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Rules of the Contest.
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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
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 Weekiy Bee for one year, and The Illustrated Bee for one year.
Every subscriber now taking The Weekly Bee. may register his estimate by send
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List of Premiums
1st 10 room house and lot in Omaha, value $3500
2nd Cash $1,000
3rd One Chickerinsr Piano $600
4th Cash $500
5th One Kimball Piano $450
6th Cash $200
7th Cash $200
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Sth Cash $100
9th to 19th 10 Sewing Machines, gc?""?."8' $500
19th to 24th 5 Defiance Sewing Machines, $40 each.... $200
24th to 29th 5 High Grade 1900 Bicycles, $50 each $250
30th 1 Omaha Commercial College full scholarship. . . . $60
31st 1 Omaha Commercial College mail scholarship.... $15
50 Cash Premiums, $10 each $500
100 Cash Premiums, $5 each $500
j Farm Implements, wagons, buggies, musical instruments,
guns, household furniture, books, pictures, etc $6,425
Grand Total
$15,000
Federal Census.
Nebraska . .
Iowa
X. Dakota.
S. Dakota, j
Missouri. .. 1,
Kansas ....
Wyoming..
Colorado . .
Texas
Arkansas. .
I860
28,841
674,918
4,837
182,012
107,200
S4.277
604.215
435,450
1870
192,993
1,194,030
14,161
1,721,295
264,39?
9,118
39,864
818,579
484,471
135,
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452,401
l,e4,615
5,177
2,168,380
996,096
20,789
194,327
1,691,749
802,525
1890
1,056,910
1,911,896
182,719
328, SOS
2,679,184
1,427.096
60,705
412,198
2,235,523
1,128,179
Nebraska
Ceneue Population
1860 28.841
1870... 122,993
1880. ,. 452,402
18S0 1.05S.910
Rank In
List of
States
39th
36tk
30th
26th
Increase Par 10 Yoore
I860 to 1870 94,152
1S70 to 1880 ..829.409
1880 to 1890 60G,50S
Por Cent
of Increase
320.45
267. S3
134.06
Iowa.
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Census Population
1840 43.112
1850 ..... 192,214
1860 ..... 674,913
1S79 1,194,020
1880 1,624.615
1890 1,911,896
Increase Par IO Years o
1840 to 1850 149.102
1850 to 1860 452.699
1869 to 1870 519,107
1870 to 1S80 430,695
1380 to 1890 287,281
"CPA la
Statos
29th
27th
20th
11th
10th
10th
Per Cent
f Increase
345.85
21.13
76.91
36. 06
17. 68
Kansas.
Conaus Population
1S60 107,206
1S70 364.399
I860 996,096
1890 1,427,096
Wank In
List of
States
33rd
29th
20th
19tb
Per Cont
Increase Por 10 Years of Increabo
1860 to 1870 257,083 236.00
lS70tolS80 631,695 175.00
I860 to 1890 431,00 430.00
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