85R14106 JGH-D

By: Springer H.R. No. 895

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The 125th anniversary of the founding of the community of Lindsay is being celebrated on March 25, 2017; and

WHEREAS, On that date in 1892, Lindsay's first Mass was celebrated by Father Hugo Bardenhewer in the home of William Flusche; this event represented the first true community gathering of this German Catholic colony in Cooke County, and ever since, residents of Lindsay have considered it the founding of their town; and

WHEREAS, Named for Judge J. M. Lindsay, the community was established alongside the Gainesville, Henrietta, and Western Railway in the location where a switching station had been built in 1887; settlement began after two German brothers, Anton and August Flusche, signed several contracts in 1891 granting them 9,300 acres of land in the area, and in October of that year, the first colonists arrived; and

WHEREAS, A frame building was constructed to serve as Lindsay's first church, and it was replaced by a brick sanctuary in 1903; that structure was destroyed by a tornado in 1917 but was rebuilt two years later; the first school opened in 1893, and it was run by the Sisters of Divine Providence until the system went public in 1932; the town was officially incorporated in 1959; today, Lindsay is home to about 1,000 residents, many of whom are descendants of the enterprising men and women who established the community in the early 1890s; and

WHEREAS, On this special occasion, the people of Lindsay may indeed take great pride in their city's rich history as they look forward to the opportunities that lie ahead; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature hereby commemorate the 125th anniversary of the founding of Lindsay and extend to its citizens sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the City of Lindsay as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives.