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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [IASCOTT] Davenport Democrat; Davenport, Scott, IA; 22 June 1890
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 17:20:01 -0600


Davenport Democrat
Davenport, Scott Co, Iowa
22 June 1890

THE COUNT GOES ON
DAY AFTER DAY MAKES THE CENSUS MORE COMPLETE

The Missed Names Not all in Yet But Coming-Supervisor Rowley Finally
Consents to Let Us Enumerate all Our Actual Residents.

The supervisor of the census for this district is John W. ROWLEY of
Keosauqua. Having served in the same capacity 10 years ago he ought to have
learned something from experience; but it dows not appear that he has done
so. A government official in Mr. Rowley's position ought at least to use
common courtesy in his relations with those who pay him the salary he draws;
but there is evidence that he has failed to do so. Whether from
incompetency, intention or some other motive he has looked for an
opportunity to snub Davenport and used it as often as found. He refused to
answer correspondence addressed to him by an authorized committee of the
Davenport Business Men's association, after telling hte committee that he
would nake no changes in the enumeration districts. The districts that it
pleased him to designate fell within the old city limits and Mr. ROWLEY
stated in writing that he wouldn't count as citizens of Davenport those
living within the districts annexed before the enumeration began but after
his little plan had been announced.
An appeal was taken from his decision to Washington and ROWLEY was
overruled. The acting superintendent of the census under date of May 8 wrote
the supervisor of this district that-
Should the extension become actually enforced by the 1st of June the point
can be made by carefully instructing the few enumerators, who will cover the
ground adjacent to the city, to note on their schedules the fact of the
particular families not being within the new corporate limits of the city.
By doing so it will not be a difficult matter to properly tabulate the
population within the new city limits, and it would be a manifest injustice
to the city not to give it credit for all the population legitimately
belonging to it at the time of enumeration.
The instructions ROWLEY received were plain enough for the understanding of
a child. But from all the local committee having the matter in charge could
learn yesterday he had not given them to the enumerators. So after
investigation this telegram was sent to the supervisor:
Davenport, Ia., June 21. John W. ROWLEY, Keosaqua, Ia. The enumerators for
Davenport claim they have no instructions to keep separate lists of names
for territory recently annexed to the city. What can we do to secure the
same? H.T. DENISON, Secretary Business Men's Association.

In due time yesterday afternoon the following reply came from Mr. ROWLEY:
Keosaqua, Ia., June 21. Henry T. DENISON, Secretary Business Men's
Association, Davenport. Tell enumerators of Davenport township to mark on
population schedules the names of those who reside in annexed territory and
proper credit will be given when returns go to Washington. John W. ROWLEY,
Superintendent of Census.

>From this it appears that he enumerators are to go over their lists and in
some suitable manner certify that the residents of the annexed district are
included in Davenport's population. This matter should have been clearly
arranged for before the census was commenced, but it was evidently not done.
It is better late than never, however, and the added citizens are welcome in
the count if permission to put them there did have to be wrung from the
supervisor.

The following names of persons missed were reported yesterday:
KIMBALL, A.-17
MANDEVILLE, H.M.-18
HADDIX, E.P., 2101 Gaines-5
ARNOLD, E.S., 102 E Sixth St-5
GILLETT, 1218 Perry-5
JUNGBLAT, H.C., 228 Brady
KELLEY, J.F., 1020 Harrison-9
HOFFMAN, Sam, 2108 West Third-2
COPILOPS, Geo. E., 229 College Ave-6
MAIVAN (or MALVAN), J.E., 826 Brown-9
SULLIVAN, Geo., 2004 Ripley-5
MALLETT, Geo., Star Restaurant
McCOSH, J.K., 1010 Harrison-7
McDOWELL, E.A., Tenth and Scott-4
ROLFF, Aug., Whitaker Block-2
DELONO, James, 1218 west Locust.
O'DAY, Pat., Prairie and Mitchell
STACEY, S.B., 1213 Fulton Ave.
HASS, Fred, 317 Filmore
SMITH, C.C., 623 Christy
BLOCK, Louis, court house
FLEMING, Rev. S.F., 610 west Sixteenth-6
DEERING, Louis, Front-2
DELANEY, John, Front-2
CARMICHAEL, W.E., 1302 Brady-8
WARREN, H., Library Building-3
LARSON, Andrew, 111 Ripley-3
BEST, L.P., 607 west Sixth-5
BRADY, Howard, Y.M.C.A. rooms
JAEGER, John, 216 west Third street-9
STROHKAROK, Franz, 823 Warren st
MOLDENSCHEIDT, A., 826 Warren st
LISCHER, Fred A, 1332 Brady street-5
STARK, George, 823 west Eighth street-4
WENDT, F., 318 West Front street-5
HOLTAM, J.B., 2136 Brady street-6

Mr. HOLTAM stated yesterday morning that no enumerator had visited Scott or
Ripley streets north of Locust, and that here are 13 families in one region
of the Third ward, who have not been visited.
J.W. McBRIDE, 3; P.H. BELLINGER,2;E.T. VANDERYAGT,3; Thomas GILES,6; George
SULLIVAN, 6; all upon Ripley street north of Locust, which section of that
street is reported as not having been visited.

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Cathy Joynt Labath
Scott Co, IA USGenWeb Project
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iascott/scott.htm


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