Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-11-27
From the Dubuque Qowa) Times, November6
The ScaDdinaviaus In America,

SWEDES AND NoRWEGIANS IN IOWA.
Who ever has Travelled, Through Northern
Iowa has found, in certain counties, large
settlements of Norwegians, and here or
there smaller ones of Swedes; and if he is
careful observer, he has noticed the in
dustry and thrift of these people. They are
q hard-working, moral and peaceable class
of citizens, and easily conform to our
Yankee ideas of common schools and other
blessings peculiar to free institutions.
Wherever they settle the falloW ground
is speedily broken up and the tame cereals
appear in abundance.
We are glad so many of the Norwegians
and Swedes have settled in this State, and
that other colonies are on the way hither.
These people are mostly of the Lutheran de-
nomination, and when coming to this coun
try bring their ministers with them, and
their houses of worship are built simulta-
neously with their first dwelling houses, thus
initiating the example of the pilgrims two
centuries ago. Their pastors are generally
we'll educated, and the masses are not ig-
norant. They have Synod which includes
Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Minnesota,
and this Synod embraces large number OF
churches. They have theological semin-
ary .located temporarily at Chicago, and
which they intend to locate permanently on
the line of some railroad where they can
purchase a town-site and get the land
cheap-preferring some point west of the
Mississippi. Their intention is to make
the theological seminary branch only OF
the institution. English teachers will be
employed, and the Swedish language will
be taught only so far as is necessary for 9
time.
We understand that there are many O
those people in some of the large cities O.
Illinois and Wisconsin thrown partially OF
entirely out of employment on account o.
the war; and they are desirous of purchaS-
ing land near the proposed college in order
that they may enjoy good educational priv.
ileges.
They have agents in Sweden collecting
funds for the school, and the king has do
mated FIVE thousand volumes of standard
works for it.. They are also directing emil
grants to this part of the North west, as il
is not they think, desirable to have them
scattered. The nearer they can get to the
contemplated institution the better.
! A gentleman informs us that the princi.
| pal mover in this enterprise is Rev. T. N
Hasselquist of Galesburg, ILL.,, reported to
be a very worthy man and held in high es.
TEEN by his countrymen. He, with two
other clerical gentlemen of the same State
made trip to Butler and Grundy Coun.
ties, in this State, last week. to find a suita-
BILE location for college, as they were in.
formed that land could be had in that par
Of the State at very moderate figures. The
result of their observation seems to be sat
isfactory, and considerable encouragement
has been given them by residents in that
section and by the railroad company. They
have an eye on Appling, station about
tWo-thirds of the way from Cedar Falls To
Iowa Falls; and they wish to give all per-
sons who have interests on the routes be-
tween these two towns, an opportunity to
manifest their desire to see the school To-
Gated rs here indicated, by proposing to
sell lands cheap or on easy terms. They
wish 70 obtain at least FIVE or six thousand
acres in the vicinity of that station.