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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1906
Page
2
La Grande reports a busy week with court sessions, council meeting, and Rally Day success. It notes sugar beet yields, local building, and a Danish parcels post convention details with limits on weight size and value. It also includes a sermon-like advice to a young man about work and perseverance.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces examinations to certify eligibles for constructing engineer vacancies in the Reclamation Service of the Geological Survey. Pay ranges from $150 to $250 monthly, mainly for field service in western, remote locations with limited transportation. The commission has faced staffing difficulties for this role.
A report notes several timber claims totaling about two million feet on Foley District lands. The La Granpeyvestment Company appears in connection with the proceedings and related property interests.
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