, 1875-01-05
THE MEMNONlTES,
Their Settlement on tho BURLINGTON e
Missouri Lands in Nebraska.
Special Advantages Of tho 10.
C:lt1One


Tho following ta q 1ttnra1 traneJnt1nn NJ A int
tor vr,t,on in .ho ,ot;vo Observation-Disclosures, -
~ w "ts'o" :" NV ""tlSo i"te'ah''fo1aah b7
MI CoFHotlHs JhhBcnt WHO Las temporarily
locntei ut Mount 1,eanant Ia in n, f,nr to t,locs
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Mr. JnnBon'B personal history haa peculiar in
terest iuasn,nl, M In hns for two,+v voora boo,
ono OIL tue leaders OF tho Mennonite people. and
wau e1ilel from RUSSIA b7 III oiict of the auv-
ornmout tacauso of tia fooroz, n,voc.ov ~ H.
"'A'' oe'""'o ~ A'p 'en'ie0s "ofoe"1S VI At7-
publican principles aS found In this country.
Mr.. Jansen and family arrival in thia cn,,utry
nhout right moutb, ar, and ~ cnnncct;on viii
~ 'e.s '@''.n' $50 Se - eou'ee''o" WALL
aco'n1n1u'ty or Ills friends he haa ulado pnr~
cl.aHo of a laySo tract OF land III Jefferson
conhty NctfasAa' NO take pleasure III publish.
ing lis viown:
sa,, ctosas w.ll lrut vs mt trnti,-thnt m ~
tic turael s1rnnonitcr. wn,Ii NIX t.n s .uhso,4
III, INV nnru II m srtcin III Kan.,s ;st
YuE i rIuusr and Other muw,,,nrd hayn cnin.. iii
mi ns,uEey tsts t.t l., L ,ats mpiy n,r Rrashran
ru wurn FAR our nsw ho,n.s in Iia uaw copntrx wa
ars chu;,aimn NeLrnnk, Kansas. n i.t mi hIin, w
tn tturh Ina tw, ftIrtn HtMa arr rrc'yv,nD ta
inrly ii tI,psn c,,niuu In Tia ;1IttaI stnt. AS ~
Uf'lho
x,, M, s.y ,1 wa II rss. uun enofE 'i,ts
i,hrir,i1a frmn to fel sl.f w. n'lv,.a, . ri
rss ~ Is,so AMI ,,avsr hay, ~, W. ~ T.; ~ ~ T. ~
NJ lin natnns II "a ,1t,3sE n, ssr tnnt s.n ..rs
fmt,mi l,v s1cntn Sinm1s sn ~ nf;or :, ~, "eu nvn
Ge,yrg We ri m to lie 1uy reformed al q. I,nr.d bv
him aut1 trace uur history n,k In tI,a Wnisnsss 1nt
tin nr.r tLrurvu thu u tbp sarlst f;nrisIs, .,n
gre:stious uf ths ilrst centuries. s~
Ills Gauss uf our emigration is not that which brnu,
tbtusl1I. If 1nu1le ID thcxn s,orr ,yt In nut r.
tuis country cag brcsus "" want hc.,er bn,nas ~. ~. m
to aacun,la,e nssith tr tlrst eora,ion frn M ~.
various rurl1ous ii uer,nsuy IitIIaiI mil swtzer
land tuck nisce atout liDj IL ItnnsIn nnlnr the En-
p4rnr raui, Our oajuct VA 10 esorcse orr rsirtun
and 10 carry OH. our brue.p1es Of 1macs updi,tufxl
hen tnat III ,1ut was r tlc ~. IT rsr
katht rine H. o,r pri,ilraos continued md tLsy worn
signed and tIovscu by Iii III, fl.,wi.Iu Irx rcI1.
S1 tho utuIyr .uJ Of uur lr.,rrn f+nn pr,Issta r.
lt4ss,4 1lu.v VI lesi wa,,. N. mil
TIL: rAr.L ,;I.1w
WAS ttr,,r ,,v th, M, .rt Eu,rr,r I, int rb,~
rrur, ttnEa tra1I,: m. an m,ns ,ci IL
hnn,c ratn trfI,ntrn,. nn ,,, i,v f.c,, hiosa;,,.
md lin industry t,f ul,r 1rontr Ia at ~, srstra ~
t1n,!rdtu from Southern IiIlKsfs int vhrn mr.
