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sook, Lookout, Wheatland and Freedom townships, about 

 3000 in number — one third of the population of the county 

 in 1 89 1. They are Catholics, and have both churches and 

 parochial schools conducted in German. They are large 

 wheat-growers. 



Ellsworth. — Germans, (Methodists) in south part of Valley town- 

 ship; Germans (Lutherans) in north part of Columbia and 

 ' Ellsworth townships; Germans (Baptists) from Prussia, in 

 Green Garden and south wfest corner of Empire townships. 

 These all have church service, and the Lutherans schools in 

 their own tongue. Bohemians in Valley and Noble town- 

 ships. 



Finney. — Reports no foreigners. 



Ford. — Germans in Wheatland and Speareville townships. Have 

 church, and one school conducted in German. 



Franklin. — No report. 



Garfield. — A few scattered families of Germans. 



Geary. — Irish (Connaught) came into Jackson, Jefferson and Liberty 

 townships 1855, about 1500 in number. Germans (Anhalt) 

 about 1500 came into Jefferson, Milford and Lyon townships 

 in 1862. About 300 English from Sussex settled in Lyon 

 township in 1870. The Germans maintain both churches and 

 schools in German. 



Gove. — Swedes in Lewis and south part of Grinnell and south west 

 corner of Gove townships. 



Graham. — A settlement of Canadian French (600) was made in adja- 

 cent parts of Wild Horse and Morelan townships about 1880. 

 They conduct church service but no schools in French. 



Grant. — Reports no foreigners. 



Gray. — Reports no foreigners. 



Greeley. — Swedes in the north west part of the county, have church 

 service and summer school in Swedish. 



Greenwood. — Norwegians, about 200, in south part of Salem town- 

 ship, have church in their own tongue. Germans in Shell 

 Rock township, about 300, also have church in their own 

 language. 



Hamilton. — Reports no foreigners. 



Harper. — Germans about the town of Harper. Hungarians south of 

 Bluff City. Both have church service in German. About 

 100 French in Odell and Stohrville townships. 



Harvey. — Germans (Russian Mennonites) from Odessa, a few from 

 Prussia, the latter speaking Low German. They settled from 

 1874 to 1876 in Alta and Garden townships, in Pleasant and 



