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Show 'Experiences of Pearl Etheir Moore As Census Taker, In Seattle Paper bring back fond memories to many local residents. " An interesting account of the activities of a former resent when she took the census m 1890, was received at the Herald office this week from Arthur Clark of Seat Ue Wash., also a former resident who read the story m the Umver sity District Herald, Seattle. The story concerns Mrs. Pearl Ethier Moore, who will be remembered remem-bered by many peop e here as a popular actress playing in stock and repertory throughout the country coun-try some years back. She makes her home now with a son, Albere Ethier Moore, 1208 East 43rd St., Seattle. It was in 1890, that the then Miss Pearl Either began her responsibility re-sponsibility as census taker, dui while the questions were somewhat similiar for instance, How many esrg-s did your hens lay last year . is being ask in 1950, the greetings greet-ings census takers received was somewhat different. Mrs Moore relates, it was nothing to have the farmer's wife cook a fine dinner din-ner for the census taker. Miss Ethier gathered her information from the farm families in outlying territory on horse-back riding sidesaddle side-saddle or on some visits, she took the old -fcuckboard, drawn by faithful old Bess. On one occasion, Mrs. Moore recalled, re-called, a rather hostile woman met her at the door and when asked how long she lived in the United States, replied in Scottish accent, "I Never lived in the United Uni-ted States, I came right through to Utah." Such experiences, Mrs. Moore recalls, are part of her wonderful early life. She has answered five census takers and was anticipating the sixth, when the story in the Seattle paper was written. Friends here are happy to know of Mrs. Moore and the recounting of her early day experiences will |