Hand County press. (Miller, Dakota [S.D.]) 1882-1893, 1890-05-29

THE CENSUS MAN.
Hand COunty's EnumeratOrs and the
List Of Questions They
VIII ask.
Republican County Convention TO be
Held at st. Lawrence
July 10th.
Tuesdays School Election Unanimous
for the Present Teachers
Base Ball.
THE CENSUS MAN.
TREAT HIM KINDLY.
Something About the Census Man
When he viii be around and What
he VIII Want to Know.

nc Will want W hnOWs
The census enumerator is to start out
on his inquiry June g. He must finish
his canvass by the end of the month
The list of questions drawn up for him is
given below. With this he must 90 to
each family and. IL possible. get answers
from each member of 1t to all the ques-
tions which it the case. The first list
sent out for the use Of the ennmerators
contemplated the securing OF information
on these general points: Name, age, sex,
race. place Of birth and. residence, citizen
ship, occupation, education. health and
family ties. These are all questions more
or less OF statistics, such as have been
asked in almost every census, and ans
wers to them ought to be easily obtainable.
Less success may be expected with the
last few questions which are politico. eco-
nomical in character. They try to draw
out some information on subject beset
with dificulties- the relative proportion
of owners and leascrs OF houses and farms
and the amount of incumbrances on farms
and homes occupied by their owners.
There seems to be wide spread demand,
however, for such information en- these
questions as could be got through the GEN.
sus-taker, and congress at this session
amended the census law SO as to require
the collection Of statistics about the homes
and farms. Hand countvs enumerators
comprise the following gentlemen;
Messrs- Hoskins, s. T. Hicks. Strick-
ling, A. Sebring, w. H. Honn, Chas
Turner, Ed. Closer, II. Newmire, w. H.
Vreeiand, g. p. Phinney, A. NJ. Fry, W.
T. Kintigh, and their little song will be:
l. Give Christian name in full, and
initial of middle name, surname.
2. Whether soldier, sailor or marine
during the civil war United States or
Confederate) or widow OF such person.
3. Relationship to head of family.
4. Whether white or black, mulatto,
quadroon, octoroon Chinese, japanese or
Indian.
5. Sex.
6. Age at nearest birthday. II under
year give age in months.
7. Whether single, married, widowed
or divorced
8. Whether married during the Gen.
sus year June /, 1889, to May 81, 1S90)
3. Mother Of how many children and
number of these children living.
10. Place of birth.
IL. Place OF birth of father.
~. Place of birth OF mother.
13. Number of years in the United
States.
Ia. Whether natunlized.
Is. Whether naturalization papers
have been taken out.
16. Profession, trade or occupation.
II. Months unemployed during the
census year June !, 1889, to May 81, l890).
Is. Attendance at schools lin months)
during the census year June 1, 1889, to
May 81, 1890.
49, Able to read.
90 Able to write.
"a. Able to speak English. II not, the
language or dialect spoken.
%. Whether suffering from acute or
chronic disease, with name Of disease
and length OF time afflicted.
23 Whether defective in mind, sight,
hearing or speech, or whether crippled.
manned, or deformed. with name Of de-
feet
"a. Whether prisoner, convict,
homeless child, or pauper.
25 and 26. Is the home You live in
hired, or is It owned by the head or by
a member OF the family
"a. II owned by head or member OF
family. is the home free from mortgage
incumbmnce2
2s. If the head of the family is farm
er, is the farm which he culitvates hired,
or Is 1t owned by him or by member Of
his family2
30. II owned by head or member of
family. is the farm free from mortgage in
cumbmnce?
80. II the house or farm is owned by
b head or members Of family, and mort
gagged, give the postofice address of
owner.
The work Of the special agents who col
iect statistics of manufacturers is not to
be limited 10 the month of June, and the
facts they gather will not be put INTO shape
until after the tables Of population are
completed. II may be added that Mr.
Porter hopes to have rough estimate OF
the population of the various states and
territories ready early In August. He
will complete the tables needed for the
reapportionment Of representatives in
congress in time for use at the short ses-
sion.
SHE'S ON.
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