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M0$ VOL. XXIII. GRANTS PASS, JOSEPHINE COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 16. 1907. No. 20. 4 it FOREIGN LETTER FROM T. P. CRAMER i The Cramer Family Visit Point ol Interest at ?vnd Near T. P's. Former Home. (Continued from last week.) ; In the afternoon we went to the beach of Scheveningen, which is one of the popular Enropean resorts. The xide in the trolley was along tbe old road where tbe large trees all lean toward the east from the effect of the strong prevailing westerly wind. The beach presented a lively scene and was ' covered with the wicker beach chairs ' snob as may be seen at the Cliff house 1 near San Francisco. Along the road aud in the fishing village we saw numbers . of tbe fishermen with the peculiar cap and springy pettiooats. There is a i large fishing fleet here and the success or failure of tbe ran of herring means i mnoh to tbe people. The beach shows nothing of the Coney Island character, ) bat is more for permanent guests, the J hotels being magnificent structures, . and mauy fine villas fronting on the ocean and road. We visited Amsterdam the next day and in the NationaMuseum saw the prioeless collection of Rembrandt's paintings, among them the "Night watch". The canvas is probably 12x18 - feet and the colors are as clear and ; bright as.if the painting bad been jnst ' completed. There were many others, : but we attempted to see only a few of tbe best, and then spent a halt hoar in the old Cbina and porcelain section. Tbe oity of Amsterdam was orlg ' tnally built in the form of a half moon With the straight edge fronting on the Xlver"Y". The oanals were made in conoentrlo semi-circles, and four of "these still remain, tbe fine old fami ' lies of Amsterdam living in the booses fronting on these canals. There were many cross canals and others not hav ing the same general character, and it is on the smaller canals that one gets the glimpses of back steps and ' kitchen doors opening right on the water. - We walked through the best of. tbe shopping district, and it was amusing to see bow even tbe Dutch . merchants know the American has dol lars to spend. Everywhere we saw 5 signs in English, and in other places : placards in tbe window especially in ! vitiug Americans to inspect the speo ! laities tbey had to offer. One enter I prising barber bad in large letters on i bis front window "Chaving and Hair j catting". Ihe Dutch barber may not 1 have all the frills of his Amerioan : fellow craftsman, but he gives good service, and I got an excellent haircut 2 in Yelp for tbe price of 10 cents, aud no reduction was made because be did i not out a full crop. t la traveling through the part of the t country that we saw, one could not j but help being struck with the dairy i ing possibilities of the land. Green gra aud cows were everywhere, "and the sight of such fine milk cattle would have made a Josephine couuty dairy farmer greeu with envy. Haying was In full swing, bat although we saw i hundreds of men swinging broad blad ed'scytlies, we only saw two mowing machines in operation. There were plenty of havrakes, and it surprised us to see the immense amount of hayfent from the meadows. Hay cocks stood almost as thick as mushrooms all over the land. Near Amsterdam we passed a large peat bog where the soil had been cut away to a depth of about six feet, and after being dried, bad been borned as tuel. The peat is the so oumalstion of oentaries of water plants which die and flu ally begin to i35 ACRES FRUIT LAND $1500 33 Acres 8 miles from Grants Pass, 10 Acres in cul tivation, 2 Acres in Alfalfa, 15 Acres of first class Apple land anl balance , buitable for Teaches and Grapes, about one I alf f plat e under irrigation, 100 assorted fruit trees. House and barn. Price only $1500 if taken Mon. THE REAL Ground Floor, turn into coal and are then cut into pieces like large bricks, and form the brincipal article of fuel for household use. Much is said about the cleanliness of tbe Dutch and our observations bore out tbe reputation. Tbe rain keeps the vegetation always green, and tbe people try to do tbe same with tbe cities. In Yelp we saw a girl scrub bing the front fence, and in Haarlem we saw a man employed by the city scrubbing down the brick retaining wall of tbe canal. It eeemed to us that in Amsterdam a little more at tention might be given to receiving the water in tbe oanals, as the odors which were wafted to ns, helped to deepen the impression of being in tbe Middle Ages. Around Yelp there are a number of fine old castles and residences aud we have visited Roosendaal and Middach ten. The latter is a fine old residence with beautiful grounds and around the house proper a moat with draw bridge. The date on the bouse is 1682. There are fine woods belonging to this castle and the "Middaohter Allee" or lane is a mlie long and composed of four rows of hoary beech trees, which make a mighty arch throngh wblob the sun only oomes in small flecks. We spent an afternoon there last week, and the Amerioan children had no trouble in learning bow to pick Dutch huckleberries. Testerday we spent with another