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the Contest.
The publishers of The Weekly Bee will give away premiums
valued in aggregate $15,000 , to subscribers who make the closest
estimates of the census population of the state in which they live ,
The awards will be made on the official figures of the United States
census for 1900 , The subscriber making the closest estimate of the
total population of his own state will receive the first premium , the
subscriber making the next closest estimate will receive the second
premium and so on.
Under the plan of award each subscriber will figure out the
Y population of his own state and send the same with his subscrip
tion , which will be stamped with the date and hour of receipt at
this office and filed. In case of a tie , the estimate first received will
be awarded the premium.
For example : Suppose a Nebraska subscriber makes the closest
estimate on Nebraska within 30,000 of the Nebraska census returns
while an Iowa subscriber makes the closest estimate on Iowa with
in 30,001 , of the Iowa census returns then the Nebraska subscrib
er will receive first premium and the Iowa subscriber 2d premium.
" ' " 'All territories , Nevada and the District of Columbia are barred
as the basis of calculation. Subscribers living in those states and
territories will make their estimates on the population of Nebraska.
As the time when the census figures will be made public is not yet fixed , the close
of the contest will be announced three weeks in advance , through The Weekly Bee.
Every estimate competing for these premiums must be accompanied by § 1.75 as a
subscription to The "Weekly Bee for one year , and The Illustrated Bee for one year.
Every subscriber now taking The Weekly Bee , may register his estimate by send
ing $1.00 for The Illustrated Bee for one year.
Estimates I
must be accompanied - I
companied by
one year s
subscription
to the
Weekly Bee
and the
Illustrated
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both for $1.75
Nebraska
Rank In
List of
Census Population States
1860 28,841 39th
1870 122,993 36th
1880 452,402 30th
1890 1.058,910 26th
Increase Per IO Years of Increase
1860 to 1870 94,152 326.45
1870 to 1880 329,409 267.83
1880 to 1890 606,508 134.00
1st 10 room bouse and lot in Omaha , value $3.500
2nd Cash $1,000
3rd One Checkering Piano $600
4th Cash , . . < . . . : , . ; . . : $5OO
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5th One Kimball Piano , . . . ' $450
6th Cash $200
7th Cash _ , $200
8th Cash
9th to 19th 10 Sewing Machines , J2r j finllboarlui ! $500
19th to 21-th 5 Defiance Sewing Machines , $40 each. . . . $200
24th to 29th 5 High Grade 1900 Bicycles , $50 each $250
30th 1 Omaha Commercial College full schollarship. . . . $60
31st 1 Omaha Commercial College mail scholarship. . . . $15
50 Cash Premiums , $10 each $500
100 Cash Premiums , $5 each $500
Farm Implements , wagons , buggies , musical instruments ,
guns , household furniture , books , pictures , etc $6,425
$15OOO
Grand Total ,
Iowa ,
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Census Population States
184U 43.112 29th
1850 192,214 27th
1860 , 674,913 20th
1S70 1,194,020 , llth
1880 1,624,615 10th
1890 1,911,896 10th
Increase Per IO Years oflncronso
1840 to 1860 149,102 , 345.85
1850 to 1860 482,699 251.13
1860 to 1870 519,107 76.91
1870 to IbSO 480,59f , > 30.06
1880 to 1890 287,281 17.68
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Kansas.
Rank In
List of
Census Population States
I860 107,206 33rd
1870 364,399 29th
1880 . . . , 996,096 20th
1890 1,427,096 19th
Per Cent
Incroceo Per IO Yoara of Inoroaso
1860 to 1870 257,083 236.00
1870 to 1880 031,695 175.00
1880 to 1890 481,00 430,00
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