 1, 1869. His classical studies he made at St. Francis Solanus College at Quincy, Illinois, joined the Order of Friars Minor on July 23, 1890, made his simple profession on August 12, 1891, his solemn vows on August 15, 1894. His ordination to the rank of the priesthood took place on July 4, 1896. He taught at Quincy, Teutopolis (one year), Quincy, 1897-1909, when he was given charge at St. Louis, Mo., the city (Poor House, Insane asylum, Female Hospital). On November 2, 1915, he was appointed superior and pastor at St. Bonaventure's at Columbus, Nebraska. Already after 18 months he was called to St. Louis in 1917, to take over the guardianate of that large and important house of studies. In the year 1921, he was transferred to St. Peter's, Chicago, where he labored indefatigably until in May, 1929, the Province of the Sacred Heart accepted the Church of Corpus Christi. In July, 1930, he was sent back to St. Peter's to replace Rev. P. Salvator Wegemer, who had been sent to Columbus, Nebraska.

REV. GRATIAN GEHRIG, O. F. M.

William Gehrig is a native of Baden, Gy., his birth occurred on October 16, 1879. After graduating from St. Augustine's school, he made his classical studies at "Old St. Joe's" at Teutopolis, Illinois, and entered the Order of St. Francis, on July 24, 1899, made his simple vows on July 28, 1900, and after finishing the customary studies, was ordained priest on June 30, 1906. After the completion of the theological course, he labored at various places. On July 8, 1917, he was assigned to Columbus, Nebraska, as pastor and superior and remained until July 22, 1919. His next labors were in Jordan, Minnesota, as pastor and superior (August, 1921-August, 1924). Thence he was sent to St. John's, Joliet, Illinois, where he was chaplain of St. Francis Assisi College and the Mother house of the Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception.

When the parish of Midlothian in Cook County, Illinois, became vacant in 1929, Fr. Gratian was appointed to the charge with residence at Oak Forest.

REV. CHARLES SCHLUETER, O. F. M.

Rev. Charles (Raymond) Schlueter, O. F. M., was born on June 1, 1884, at Joliet, Illinois, attended St. John's parochial school, made his preparatory studies for the priesthood at Old St. Joe's College Teutopolis, Illinois, donned the Franciscan habit after graduation on March 19, 1903, made his simple profession on April 5, 1904, and his solemn profession on April 12, 1907, and after the completion of the required studies, was ordained with the Rev. Nicholas Christoffel, Vitus Braun, James Meyer, Hilarion Duerk, Cyrinus Schneider and other Franciscans on June 24, 1910. Fr. Charles, Vitus and James, being members of St. John's parish at Joliet, said their first Mass on the same day. The next year Fr. Charles was assigned to his alma Mater at Teutopolis to teach and was soon given charge of the whole musical department; choir and orchestra until in 1914, he was sent to Nashville, Tennessee, where a new parish had been entrusted to the Franciscans. When, however, Rev. Fr. Joseph Damasus Erkens, O. F. M., the superior, went to California for his health, Fr. Charles was acting pastor and when Fr. Joseph D. soon after his return resigned, Fr. Charles became not only pastor but also superior. Thence he was in July, 1919, transferred to Columbus, Nebraska, to act as superior of the Franciscan monastery and as pastor of the large parish. In August, 1927, the chapter made him pastor of St. Augustine's parish in Chicago, which numbers over 1,000 school children.

REV. ISIDORE FOSSELMAN, O. F. M.

Francis Fosselman was born September 21, 1878, at Waverly, Iowa, Archdiocese of Dubuque, the son of Peter and Catherine Strubel Fosselman. After attending the local parochial school, he made his classical studies for the priesthood at Teutopolis, Illinois, from 1893-1897. Francis joined the Seraphic Order July 31, 1897; pronounced his simple vows August 1, 1898, and his solemn vows on September 7, 1901. Pursuing his studies in theology at St. Louis, Missouri, 1901-1903, he was ordained

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priest, June 27, 1903, at St. Francis Xavier Church. The Most Rev. Archbishop Glennon officiated. With Fr. Isidore were also ordained his Franciscan confreres (sic), Vincent Schrempp (now Provincial), Engelhardt Troesken, Bede Carberry, John Ilg, Siegfried Rindermann and the late Clementine Hagen and Solanus Rooney.

