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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1909
Page
8
Engineer Pickler and assistant A J Eckleson prepare for the permanent Beaver Creek pipeline survey. They will use seven men to run lines and establish grades over about 30 days. Eckleson to arrive from Portland tomorrow.
The project lists seven men who will serve as understudies during the survey. Included are Doc Bacon Dot Snodgrass and Earnest Guat among the crew.
A lively local program in Le Grand features Woodmen of America and Royal Neighbors with an opening address, solos, duets, recitations, and a quartet. Officials invite all members and visitors to attend. The meeting also includes county aid rulings and road district arrangements, with hearings planned for May 10 and various budget adjustments.
Washington street residents file a petition asking the council to reduce the grade of May Street. If approved the plan would lower from Greenwood to Spruce four inches, from Spruce to Hemlock eight, and from Hemlock to Maple twelve inches.
At the last county court session the board ordered monthly allowances for indigent persons including I W Souder John Hildebrandt Elizabeth A Garren Harry French and John Dunnington with varied sums. W A Rodifer was granted 15.00 per month for April and May 1908 and road bond approvals and a county road petition were acted on, with a board to survey and report on the proposed road by John Croti et al.
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