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"Anton
and August Flusche arrived on the scene and wanted to promote the
town as a German-Catholic colony. In 1891 the brothers acquired 9,300
acres alongside the railroad for settlement... On March 25, 1892,
Father Hugo Bardenhewer held the first Mass in Lindsay in the home
of William Flusche. This date is now regarded as the town's "birthday."
Judge Lindsay donated about eight acres to the Diocese of Dallas for
a church, school, and cemetery. Rev. Joseph Blum of Muenster chose
the location for a church and a 20 x 50 building was constructed at
a cost of $800 - paid for by the Brothers Flusche, Judge Lindsay and
people from Gainesville.
The frame church was replaced in 1903 by a brick building, but this
was destroyed by a tornado 14 years later. A replacement was built
in October of 1919." (See Lindsay,
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