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rganized Catholic churches. Beaverhead County has two, Hughes three, Sheridan five and Union fourteen. The city of Sheridan, and each of the towns supports a Catholic church; eight are located in villages, two of which are in Sherida

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sonage stand make this the only spot of verdure i

l value of $98,800. The total value of church property, including land, is $211,025. None of the churches have any social equipment. The total receipts of all the churches last year amoun

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nt figure for seventy churches. The average total membership is 215 per church

als 77 per cent. of the enrollment. There are seventeen other organizations, three for men, ten for women, one for bo

g to the United States religious census. In Union, from 1906 to 1916, the Protestant membership increased more rapidly than the Catholic. Catholic memb

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e ceremonies, members inflict personal punishment, often carrying it to an extreme. This sect, which was at one time distributed over the whole territory of New Mexico, since 1850 has retreated towards the north. As to their origin, Twitchell in his "History of New Mexico" says: "It is possible that the Penitentes, particularly by the

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ow being erected. There is also an inactive church at Lima, organized in 1900. The Mormon membership is eighty-five in Dillon and thirty-six i

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Dillon church meets in an office, but the Sheridan church has a building valued at $2,500. The church membership is a

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membership is seventeen. Six new members were taken in last year. Meetings are held eve