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Show ISLAND PRIEST IS RECORD JOB HOLDER OF U. S. Ba jSSS&a a y-rf--- "4 wf xmaKMnEmumamnnnaa FP. EM i "EL L BE KJ BPS HI S i si n Bpoclal. ST. JAM LS, Mich.. Aug. 21 The ptlest of Holy Cross parish, the picturesque pic-turesque fishing colony on Beaver Island) is Rev. Kr. E. J. Jewell, and he believes h holds more jobs than any' man In America. Hero are some of his obitlons. Priest. Physician. Surgeon. Dentist. Midwife. Librarian. Captain of the St. James baseball' team. Third baseman and pinch-hitter. ' I'nited States w eather obsei sr Official "bouncer' at dances Official marine signal displayman. j Notary public. Agricultural expert. j Historian Teacher of music aEd dancing. Bmergenoy harvest band. Father Jewell's territory, extending over all the Beaver Island group, encompasses en-compasses a population of about 1000.' There Is no other aoci.or on ib Island, and Father Jewell performs major operations. Including amputations, amputa-tions, and last winter brought the settlement set-tlement through an epidemic of diphtheria diph-theria with the loss of but a single life He has Introduced several ipecleS of vegetables among the islanrr.. who are better fishermen than farmers. farm-ers. The ritual of blc.strv- the nets on' Beaver Island Is probably not dupli-c.:tod dupli-c.:tod anjwnerr In America. Father Jewell has been toor v.irs on Beaver Island. "I have asked the bishop to permit' me to stsv- her amonjc tbsee wonder- j fu! '.eoile until I die." he said. |