St Patricks High School - Shamrock Yearbook (Eau Claire, WI)

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The Shamrock Personal Recollectxons of arm Early Settler 1C07Lt11Lu6dfTUm Page 151 mother 1vere very hospltable and many 11 ere the meals ser1ed Sunday Mass was cele 111 ated people Wed and other ceremonles per formed I do not recall any funerals The Pr1c st blessed each gr11e separatel1 F1ther 11as not sat1sfied but 11 mted 1 C lllllClAl Dr W T Gf11lo11ay 11as a person 1l fll nd of h1s and o1vned most of the platted proputv on the North Slde To h1m he un foldcd h1s plan of ha11nff a Cathollc Church 15111112 and asked for a s1te for th t purpose los ph Lawler John F McGrath and It may be others selected the slte 1vhere the old Cathohc Church stood and Dr Calloway don 1ted for that purpose H111ng 1 s1te the next problem to sol1 e 11 19 to get materlal to erect 1 blllldlllf, C 1th ol1cs NX e1c poor and few 1n llLlH1b91 ITONVQX er lumbe1 11as plentlful all the Lumber Com pnnes donated other men g3X e monev NX ork and t1me teams 1vere offered to h1 e the mater1al hauled Stlll there was not enough so father 1vent to Ch1ppe1va Falls and sol1c 1ted D1 Gallo11 '1y be1n f 1n the lumber bllbl ness '1ffa1n pro1 ed a fr1end to the cause and pr1nc1pal owners of the lalgest s 111m1ll Ill the C'h1pp111a Nalley and others there helped The lumber was bu1lt 1nto rafts loaded 111th lath sh ngles etc and floated do1vn the Ch1ppe1v1 R11 er One raft was broken apart 'It Eau Clane Dells Some of the lumber 11 as 1ecaptur d n1ore floated do1vn st1cf1m to the MlQSlSQ1ppl I111 er part was bnwk d Oh lt V118 1st11 lt t'1l1nf t1me ITIOIIEN 1nd mer se1 9I 'tI1C9 hr 11c1 er rhe KX ork 11ent on 111th many 111129111 ptmns caused t1 om se1er'1l rea sons pI'1llClD xllv lack of funds yet those brf11e men per cvered M1 f'1the1 11as deter 111111d to sec that Ch11rch completed even Sfllliltlllg 1n Fau Galle The first t1me Mass was celebl ated 1n the Chuxch was '1 ffreat e ent There 11 as no per m nent floox boards la1d do11n no pe11s of course Qeats WXCTG made by l'111ng pl1nks For PUR! T Y and Flavor DRINK WALTERS BEER THAT IS BEER WALTER BREWING CO EauL1a1re WISCOUSID Phone 4193 . . y V 7 A n s nn A ' , I I 1. - ! ' u su lc I V Y I . V4 4' K 1 x n n C. 1 C ' -. L y nv 1 4 1 2 ' e 1 . J u As ' . ' - L. . . 1 1 1 , , 44 , . 1, 1 c 1 1 E ll 1 . vq ' . .V , . , 1, . , . ...- I L 5 - IC .-1 . 1 . . . at I Y. 1 1. v v 1 c . , 1 . . . 1 , j '11 f 1 ' , 2 f. z - 1 1 1 g 1 1 . . , 1 1 - - - 1 1 ,1' 7 I ' . , 1 1 1 , , , - 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 . , 1 - 1 1 1 1 1 - 1 - 1 1 2 fs v 7 . U V 1 1 1 1 ' 1 U 1 1 1 1 P f V 1 1 1 . . 1 1 1 C - 9 , n 1 1 1 1 . I . . A. K1 - 1 1 . 1 V . 1 . w.- 1 . . r , C, 1 1 1 l11', c,., 1. ' ' I 1 1 contmbutcd. Also, a Mr. Judge, one of the 1 1 1 1 1 1 . . . . 1 1 1 1 K1 1 . 1- S Sz v 1 1 I 1 . v , 1 - , 1 . V, . . . 1 , 1 , . - - 1 1- 1 1 1 1 1, 1 1 1 1 1 Q ,1 1 1 1 - , 5 A kr p, 1, 1 1 1 ' 1 z . 1 1 1 1 1 1 C 1 .1 va 1 1 , ,, 1 1 , Q , 1 lc ' '. ' ' 1' 1 1 H . H ' . , .1 . . e . . '11' z 1' '1 gg 1. . i' g ' 1, z 1 1 - v - 1 rf v 4- v V ' K C , 1 X y x v 1 1 . . ' .' ' . . - J ., z A .', '1 .' . 1 1 se 1 . ' 1' 1 - ' X ' il - 1 ' I ' w . . , 1 ' 1' ' ' 41: 9 H 1 . . , L As A . . , H 1' 1 1, V . '11' - it , .y 1 1 1 111, slj- K C A Y K Cl' i R'

