SUPPLEMENT TO THE I APRIL 15. 1912. DEATH OF VEN. SISTER SERAPHINA, O. S. B. On the first day of March, which was also the first Friday of the month, and the first day of the month of St. Jo- seph, a very nseful and meritorious life came to a close at St. Alexius Hospital, Bismarck, N. D. On that day in the afternoon at 3:30, died in that institu- tion the Ven. Sister M. Seraphina Ecker- O. S. B. Superior of the Sisters of the Indian School at Fort Yates or Stand- ing Rock Agency, N. D. On January 20, Sister SeraphJLa came for medical treatment to St. Alexius Hospital, where she at times had been before for the same purpose. On February 10 she un dervvent a very serious operation and had been between life and death ever since. The departed Sister was born in 1863, made her vows in 1886 as a member of the Sacred Heart Convent at Fankton, S. D. and celebrated her Silver Jubilee or 25 anniversary of her Sacred Profes- sion on November 21, 1911. Immediately after her profession Sr. Seraphina did active work as teacher in different Catholic Parochial Schools in South Dakota. In the summer of 1891 she was sent to the Indian School at Fort Yates or Standing Bock Agency, N.D. where she had been ever since. She held there for a number of years the position as Teacher and later on that of Matron. She very soon endeared herseif greatly to her Indian pupils to whom she had always been a loving mother, a well meaning adviser and faithful guide and friend. Already in the beginning of her educational work among the Indians inspecting government officials readily recognized her work as a gifted and successful educator and teacher. In the year 1892 — the tben General Superintendent of Indian Schools, Doc- tor Daniel Dorchester of Boston, Mass. — a Methodist Minister of the real old School, made a tour of inspection through the Standing Rock country. In hie reports on the different depart- ments an^d classrooms of the Standing Rock Agency school he spoke very warmly and with much feeling of the noble self sacrificing work of Sr. Sera- phina and especially of her truly moth- erly love for those intrusted to her care, closing bis remarks with the significant words: "Sister Seraphina is one of those true reai teachers, who carries and bears, as it were, her pupils in her heart." These well chosen words of Dr. Dorchester characterize very beauti- fully the whole life work of Sr. Seraphi- na as Teacher and Matron of the Indian School that becomes her second home wbere she spent the greatest and most valuable portion of her life, more than twenty (20) long years. Being very talented and accomplished and always faithful to duty her death causes a great loss to her Sisterhood and the school. Her name and work where very favorably known to the Indian Of- fice and also to the Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions in Washington, D. C. and visiting Inspectors had always a word of praise for Sr. Seraphina, wher- ever they went after having once be- come acquainted with her. She likewise enjoyed great popularity among the In- diausand Whites of the Reservation, and had in particular a warm place in the hearts of the Indian children confided to her gentle care, and who so very fervent ly prayed every day for her speedy re- covery during her late sickness. But God had willed and disposed otherwise. He took the good Sister to Himself after much patient suffering endured with full resignation into God's Holy Will During the days of her most painful sickness from whicn she never ei ter- ta;ned any hope of recovering she pre- pared herself with the greatest possible fervor and devotion for the coming end. fortified by the Rites of the Church, aud often strengthened by the devout