Historical Clippings Book - Nevada County Citizens (HC-07) (296 pages)

cal and mineralogical reports on go} the Porcup."s fields in Canada, has ds. articles on a variety of subjects for such publications as "Fortune" and "Tr 1vel" magazines, The New York Herald-Tribune, and the New York Times. But, like all writers, itis best work is the one he hasn't quite finished. InH.P.'s case it'sabookcalled "Mauy Interventions," which he describes as a satire about the . ’ Way our statesmen have bungled in Latin America. . "It's sardonic and extremely disagreeable," saysH. P. who . also says it will never be finished because he moved away ‘om his source of materials hen he came to Nevada ;County in 1936, Also arth. tisnow makes it extremely rainful for him to use either a pen oratypewriter, "I could dictate it,” says H. P. Arthritis would improve a nasty book like that." The fact that he can no longer write about the world aroundhim doesn'tkeepH P. from being interested in it. And of allthe worldthe place that interests him most is Nevada County--the place he came to visit 23 years ago and willnever, ifhehas anything to say about it, leave. And one of the things he is interested in is the proposed Freeway route through Nevada City. He's against it. "I've beentelling people for eight years what damage that ,would do if it was routed through Nevada City and no], ‘one has done anything about it." ‘ P. hopes The Citizen WiLL do something about it. "Oh yes," cautioned H, P, near the end of the interview, "when you write that story be], accurate. Some people have . said i was a ‘famous mining engineer.’ Well, I guess you could say I was a mining . engineer-~butI'llbe damned if I was famous. "Also put in there that I jwas a special correspondant inLatin America for the As~sociated Press. I'm pretty lproud of that. "And cone back some itime and 1 civa nee sing operations in . FORNIA <., James Dolan Death Shock To Residents The funeral rites have been set for 10 o'clock tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at the St. Canice Catholic Church here for a Dolan, 69, prominent Nevada City resident whose sudden demise Saturday night came as a shock to relatives and friends. A rosary service will be held tonight at the Holmes Funeral Home. Dolan w,hose acquaintances probably numbered more than any resident of the city, had visited relatives in San Francisco last week and returned to Nevada ‘City late Saturday. At 9 o'clock Saturday night he went to get a drink of water and collapsed in the kitchen. His death was believed to have been instantaneous, caused by a sudden heart attack. Dolan had ‘been.a resident of Neyada City for more than 40 years. He was a native of San Francisco and while a young man entered the employ of the telephone company. He graduated to the position of wire chief and held that important post for years. Upon his retirement by the telephone company he operated the bus line from Nevada City lo Grass Valley. Later he joined in partnership with J. B. Grissel in the operating of a clothing store where Bolton’s is now located. The two men sold out several years ago. Several months ago Dolan’s wife died, ‘Her death seemed to take something out of his life and friends anticipated a short life for him beehh] », The Gold Cer nothing for which to live. Shortly after retiring from the clothing store. business Dolan underwent an operation for the removal of one leg. He recovered sufficently to resume normal life with an artificial leg. Dolan was a member of the advisory board of the Nevada ‘County Selective Service Board. The funeral rites will be followed . . by burial in the Pine Grove Cemetery beside his wife. cause he often remarked that he had! Surviving relatives of the deceased include a brother, George Dolan and a sister, Mrs. Will Walthers of San Francisco. Mrs. Mary Guenther, his aged mother in law, also sur ‘. vives. “Blue Anchor” " Pays Tribute to Robert/C> Dorsey May issue of “The Blue Anchor,” published monthly by the California Fruit Exchange pays! a tribute to a native Grass Valleyan, Robert Cas rsey, who the magazine called ‘one of the grand old men of the California pear industry.” Dorsey was born in Grass Valley July 4, 1864. He was the son ‘of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dorsey, early day Grass Valley residents. The elder Dorsey was a water collector for the private company which distributed water in the city before the city system. The younger Dorsey died in Iebruary of this year at the age of 94, As a young man (1883), he proceeded to the delta section. He became associated in the Runyan-} Dorsey ranch, which was established by his father-in-law, O. R. Runyan in 1849. Dorsey signed his first contract with CIE 35 years ago and was _a consistent shipper of fresh fruit. { He was always proud of the \300 Hardy pear trees which were planted in 1880 and in tribute to the capable management of the ~jranch, these same trees 80 years later are producing between 4000% and 5000 boxes of pears. The death of Dorsey was called the end of an era in the delta for fruit growing has become mechanized and. ‘changing, although Dorsey was always in the front in introducing new equip‘ment and new techniques.