In 1904 Fr. Isidore was sent to Teutopolis, Illinois, to act as assistant master of novices and as pastor of Montrose and Island Grove, Illinois. After two years he was made assistant to Fr. Casimir at Teutopolis. In October, 1908, he was assigned to St. Mary's Church, Memphis, Tennessee, as pastor and superior of the friary. On August 18, 1909, the chapter transferred him to St. Peter's, in Chicago, where he remained until August, 1911, when he assumed charge of the parish at Mancelona, Michigan, with residence at Petoskey. In July, 1916, he was transferred to Holy Trinity Church, Dubuque, Iowa. After serving as army chaplain during the world war, he labored at Chicago, Dubuque, Teutopolis (guardian 1921-1927 and as pastor 1925-1927). He was elected definitor in 1927 and sent to Columbus, Nebraska, as pastor, also holding the dignity of dean until August 3, 1930. He is at present guardian at the West Park Cleveland house of studies.

REV. SALVATOR (ALBERT) WEGEMER, O. F. M.

Rev. Salvator (Albert) Wegemer, O. F. M., is a native of Petoskey, Michigan. His parents were the pious Mr. and Mrs. Francis (Mary Fochtman) Wegemer, who gave three sons and three daughters to the service of God and the church: Fr. Callistus (Edward), O. F. M., died on September 20, 1911; Fr. Salvator; Fr. Ludger, O. F. M., chaplain of St. Mary's Hospital at Columbus till January 3, 1929; Sr. M. Callista, Sister of St. Joseph, now at Font Bonne College, St. Louis, Sr. M. Regis, and Sr. M. Emily at Zanesville, Ohio. Fr. Salvator was born on October 8, 1880, attended the parochial school of St. Francis Xavier at his native place, made his studies preparatory for the priesthood at Teutopolis, Illinois, entered the Order of St. Francis on June 22, 1904, and was, after absolving the prescribed course of study, ordained to the priesthood on June 29, 1911. He has since labored at St. Louis, Missouri, Oak Forest, for nine years (from 1921-1927 as superior), then three years as guardian and pastor at St. Peter's in Chicago and on August 17, 1930, he arrived to take over his new duties as superior and pastor at St. Bonaventure's, Columbus, where he had labored as assistant for nearly two years under Fathers Hilary and Gratian.

LIST OF PASTORS OF ST. BONAVENTURE'S
AT COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA

Fr. Ambrose Janssen, O. F. M., February, 1877-July, 1880.
Fr. Wendelin Graute, O. F. M., July, 1880-July, 1881.
Fr. Dominic Florian, O. F. M., July, 1881-August, 1882.
Fr. Seraphin Lampe, O. F. M., August, 1882-January, 1887.
Fr. Pacificus Kohnen, O. F. M., January, 1887-August, 1894.
Fr. Mauritius Baukholt, O. F. M., August, 1894-Ostober (sic), 1895.
Fr. Marcelline Kollmeyer, O. F. M., October, 1895-January, 1902.
Fr. P. Seraphine Lampe, O. F. M., January 8, 1902-September, 1903.
Fr. Theobald Kalamaja, O. F. M., September, 1903-April, 1905.
Fr. Rembert Stanowski, O. F. M., April, 1906-July, 1907.
Fr. Marcelline Kollmeyer, O. F. M., July, 1907-August, 1912.
Fr. Cyriac Stempel, O. F. M., August, 1912-November 2, 1915.
Fr. Hilary Kieserling, O. F. M., November 2, 1915-July 8, 1917.
Fr. Gratian Gehrig, O. F. M., July, 1917-July, 1919.
Fr. Charles Schlueter, O. F. M., July, 1919-August 26, 1927.
NB. All the above were at the same time Superiors of the Friary.
Fr. Isidore Fosselman, O. F. M., August 27, 1927-August 3, 1930.
Fr. Salvator Wegemer, O. F. M., since August, 1930.

