The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1913-09-25

on the 5th day of August IgI3, duly Sc
.cctcd by the Board OF Aldermen OF the
city Of Elvins, Missouri to take census
OF the city OF Elvins, Missouri, during
The month of August, 1913 that the
census herewith filed. showing one
thousand three hundred and sixty-scven
males and one thousand one hundred
aud ffty-tour females, and total Of
two thousand five hundred and twenty
one inhabitants, is a true, correct and
complete census Of the city Of Elvins
for the month Of August, 1913.
CoRBIN HCDDIESToN, Atiaut.
subscribed and sworn to before me
his 4th day OF September, 1913.
u. II. CAMERON, City Clerk.
hereby certify that the above is a
'rnc, correct and complete return of the
census as given by the census taken by
torbin Huddlcslou and as sworn TO by
him before me.
H." 5. y. II. CAMERON,
Clerk of the city OF Elvins.
Shortly after the filing of the above
affidavit and certificate, Mr. Wulfert
phoned Mr.. Cameron, it is said, and
asked why the list of names had not
been flied along with the affidavit
and certificate, since it appears from
the affidavit Of Mr. Huddleston that.
the census herewith filed showing
one thousand three hundred and
-iNty-sFven males and one thousand
ono hundred and fifty-fuur females.
aud a total of two thousand five
hundred and twenty-one inhabitants,
Is true, correct and complete cen.
sus Of the City of Elvins for the
month OF August l0l3,n and from
the certificate Of Mr. Cameron"
~ hereby certify that the above is
true, correct and complete return
of the census as given by the census
taken by COrbin Huddleston and rs
sworn to by him before me-"
Mr.. Cameron, IL is said, replied
that the filing of the list wa sun:
necessary. On hearing of this the
Civic or Auti-Saloou League began
to get busy, and on September 18th,
1913, Merrill Pipkin, an Attorney of
Pennington, called on the City Clerk,
Mr.. Cameron, at the Lead Belt News
Office, in Flat River, and requested
to be shown the list Of names pur-
porting to he 1.-THE true, correct and
complete census of the City of FL
wins Mr.. Cameron directed Mr..
Pipkin to j NJ. Delcour, Mayor of
the City of Elvins, to whom Mr..
Pipkin Immediately went aud, relat-
ing what Mr.. Cameron had said, re.
questeG the Mayor to permit an in
spectiOn of the census list. Mr..
DelCOur replied that the books con-
tanning the names were on the desk
In the City Hall, and provided MIR.
Pipkin with the key. Thus equipped,
Mr.. Pipkin, In company with Rev.
NJ. II. Markiey and John d. Vance,
proceeded to the City Hall for the
purpose of checking up the census
as taken by Mr.. Huddleston, when,
after searching every drawer in the
desk, table and safe, only one book
of names could be found, aud in il
only sixteen hundred and siXty.six
names could be found.
Here the investigators, somewhat
stunned by this revelation, paused, and
Mr.. Pipkin returned to Mayor Declour
and reported that only one book could
names, and requested the Mayor 10
come along to the City Hall aud assist
the search Tor the remainder OF the list.
The Mayor refused saving that ne was
too busy and did not have time. These
facts were called to the attention OF the
ST. Francois County Civic or Anti Sa-
loon League, and on September 22nd,
1913, a delegation Of Ministers aud lay.
men from the various churches Of the /
Lead Belt visited Mayor Dcclour and !
that the census list be pro. !
luced for inspection. MIR. Declour told /!
NEST GtuNlGiltH NHNN tue bupbS WGIG III |
he possession of the City Clerk, Mr.. !
Cameron. MIR. Cameron was phoned |
% and replied that Mayor DcclouF had |
Tue books. Thus the whereabouts of |
he list purporting to be the "truc cor
rect and complete return of the census"
continues to be mystery to the public |
II least
That there is Not 252I people resid-
ng in the city of I:lvins IS the belief OF |
almost everyone acquainted with the |
own. The last official census of the |
y. 5. Government, taken in the year
1910, shows the population OF Elvins to
,e 2o7I while the censgs OF Mr. Hud-
lleton, taken in August, 1913, shows,
rs appears from his affidavit and the
certificate OF Mr.. Cameron, 252i, which |
$ a net increase of $50 persons, or of
20 families averaging five TO the family
most phenomenal growth indeed.
Where did YOU find them MIR. Hud-
lleston? Produce the list and let the |
public knew. II your list is correct we
lave no quarrel with you. II it is in
direct the fraud should be exposed.