. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. THE HOLY ROSARY DISTRICT SCHOOL. 16
. A centenary of Catholicity in Kansas, 1822-1922 ; the history of our cradle land (Miami and Linn Counties) ; Catholic Indian missions and missionaries of Kansas ; The pioneers on the prairies : notes on St. Mary's Mission, Sugar Creek, Linn County; Holy Trinity Church, Paola, Miami County; Holy Rosary Church, Wea; Immaculate Conception, , Louisburg; St. Philip's Church, Osawatomie; Church of the Assumption, Edgerton, Johnson County; to which is added a short sketch of the Ursuline Academy at Paola; the diary of Father Hoecken, and old Indian records. THE HOLY ROSARY DISTRICT SCHOOL. 168 THE HISTORY OF OUR CRADLE LAND NOTES ON THE FIRST CATHOLIC SETTLERS OF THE WEA WILLIAM SCHWARTZ. WILLIAM SCHWARTZ. Among the pioneer settlers of MiamiCounty no man of any calling has occupieda more conspicuous place in the trials andstruggles of pioneer days than WilliamSchwartz, and it is only right to say, be-cause it is true, that he never lagged be-hind, but was always with the first to actin any movement or enterprise for the gen-eral good of the community. He was born in Nassau,Germany, May 4,1838. At the age of eighteen years, in 1856,after having served an apprenticeship inthe millright trade, he visioned the oppor-tunities awaiting the ambitious young menof his country in far away America, and inobedience to the call to the opportunity, helike others of his day, left all his kindredbehind, and faced westward across the At-lantic. If a detailed narrative of his experienceafter leaving Germany, prior to reachingMiami County were written, it would be in-teresting, but would take too much spaceto tell here. Let it suffice to say, that hisexperience was quit
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