Courtney, John –Ordained to Priesthood 1905

COURTNEY

Posted By: Joy Moore (email)
Date: 12/18/2018 at 12:58:32

Source: Twice-A-Week Plain Dealer June 9, 1905, FP, C5

Ordained Next Saturday.
On next Saturday at St. Louis, John Courtney, son of Mr. and Mrs. James Courtney of Bluffton, will be ordained to the priesthood. Mr. Courtney has been a student at the Kendrick Theological Seminary in St. Louis for a number of years, and completes his course this year. On Saturday, June 18th, he will read his first mass at the Bluffton Catholic church, and his many friends at home are making preparations for a notable occasion. There will be a large number present, —Decorah Public Opinion.