THE FIRST BELLS OF ST.TERESA'S CHURCH

It has been recorded that Father Zinsmayer purchased two bells in 1885 from the Hy Stuckstede Bell and Foundry Company, St,Louis, Missouri. The smaller bell weighed approximately 184 pounds and the larger bell weighed approximately 800 pounds. A larger bell weighing approximately 1350 pounds was later purchased and blessed on February 1, 1886.