THE COKVAIilS GAZETTE, FRIDAY, AFKIL 25, IS90.
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Sentrn County Repu&fiean Tiaket
FOR SENATOR, .
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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
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& 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. -
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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.
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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
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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'
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