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History: Day Twp., Marathon Co., Wis. (1913)

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----Source: History of Marathon County Wisconsin and Representative Citizens, by Louis Marchetti, 1913, pg. 555 -  557.

----Township of Day, Marathon Co., Wisconsin 1913 History

THE TOWN OF DAY.

The town of Day was created June 10, 1881, and elected Andrew Daul as its first chairman at the ensuing next spring election. There were a few settlers in a part of this territory, which moved into the same from Week's mill on the Big Eau Pleine river, which settlement was known as the "Campbell" settlement, to which reference has already been made. These first settlers made not much headway as fanners, and the country was substantially new when the Wisconsin Railroad ran its line north of Stevens Point and on the west line of Marathon county. Many of the new settlers that came after the railroad ran to Marshfield were farmers from the southern part of the state—from Dodge, Jefferson, Washington, and Ozaukee counties. Being conversant with clearing of new lands and having some means, it was but a few years when this town showed big farms finely cultivated. It was in this town and in the neighboring town of McMillan that corn was first raised in large quantities and the fact established that corn can be grown profitably in this county. This town consists of only one township, but supplies one creamery and three cheese factories with milk, although it must be classed among the younger towns, that is, later settled.

There is a small saw mill in this town operated by John Nicoley.

Four public schools, each in one district, give attention to the education of children.

The Catholic Church—This congregation organized as early as 1880 and built its first church edifice in 1881. After a few years it became necessary to enlarge it. When the first church was built there were only twenty-eight families to worship in it. The edifice was enlarged by building a sanctuarium 16 feet by 16 feet. It was at that time a mission of the parish at Marathon City, Rev. J. Reiser holding regular religious services; later it was attached to Marshfield, which was much nearer in point of distance. In 1892 a parsonage was built, and in 1893 Rev. A. Schauenberg became the first resident priest at Rozelville. Soon after his arrival, the present fine large church was built, and in 1904 an elegant two-story parochial schoolhouse with full basement was erected. The schoolhouse has three departments and a chapel. The cost of the building was $18,000, but it could not be replaced for the same amount now. Church, school and parsonage are heated with furnace and water plant. The parochial school was erected under the pastorage of Rev. P. Trierweiler. The congregation has now 105 members, meaning by that heads of families. The growth of this congregation is also the growth of the town. There are three school sisters to attend to the teaching, and one sister attends to the house work. The present rector of the parish is Rev. Math. Wernerus.

The Evangelical Lutheran congregation has a neat frame church on section 4, where regular service is held by Reverend Thorn, the resident pastor in Marshfield.