CARRUTH: FOREIGN SETTLEMENTS IN KANSAS. 01 



Mound township, settled in 1878, speak French and have 

 preaching in that tongue. The Germans have church service 

 in German. 



Rush. — Germans (Russian Mennonites) are located as follows: in 

 Big Timber township 75 families, in Illinois township 25 

 families, in Pioneer township 50 families, in Lone Star town- 

 ship 50 families, in Banner township 25 families, in Garfield 

 township 25 families, in Belle Prairie township 30 families. 

 In each township there is one church or more, but no Ger- 

 man schools (?j. Bohemians are found in Banner and Gar- 

 field townships, about 25 families in each. 



Russell. — No report. 



Saline. — Germans, (Bavarians and Swabians) about 200, in- Gypsum 

 and south part of Ohio townships; Swedes, 3000 to 4000, 

 in Washington, Smolan, Falun, Liberty and Smoky View, 

 and adjacent parts of Spring Creek, Summit and Walnut 

 townships, also in Salina. The Swedes came in 1868. Both 

 Germans and Swedes have preaching and the latter have 

 schools in their tongue. 



Scott. — No report. 



Sedgwick. — Germans, 3000 to 4000, settled from 1874-82 in Sher- 

 man, Grand River, Garden Plain, Attica and LTnion town- 

 ships. Also about 2000 Germans in the ciy of Wichita. In 

 both places schools and churches in German. Russians, 

 Italians, French and Scandinavians are represented, a few 

 hundred each, in Wichita. In the country townships a few 

 Dutch and Swedes. 



Seward. — Reports no foreigners. 



Shawnee. — Germans (Moravians) in Rossville township, speak their 

 native tongue almost exclusively, but have neither school 

 nor preaching in German. 



Sheridan. — No reports. 



Sherman. — Germans, 20 families about the center of the county. 

 Swedes, 10 families in north east corner and 25 families in 

 south west corner. Both Geimans and Swedes have schools 

 and preaching in their native tongue 



Smith. — Germans in west part of Swan and Cedar townships, and on 

 border of Harvey and Banner townships, in both churches, 

 and in the first schools, in German. Dutch, in the south half 

 of Lincoln township, have church but no schools. 



Stafford. — Germans in Hayes and Cooper townshijjs, three hundred 

 in number, with two churches having service in German. 



Stanton. — A few scattered Cxermans. 