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Anythmg ln Typewuters All makes of Used and Rebullts sold repa1red rented RIBBONS and PARTS for ALL MAKES I -1 LCSm1th ' WMM- L ,lkF '5f--f Q9 ul l 5 S enrxf' 9 as L 1-mee 6 I W J 1 1 15947 Eau Clalre Typewrlter Co R J BLAKLLY Mg Mldelfart Cl1n1c Blllldlllg P11096 3762 COMPLIMENTS OF Eagles Prlntmg Co COMMERCIAL and JOB PRINTERS I03 Grand Avenue East Phone 6631 Eau Claue, WIS The Shamrock Pioneer Reminiscences CCo-nlmued from Page J xx ap thernselx es fox the cold tups Often p ople f1oze then hands nd feet Befoxe lc ll 1115 home tldX918I'S would heat br1cks IH the oven and before leaxlng put them ln the b att om of the slelgh to keep thelr feet warm lh bucks hoxx ex er would cool off long be f01O thev reached thelr dest1n1t1on VVe hx ed f ll thtst axxax fl om the Clty and would p1Ck up other part1es on the1r way to Eau Clalre P1 otestant chu1ch goers too would be glven a ude to then chu1ches IH town lVI1ss Duhw told me of the crude methods of L1anspo1tat1on There xx e1e no bue'g1es 01 -gutters durmg the ea1lx t1m s nothnw but wavy slenbhs fOl xx1nter nd xxa ons 111 um lllil The xx xgons 1esembled ou1 pres nt dax lllfllbfll W1 ons xxlth xx1de x'wl1Ci,lS To be 'able to use horses xx as C0l1S1dQI'Pd xerx stxhsh VVe were about the fnst fannlx It the txme xx ho oxx ned ho1sts to replace tl1e sloxx clumsx oxen xx hlCh most farmers used f0l the beast of burden Condltlons of l1x1ng a1e cons1le1ablx dn' fc rant today I concluded but It IS 1111281 estlng to recall the ploneex cradle where the ldeas fox those 1mp1 ox ements xv ere mothered VVh at could be n1o1e pleasant than an after noon spent w1th IWISS Duhlg who wlth OthC1 pioneers helped lmproxe COHd1t1OHS'7 , . f - N 1 -T-' WM -'- ' 7' A YY'M T ZA i Y - Q H., Y - .' - 1 1 . V , 1 . , l ,, , ' . s a 1 ' ' u s n 3 v T y .. , ' 7 u a - Y ' s 1 ,.:,,-'..x,,,,,5 Hx, -'T W 5' -1- F ' 1 , l , ,' . ' ' .- . . '. ' If-1 463.3 1' ., 1 .. . fj Q .1 'r i i 1 'H ': 'T'fT' --, ,,2'4e' r Q ' f ' ' ' - '1 J - H+ ' '. . . . , , 11 ,,a ,H if 2211621 - 1 1 K C 1 x sn - . V , A k--- 1 , , 1 . ' 1' ' 'WFT 'P' , itz. R . . inn A wx., ,mJ1:'s- 1'- 2 1 X, . -. v Q -- - V- 1:7232-ffgu, ,x ' - 4 l . V . 1 , Uv VX K -K . . D wr. , I .1 rg. Q. , ,Sm 1.15. 'nv-5411.531 V A . nh ha. ue . Hu , lu . 1 , ' lt V. , 1. Y 3 .SL-Y' -v... - . 1 - , .': 1 , ' ': ..-.:.':L nx i ' L. ll ,Les-Auf..-. ' -' ezxfaf , ff' 'e j. ' , 1' - - -' ,A , ig bf '. F . . . ,, W ' V ' 5 -1:-,.:1f -sl 4 . 11 - -A . 4 l Aiffevf E . sr ' ' ,S , '2'E5 ' 1 2 1 Q '-E111 fx -W f' . 1 If .W . 'ln 11 .1 11. . -r,... . '4 1 1' 1 e- 1, 11, ' . 1 V V , O .. 1 .. , 1 11 'fx w 11 1,- , 1 -- --l: ' 1 .. . . ' ff v . ' . j .f1,L' -Nj? .l n 'N ' aj X: T' i' '41 ' ' L fl '- -- 3,9 MAV15. , in '1: .- 1 ' - v ' lv ' - ' ' ' law Y f!'f 7 ' - L' ' If , -6,-,I -V-1, f f '1'13-1'- , , , 7 Rex- V, ffl-1' l ' f S ' ' 21 'f Lg' 1 s ' - I T-M,, . 1 -1111 ,. ,, , . . . . ,,, , . , , . 1 1 1 1 . , A nf - r' ' v' v y x f C E, 1 1 . c . ' 'Y 1 v Y w ii v v w v ' 1 . 1 1 1 1 1 1 . t 1 1 . . . ' . f. 1 ' ' .Y 3 . . . . . V v . Y. . W , 1 1 1 , K I V 3 - ' - . - . , 1 1 1 1 37 . . . v. ' .1 w Y . , K L L 4, u - A x , . . . i . , . , , , . Q Y . N , 1 ' U . 1 v H 1 1 . 2 ' ' - v v S . . . , V . Q . . . Y . . , .

