The Kansas University Quarterly, Vol. I, No. 2, October 1892 — John Shaqi
The Kansas University Quarterly, Vol. I, No. 2, October 1892Various
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The Kansas University Quarterly, Vol. I, No. 2, October 1892
Various
Natural history -- Periodicals; Science -- Periodicals
DOUGLAS.—There are German settlements in Eudora
township (300), Marion township (600), and Big Springs
township (100), with churches in all and school in
the first. There are about five hundred Germans in
Lawrence, with three German churches. There are smaller
settlements of Germans and Scandinavians at several
points in the county.
EDWARDS.—Germans and Swedes in Kinsley, Jackson
and Trenton townships, have church service in their
mother tongue.
ELK.—Swedes in Painter and Hood townships; Irish
in Falls township; Germans on the border of Elk and Wild
Cat townships. None of these have church or school in
the native tongue, but all use it at home.
ELLIS.—Germans from Russia, settled about 1876
in Catherine, Hartsook, Lookout, Wheatland and Freedom
townships, about 3000 in number—one third of the
population of the county in 1891. 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 township; Germans (Lutherans) in north part of
Columbia and Ellsworth townships; Germans (Baptists)
from Prussia, in Green Garden and south west corner of
Empire townships. These all have church service, and
the Lutherans schools in their own tongue. Bohemians in
Valley and Noble townships.
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 adjacent 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 township, have church in their own tongue. Germans
in Shell Rock township, about 300, also have church in
their own language.
HAMILTON.—Reports no foreigners.
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