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INDEX TO THE FRANCISCANS IN NEBRASKA

 
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Foreword
 

Pedro de Villasur Expedition Near Monroe,

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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
 

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

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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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