re- ception of Holy Communion, which she had the happiness of receiving yet shortly before her death. The worthy Superintendent of the school to which she belonged, and with whom she worked harmoniously for 15 long years had the privilege of beiEg present at her last moments, and he had no other words to say of what he wit- nessed than these: 'Tf there is ever any beauty about a deathbed scene, then certainly this was a most beautiful and edifying death." A pious lady and a good friend of Sr. Seraphina, who had come with her to the hospital, and who had trie happiness of being near the deathbed of the good Sister, when she breathed her last, could not help but saying: "Indeed if I had ten daughters and all wanted to join the Sisters, I would be only to glad to give them all to God, if I nad the assurance that they would die such a peaceful, consoling death. Our most sincere and heartfelt sympa thy is herewith extended to her father and her brothers, to the School and the Benedictine Sisters at Fort Yates, who suffered such a heavy loss by the rather untimely departure from this earth of Sister Seraphina, the more so as this is the second Sister taken away from them by death within a year— as last summer there died there also Ven. Sr. Aloysia Doppler, who for 25 or more years did excellent worK in the Standing Rock schools, and was equally beloved by old and young — having also been a true mother to the Indian children who al- ways took delight in seenig her, and felt greatly consoled and relieved, when they could pour their little troubles and woes into her tender, sympathizing motherly heart. We recommend the repose of the souls of these two Sisters to the prayers of the readers of the Eyanpaha and to all who knew them or have heard of them. R. I. P. In conclusion a word of sincere, well deserved thanks to the Superior, Ven. Sister Boniface and tbe Benedictine Sis ters of St. Alexius Hospital and to the Superior, Ven. Sr. Magdelen and the Be- nedictine Sisters of St. Mary's School at Bismarck, N. D. who are from the St. Benedict's Convent in St. Joseph, Minn. Sr. Seraphina belonged to the Sacred Heart Convent of the Benedicts e Sis- ters in Yankton. S. D. but on account of Fort Yates being nearer to BismarcK she. with the permission of her Supe- riors, from time to time scught medical aid at the St. Alexius Hosptial m the capital city of North Dakota, wi ere the hospitable doors of that inst.tutiou were alwa\s open to her. for a hearty wel- come. It was tneu God's will, that she should close her life m the place, in which she enjoyed tne Sisters' hospitali- ty and kindi.ess often before to a great extent. Tne Sisters of St. Alexius Hos- pital together with their able physicians aud the trained nurses in tneir service did all in their power to save tne prec ious life, bestowing upon her all their tenderest care, as if she was their very own and even more — and when the sav- ing of her bodily life was despaired of, and no hope could be entertained any more, the most thoughtful, considerate and zealous care was shown in preparing ner for her last journey into that eter- nal life, which is after all the only life worth enjoying and living for. And in her death her body and soul stili receiv- ed their undivided attention as the Sis- ters in the Hospital and from the School Kept faitnful and prayerful vigil, when the corpse was reverently kept in the Hospital Parlors. In devoted love they accompanied the mortal remains to the train which was to take her out of their sight, but not out of their hearts. M. Crow Creek Reservation. CHRONICLE FOE 1911- FATHER AMBROSE MATTINGLY, O. S. B. Baptisms. Feb. 4, Chas. Martin, child of Frank Fog and Emma Merriville, born Feb. 2, 1911. God parents Felix Horn Dog and Mrs. Emma Chase. March 21, Mary, child of Joseph Touch and Lizzie Willow Bark; born March 14, 1911. Godmother, Anna Little Cloud. April 9, Alfred, child of Martin Chase and Emma Bold; born March 25. Godparents Willie Skunk and Ange- lique White. April 7, Emily Fast Walker, child of Mrs. Edith Track, born Aug. 30; 1910. Godparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. All i Around. April 15, Sophie Strong, aged about 27 years. Godmother, Lucy Swift Hawk. ' Baptism Conditional. April 15, Olive Mary, child of Louis Archambeau aged 7 years. April 15, Edna Hermine, child of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Different Horse; aged about 11 yrs. Godmother, Anna Little Cloud. Baptism Conditional. April 15, Alice Cecilia, child of Mr. Mrs. Peter Different Horse, aged about 9 yrs. Godmother Nancy Left Hand. Conditional Baptism. April 15, Lily Agnes, child of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Different Horse, aged about 7 yrs. Baptism Conditional. May 14, Herman Joseph, child of Geo, Shie.d and Grace Banks, born March 24. 1911; sponsors Peter Archambeau and Nancy Holy Cedar. July j9, Mary, child of Pius Red Water and Jennie LiKes Him, Godmother Mary Odelia White. July 24. Lucy, child of Benjamin St- John and Annie Smells the Earth, born July 19, 1911. Godmother Angelique White. Aug. 3, Lucy, child of January Skunk and Sussie Surrounded, born May 22. 1011, sponsor, Paul Touch. Oct. 11, Isabelle, child of Never Misses and Mary Wilgus, born Oct. 7, 1911. Godmother Lucy Swift Hawk. Dec. 8, Sarah Stella, child of Ed. Fer- ris and Julia Archambeau, born April 28 1903. Godmother, Florence Archambeau- Pearl Mary, child of Ed Ferris and Julia Archambeau, born May 18, 1899. Godmother Florence Archambeau. Dec. 14, Rosalie, child of Jos. St. John and Alice Red Woman, born Dec, 7, '11. Godmother, Mrs. Anna St. John. DEATHS. Jan. 2, Henry Bradley, aged 32 years. Henry died well provided with the last Sacraments. Jan. 24, Felix White Shell, after de- vout reception of the holy sacraments- Felix was 21 years old.^ June 26, Willie, child of Mr. and Mrs. Clement Wounded Knee, agea 3 % y rs - July 16, Charles Barry died suddenly being thrown from horse. July 21, Victoria, chili of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Shield, aged 4 years. Aug. 18; Rosie, child of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Fog, aged 13 years. Aug. 13, Anna Zenobia, child of Frank Ptemani and Celeste Hintewin; aged 9 yrs. Anna died a few hours after her first holy Communion and the reception of holy Extreme Unction. A ug. 22, Rosie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Greg. Turner, aged 15 yrs. Rosie received the last sacraments very de- voutly. Sept. 18, Mary, child of Pius Red Wa- ter, aged 2 months. Dec. 25, Charles, child of Mr. and Mrs- Frank Fog, aged 11 months. MARRIED. Feb. 12, Joseph Plays with Iron and Anna Four Horns. Sept. 4, Willie Skunk and Angeligue White. ► APRIL 15. 1912. OARLIN, S. D. March 9, 1912 Eyanpaha. Protestant wicasa wan taku yaotanin unkan Y. M. C. A. o^a wan ein kta yunkan sinasapa wan el hi na miniakastan. Yun- kan he wamanu heca keye lo. Sinasapa wocekiye kin otokahe tanhan Yewicasipi kin etanhan u we lo. He el tona opapi na miniawicakastanpi hantans nipi kta ca wowapi wakan kin el caje yatelo, na tohinni Protestants wocekiye Wakantanka karnige sni. Jesus maka akanl on qon hehan Protestant wocekiye kin he karnige sni; tka Sinasapa Wocekiye hecela. Yunkan wicoie wan caje blate kin he St. John 10. 