St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-15
WHAT CAPT. WILDT SAYS.
"a.
ONLY BY INVADING THE OFFICE
COULD PUBLISHED FIG
URES BE SECURED. 81
GOPHER TRIBES INCREASING
Healthy Growth of Formulation In.
Dictated by Unofficial Figures
on the Census.


yesterday that there had been big
leak of information at the census bu-
reau,in consequence of which a large
sized row was on up there 1t was
said that clerk or clerks had been
breaking the bond of secrecy and
giving out census data; that a threat
of discharge had been served I'D to
at lease two of the principal clerks.
and much more to the same effect.
Concerning the inside facts con-
nected with the affair little could
be learned in the absence of Sec
rotary of State Berg, who went to
Minneapolis yesterday morning, on
what errand could not be ascer-
tanned, but it was presumably in re-
gard to the rumors aforesaid. Can't
W1ldt was seen, however, and talked
of the matter.
Il want to say that no employees of
the bureau have given out any infor-
nation and no one, consequently, has
been discharged for it. 1 believe there
has been an attempt made to get at
the records of the bureau by outsiders
and l repeat that the books contain
ing the enumerators pay roll were
partially examined and some data
taken from them by such persons who
found some means of entering the
bureau rooms at night for that purpose.
L am not able to say positively that
this is so; but the nature of the figures
which have been published lead me to
believe that they are the result of an
estimate based on the enumerators'
pay roll. The estimate is valueless to
determine the population, since the
methods and rates of payment are
variable. In order to test the near
ness of the figures 1 went over some
of the wards given in the Tribune
tables and found them in some in
stances over two thousand out of the
way. Nothing has been given out from
the schedules unless enumerators have
kept memoranda of their work and
done So. The first the bureau will
give out will be by bulletin"
Nevertheless, figures not bearing the
official stamp of authenticity but being
general considered nearly accurate,
give populations in different part of
the state as follows: II
The city of Anoka shows a loss of
443 on the census of 1890, and now has;
$780, the county, however, gains 1856 >,
St. Cloud and Mankato make a gain
of 1900 each over 1890
Rochester gains 1,1OS, and has 6,429. 8
| Crcokston city and adjoining towns
| show up with 4,478, a gain of 52S rs
Red Wing has a gain Of 953 in the past
| five years. In 1890 she had 1924, and
she now has 7,247.
Little Falls has one of the largest
gains in the state, almost doubling her
population. the increase being from
| 1854 to 4,477, a gain Of 2,123. a
| ST. Peter has increased her popula-
ton to 4,241 from 3,671, a gain of SO. 'Ie
Mortified has gained 1877, jumping
| from 1853 to 8 456 ,.....- ..!- !a-oT
Luverne has increased from 1850 to
| 2,325 a gain of 465.
| Albert Lea township and village have
1888
| Worthington village and township
| have increased from /, 164 to 2,270, a
gain of 1,1G6.
Redwood Falls has had a gain of SO1
! from 1,23S to 1883; Marshall has jumped
| from 1,203 to l, 744, gain of 541.
Glencoe village and township have
| increased from 2,456 to 2,S23, gain of
| 367.
Fairmont village and township, with
Lake, have increased from 2,111 to
1901, gain of 1,19O.
Elk River village and township have
| increased from LOGS to 1,237.
grown from 1,412 to 2434 a gain of
1,O22, the greater part of which has
| been in the village.
! Breckenridge town and village have
gained 494, or from 955 to ], 449.
Buffalo, the county seat of Wright
| county, shows an increase of 233, or
from 606 to S39.
Monticello town and village, in the
same county, show an increase of 467,
| from 1,232 to 1859.
Detroit, Becker county, has increased
from 1,510 to 1901, a gain of 291. Moor
| head shows a gain of 1902, an increase
| from 2,088 to $3.50; Blue Earth City
comes up smiling with a gain of 81.
giving her 1880 population, as against
1,569 five years ago.
Preston village and township come
| up with 2,087 as against 1850 under Mr..
| Porter, gain of 507
Zumbrota, town and village, have in
creased from 1857 to 1904, a gain of 397
| Cannon Falls, from ,913 to 2189, a. gain
! of ZIG; Kenyon, :, 1852 to 2,054 a gain of
292
l. Ramsey county, outside of ST. Paul,
| is reported to show gain of $685. The
| population in 1890 was $3.50, and in 1895,
| 7.N5. The population of the various
districts for the present year is stated
to be as follows: New Brighton, 2,297:
| New Canada, 1,604; North ST. Paul and
Gladstone, 1,O2O; White Bear village,
| 1884; White Bear township, $50.
The count of Duluth was completed
| yesterday, and will be the subject of
the first bulletin. Figures We're not
obtainable from the bureau, but fig
ureS from unofficial sources place the
present population of that city at 81, 646.
The increase over 1890 would thus be
1881, largely due to the annexation
since that year of West Duluth.
The several counties and localities
mentioned below foot up as follows:
Goodhue Countyfwith the exception
of Red Wing and four districD-Welsh
and Burnside, ,46l; Florence and Cen
two fr1f III IL Wy
couta, LIS; Goodhue and Belvidere,
2,197; Zumbrota and village, 2,044; Min
nicola and Belle Creek, ZOOS; Cannon
Falls. 2,1S9; Wausaw and Stanton, 1857;
Kenyon and village, 2,054; Cherry
Grove township, GA; Leon township,
total, 2O,254 1''-'
Nicollet County. 1.-TWO townships yet
ward, 2,62S; st. Peter, Second ward,
1923; Belgrade, Ito; Bernadotte. 6S2:
Brighton and CRANKY, 1874; New Swe-
den, 7O5; Nicollet. 1874; Oshawa anu
ton, LBS; total, II, SOP. i
Benton County-Sauk Rapids town
ship, village and Minden, 1863; St
George and Giendora, 1,255; haywood,
1880; Mayhem Lake and Watab Sls,
Langola and Graham, LBS. Total
1888
Grant County, With One TOWNSHIP
1 W pS Lake ana
Sanford, 1927; Pomme de Terre and
Stony Brook, 1.132; Lawrence anQ
North Ottawa, 76S; Herman, Logan
and Gordon, 1,O27; Delaware and Mase,
vile, 1,51O; Land and Roseville, 1,277;
Elk Lake and Lien, 1 no. Total, Ssh
Blue Earth County, Exclusive of the
City of Mankato-Danville and Medo
lob; Mcpherson, 1929; LIE Roy, 1886
Jamestown and Lime, LISA; Mapleton
1,511; Beauford and Decoria, LIS; Ster,
| ling and Lyra, IA; Rapidan and South
Bend, 1,695; Shelby and Amboy Vii
lage,- 1,22T; Vernon, S5S; Garden City
and Lincoln, 1888; Judson, III; Pleas
ant Mound and Ceresco, 1,2n; Butter,
nut Valley and Cambria, 1,211. Total
| 19,4S5. Population 1890, 2O,362.
| Lincoln County, With the Exception
of Ash Lake and Diamond-Lake Ben,
ton town and village and Verdi, 1927
Ornament and Shaokatan, 1,020; Han,
sonville and Hendricks, 1,1S6; Marble
and Royal, 1,276; Altavisis and Lime,
stone, 1,062; Lake Stay and Mansfield
1,O4; Hope and Tyler, S45. Total