GUARDIANS OF ST. BONAVENTURE'S FRIARY

Fr. Athanase Steck, O. F. M., August, 1927-January 4, 1929.
Fr. Eugene Hagedorn, O. F. M., January 4, 1929-August, 1930.
Fr. Salvator Wegemer, O. F. M., since August, 1930.

LIST OF REVEREND FRANCISCAN
FATHERS STATIONED AT COLUMBUS
1877-1931

N.B. The dates given claim only approximate correctness.
Sebastian Cebulla, April, 1877-August, 1880.
John Gafron, July, 1877-1878.
Anselm Puetz, July, 1877-October, 1879.
Cyril Augustynski, August, 1878-November, 1882.
Cyprian Banscheid, 1878-1880, and Aloysius

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Hoeren, December, 1880-January, 1882, soon took up their residence at St. Bernard.
Seraphin Lampe, 1879-January, 1887.
Meinolph Schmitz, October, 1879-February, 1882.
Boniface Depmann, 1882-1886.
Theodore Arentz, February, 1882-1886.
Anastasius Czech, fall, 1882-March, 1896.
Servatius Rasche, 1886.
Fr. Gabriel.
Rudolph Horstmann, July, 1886-1887.
Ignatius Reinkemeyer, January, 1887-January, 1888.
Godfrey Hoelters, January, 1888-1891.
Ladislaus Czech, 1889-1894.
Titus Hugger, January, 1891-1893.
Rembert Stanowski, 1894-1895.
Fr. Thomas Wilgenbusch, April, 1899.
Salvator Lehman, 1893-1894.
Marcelline Kollmeyer, 1894.
Sebastian Cebulla, February, 1896-August, 1896.
Jerome Hellhake, August, 1897-September, 1900.
Damian Koziolek, 1897.
Rembert Stanowski, December, 1898-July, 1901.
Raynerius Dickneite, May, 1900-August, 1904.
Salvator Lehmann, September, 1900-April, 1901.
Hyacinth Schroeder, June, 1901-August, 1906.
Ladislaus Czech, 1901-1903.
Robert Dopheide, 1905.
Marianus Glahn, 1904-1907.
Liborius Breitenstein, August, 1906-August, 1909.
Desiderius von Frentz, November, 1905-July, 1913.
Cyril Mitera, April, 1906-January, 1907.
Marcelline Kollmeyer, July, 1907-January, 1913.
Ladislaus Czech, July, 1907-August, 1909.
Protase Kuberek, January, 1908-August, 1909.
Angelus Bill, August, 1909-February, 1910.
Wolfgang Kraus, August, 1909-January, 1910.
Cyriac Stempel, January, 1911-1916.
Sigismund Masalski, January, 1911-August, 1912.
Cyril Mitera, August, 1912, January, 1914.
Stanislaus Swierczynski, August, 1912-August, 1913.
Liborius Breitenstein, January, 1914-September, 1929.
Lambert Brinkmoeller, January, 1914-July, 1914.
Ewald Soland, January, 1914-July, 1915.
Paschal Foerster.
Flavius Kraus, January, 1914-September, 1928.
Protase Kuberek, June, 1913-September, 1915.
Dionysius Czech, July, 1915-1924.
Victorine Hoffman, July, 1915-July, 1916.

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Romuald Jezewski, Tert.
Sylvester Kuehn, August, 1897.
Ivo Skorzewski, August, 1898.
Rigobert Wolf, September, 1898.
Fridolin, March, 1898.
Vitalis, June, 1899.
Zosimus Orlic, April, 1899.
Gebhard, January, 1907.
Pamphilus, August, 1906.
Joseph, May, 1907.
Capistran Gerbracht, July, 1919.
Alphonse, July, 1916.
Fidelis Bujnarowski, October, 1908.
Venantius, July, 1919.
Raphael Dominikowski, January, 1907-September, 1923.
Faustine, September, 1920.
Raphael Hottinger.
Simplicius, October, 1923.
Lawrence Klonowski, October, 1908.
Winfred, September, 1926.
Dionysius Nacon.
Victor, October, 1921-April, 1923.
Capistran Gerbracht, 1923.

