Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-01
Council Bluffs
WANTED,-.COOD CENSUS MEN
Supervisor Larson of Red Oak Lays
Plans for Work.
COMPETENCY FIRST ESSENTIAL
One Hundred Eighty-Five Assistants
in North Iowa Districts VIII he
Observation-Disclosures
Men Help.

e. A. Larson Of Red Oak. the supervisor
Of census for the Ninth congressional dis
trict Of Iowa, will employ nineteen emu
merators in Council Bluffs and he has re-
Quested the Commercial club, through E.
II. Do Slttle, chairman of the executive
| committee, to assist him in securing good
and competent men for the positions.
The time allotted for taking the census
in Council Bluffs is only two weeks. and
the shortness Of the time will necessitate
some fast work on the part of the
enumerators, and for this reason Mr.. Lar
son is anxious to obtain only efficient men.
The work will begin April Is.
Mr.. Larson when in the city yesterday
called upon Mr.. Doollttle at the rooms Of
the Commercial club and made his wants
known. Mr.. Doolittle assured Mr.. Larson
that the Commercial club would do every
thing 1t possibly could to get hold of the
right kind Of men for lin.
Those who desire to take the examlna-
ton for the position of enumerator should
make their application to him before Jan
uary 20, Mr.. Larson said. 1t is necessary
that a formal application blank be filled
out. These blanks will be mailed from Su-
pervisor Larson's office in Red Oak on
January % and should be returned
promptly. Mr.. Larson stated he would not
consider any application received after
January %.
The examination or test will be held all
over the country and In every supervisors
district on February 5. This examination
will be held in several places in each CEN
sus district. Speaking Of the examination,
Mr.. Larson said: Il am given until Feb
ruary % to rate the papers and to gain
an idea of the qualifications of those rated
as having passed the examination. 1 will
then have to forward the papers of the
successful applicants with my recommenda-
lions to the director of the census at
Washington. He will, II satisfied that
competent and suitable persons have been
selected, confirm their appointment and
they will be commissioned. The appoint
ment Of the enumerators sould be COM
pleted by the middle Of March, and those
selected to do the work will be sent books
Of instructions and other matter relative
to the Interpretation or meaning of the
questions on the two schedules. This will
give the enumerators practically a month
in which to become conversant. with the
work on which they will begin April 49,
Supervisor Larson has to appoint 1S5
enumerators in his district.
Council Bluffs Real EstRt Transfers.
These transfers were reported to The Bee
December 30 by the P~ottawattamie County
Abstract company of Council Bluffs:
Emma K. Settler ct al. to Lillian s.
Stein, lot 6 In block IL, Hyatt's sub
division; exc. n 5 IT. lots 8 and 6 in
block q, Howard's addition; lot 8. in
block rs In Mullins subdivision, all
IN Council Bluffs; Ell of lot 4 in block
% in Bayliss and Palmer's addition
to Council Bluffs. W. d.................$ /
Naomi $. Bomberger ct al. to Emma
X. Seltzer, MI OF lot / In block s, JEFF
ferris subdivision; lot s in block 81
Everett'sA addition to Council Bluffs,
Emma a x ss,tvor .u11i.. /
". r.: Settler, lot 4 in block q Beers
subdivision, lot 7 in block 81, Ever
ett's addition; lot 4 in block 4, Potter
q Cobbs addition; lot 3 in block %,
Mullins subdivision in Council Bluffs,
Emma *. Setter ct al. to Mabel r,
Settler, lot 8 in block s Hyatts sub
division, lot II in block 2, Van Brunt
& Rice's addition; lot s in block 8
Evans second bridge addition to
Council Bluffs, W. d................... 1
Bomberger. lot 80, original plat; lot
in block ID, Beers addition; s 40 1T.
OF lot z In block II, Williams first
ADDITION to Council Bluffs, W. d.. 1
A. Il. Walker and wife to Ehler Horst,
neh mex ~17-77-S9, q. C. d............... s
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Rail-
read company to F. w: and E. NJ.
Portsmouth Savings bank to Minnie
Poston, lot II in block Harrison
street addition to Council Bluffs,
Fred W. Basch and wife to conrad
Knickman, sh SEX II and n. 10.
acres of neA neH 2O-74-42, " /. d.. 1900
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