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THE COKVAIilS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, AFKIL 25, IS90. CorbaUis ltte. IBSUSD BVKRT FBtBAY MORSISO BT SUBSCRIPTION RATfcflF Pfer rear. ...... 9? Sue Montfc, -.. 1 W Tiirea Months, ....... . t SJngrfe Copies ,- , a IS ParvVear (when not paid in advance)... so Sentrn County Repu&fiean Tiaket FOR SENATOR, . c: b; crosno. FOR REPRESENTATIVES, M.T. STARR, C E. MOOR. FOR COUNTY JUBGIT, W. S. H-UFFORD. FOR COMMISSIONER, T. J. CHAMBERS. FOR COUNTY CLERK, Bi W. WITSON. FOR SHERIFF, W. A. JOLLY. FDR TREASURER) E. M. BELKNAP. tor school Superintendent, W. K YATES. for assessor, WILLIS VIDITO. ' " FOR SURVEYOR, O. V. HURT. KOR CORONER, DR. J. L. AIKEN. NOTICE. ' By reference to f notice elsewhere in this- issue of the Gazette it will be seen that the co-partnership of Craig & Conover, publishers, has been dis solved, the former retiring from the firm. It, therefore, becomes necessary to complete a settlement of accounts, and all persons knowing themselves indebted to the above firm will please settle at an early date. Mr. Conover will continue the business in the future, and respectfully solicits the generous patronage which the office has had bestowed upon it during the past THE CENSUS TAKERS WORK. The preliminary work of taking the census of this country is already accom plished, and the superintendent, Rob. rt P. Porter, with his army of clerks in "Washington, D. G, are ready to codify the work of the immense army of enumerators who will take the field in June. The enumerator is to start out on his inquiry on June 2uJ. If he is to work in a city of more than 10,000 inhabitants, he must finish his canvass in two weeks. If he has a country Bub division, he will not be called upon for a return until the end of the month. The list of questions drawn up for him is given below. With this he must go to each family and, if possible, get answers from each member of it to all the questions which fit the case " The first list sent out for the use of the enu; merators contemplated the securing of information on these general points: name, age, sex, race, place of birth and residence, citizenship, occupation, education, health, and family ties. These are all questions more or less of Bocial statistics, such as have been asked in almost every census, and answeis to them ought to be easily ob tainable. Less success may be expect ed with the last few questions which are politicoeconomical in character. They try to draw out some information on a subject beset with difficulties the relative proportion of owners and lessees- of houses and , farms and the amount of incumbrances on the farms and homes jpecupied by the owners. There seemed to be a wide-spread derqand, however, 'for such informa tion on these questions as could be got through the census-taker, and congres at thfs session amended the census law so as to require the collection of statis tics about homes and farms. ' Most of the prospective victims of the inquisi tive gatherer ot facts who will be let loose oh J une 2 will doubtless be inter ested to know just what an ordeal they . will have to go through. Here is a list of questions: . - - 1. Give christian name in fall, and initial or middle name, surname. ' 2. Whether a soldiery sailor, or ma rine, during theivil war (United State or Confederate) or widow of such per. son. :.. ; ," : .V; 3. Relation to head of family -: J . . 4. Whether white or black, mul atto quadroon, octoroon, Chinese, Japane se er Indian. - . . v.'.w , 5 Scxs , , ... ' & Age at nearest birthday. If under one ye r give age in months. J. Whether single, married,, widowed or divorced. . 8. Whether married during the cen sus year (June 1, 1889, to May 31, 1890). " ' ' 9. Mother of how . many children and number cf these children living. 10. Place of birth. 1 1. Place of birth of father. 12. Place of birth of mother. 13. Number of years in the United States. - . y 14. Whether unnaturalized. 15. Whether" naturalization papers have been taken out. ". 16. Profession, trade or occupation'. 17. Months unemployed during the census year (June 1, 1889, to May 31, 1890). 18. Attendance at school . (in months) during the census year (June 1, 1889, to May 31, 1890). 19. Able to read. 20. Able to write. 21. Able to speak English. If not, the language or dialect spoken. 22. Whether suffering from acute disease with name of disease and length of time afflicted. Whether defective in mind, sight, hearing, or speech, or whether crippled, maimed or deformed, with name of .defect Whether a prisoner convict, home less child, or pauper. 25 and 26. Is the home you live in hired, or is it owned by the head or a member of the family? 27. If owned by head or member of family, is the home free from mortgage incumbrance 28. If the head of the family is a farmer, is the farm which he cultivates hired, or is it owned by him or by all members of the famiiyl 29. If owned by bead or member of family, is the farm free from mortgage incumbrance? 