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Holy Assumption Catholic Church

"The Church of the Assumption"

Clyman, WI [Dodge Cty]

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Clyman (Township of), Holy Assumption Catholic Cemetery (sec 27)

Dedication of the Church of the Assumption

1861

Watertown Democrat, 08 01 1861

Church of the Assumption — The citizens of Clyman, Dodge County, aided by liberal contributions from this city [Watertown], have recently erected a new house of worship in that town, and named it "The Church of the Assumption."

On Thursday, the 15th inst., the day of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, it will be consecrated to the service of the Almighty, with solemn and impressive ceremonies, according to the forms of the Catholic Church.

The dedicatory sermon will be preached by the Very Rev. D. Dunn, Vicar General of Chicago, whose fame as an eloquent preacher is well known. Rev. George T. Riebdon of Kenosha will sing High Mass.

This fine church is a frame building, 70 feet in length by 30 in width and 22 feet high, with a stone foundation of 2 1/2 feet.

During the day, a Pic-Nic will be given, the avails of which will be applied for the benefit of the new church. No care will be spared to make it pleasant and delightful, and if the day is fine, as we hope it will be, we may look for such an assemblage as has never before been seen on the occasion of a religious festival in this part of the State.

We hope our citizens generally will attend to witness the imposing services.

The tickets will be 50 cents apiece and all should cheerfully do something towards promoting an enterprise of this character in Wisconsin. Children under fifteen will be free, and care will be taken that the little ones have one of the best of times.

Watertown Democrat, 08 22 1861

Last Thursday, the 15th inst., the Church of the Assumption, recently erected in the town of Clyman, Dodge County, was solemnly dedicated to the worship of the Most High, according to the splendid forms and ceremonies of the Catholic Church. An immense concourse of people, of all ages and sexes, was in attendance, and the impressive services witnessed with deep and reverential interest.

The clergy present were the Very Rev. D. Dunn, V. G., of Chicago; Rev. George T. Rierdon of Kenosha; Rev. John Conroy of Janesville; Rev. E. Gray of Ripon; Rev. Wm. Tierman of Menasha; Rev. Mr. Morris of Fox Lake; Rev. Mr. Gurk of Elba; Rev. Kenan of Oshkosh; and Rev. Joseph Smith of this city.

The discourse delivered by the Vicar General was eloquent and appropriate, beautiful in language, elevating in sentiment and impressive in delivery.

After the religious exercises were over, the large assemblage repaired to a fine and shady grove near by, where all partook of a bountiful and sumptuous repast, and then engaged in such recreations as befitted the time and place. There must have been over 1500 on the grounds, and over $300.00 were realized for the benefit of the new church.

The edifice itself is a graceful structure, prominently situated on a gentle elevation overlooking a wide extent of the surrounding country. lt is now nearly hemmed in with stately forests, but the hand of industry and improvement is busily at work in all that region, and will soon convert the wilderness into fruitful fields and the intervals into meadows.

The new church will meet the religious wants of a large proportion of the inhabitants in its vicinity and is a credit, both to the taste and liberality of those who have built it.

1911

Watertown Democrat, 10 29 1911

Reports came from Clyman last week relating a story of ruthless destruction of cemetery property. The reports state the Holy Assumption Catholic Cemetery was entered and nineteen monuments were badly damaged, some of them beyond repair, and some others were displaced and disfigured and the crosses removed and broken.

The first known of this condition of affairs was on Monday of last week when the cemetery committee met with Mr. Miller of Hustisford, who was engaged to clear up the debris from Holy Assumption Church, which was destroyed by fire two years ago. An inspection of the cemetery revealed the fact that eleven monuments were displaced, some of them beyond repair. A second inspection on Tuesday revealed eight more monuments damaged — in all a total of nineteen.

District Attorney Kading and Sheriff Volkmann were notified and on Monday the sheriff made a visit to the cemetery for the purpose of investigation. Sheriff Volkmann says that it is evident that dynamite is not the cause of the destruction, as footprints were visible at different places in the cemetery and marks of a crowbar used in displacing the monuments were plainly discernible.