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Com plrments of DTOGGERY A Frzendly Store for Men Acnoss FROM THF nom. mu ctfxmr You 1' I-IOII18 Deserves the BEST rn FOODS Askfor Lanco Gnd Conductor Brands Ouallty at No Extra Cost THE H T LANGEI CO WHOLESALE GROCERS BARTINGALE CO PLUMBING HEATING Dlal 99 30 216 Graham Avenue The Shamrock l9l1g'tIlVll9Q on top of each other then puttlng green plank rcroes to Qlt on Ugh There w I9 a cholr for the OCCWSIOU no organ The eholr were Mr and Mrs J F MCC1dth Mlm 'XI O Keefe Cowan Bros Marx A Lawler arld brother Jamee Lawler The women worked too ralslrlg monex bx I'l'1X1l1Q,' Festlxals as thex were called con SISTIITQ' of danclng and supperq St Patrlck Q Dlx there was a banquet at whlch toaste were glxerl songs QLIIIQ' -rnd patllotlc ad dre ssts Those ClltGI't21ll1l'llilltS were SIINBII for sexeral yeare at mx fathers home hrs belng the larqest houee owned by anx Cath ollc at th It tlme Sometlmee eupper was sc r x ed first lll the long room dow nstalre then th tablee were clr 11 ed and dIllC1llg' xx ent on At other tlmes thex d IHCEII ll the lone' loom beds xxele pulled d o xx n up ture borrde spl ead orl horses and supper serx ed there Thlnk of the work rt all meant sp C1lllX for mother Other xl omen helped her but belrlg, ln her home the bur dtn fell on her On ont occ iSl0ll when t klng down 'r bed upstorrrs to clear the room for supper I heard Ixex Mlg'D3lllt eax to her Mother Cod x lll grxe xou a bed ln Herx ell He alwfrxs call cl Illl Mother I cannot tell how loru, lt tool to complete the church as l w as too xoung, to lmprese datee on my nlllld b0'1l9th1lWU' ox Ll 1 xear rfter Rex Mlfgnault came to Fan Clalrc 1 IIOLIQG. xv IQ rented ne rr the Church 'ind Fr Mlgnault Q nlec c xme trom L rrradr and thu kept houae but not xerv long He wav. remoxed to Chlppewa Falls and Eau Clalre was agfrm wlthout a reeldent Prlest Rex Mlgnault came twlce a month at flret He alwavs etayed at father Q xvhen he came but there xx IS fl Church then to celebrate Maw lll The next PIIQQL w ho cared for the Eau Clalre congregatlon xvae Rex Smedrng who reelded at Chlppewa Falls At firet he came it stated tlmes but for some unknown reason to me dld llOt contlnue When any person wanted to haxe hllfl come She would sollclt urrtll she had 310 00 Rex Smedrng would come and celebrate Mflss on a week day ln her home Qhe had that honor He came Y. ' , . , 4 . 4 ' , l, g . , . . . 1 ' .' . 'ix 1. , . I 7 . '.'. . 4. I , .. 1 , V v . . . v . ,. , A . , . .., m . . , . v . ,l , . I K6 Y - . Y v r . .I C I . 'I I ' 9 .I I 1 s' - ' 4 ' v 1 ' 9 I V I w A . t , ' .' c 3 ' . . VA N . v . . ' , .' .' . t, 4 ' - y - V 1 V 1 ' 3 . y ' v r ,. . .. . , , . , tr 1 - - 1 - v 1 71 '- . . . , . . s y v I. - L K '- .1 . . . c . ., . In s ,e v w ' y s ' .e I . , . K, 9 . ', 'Z ' 2 ' . Q ' v . Q .I V 2 I I X. D , .' ' ' , ' S 2 '. . 2 ' . - Q 5 1 -' 4 1 A v v . I 1 nc v 1 c , U. Q , , 1 y 1 . Y' I . , , I A I X X' .2..' , I Ll c , .' ' . 34 v v ,Q 1 7 v . . , . . 4 . . , .Y . . 1 . , , I , x , y ' 1 v 9 4 vc vs 1. f, 1 . 5 7 . ' . . I if x . y. 1 y ,- v ' . . . , . 1 . , . 1. . . r .D If n ll I V ' H v ' I . . . 1 I , 1 , . . , . J - aw . .. f '22 .. I Q., ,Z ' ' r , , . , . rj I 'I 'A K c . . A c fc c , - A - luv . , I 'V . . ' , ' ' ' rr . . ' V N ' . V. . . 1 . c . . v . I V. . . . .9 U I ., , N . . 4 . 1 f , . . . as ' o , ' ,, I ' . . . 1 c . 7. , ' I I I YI ,. .. . I 1 . A . A 1 A , . - Q v . . , . Y Y . . . . , . l 7 . . , .1 . , , cf. . 1 , . n .