SONS OF ST. BONAVENTURE'S PARISH

REV. CYRIL (JOHN) MITERA, O. F. M.

The first priest from Platte county and vicinity and one of the first educated in Nebraska parochial schools is the Rev. Cyril Mitera, O. F. M. His parents were Joseph and Anna Mitera, and John was the sixth of ten children. His birth occurred at Grabowska, Galicia, Austria, on August 13, 1875; his baptism took place in the cathedral at Tarnov. In October, 1884, his parents, John and three brothers and two sisters came to Nebraska and moved to a farm in Polk county, south of Duncan. The next year the family moved to Columbus and the children attended St. Bonaventure's school. He left for St. Joseph's College, Teutopolis, to make his classical studies, was admitted to the novitiate July 29, 1893; ordained July 1, 1899.

Father Cyril celebrated his first holy Mass at St. Bonaventure's Church, then the only Catholic church in Columbus. and in charge of Rev. Marcelline, O. F. M. Great was the joy of the Mitera family, the Fathers, Sisters and people at "the first flower" in holy Orders and in the Order of St. Francis from the Nebraska Prairies (though the celebrant says he feared it might be a sandburr). Since many more youths from Platte county and Omaha have followed in his footsteps.

After one more year of theology he was appointed assistant pastor of Ashland, Wisconsin, with charge of two outside missions (1900-1902). As pastor of St. Francis Church in South Omaha (1902-1906) he erected a frame combination church and school. He next succeeded Fr. Rembert at Duncan, Nebraska, for nearly two years. Sent to Radom, Illinois, he returned soon to the Duncan parish. After a few months in charge of St. Francis Church, Sioux City, Iowa, Fr. Cyril was sent, in August, 1914, to St. Stanislaus' parish, Cleveland, Ohio. Here he labored until 1917 with the pastor and three other assistants and besides the regular work in church and school, sought to promote the Third Order, many charitable enterprises and to foster religious vocations. The next field of labor was the famous summer resort of Petoskey, Michigan, with Elmira and Round Lake as his missions. From fall, 1918, until fall, 1926, he administered the Holy Family parish in Ashland, Wisconsin. There he paid off the indebtedness and sought to replace dangerous literature by the free distribution of good Catholic papers and books. After a short stay at St. Peter's, Chicago, he obtained permission to join the Polish community at Pulasky, Wisconsin, in 1926, in order to devote himself to missionary work among his Polish countrymen. He is now stationed at Pulaski, Wisconsin.

REV. JUVENAL (FRANCIS) EMANUEL, O. F. M.

Father Emanuel was born December 5, 1886, in North Bend, Dodge county, Nebraska, and received his early education at District School No. 52, Dodge county, Nebraska. His further studies were successively made at St. Francis Academy, Columbus, Nebraska; St. Joseph's College, Teutopolis, Illinois; and the Friary, Quincy, Illinois. He received his theological training at West Park Seminary, Cleveland, Ohio, and St. Anthony's Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri. Ordination took place in St. Louis, June 28, 1912, and his first holy mass was read at St. Mary's Church, Ridgely, Nebraska.

The first charge of Father Emanuel was the chaplaincy of the Good Shepherd's Home in Memphis, Tenn. He was a member of the faculty of St. Joseph's College, Teutopolis, Illinois, from September, 1913, until June, 1916, when he was transferred to Quincy College, Quincy, Illinois.

Father Juvenal Emanuel entered the service of his country during the World War, being commissioned First Lieutenant, Chaplain of the United States Army, April 13, 1918. He served at Camp Pike, Arkansas, April-June, 1918; Camp Dix, New Jersey, June-August, 1918, and in the American Expeditionary Forces, August, 1918, to May, 1919, being with the 335th Machine Gun Battalion, 87th Division, and the 313rd Infantry, 79th Division. Discharged at Camp Meade, Maryland, June 10, 1919, he is now a member of the Emery Post of the American Legion of Quincy, Illinois.

