The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1907-08-24

Falls Father Van Straten bent all his
energies TO build a rectory. Hs finish
ed the lower story of 1t but did no.
thing to the church. His successor.
Rev. Philip J. Erlach. at last had II
pastared. built a gallery and after
painting 1t inside and outside. Bishop
vertin blessed ~ on the 9th day OF
October 1889. to the title Of St. Agnes,
the virgin and martyr
Father Erlach's service was from
April i4th 10 August IA, 1889 After
nim came
Rev. John Cebul, from August Is.
1889 TO November 5. 1890.
Rev. Or. Albsrico Vitali, from
November <. 1890 10 September 7, 1891.
Rev. Dennis Cleary, from September
l8. 1891 20 February D, 1892.
Rev. James Miller. from March till
August II. 1899.
Rev. y. II. Nosbisch. from October
80. 1892 10 May "a, 1893.
Rev. Anz4lm Miynarczyk. from May
2sth 20 July IL. 1898.
Rev. John Hem from July IA, 1888
20 January 81 1894. Then for while
attended from O. +.
Rev. Hubert Zimmerman, from
March Is. 1894 to March Ia. 1895.
Rev. Adam J Doser from April ~.
1895. 20 May 1896 tAd intreim Fr
Mlynarczyk during June.
Rev. John e. Manning, from June
81. 1895 TO August 81, 1898
Rev. James Lenhart, Ph. ID. from
September /. 1898.
The above notes shows that IL took \
marvelously long time 10 finish the
church, but even then 1t was not com
pleted. There was neither belfry
nor sacristy 10 H. The priest manag
ed 10 get along by keeping the vest
ments behind the hign altar and vest
ing there. and Father Cebul. as he did
in other places where he found no bel
fry. built shed right in front OF the
house and placed a good sized bell IN
IL. These arrangements answered theii
purpose well enough for time, but
when the question was raised OF buiid'
fno a tower in front Of sacristy IN
the rear, the figures suggested new
church, and taking into consideration
that the old building was out OF pro
portion and poorly put together, the
congregation decided 70 build new
churcn. AT the public meeting the
members pledged themselves 70 contri'
bute each ten dollars year until the
entire cost of the new church. about
fifteen thousand dollars, should he paid.
with this pledge and eight hundred
dollars on nand the work was com
menced in 1901. Messrs. +. Brielmaier
and Sons of Milwaukee, sketched the
plans and their townsman. Peter
Lausr put it up. ON the 2sth day Of
November Of the same year, Bishop
Els. under the assistance Of the
Pastor Dr. Lenhart. Reys ii. Iim'
mermann. James Miller. W II jolt.
sen. Fabian Pawlar, f. \. Becker,
Adolph Schneider }. NJ Langan,
Anthony ART from st Cloud diocese
and III. =. Gillenbeck Of Green BAY
diocese, dedicated The new church t'
st. Agnes. It speaks well for th'
faithfulness Of the people that they
have kept their pledges during the
past FIVE years so that at this writing
the indebtedness is only trifie more
than six thousand dollars.
Donations High altar by William
Murphy. 81 Jospehs side altar 10y
Joseph md Charles Malinowski,
Blessed Virgins Altar by John Me
ellis. Windows Mrs j. NJ. Crippen'
Airs B. MestelIe. Mrs + & Atkinson,
"a i Santomow. w. G. O. f.. Mrs.
Agnes O Brien. g O. f., Miss Mar.
garet Stenglein. j J Sipchen, Louis
Porrier. NJ r Kenny Patrick Lar
kins
The-real estate Of the congregation il
magnificent piece OF land 240x2GI
feet ~ level as table. All was. &c
quired from MacKinnons and Father
Lenhart purchased on April "a, ioO'
for the sum OF four hundred and hftS
dollars piece of il l2Oxi8O feet and
again November Z, 1901, for similar
price an irregular piece ~ siOxi30 feet
less 6Oxi2O feet
The congregation owns in addition
the cemetery site ~ seven acres in th,
East part OF n. w i OF N r. y
Section ~ T. 43R ~ But this SIT,
was 80 badly mixed with the intermen
Of non Catholics that new one donat
I'd by the Stambaugh township hai
been accepted with the clause that n,
one without permission OF the pastor
OF ST. Agnes church may be bnrist
there
ST Agnes parish Of Iron River, Al
most others, is composed OF divers
nationalities OF one hundred and
twenty i've families there are Polish
Irish. French, German. italian
slovenian and Croatian