Codex Lethbridge
Transcription: 63
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born in the Nord West Terr. were refused their claim, because their parents had been in the United States, previously…
Others are refused because they had no permanent home, but were roving here and there… Thus, an old widow was refused although She had three of her children born in the Territory. Many women could not come and sent their parents or relatives to collect for them, but the commission would not accept power of attorney
If all this had been published in time, the people would have known what to do… I myself knew these and other conditions only in the evening of the departure of the Commission from Lethbridge -.
Never was a Commission so badly organised [sic]. May this be the end of it !!! The worse is that this mission spent over Two Hundred dollars in assisting the destitute Halfbreeds… in fact, more than Three Hundred dollars was lent to this unfortunate people, but some have returned to money; others have promised to do so . but a good number having obtained no scripts will be unable to repay. It is to be hoped that the department of the interior will repay the mission.
Rev. & Father Therrien after an absence of about Three weeks has returned from his voyage in Montana… he is well satisfied with the Mission he gave at Lewistown.
Our, Dear Father Perreault, in the last stage of Consumption arrived here from Texas, where he had been sent for his health. He is very weak indeed and can scarcely move … He goeth [sic] to the Calgary Hospital.
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1900 [written in the middle top of the page]
Augt 27 [written in front/left margin] Our annual retreat is to take place in Calgary at the beginning of next month …. Rev & Father Allard from Manitoba is to preach it.
Many teams are at work in our streets, leveling [sic], and making ditches for the irrigation. The water is expected here soon; The Governor General, Lord Minto, will visit our Town and pronounce the irr. [sic] canal opened in the beginning of September.
Sept. 14 [written in front/left margin] Having been absent for nearly Two weeks in Calgary there was no Mass in Lethbridge last Sunday..- Two new Fathers arrived in Calgary while we were There and will remain in the diocese.
It was announced, that our good and Saintly Bishop Mgr Grandin, would, once more come South, and visit all the missions of his diocese in these parts. This visit was to take place, just before the comming [sic] of the apostolic Delegate Mgr Falconia to this diocese; His Lordship was already in Calgary and MacLeod, when a telegram called Him to meet the delegate at once … So that, to our great sorrow, we are deprived of this
Oct. 10 [written in front/left margin] great and most desired visit of our First Pastor. The Rev’Father Doucet passed a day in Lethbridge this Week and reports all well at the Piegan Reserve.
Oct. 13 [written in front/left margin] The Rev ‘Father Danis from Blackfoot Crossing came in on this morning Train and will remain with us for a day or Two.
Dec 8th The Reverend Father Lacombe has returned from Europe and is actually in Montreal, but will come home next week.
Dec 9th Yesterday took place in the church a ceremony which never before had been witnessed in Lethbridge; a Brother Oblate made his perpetual vows. Both the Brothers Morkin arrived here over a week ago, and made their
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born in the Nord West Terr. were refused their claim, because their parents had been in the United States, previously…
Others are refused because they had no permanent home, but were roving here and there… Thus, an old widow was refused although She had three of her children born in the Territory. Many women could not come and sent their parents or relatives to collect for them, but the commission would not accept power of attorney
If all this had been published in time, the people would have known what to do… I myself knew these and other conditions only in the evening of the departure of the Commission from Lethbridge -.
Never was a Commission so badly organised [sic]. May this be the end of it !!! The worse is that this mission spent over Two Hundred dollars in assisting the destitute Halfbreeds… in fact, more than Three Hundred dollars was lent to this unfortunate people, but some have returned to money; others have promised to do so . but a good number having obtained no scripts will be unable to repay. It is to be hoped that the department of the interior will repay the mission.
Rev. & Father Therrien after an absence of about Three weeks has returned from his voyage in Montana… he is well satisfied with the Mission he gave at Lewistown.
Our, Dear Father Perreault, in the last stage of Consumption arrived here from Texas, where he had been sent for his health. He is very weak indeed and can scarcely move … He goeth [sic] to the Calgary Hospital.
Augt 4’ [written in back/right margin]
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[Right page]
1900 [written in the middle top of the page]
Augt 27 [written in front/left margin] Our annual retreat is to take place in Calgary at the beginning of next month …. Rev & Father Allard from Manitoba is to preach it.
Many teams are at work in our streets, leveling [sic], and making ditches for the irrigation. The water is expected here soon; The Governor General, Lord Minto, will visit our Town and pronounce the irr. [sic] canal opened in the beginning of September.
Sept. 14 [written in front/left margin] Having been absent for nearly Two weeks in Calgary there was no Mass in Lethbridge last Sunday..- Two new Fathers arrived in Calgary while we were There and will remain in the diocese.
It was announced, that our good and Saintly Bishop Mgr Grandin, would, once more come South, and visit all the missions of his diocese in these parts. This visit was to take place, just before the comming [sic] of the apostolic Delegate Mgr Falconia to this diocese; His Lordship was already in Calgary and MacLeod, when a telegram called Him to meet the delegate at once … So that, to our great sorrow, we are deprived of this
Oct. 10 [written in front/left margin] great and most desired visit of our First Pastor. The Rev’Father Doucet passed a day in Lethbridge this Week and reports all well at the Piegan Reserve.
Oct. 13 [written in front/left margin] The Rev ‘Father Danis from Blackfoot Crossing came in on this morning Train and will remain with us for a day or Two.
Dec 8th The Reverend Father Lacombe has returned from Europe and is actually in Montreal, but will come home next week.
Dec 9th Yesterday took place in the church a ceremony which never before had been witnessed in Lethbridge; a Brother Oblate made his perpetual vows. Both the Brothers Morkin arrived here over a week ago, and made their
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