l6o KANSAS UNIVERSITY QUARTERLY. 



Franklin. — No settlement. About 300 Germans and 250 Skandi- 

 navlans scattered over the county, and in the city of Ottawa. 



Grant, Gray, Hamilton, Haskell. — No reports of foreign settle- 

 ments. 



Johnson. — About 300 Germans scattered through the county. 



Kearney. — A few families of Germans, and a colony of Swedes east 

 of Chantilly, much larger when it settled liere in 1S86. Both 

 Swedes and Germans still use their native tongue. 



Kiowa. — Small settlement of Germans southeast of Greensburg, 

 located in 1885. Had church service in German at first, but have 

 dropped it. 



T>ane, Linn. — No settlements, though there are about 150 Germans 

 in the latter county. 



Meade. — Twenty families of Germans in Odee township, settled in 

 1885. They have both church and school in their own tongue. 



Morton. — Reports no. foreign settlements. 



Ness. — A small settlement of Germans about Ransom. 



Pratt.- Reports no settlements; about 100 Germans in the 

 county. 



Republic. — Bohemians in northeast portion of county; Swedes and 

 Norwegians in southwest, both in large numbers, and settled 1870-71. 

 They maintain church and schools in the native tongue. 



Russell. — Russo-German Mennonites in southwest portion of the 

 county. 



Seward. — Reports no foreign settlements, but a few Germans in the 

 county. 



Scott. — About 20 families of Russians located in 1892 on west 

 border of county. They are Catholics (Greek Church) and have 

 services in native language.* 



Sheridan.- — About 100 Germans scattered over the county. 



Stevens.— No foreigners. 



Sumner. — One settlement of Bohemians about Doster in the south- 

 west corner of the county, about 300 persons; still speak their 

 language but do not have church service conducted in it. About 

 300 (Termans scattered over the county. 



Trego. — A small settlement of Germans about Colono: one of 

 Bohemians about Bosnia; in both the native tongue is spoken, but no 

 church service conducted in it. 



Wichita. — A Russian settlement of about 25 families is located on 

 the Mo. Pacific R. R. on the east side of the county. They have 

 both church and school in their own tongue.")" 



tThis settlement is omitted from the map. 

 *This settlement wa.s omitted from the map. 