1, 10. Yunkan Jesus hecel eya: "'Tarinca ^tiyopa kin he Miye." Yunkan Sinasapa Woce- kiye he ke lo. Yunkan he tona opapi sni tiy opa kin okna iyayapi sni hantans hena wamanu hecapi. Ho mitakuyepi, ablezapo; lecala waonspekiyapi Protestant woce- kiye hena wicakapelo. Ho eya Sinasapa wocekiye kin he ataya wicaunlapi kta caje yatelo. nahe wowicala kin na wowicake kin e yelo. Yunkan hececa esa wicasa ikceka eya wocekiye kagapi, yunkan John 101 el cajeyate lo. Ho ake Rom, 10. 15. Yunkan Sinasapa wocekiye kin hecela kta ca oaievatelo John 14 R Ynn- wicasa ota yasicapi. Yasicapi kin heon wowapi kin le wakage lo: heon Sinasapa woonspe kin otokahe tanhan oyakapi heciya- tanhan hankeya cajeblate. Eya Eyanpaha el tokinni wotanin wa- kage sni. heon iyuha Sinasapa wocekiye kin wicaunlapi kta iyececa. Cantewasteya nape ciyuzapi. Daniel Creek. CHERRY CREEK, March 17, 1912. Eyanpaha. Hekta 1911 qon hehan cathechist hemaca na wanna le omaka kin Cherry Creek, S. D. qel wicasa 2 Bishop wicakarnige woawanyanke tanka wicaqu,, George Fisherman, Ed. Swan. Lenayos wicoran yuhapi na ake catechist wicoran kin maqupi na wi iyohila $5 • maqupi, na icun- han waoyuspa Ed. Wasicu han- ska eciyapi, kici unqonpi, yukan wi wanji iye tamazaska $5 ' oma- kiye, St. Joseph oko. itancan kin, Matotamaheca cinca wan ptehincala wan $10-00 ikipiya omakiye. Ho hecel wicoran kin le hektatanhan yuha wau tka oteriya yuha wowasi ecamon. Yunkan tuwe wicoran wan yuha kin tanyan awanyaka okihi sni tka lecel Jesus eye, "Tuwe wi- camala kin he Ate wicala kte na he iconhan nma wocekiye kiksu- ya qa iyokipiya qa iyuskinyan wokakije yuha, canke nina Wa- kantanka ektakiya wopida epa. Anpetu iyohina qa tokata wa- wekclakin kta wacin on nina po- cekiye epa. Feb. 24, '12,anpetu en Father Ambrose, O. S. B. wati en wo- snapi econ qa en miye, winyan qa hoksina mitawa owasin Yuta- piwakan unkicupi qa hoksina wan sdawakan ion, qa March 10, hinhanna wihiyayena 7 hehan irpeya unkiyayapi. March 13; wosnapi ecakiciconpi, qa hehan wicarapi makoce wakan en eun- papi. Dena wicasawakan unki- tawapi ihunniya en skan qa nina pidamakiya qa hoksina mitawa kin de hekta omaka iyamni hee- han South Dakota omniciye tan- ka Tansaonwakpa etu kta tka kiknakapi heehan he wicayusu- tapi econ kta icieonza heon Fort Totten N. D. ekta omniciye tan- ka ekta kluha unkipi qa Rt. Rev. Bishop Shanley tona wicayusu- tapi wicaqu kin en hoksina mi- tawa opa qa hetanhan decen wi- cacaje qupi, Joseph White oowan cokaya kin he wicayusutapi wi- cacaje oowan tokaheya kin ee. South Dakota omniciye tanka Rosebud Agency en econpi kte cin en micinksi ou taku eDa tka pasiya iye ta wacin on etanhan el opa yelo. Omniciye unqonpi canteunwastepi, olowan 32 unka- hiyay'a na omniciye ataya nape unkluzapi. St. Joseph na St Mary yaonpi kin wocekiye eyeci- yapi kinhan Wakantanka okiye kinhan tiwahe ataya el upi kta. Nitakolapi. George Spotted Elk. SOLEN, N. D. Feb. 1911. Epanpaha. Hantesa okodakiciye kin unciscipila tka wicoran wan oterike ca iyopteunyanpi. Tipi wakan uncinpi na lila iyotiyeun- kiyapi, na kitanr-ci wana ecel aye cin on icante unwastepi. Eya* wana tanin'/an yanke cin $708 . icazopi kin hena nahanr ota hiyu sni; heon mitakolapi, tona tipi wakan iyecazopi kin hena ye- ksuyapi kta wacin. Joseph Two Bull te lo. Wocekiye okna yeksuyapi wa- cin. Nitakolapi, Paul Hairychin. WHITE RIVER, S. D. March 7, 1912. Ring Thunder Camp, sacred Heart church el st. Joseph na st. Mary omnici- ye onpi kin Nov. 5 1912 he etan congress on wamnayau. ceKiye kin mankyapi. ±10 mita- kuyepi tohinni Protestant woce- kiye kin he Wakantanka karnige sni. Wakantanka iyerca hecel eya' wicasa wokcan kin hena to- hinni yewicawasi sni, nakun to- hinni wowicakeyake sni, tuka woyakapi ece, Jerem. 