1.yI,iict.es ware yipIalri und ciIt"tv mr. ~. ~.
iIKIpus llher.y destroyed. wa i'll con,pclisil
to turn from oar f.ti!la flrms md Ecauti
Ito ST. uI Nov, to tis sotry and to to III 1rta IT,
vural tines Lutt.r cl,,cnieI tu be- ia ura w,rrs
ur fu,iulls iuta viii o RESPECTFUL ihu 10 Eoen mir
runners wilh our .uneo alu salslie,l: a,I, MI onr
fathers made fevtile t1oir sutt1uruts iu uo wild rS
rim Vi HJutA ltusai., NJ ". also uure t., cover Win
l.o,ucs viii hy. p''' "@'N'' '3' ~"
Oar brethren crossed Tim sca frcs. snd did not m,ks
cbu.c, roll:r rain thur ua,;,,, H. i,rr ,n,i,,,
tlt;u EJ.,,T Af;riyng
f,,s,nr wton, w tnn r.,tur ~ liz, ca.nc ,,t nm
su,u, 'I1 III yur .Iru ayu toliu%ta W liz 1Ir.s
Tt.1J,E al
,ol,h. X u.xJ;E Tury y.l,cll il t,ns ;tiu n1TrMn,
tas: ard ry III NJ to aincs,t lii uak u. vtt. ill.,
tlI. ii'r S.rusk. Il tc7 nnIy nf III. ,'i ~ w,,
oI,ir,tci uri: lii Ha;,s:s stayi ,yit1ui ,lnn, nn.
WIG ur,.o oS-s A"'
Iii W,'u te,1 what o;r brof,ren nro f1otn, In N.
S;.t, III ,s,t ,tr,ki q in iu11s nf Inn t,,~t,,,t
tisurni lsj,ny i; '.traaI rnn,Sny ~, 'r:. 1rc,,r,
was ulaIu iu Auy,,st, tun ycar. IN Jenorso Cm,ntv
viii ii js il, III, a,,;,t .f RI t;,rt nj Tho s.1t %
,rj,u.e w.a mad aisr ,c,I, aim amt n1t r.. ~
,rnosv Ct Gsr:tt,, ill., lea. o.ntlun Ind oor csro
,.Is vyur w., o,a liz Il i; .,sus. rua Ind sereteJ
III 5,tr ;rst tctr,,,r;n In ,,arsv, ,n,n'r1 =, eso
Ituoo rtrrs Of u trs rurirnturaI lad. ami Il va
III; for 10 tic E:rn4i C,luuny Incvtiy tn cssh. liz
t,r:y 1,, r,tt1u~ unItr,i lnvn n, f>ir,rtco s,i
foriy f,ullca k. tasy tt ouco wet 10 wo,k to ,rcs
tilttu. aid ly tuis ti,uo in teir uwt, cr1tnrtais
il.,tI.rs fi,.y ur, I'll surltrnyI ~
TIL; s1.c0Sn enroyv
of un,,t The sauo n,;nli,.r NJ fi1es ,s .od =.
lilo er., O; Yejtent cr Is74 near sutton Which Il nns
1T III mary thrifty litt,e t,y1a m lin 1im,IInpcr
es3uri Itstroad. ucrs tlsro was r1resy cnsiGsra
M, n1,Inter of our ronutrymcn tnonUI mt ~ q :,
ss.t Int ra;!ei K,forIuuu Ibnr h ii ,nnv.5 t,ars
fron Dtk.. ;r,n wi.ieh ni.ro fti,cy tt, ,a, sftsr
iow ysrh ruuurn[mI, tI,ay ha,l i,ot scsrca NJ ys
hy t!,e ttury ', usl Dai water AZ Iy the neIshbor
I,ooI Of III. lii. .i,x indian n,snrvt,ion AS',t ia
ran1a amount ii ht WAS i,rro a,-ht ,,urr eood cnn
tiiiionu. NIT. anon il Va. ia lat, in In sesson M,