CARRUTH: foreign settlements in KANSAS. 77 



the eastern part of Newton townships, and about Halstead. 

 They have church and school in German, but speak Russian 

 also. French in north part of Emina township, engaged in 

 raising silk worms. 



Haskell. — Reports no foreigners. 



HoDGMAN. — Germans, about 30 families, settled about 1884 in south 

 east corner of Sterling township; have preaching in German. 

 Swedes in north west corner of Marena township. 



Jackson. — Danes in Netawaca and Whiting townships; Irish in Wash- 

 ington township ; neither continue to use their native tongue. 



Jefferson. — Germans (Swiss) in Delaware, Jefferson and Kentucky- 

 townships, maintaining church but no schools in German. 



Jewell. — Swedes, widely scattered in Sinclair, Allen, Ewing and 

 Ezbon townships. 



Johnson. — No report. 



Kearney. — No report. 



Kingman. — A small settlement of Germans in Peters township, not 

 using German to any extent. A few Irish in Union town- 

 ship. 



Kiowa. — No report. 



Labette. — Swedes and Norwegians settled in Valley and Canada 

 townships about 1869. Still speak their language, but have 

 neither church nor school in it. 



Lane.^ — Reports no foreigners. 



Leavenworth. — German, in 1873 ^^ Easton township; in Fair 

 township in 1876; about 600 in each place. They have 

 church service and schools in German. 



Lincoln. — Danes settled in Grant township in 1869 and since, 400 

 in number. Germans settled in Pleasant township in 1872, 

 with 300, and in Indiana township in 1869 and later with 

 about 375. Danes and Germans have good schools and 

 churches in native tongue. Bohemians in Highland town- 

 ship in 1878 with thirty families. They speak their native 

 tongue, but have no schools or churches. 



Linn. — Reports no foreigners. 



Logan. — Swedes, about 200, about Page City, in north part of 

 county. Have church and school both in Swedish. 



Lyon. — AVelsh, between 1000 and 1500 are located in and about 

 Emporia, with three churches conducted in Welsh. There 

 is a settlement of Skandinavians near Olpe in Centre town- 

 ship. 



Marion. — Germans (Russian Mennonites), settled in Logan, Durham, 

 Lehigh, Risley, Menno, West Branch and Liberty town- 



