Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1922-05-10
story Of St. Andrews Church.

this church. In 1916 the Rev. Father
Andrew Tusch came to Dutch Hollow
and organized a congregation tnat
was then named, and has ever since
been known as st. Andrews cOngre-
cation. 1t was on the first Sunday
of advent OF 1916 that Father TuScn
offered mass for the first time in
small log building that stood near
where the sisters residence now
stands. OF its early membership who
meet to worship at the first mass III
this small church were Frank Muller,
Ludwig Schwab, John Holl, John
Wallenhorst Peter Zcnz, Peter Ort,
Frank Pluemcr, P. Joseph Blindert,
John Seipker, John, Anton and
JohOnnes Rupp, Peter Scholl and
others with their families. Altogether
there were about twenty members.
Men whom some Of the present gen
Grafton remember as active support
ers OF the church in its early days.
III about the year 1847 a small brick
church was built near the site OF the
log structure 1t soon became made
0uate to accommodate the increasing
membership and an addition was
made to it that answered the purposes
until 1876, when the present large
edifIce was erected OF which more
win be said before the conclusion OF
This chapter When the first brick
church was built the log building was
for some years used as a school house
and school taught under the direction
OF male Icy teachers.
In 1860 a large wooden cross was
raised III front OF the church. The
raising OF this cross was a day OF joi-
LITIGATION and drew large crowd Of
people Anyils were used to fire the
salutes and a fatal accident from the
use OF them married the pleasures Q!
the day. A small German who lived
IN Rockville, named Anton Friener-
fort, was one Of the most enthusiastic
in the large crowd, ne and two other
men were assigned the duty OF firlns
the anvils Fl1eneIfOrt W2e ne pow
der man using glass bottle con-
1ainn the gun powder, so lapld!F
did they fire the anyils that the lower
one became hot with no attent on be-
ing paid to it. and at the fatal moment
when he poured powder in the hole
zn the anvil the powder bottle exploit
ed and little Anton lost his life. He
was carried into the log school house
in a mangled condition and died Veiy
shortly atterWard.
ln the early sixties the congEeg1
tl0a purchased from Peter Sch0ll the
TWO story brick and stone building,
nov owned and occupied by e. vi.
Wilnott and converted it to schooL
purposes. The lower room was USED
for the school, and the upper part
was occupied by the teacher, whom !
1hink was John Hoffman, who came
from Gutenberg, Iowa. Some years
later a stone school building was
erected on the corner, where the par
sOnage now stands Engelbert Fain
man of educational attachments,
was secured to teach the school. He
was married here to Miss Mary Up
uena, and after teaching here a few
yrais they removed to Newport, Ky
Sisters then came to take charge OF
the school, ana while teaching in the
stone building they lived in the bric>
and stone building heretofore men
toned, until the new church was conn
peted iii 1876 when The stone builo-
ina was made into living rooms ana
they removed thereto
Tie OLD church became the school
house. The following comprises the
names and dates OF their services Or
all me priests who have stately or
temporarily been in charge OF the
Chnich since its organization in 1876.
Rev Andrew Tusch from 1916 Ill
1851. Rev Chaitcs Schroudenbach
from 1891 70 1850; Rev. Michaei
B.etler from 1893 to 1886; Rev
josepa PoeIklng from 1896 to 1898
Rev Ferdinand Iuber from 1858 to
1861 Rev. Fred Neuyts and Rev. W.
G. Nelhoef temporarily in 1861; Rev
/. Lux from 1851 70 1868; Rev II, J
MurNelhe'de from 1865 to 1866; Rev
A. \. Rasch, pro tenn; Rev. Charles
Excl IN 1866 Rev. j. NJ. Albers from
1866 70 1865; Rev. Max DeBccke from
1868 10 1871.
icy. JOSEPH klelber from 1871 70
1872 Rev. Joseph j. Muller from
1877 To 1874; Rev Nicholas ThiI
from 1874 to 1877; Rev. Thomas 4.
bIGI noM lS1 to 1850: Rev
Joseph A.. Dre!s from 1880 to 1886: