The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1877-09-09
Ynn MnNNoNIrhs ~ MINIroBA.
Tho Thrifty Lutheran 0uakcrs who are
Making Homes In America.


Tho Mennonite reservation east Of the Rcd
river. and about twenty-five mules southeast OF
W nuip,., j. now ~ well populated n any dis
ti.t til" Province of M0nitona. and the most
recent immigration has been directed To-
reservation ot seventeen townships adjoining
the frontier, and extending west OF Red rlvcrtO
Pcmmna Mountain Thc settlement on tho
reservation first mentioned, called Eat RIVER
consist of Coo families. and ON IN" Sc. ond
RS 'ryution. called Dulr'rn. 45O families have
been planted. In addition, thlrty-thrrr families
nave been settled near S'ratrhlns river and
to Dui"rin.
Estimating Aye TO family, the Mennonite
settlements of Manitoba contain "A pupulHt On
of >. $40. which Will doubtless increase steadily,
but ny no mcnns Win tllr volume 81 thr lAst
three years. Tho M"nnonlts who stu ROMAN
IN southern hu~-lh. though lh'thrl 10 rlni-
gratr III cons qurn'c OF In" termination oi ihd
stipulation cN"mutlng them from military s'r-
vices. are not pr pared 1" slcrilr" lh'ir pos-s-
sinns. When they can sell without dlsndNun-
tagc they cmigrate. Tn" exodus Is therefore
likely t. he gradual, especially ~ IN" Russian
Government, while insisting ON the right Of
con-er.ltion, us-rntS r"adlly Ia special assign
m. MS IL service, in Difference To- the Mennonite
con1rlcnrc-eurh a. TRANSFORMATION. forestry.
OF the tnii,d states. during the late ciNil war,
were subjected Ia military service. but relieved
from bearing arms.
The emigrating classes Of Lutheran Qua kers.
known us Mrnn lntrs. nrr neither tn" rich nor
the Door, hut are an lntrrmr,lato body, who
are. However. hy no means destitute. Mir. He's
prlrr estimates that the sum brought into tue
proNn'e 10y ~" Mennonite lmnilEta.gh -
5000 unO and the recent arrival ~ thlriy iNo
lumllv~ brought MOI lth- lhNn flNNNh.
There are Mennonite set, mynis m the Nost-
| crn States, but the lahi system there 'nlor"i
docs not admit Of -rr.lhl rtsrrNlions, hni
Manitoba has thus he"n enabled a. present
greater inducements for this claS- ~ settlers.
Her" M" community can orEhniH' itS'll Accord
liz, ni in.I1ri- nr i1rl is Vs., hehrNr the word
| Is nnsllr2 'd-a custom which has great merit
Socially and lniustrlally, ana VIII warrant sonIo
group Of inmilics-u4ualy i>tcon in NUM-
| brr rl,Nr thrir homrst,iiu- separately hut pro-
| "a a. y
| desirable situation Tor II Wiling" or bort through
! which street two chains widr 10 hld' AMI mo
| Plat divided into ha1 acre lots, VAIN u~elEn-
! urnt- tor 'hur'h 0hno or Otilrr Iulllr uSn \
| tract most suitable Tor tllage Is then selected N
each head of "a family cultiyatrS that portion y
] his allotment Tor there II no communl SIN ~
hr hnds r9hNrnthl' n3y meadow, n., H ,,
In ~rNrrHlty, i chosen, ana ul' r. ma hl'F'l no
consolidated hom"st"ads Is used as rhnSr i"r
'7ulir and other animn.7, Whirh arr hNniHny
| attended hy lrr iSuNu VINO H. ldll iS l'" L.
| The village lotS and other subdNisiou7 are ii s.
iTHe Gou, only found In the dorf -arrcom-
! Portable. heated 10y central hrl x Owens. warns
| ing three or four rooms IT," sam" rpui u7nHiy
tGnu.,u i'm M, r. '-I..t thrr" - % IroWIul, T. ~
| dcnry To- uayo dItorfut truom"ii-. IA 10 lhluy
has a yukr' of oN,n. Two COWS. ami lnIrhu -
| louNry Tho pig i- uot want u-,. and il"l" ara
BOO anorp and loo horses on tao lat river
rhr mun.aipu Government is a simple No.
! mo rloN. The hrAda ol iuiull'a ANNUALLY n'
n Mayor or h'rN", WHO Is me Lln"l 'N''ll 80
otllr-r. constantly eohirrring with his ruuSii iu-
cni-. over tln Who'll" community Is "a lrsl, NJ
or E.dnr, elected for ilN" years, aud who, H-7o-
iur tine linal adjustment ul All disputes ana IA
| cua 1mnni of all necessary ORDINANCES 4e
| l'r'sla nj may at IN All utll r. f'liInE 20 \
| separate village IN coh'urrcnt" Wlh the Mayor
| thereof.
from Tine clvll administration. IN" propl" olnf
IA clergyman IN "a II dpri and bishop 10 pr'
side oyer the. who" community for p.rlo'i. I. 81
iNe yea =, rh'y r'"lNr no et ponds. The
| teachers Of the .hOOis held m crl. village