30. If the farm is owned by head or roe.uber of family, and mortgaged, give postoffice address of owner. Many of the questions, it will be seen, are not intended to be put to all the members of the family visited. From their general scope they will likely furnish the bureau with all the information that is needed in the treat ment of population and social statistics. With the exception of the questions about mortgages, the entire list will be pronounced inoffensive. -Possibly the few spinsters of uncertain age and the unlucky "grass" widows who tall under the enumerator's cross fire may regard the , sixth and seventh questions as inquisitorial. But there is no law to compel such witnesses to make-admissions damaging tp themselves. ; The work of the special agents who collect statistics of manufactures is not to be limited to the mocth of June and the facts they gather will not be put into shape "until after the tables of population are completed. It may be added that Mr. Porter hopes to have a rough estimate of the population of the various states and territories ready in August. He will complete the-tables needed for the reapportionment of representatives in congress in time for ,use at the short session. Vot for ft. B. Crosuo for state sen ator. . The whole republican ticket is A-l ; vote it straight at the coming election. Victor Hurt will make a splendid county surveyor. Cast your ballot for him. - - " W. A. Jolly has been nominated for sheriff of, Benton county - on the republican ticket. - No better person could have been selected. '. Harmony prevailed in the republi can county convention. Lt it De everywhere found among the republi cans until after the election. W. E. Yates is the right man for county school superintendent. He will, if elected, resign his position as principal of the: Corvallis public schoo's, and devote his whole' time and attention to the duties of the office. Vote for him. . - Ed. M. Belknap, for county treasu rer on the republican ticket, is deservt- ing of the office, ?. He has long been a resident of Bentoa county and Corval lis. :; He is not the same , person who represented this ; county at the last legislaturethat was E. E. Belknap of Monroe; a good man also. m4 jMladwnndarfec enred. Bnoki Wm Wn& -X? in nutwnv. IWtimomtls hri al S. -fk SKa of (ho- r!ox".' ProrrectM post K-iSlfcigtJ fcr. ' T uiioa to Prof. ; Zj. i. ;t. S. t ILa Jm. X9 lixik. GETTIW (TS. HP W IT3 TP -"vst-x-t-ib:- The Southern Pacific Co. Have ordered their road extended south from this city to a junction with the main line. This means that the OVERLAND trains will be running into Corvallis the present summer, bringtng THOUSANDS of home-seekers, capitalists, and investors here: Corvallis in 1880 had a population of 1,200; she has to-day 2,700; and, by 1891, WILL have 4,000. The Improvements for 1890 Are: Extension'of the Southern Pacific Railroad; con struction of Streat Railway; building of a large new Flouring Mill; grading and drainage of the city; establish ment of Woolen Mill; erection of another large Dorinito- - ry at the Agricultural College; and, in addition to the above, a large number of fine business blocks and private residences are contracted for. ' With the Southern Pacific and Oregon Pacific railroads now forming a junction here, and the completion of the Corvallis, Brownsville, and Eastern making its terminus here, Corvallis is certain to became a railroad centre of no small importance. The y ' . ' State Agricultural College Is the most important educational institution in the State, and is located here, bringing hundreds of students from all " parts of the state. Corvallis offers to-day greater induce ments to investors than " any other point in the Willam ette Valley. - 3fThe most elegant Suburban residence property, joining the city on the Northwest, and within ten minutes' walk of the new Public School, Court House, and Agricultural College, and fifteen minutes from the business centre, oilers to-day greater inducements to the investor than any other property now on the market, and I liere 1 A e-i-g-h-t solid 1 the colleges, schools 3. 4. tion, 1. It is within easy distance of and business centre. ' 2. Every lot is high, dry and level. It has perfect natural drainage. ; ' The City Park is directly in the centre of the addi-; and will be handsomely improved the present summer. ' . 5. The Corvallis Street Railway Company have rails now on the way for the construction of their road from the post-office to this property, and cars with 5 cent fare will be running before the en1 of May. ( , 6. Because more lots have been sold in the past sixty. days than in all other additions combined. . - 7. A large number ocottages will be bui't the piesent - ' . ' season, work having already begun. . 8. With every lot purchased the owner receives a tick . et entitling him to one chance in the drawing for an ele gant residence and five acres planted in choice fruits im ' - mediately adjoining the addition. For Above arid Many Other Reasons YOU can maKe MOITEY By investing now. Lots 50x100 feet. Prices. $125 for inside, and $ 150 for corners. Terms: One-fourth cash, balance on installments of $10 per month. No interest. Maps- and full descriptive "matter to be had of - RALSTOM 'OOX Mai!a gollis' OOREOOlSr. BRANCHES Portland, J. P. Davenport, Washinffton' street: Spokane 'Falls Elliot & Co., Main and Stevens street; Astoria Wingate & Stone; Seattle SL. Hen-