. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... rs thirty. Value ofchurch property estimated at $r,ooo. In connection withthe church, the members support a school, taught by E. A. VV.; E. Baker, Tiler. The meetings are held in a well ap-pointed hall, which was built by the order in 1874-5, at acost of $2,500. The present m
. History of northern Wisconsin, containing an account of its settlement, growth, development, and resources; an extensive sketch of its counties, cities, towns and villages, their improvements, industries, manufactories; biographical sketches, portraits of prominent men and early settlers; views of county seats, etc. ... rs thirty. Value ofchurch property estimated at $r,ooo. In connection withthe church, the members support a school, taught by E. A. VV.; E. Baker, Tiler. The meetings are held in a well ap-pointed hall, which was built by the order in 1874-5, at acost of $2,500. The present membership is fifty-five. Thefollowing are the past masters of the lodge : W. R. Morri-son, A. G. Scliuk, H. A. Sowle, James Wilson and J. The present officers of the lodge are : E. , W. M.; E. A. Sherulin, S. W.; W. Mills, J. W.;James Wilson, Treas.; H. W. Tyler, Sec; E. A. Beebe, ; George Lea, J. D ; H. A. Sowle, Tiler; D. E. Miller andW. Farnum, Jr. Stewards ; James Wilson, E. W. Beebe andJ. V. Warrener, Trustees. The value of lodge property isestimated as being about $1,200. I. O. O. F.—This lodge was organized under dispensa-tion granted March 15, 1870. The initial members were :H. A. Sowle, J. P. Tracey, A. G. Schulz, Charles Hubbard,George B. Robinson, L. S. Benjamin, R. Kinmore and. Drake House; George II. Drake Proprietor, Tomau, Wis. Dahen, a German, who has about thirty-two pupils. Thestudies taught are identical with those taught at the districtschools, the only difference being that the children are com-pelled to study in German. Catholic Society.—The first organization of the CatholicChurch at Tomah, was in the year 1867, the first pastor be-ing the Rev. M. M. Marks, who attended from La same year the present church was erected, at a cost of$2,500. The church was built under the supervision ofRev. John Casey, who attended from Mauston. The firstresident pastor was the Rev. J. T. Durward, who took[chargein 1870, remaining ever
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