Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1920-05-18
RECOUNT UNDER DIRECTION OF
MARsAALLToWN CLUB BE.
GUN MONDAY.
VOLUNTEERS TO COMPLETE
WORK BY END OF WEEK
II Club Census Of Ward Shows 2 Per
Cent More Residents Than Shown
by Fedora, Figures Entire City
Will Be Recounted by Government
Enumerators.
Enumeraters

The enumeration of the resi-
dents of the Third ward. undertaken
hy the Marshalltown Club. with a
view to obtaining recount of the
tentire city by the federal census
bureau, was begun Monday. The work
is being done by members of the
club, who have volunteered their SER
vices, >and is expected to be COM
pleted in few days probably before
he end of the week.
The canvas Is in charge of A. r.
/ Hull who has named division cap
tains who will aid in supervising the
work. The ward has been divided into
| sixty nine sections. for the con-
venience of the ennumerators. some
OF the sections constituting single
city block. and others. in the outlying
districts being of larger size. II has
'een estimated that the work can
e done in few days with the Atty
men who have volunteered to as
sist
Count Depends on Enumeration.
The retalline Of the entire census
nj the city depends on this test en-
| rumcrat ion. Should the recount In
! he Third ward show a total per
cent in excess OF the federal census
/ for that ward. the federal census
! bureau will direct a recount of the
cntire city. which will give new Of
| Scial census. 1t ~ confidently be-
| ,ieved The test count. If carefully tax
en-. will show more than the necessary
, per cent gain over the official re-
turns aud that the census of the en-
tire city will show material In
crease over the population as given
trt by the government
Secretary G. II. Kemler. of the
| Marshalltown Club. has made a
WORKING map of the ward and the
sectiors are numbered for the con-
venience OF the workers. Some Of
the enumerators will take the count
N one section while others will cover
two or more sections. where the
/ houses are scattered.
Double Check in Business District.
Particular care will be taken In
|
double check will be kept on such
sections The two most difficult sec
tons of the ward are the two blocks
bounded on the north by Main
street, on the east by Center street.
en- the south by Church street and
on the west by Second street
There are many upstair residents
n these blocks and it is believed
some were missed when the official
count was taken. 1t is probable two
| nnmerators will work over the two
blocks. one checking on the others
and their lists will be rechecked by
| the mail carrier In the section.
Special blanks have been prepared.
and the enumerators will take the
name, address, age, birthplace and
address on Jan. I OF all residents.
When the work is done the completed
Isis will be taken to Washington by
a specially delegated agent and II
the list shows the necessary per
cent increase over the federal figures
the recount Of the city will be or
dered.
No Official Ward Figures.
The census bureau has not given
out official figures on the wards Of
the city and the club does not know
what the official census Of the Third
ward will be. 1t NAV be that some
other section Of the city would be
more likely to show faulty ennumera-
ton by the official census, takers. but
1t Is believed the ward chosen is the
one where serious mistakes, II any,
were made.
1t is not necessary for the city to
attempt a recount of the entire ward
fer the purpose Of showing that err
rors have been made. but might sell
ect. any one section as the basis for
comparison. The club, however. has
decided on the count Of the entire
ward.