The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-04-23
"oFFICIAL NOTICES" IN POLISH.
Ohio Extends It's List of Languages for the
Publication of Formal Notices.

Ohio Extends Its List of Languages for the
Publication of Formal Notices.
The Ohio Legislature at its last session
adopted a statute amending the former law Of
that State. passed in 1891. regulating the pub
LEGATION OF official notices. In Ohio. as in most
States OF the country. official notices have ap-
peared either N English exclusively. or. where
another language Is required. In English and
German, the German-speaking population OF
Ohio having been in 1901. as 1t is now. very
large. especially In the big cities Of the State.
where such legal notices are published chiefly.
These notices relate to the sale OF property. to
foreclosures. to proceedings connected with
the settlement OF estates. to suits and co-part-
nerships. and their publication in English and
German fulfilled all necessary requirements.
By the recent Ohio statute. however. II was
provided that a court may order notice OF sale
Of property in execution to be published in a
Polish newspaper"
There were by the last Federal census 5000
Polish residents OF the city Of Cleveland. ana
since 1890 the number Of Poles resident there
has increased largely. There were by the same
census 1000 Polish residents Of Toledo. and
throughout northern Ohio. on the line between
the New York and Indiana boundaries. the
number OF Polish inhabitants has been in
creasing very rapidly in recent years. In the
city OF Chicago. the main headquarters OF the
Polish colony In tho West. there were by the
local census OF a year ago nearly 10000
so-called Poles. A 900 born in Poland and
$1,000 born in the United States OF
Polish parentaGe. There are eight Polish
newspapers published in Chicago and three in
Ohio. two OF them in Toledo and one in Cleve-
land. There are six Polish newspapers pub
lished In Pennsylvania. two in Pittsburg. one
in Scranton, one in Wilkesbarre. one In Sha-
mokin and one in Philadelphia. There are
three Polish newspapers published in Detroit.
one in Milwaukee. one In Baltimore and three
n Buffalo. which has now one Of the largest
Polish colonies in the United States.
The Poles are a gregarions people. They do
not. like Irishmen. Enzlishmen. Scotchmen.
States as immierants. scatter throughout the
country. settling at places which seem to, offer
hut s fosn Gp s%aii eofon iSs t N fh skili own 9r i tb%se
distinctive and certain features OF which are a
church parish with school annex: a lyceum and
found Invariably IL IN one ne part az Of 'i L. and "fe so % Se
where near the centre Of that part is the Polish
the way, and the. Polish newspaper around the
corner The business Of Poles il q commercial
always. and an announcement of the sale Of
property 10 q Polish district. as has been found
iishej to hest advantage in a Polish paper. for
sto2d by any of the Polanders any better than
The precedent established in Ohio as regards
the publication Of legal notices in other Ian
guages than English seems likely to be fol-
nish papers published in the United States. OF
which three aprear in Michigan. and one Of
the few sure things connected with immigra-
ton is the fact that there ia pretty certain to
he a considerable access OF Finnish immiera-
ton to this country following the unsettled
condition OF political affairs at home. In Min
neanolis alone there are. seven newspapers
published in the Norwegian language. there
are three Spanish newspapers in Los Angeles.
and the Hungarians. in the city OF Cleveland
will probably not he long in demanding some
Of the same recognition which has been ac-
corded to their Polish hrethran-