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From the Army Father Juvenal Emanuel returned to Quincy College, where he remained till August, 1928, holding the office of Vice President and Disciplinarian from September, 1919, to July, 1921, and from January, 1925, to July, 1928. In September, 1928, he assumed the office of General Manager of the Franciscan Herald, and of Provincial Procurator of the Franciscan Missionary Union, with residence at St. Augustine's Monastery, Chicago, Illinois.

REV. LEANDER CONLEY, O. F. M.

Father Conley was born May 28, 1891, on a farm six miles north of Columbus, on the Monastery Road, the son of John Conley and Margaret Finnegan Conley, both of whom came originally from Cascade, Iowa. When the boy was four years old, his mother died, leaving only the father and two sisters, now Mrs. Mark Burke and Mrs. Frank Morgan, both of Columbus, Nebraska. At eight years of age the boy moved to Columbus with the family, where Mr. Conley had purchased a three-acre plot on Lovers' Lane. Young Conley spent a year at the district school near their farm, and later attended St. Francis' Academy at Columbus. When thirteen years old, Conley witnessed the death of his father also. For a few years the three children kept house together, but the priestly vocation called the boy to Teutopolis, Illinois, in 1907.

The five years' preparatory study was finished in 1911; the novitiate made in 1911-1912, followed by two years' humaniora at Quincy and five years of Philosophy and Theology at West Park Seminary, Cleveland, Ohio. Fr. Leander was ordained in St. Joseph's Church, Cleveland, 1919. Another year of study was spent in St. Louis, during which time he was Chaplain of the City Sanitarium.

Father Conley's first appointment was to St. Joseph's College, Teutopolis, Illinois, from 1920 to 1923; then he was sent to Quincy College, Quincy, Illinois, as sub-rector, till June, 1924. At that time he was appointed sub-rector at Teutopolis until January, 1927.

In the summer of 1927 Father Conley was placed on the mission band and is kept constantly on the road, in various states of the Union. Since beginning the mission work, Father Conley has given over 45 retreats and missions before the end of 1928.

LIST OF SISTERS FROM COLUMBUS

Sr. M. Edwarda Fitzpatrick, O. S. F.
Sr. M. Polycarpa Blandford, O. S. F.
Sr. M. Epiphania Schilz, O. S. F.
Sr. M. Tranquillina Flynn, O S. F.
Sr. M. Crescentia Dischner, O. S. F.
Sr. Dolores Frischholz, C. P. S.

Several dozen pupils of St. Francis' Academy also joined the Lafayette Franciscan Sisters or some other Sisterhood.

ST. BONAVENTURE, COLUMBUS

The trustees of St. Bonaventure's parish are: Dr. F. H. Morrow and Fred Gerber.

SOLDIERS OF WORLD WAR, 1914
REV. J. F. EMANUEL, O. F. M., ARMY CHAPLAIN

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STATISTICS OF ST. BONAVENTURE'S
PARISH, COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA
(From Reports to the Chapters Held at First
Every Year, later on Every 18 Months):

Marriages

N.B. Above statistics are from reports to the chapters which were held at first every year; then every 18 months; finally again annual reports were made.

CONFIRMATIONS

In 1878 Bishop J. O'Connor confirmed 79 persons on Nov. 17. In 1881, 35 were confirmed by Bishop J. O'Connor, October 7; 1884, 62 confirmed by Bishop O'Connor, November 1; 1887, 54 confirmed by Bishop O'Connor, October 12; 1892, 117 confirmed by Bishop Scannell, June 26; 1896, 72 confirmed by Bishop Scannell, May 31; 1900, 13 confirmed by Bishop Scannell, May 8, in the Sisters Chapel; 1901, May 19, 131 were confirmed by Bishop Scannell; 1904, 128 confirmed by Bishop Scannell, May 1; 1908, 130 confirmed by Bishop Scannell, May 9.

SOCIETIES

THE THIRD ORDER OF ST. FRANCIS

According to the old records, the first candidate to be received was Amalia Lachmit (sic), December 6, 1886. She made her profession February 2, 1888. Six more candidates were admitted October 6, 1890, but there is no record of their profession. In 1897 one more was

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