Sturgis advertiser. (Sturgis, Dakota [S.D.]) 1887-1???, 1890-05-29
TIE CENSUS.

THE CENSUS.
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List of Enumerators Appointed.
DEADwooD, May rs, 1890.
To the Editor of the Times.
] hand you herewith the names OF cen
sus enumerators for this, the second sub
division of South Dakota.
The announcement of this list has beel
postponed for various reasons not neces
sary to name.
desire in this connection to- say
That an enumerator of this, the eleventh
census, has no holiday appointment.
ask the kindly consideration OF the publ,
in their treatment of the gentleman as
signed to this duty.
No enumerator will knowingly be all
lowed to depart from the strict line OF hi
duty in the information sought to be oh
tanned. The penalties are severe for vic
lation of this rule. They are required Il
report any refusal to answer authorized
questions.
The several military posts are to b.
put in charge of enumerators appointed
by the superintendent OF census. They
will receive their commissions from, ant
report to this Office. Their names vii
appear later on.
Several districts in unorganized coun
ties are attached to other districts ant
have been carefully provided.
ENUMERAToRs FOR SECOND DISTRICT, soUTT
DAKOTA.
l. Oliver o. Stokes, Ewing county.
2. Oliver o. Stokes, Harding county.
3. Henry q. Wilson, Butte county.
4. A. J. Austin, Butte county.
5. John Cashner, Lawrence county.
6. l.. A. Hildebrand, Lawrence county
Z. John G. Jones, Lawrence county.
8. Nathan Colman, Lawrence county.
8. Geo. F. Robinson, Lawrence county
10. l.. F. Hildebrand, Lawrence county
IL. VIM. Lang, Lawrence county.
IL. Squire B. Crist, Lawrence county.
13. Walter Simpson, Lawrence county.
IA. L. B. Zoll, Meade county.
Is. o. w. Jewett, Meade county.
16. Henry Rohleder, Meade county.
II. VIM. A. McMichael, Meade county.
Is. VIM. FL. Bailey, Pennington county
10. Sumner G. Faris, Pennington county
20. Riley Miller, Pennington county.
81. E. A. Williams, Pennington county
%. VIM. G. Porter, Custer county.
%. VIM. I. Thornby, Custer county.
"a. Israel Bower, Custer county.
25. l.. G. Taylor, Custer county.
rs. Fred @. Miller, Fall River county.
n. Alex. Ell. Wallace, Fall River county
%. Cyrus Wilson, Fall River county.
20. W. W. Smithson, Fall River county
81. Special if any.
30. VIM. Craven, Ziebach county.
80. J. G. Russell, Nowlin county.
33. VIM. J. Leeper, Sterling county.
"a. Joseph Donahue, Stanley county.
30. Joseph Donahue, Stanley county.
36. w. @. PATTERSON. Pratt county.
81. I. V. Hotchkisss Pra9ho county.
3d. A. ID. Dougan, Lyman county.
So. John F. Nichols, Gregory county.
Thirty nine to fifty-one inclusive, are
Indian country, or are otherwise provided
for.
CHARLES w. MATHER, Supervisor.
NON ELIGIBILITY AS ENUMERAToBs.
From representations recently made tt
the census Office from different parts o
the country, it is evident that there il
more or less misconception existing
among certain classes of the community
more especial the agricultural class, al
to the object of the census, and there il
great reason to fear that, unless such {
contingency be specially guarded against
many persons will be deferred from
rendering full and accurate statements o.
their property and its productions by the
fear that such information would be uset
for the purpose of taxation.
AS this would seriously impair thu
value of the census for some of its i'm
portant purposes, supervisors of census
have been instructed not to recommend
for appointment as enumerator any per
son directly or indirectly concerned either
in the assessment of property for taxation
or in the actual levying of taxation il
their district as no such recommendation
will be approved.
Although this order will have The
effect of excluding many persons who il
every other respect than that mentioned
would make excellent enumerators, anc
whose appointment was even contem
plated in the letter of instructions is
sued to supervisors with their respective
commissions, the interests of the census
make its observance absolutely impera
tive.
/. To Senator Moody, one of South Da
kota's two able representatives in ths
upper branch of the federal Legislature
belongs the honor of being the younges
man called upon to preside over tina
body, he having been summoned to th,
chair four times during the present ses
sion. He viii be favorably remembered
by the many old soldiers from his stat.
for his untiring efforts in behalf of thu
equalization of bounties and pensions tt
all honorably discharged soldiers. Th'
senator has also asked for, and doubtless
will receive, liberal appropriation fo