A New Catholic Church

ARNDT, FRITZ, INKMAN, JACOBSMEIER, KASKA, KURTZ, SHULTE

Posted By: Deborah Brownfield - Stanley (email)
Date: 2/9/2006 at 07:08:04

Fairfield Ledger
May 27, 1903
Page 6 column 4

A NEW CATHOLIC CHURCH.

The Brighton Enterprise says that St. Joseph’s church, the new building erected by the Catholics of Penn and Walnut townships at East Pleasant Plain, will be dedicated today. High mass will be celebrated in the morning, with a sermon in English, while REV. A. J. SHULTE of Iowa City will deliver a lecture in the evening on “Christianity and Civilization.” Ladies of the parish will serve dinner at noon. The erection of this structure was begun in 1902, with the purchase of eight lots in Block 21 of the new town for a site. Ground was broken Aug. 6th and the cornerstone was laid Sept. 18. The building is a frame structure and was erected by HENRY INKMAN of Ft. Madison at a cost of $2,734. REV. B. JACOBSMEIER and Messrs. FRED ARNDT, JOHN FRITZ, JACOB KASKA and PETER KURTZ composed the building committee.