cal and mineralogical reports on go} the Porcup."s fields in Canada, has ds.. articles on a variety of subjects for such publications as "Fortune" and "Tr 1vel" magazines, The New York Herald-Tribune, and the New York Times. But, like all writers, itis best work is the one he hasn't quite finished. InH.P.'s case it'sabookcalled "Mauy Interventions," which he describes as a satire about the . ’ Way our statesmen have bungled in Latin America. . "It's sardonic and extremely disagreeable," saysH. P. who . also says it will never be finished because he moved away ‘om his source of materials hen he came to Nevada ;County in 1936, Also arth. tisnow makes it extremely rainful for him to use either a pen oratypewriter, "I could dictate it,” says H. P. Arthritis would improve a nasty book like that." The fact that he can no longer write about the world aroundhim doesn'tkeepH P. from being interested in it. And of allthe worldthe place that interests him most is Nevada County--the place he came to visit 23 years ago and willnever, ifhehas anything to say about it, leave. And one of the things he is interested in is the proposed Freeway route through Nevada City. He's against it. "I've beentelling people for eight years what damage that ,would do if it was routed through Nevada City and no], ‘one has done anything about it." ‘ P. hopes The Citizen WiLL do something about it. "Oh yes," cautioned H, P, near the end of the interview, "when you write that story be], accurate. Some people have . said i was a ‘famous mining engineer.’ Well, I guess you could say I was a mining . engineer-~butI'llbe damned if I was famous. "Also put in there that I jwas a special correspondant inLatin America for the As~sociated Press. I'm pretty lproud of that. "And cone back some itime and 1 civa nee sing operations in . FORNIA <., James Dolan Death Shock To Residents The funeral rites have been set for 10 o'clock tomorrow (Tuesday) morning at the St. Canice Catholic Church here for a Dolan, 69, prominent Nevada City resident whose sudden demise Saturday night came as a shock to relatives and friends. A rosary service will be held tonight at the Holmes Funeral Home.

Dolan w,hose acquaintances probably numbered more than any resident of the city, had visited relatives in San Francisco last week and returned to Nevada ‘City late Saturday. At 9 o'clock Saturday night he went to get a drink of water and collapsed in the kitchen. His death was believed to have been instantaneous, caused by a sudden heart attack. Dolan had ‘been.a resident of Neyada City for more than 40 years. He was a native of San Francisco and while a young man entered the employ of the telephone company. He graduated to the position of wire chief and held that important post for years. Upon his retirement by the telephone company he operated the bus line from Nevada City lo Grass Valley. Later he joined in partnership with J. B. Grissel in the operating of a clothing store where Bolton’s is now located. The two men sold out several years ago. Several months ago Dolan’s wife died, ‘Her death seemed to take something out of his life and friends anticipated a short life for him beehh] », The Gold Cer nothing for which to live. Shortly after retiring from the clothing store. business Dolan underwent an operation for the removal of one leg. He recovered sufficently to resume normal life with an artificial leg. Dolan was a member of the advisory board of the Nevada ‘County Selective Service Board. The funeral rites will be followed . . by burial in the Pine Grove Cemetery beside his wife. cause he often remarked that he had! Surviving relatives of the deceased include a brother, George Dolan and a sister, Mrs. Will Walthers of San Francisco. Mrs. Mary Guenther, his aged mother in law, also sur ‘. vives. “Blue Anchor” " Pays Tribute to Robert/C> Dorsey May issue of “The Blue Anchor,” published monthly by the California Fruit Exchange pays! a tribute to a native Grass Valleyan, Robert Cas rsey, who the magazine called ‘one of the grand old men of the California pear industry.” Dorsey was born in Grass Valley July 4, 1864. He was the son ‘of the late Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Dorsey, early day Grass Valley residents. The elder Dorsey was a water collector for the private company which distributed water in the city before the city system. The younger Dorsey died in Iebruary of this year at the age of 94, As a young man (1883), he proceeded to the delta section. He became associated in the Runyan-} Dorsey ranch, which was established by his father-in-law, O. R. Runyan in 1849. Dorsey signed his first contract with CIE 35 years ago and was _a consistent shipper of fresh fruit. { He was always proud of the \300 Hardy pear trees which were planted in 1880 and in tribute to the capable management of the ~jranch, these same trees 80 years later are producing between 4000% and 5000 boxes of pears. The death of Dorsey was called the end of an era in the delta for fruit growing has become mechanized and. ‘changing, although Dorsey was always in the front in introducing new equip‘ment and new techniques.