Morris.—Swedes occupy Diamond Valley, the west part of Creek, and the north part of Parker townships. They have several churches and occasionally a school conducted in Swedish.
Morton.—Reports no foreigners.
McPherson.—Swedes settled, about 1870, in Union, Smoky Hill, Harper, New Gottland, Delmore, and portions of other townships, in large numbers, several thousand. They have several churches and excellent schools conducted in Swedish. Germans (Russian Mennonites) occupy Superior, Turkey Creek, Mound, Lone Tree, King City, and portions of McPherson and other southern townships, with several churches and schools. The Mennonites number about 5000 and settled after 1876.
Nemaha.—Germans (Swiss) occupy Nemaha and Washington, and a portion of Richmond townships, with German churches and schools. Irish are in Clear Creek and north east corner of Neuchatel townships. Most of Neuchatel township is occupied by French (Swiss).
Neosho.—Germans have a considerable settlement in the south east corner of Tioga township, with church service (Lutheran) in German; another in the east part of Lincoln township, where the language is spoken, but without church or school. Swedes have settlements in the north west part of Tioga and the east part of Big Creek townships; church in the first only, though in both Swedish is spoken almost exclusively.
Ness.—No report.
Norton.—Germans to the number of 100 settled about 1880 in Grant township. They have church service in German.
Osage.—Swedes, (700 in number,) settled in Grant township in 1871, where they have four churches conducted in Swedish. Welsh settled in 1869 in Arvonia township, and others in the north part of Superior township, 700 in number. They have six churches with services in Welsh. Germans are in the north part of Scranton and Ridgway townships, 200 in number; French in the central part of Superior township, 200 strong; Danes, 200, in north part of Melvern and Olivet townships; a considerable number of Scotch and Irish in and near Scranton. Most of these latter are engaged in coal mining. None of the foreigners have schools—except Sunday schools—in their native tongue.
Osborne.—Germans settled in Bloom township, where they have both church and school in their mother tongue.
Ottawa.—Bohemians are located about the border of Sheridan and Fountain townships; Danes in the south part of Buckeye township; Irish, arrived about 1885, in the south part of Chapman township. None of these have church or school in a foreign tongue.