23, 21. Ho mitakuyepi; ablezapo; tohinni Wakantanka wanji wicoran qu sni ehantans waonspekiya okihi sni. Jesus Yewicasipi akenom wicakage kin etan St. Peter oran kin el Sinasapa wocekiye kin kagapi Inyan eciyapi (Catholic Church is founded upon Peter's faith.) nakun towicala kin tohin- ni iyotpani Kte sni. Yunkan Jesus hecel karnige na wicasa tokeca wanji wicoran qu sni, Peter ecel yunkan hececa sa inhans. wicasa eya eye towitanpi kin on ©woce- kiye kagapi, Sinasapa tonspe etanhan yutokecapi; wicasa kin lena epi: — Martin Luther, Henry VIII. Robert Brown, Calvin, etc. Ho mitakuyepi- tona Sinasapa wocekiye oyapapi tka nakun wocekiye tokeca el yaskanpi kin ito, ableza po. Mitakuyepi, wi- casa eya wocekiye tokeca kar aupiqon hena tohinni Wakantan- ka wicoran hecel wicaqu sni tka hecel eya tuweni iyecinka wowi- tan kin le icu kte sni tka, Aaron iyecel icu kta. Heb. 5.1! Mita- kuyepi, wocekiye unkitawapi icupi kta sece ecanmi kte sni tka cante wanjila waon kin Jesus ite makipazo kte sece ecanmi na he sutaya mitawacin ni ecanmi; wowicaia wanjila bluha ni ecami. Ho hecel teriya rtawani lakas makakipi kin he iyomakipi; na heon mikcaptapi kte cin he waste na heon mikcaptapi kte sni kin he waste sni hecel on makakipi kin he iyomakipi, hecel Eyanpa- ha el tona ocekiye el nicakikipi hena waste. Nape ciyuzapi. Henry Grouse Running. zapi. Nitakodapi. Thomas White. CROW CREEK, S. D. March 26, 1912. Eyanpaha. Taku wanji wakdaotanin kta wacin. He wicoran kin on onakicironyan unqonpi kta on etanhan unyuhapi, qa tona wica- keya opeyatonpi kin hemawanji naceca tka tohinni en takuna bduotanin sni; tka tona Eyanpa ha wicakeya kodayayapi kin mitakodopi onamayaronpi kta wacin. Micinca wan, waniyetu zaptan cagu wayazan qa hekta Oct, 27 "11 hetanhan owanjina timahen on qa Jan. wi 1912 he hetanhan iyotan anpetu qa han hepi koya tohinni hukundwanke sni, ohinni iyotankehan yanka. qa mani okihi sni, wi nupa sam anpetu wikcemna hehanyan mi cinksi kduhaiyotiyeunkiyapitka MAZAWAKPALA ETANHAN. St. Joseph na St. Mary lei un- qonpi etanhan Catechist heca waon yunkan lehanl lecel eca- miconpi. Charles P. Pin $ -25 Jessie Holy Eagle 25 Joseph Cuwila 50 St. Joseph okolakiciye 50 St. Mary 50 Oct. 15, 1910 hehan Father Westropp, S. J. kin na koska nonb wicoran unqon Clement Picket Pin, tka miye teriya rta- wani, maka maniyan wocekiye eya omawani. Yunkan leca wi- coran waste kin ecamiconpi, na heon Wicoiye wan weksuya. St. Paul eya: Sutaya najinpo; na wicoiye wowapi unkitawapi kin eciyatanhan onspeniciyapi kin he tinsya yuhapc, eye ?on he awacin maka; cante kin tinsya- han kluhapi kin he taku waste kin on okihipi kta siolwaye. Nitakuyepi. Andrew R. Blanket. LITTLE WHITE RIVER. S. D. Eyanpaha. Hekta Jan, wi kin he el koska wasterca wan, wacin- ye pica ca, John First in Trouble Sinasapa el opa. Sinaska heca tka. Iyeqe ableze na iyukcan na Brave Eagle Louisa Robideaux Mrs. Brave Eagle Wm. Felix F. E. Feather Ernest' Botner the Hawk Ben swift Crockery John Blue Thunder Porcupine Tail Louis Bull Eagle Moses Good Voice John Blue Thunder Lrave Eagle Mary scout 10 50 25 10 25 50 05 25 1 00 10 25 25 25 25 $11.90 Na st. Ignatius church, White River, el st. Joseph n a st. Mary omnicide con- gress wamnaye km Fannie standing Elk e he $53.25 el wanna eknaKe. Aslayela yuhapi $235.25 Hekta qonhan pteidesKa blaotanin 19 Martha spotted Bird " 1 John " 1 Mrs. Mary smith 1 Joe Iyott jr 1 Leading White Cow *' 1 Ataya " kin 24 1 horse, 1 sheep. Makizita ciqala el omniciye tanka yu- hapi kte el ecela lena wamnakiyapi kta, nahanrcin lila rein econpi sni, na lecala omniciye tipi el kagapi kta nahanrcin tanyan yustanpi sni. Little White R. el na onma omniciye Rosebud oyanke onpi kin nananrcin takuni owamnaye econpi sni, e e taku wan lila skanpi na wanna wanjikji on tuiciyapi'ska onawa- ron congres el lila rein oitancan cinpi na on lila rein ontuicin yapi ska nawaron Cantewasteya nape ciyuzapi. Aet. C. Bordeaux.