The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-07-04
FOR THE CIVIL SERVICE.
Examinations to he Held In the
Northwest Next Month.

The United States civil service commission
announces that examinations will be taken
on July q and %, at the cities named below.
for positions in the offices of the surveyor
general, register and receiver:
Iowa-Burlington, Council Bluffs, Des
Moines, Dubuque and Sioux City.
Michigan-Detroit Grand Rapids, Escanaba,
1shpeming, Lansing and Marquette.
Minnesota-Austin, Duluth, Crookston, Mar
shall. St Paul and Winona
MOntana-Anaconda, Butte, Great Falls,
Helena and Miles City.
Nsbraska-Fremont, Kearney, Hastings,
Lincoln and Omaha
North Dakota = Bismarck, Fargo, Grand
Forks. Minot and Pembina.
Oregon - Astoria, La Grande. Lakeview,
Portland and Roseburg.
South Decentralization, Deadwood, Huron,
Mitchell, Pierre and Sioux Falls
Washington-New WAltcom Olympia, Seat
tie. Spokane and Walla Walla.
MISUNDERSTANDING, Eau Claire, Madison,
Milwaukee and Wausau.
The positions fer which these examinations
will be held follows:
FirSt-Cerk qualified as stenegrapher, Tyre
writer and land Office bookkeeper. Fl.
Second-Clerk with thorough know ledge
Of land law and a general knowledge Of tie
system Of public land surveying.
Thrd--Clerk with qualifications Of a land
surveyor, including plating, computing and
drawing, and also with a knowledge of the
system of public land surveying.
Fourth-Thoroughly competent topographic
craftsman with general knowledge CT sur
veying, including the system of public land
The subjects for these examinations are as
follows:
First-First grade basis Except arithm :tic.
teal a tests in stenography, 80 IeT cent; p, &C
tical tests in typewriting. 30 per cent an /
bookkeeping as practiced in United States
land office. 20 per cent.
second-First grade basis. 50 per cent;
public land laws of the United STATES. 60 Ter
cent and general questions On the system Of
public land surveying Is per cent.
cent.
land laws of the United States. 20 per cent;
surveying, including public land surveying, 80
per cent.
Fourth-Letter- writing. 10 per cent; arith-
metic and elementary mathematics, 20 per
cent; public land laws, 30 per cent; elemen-
tary land surveying, 10 per cent; topographic
drawing, 30 per cent.
The time allowed for each of these exam
nations is two days. The basis and the prac-
teal tests in land Office bookkeeping will be
given on July 81. and the practical tests in
stenography and typewriting will be given
to applicants, for the examination requiring
them, later. Full notice of the time and place
will be furnished to each competitor by the
commission.
Applicants are advised that writing and
drawing paper will be furnished, but that
they will be required to provide themselves
with writing and drawing inks, pens, scales
squares and drawing boards, for use during
the examination.
the United States who comply with the re-
quirements, without regard to race or to
political or religious Affiliations. The depart
ment desires that residents of the states
where the service is to be performed should
be given preference in certifcation for ap-
pointment. and the commission will comply
with such request; and such persons are in
vited to apply They shall be examined
graded and certified with entire impartiality
and wholly without regard to any considera-
ton save their ability as shown by the grade
they attain in the examination.
Persons desiring to enter these examina-
tons should at once write to the United
States civil service commission Washington
D. c., for application blanks Forms 3Gi and
375, which should be properly executed and
promptly forwarded to the commission.
In case applicants unable to forward
their applications to the commission and re-
ceive admission cards prior to the examina-
ton, arrangements will be made to examine
them provided their requests are received at
this Office in time to permit of the shipment
of papers to the Place where they desire ex-
linz att on