sister living at De venter and on the way passed through Zotfen, tbe place of tbe writer's birth, and the spot where Sir Philip Sidney, one of good Queen Bess' favorites, was killed in the Dutch wars, I believe in 1586. Deventern dates back seven or eight centuries and in by gone days boasted of an extensive commerce. It is now taking on an air of the new century progress, and has a carpet faotory wbich makes carpets that sell for $6 per yard. We drove from .Deventern along a fine brick paved road to Apeldoorn and the palace of "Het Loo". This is the young queen's favorite place of resi deuce,'- andsbe nsoally spends nine mooths of each year there. We were oonducted through parts of tbe grounds which include a large lake, the model farm where it is said tbe queen some times makes butter ; trees and flowers and lawns all in tbe best of condition, and very extensive horse stables. The palace is a plain looking white st mo tare bat looks as if it might be com fortable. There was an imposing look ing military man on guard at the pal ace gate. The domain is very exten sive and stretches for mauy miles north and west. Tbe grounds near the castle have several memorials which commemorate the events of the young queen's life, and show tbe love which the people bear her. We walked down the "King's Lane" leading from the caxtle, and just as we were enteriug our carriage, the queen and Prince Hendrik returned from their drive, aud we saw them pass by at a short distance. The queen was dressed in white, and appeared to be stouter (than the portraits uBoally show her. Ihe roads in Holland are perfect for bicvcles aud automobiles, and a' this time of the year they are tluiost a jcoustant procession. The, bicycle is still in strong demand and people of all ages and conditions ride. The chil dren have seen a man with wooden shoes riding on his bicycle. The botcher, the baker and the caudle 'stick maker use the bicycle instead of the delivery wagon and hnndreds of them are to be seen with large willow baskets fastened to the fron: forks by a special form of carrier. We also see motor cycles very often, but I do not care to try one, they always look as if ESTATE MAN Opera House Block IRRIGATION AND Systematic Preparations Being Made, -All Committees Working Hard Big Success Assured. Last Tuesday evening the Commer cial Club met, the principal business being in connection with the Irriga tionConvention and Fair. There were 62 members ol the club present rand enthusiastic discussions were entered into. 'For the.purpose of materially assisting the progr- ss of the Executive committee H. O. Eianey was "added to tbe oommittee, be to bave charge of the erection of the Fair buildings. This work will commenoe ob Monday morning. Tbe site for tbe buildnigs has been located upon the railroad grounds. In the matter of the state apportion- meut of $1300, all the appointments for Jackson and Josephine ooantiee have been forwarded to the governor for approval, and the board of com missioners will be Immediately ap pointed by .his Excellency. All.the various committees appoint ed to arrange tbe stock, fruit, vegeta ble, poultry, goats and sheep, farm products, grasses, grains, mines, min erals and clays, eta, eta, exhibits, are all busy all over the two counties. The Southern Pacific Railway Com pany are printing and distributing the display bills all over tbe state an nouncing a special "rate of one and one-third for round trips from all parts of Oregon. The Portland Board of Trade has appointed its drlegates to tbe convention, as also have the Chamber of Commerce and Coa ruer oial Clans all over the state. All the carpenters are getting into line for the purpose of constituting a special oommittee who will erect til- umphal arches on Sixth street. Tbe Condor Power and Liuht Com pany bavefpromised to sop ly all t e material for illuminating the city in a brilliantly grand manner the Con dor company does not do thing by halves. Farmers are already bringing in ...'.'!i''.,':y ' . AUSTIN J. HOLLINGSWORTH Austin J. Holliugnwortb, the pastor-elect of the Christian ciiurch of this oity, wss born Dear Athland, Neb. July 6, 1885 Altboof b youug he i by no means iuixperlmrei io his chosen profession, as he began preach ing at tbe age of 18, aud bws held some important ( ulpiu in bis oative state. This work has beu doue chiefly while attending school. the rider were trying to hold on to the wheel just as it is slipping oat of his grasp. I bave wrl'ten a little longer this time as it isjny last letter this trip, and I hope will not be long to the point of weariness. 8incerely Yours, THEOP. CRAMER. aUw Tlx Weakly Or nalaa CONVENTION INDUSTRIAL FAIR some of their choicest speoimens and products which will be stored aud taken care of at the Exhibit room on Sixth street. These will be removed to the Fair buildings as soon as com pleted. There will be tbe grandest dis play of nuggets ever exhibited in Southern Oregon, far excelling tbe one made by Josephine county at the Lewis & Clarke Fair. The Ladies Auxiliary bave 13 com mittees in active work, arranging for the locating of tbe numerous delegates and visitors at most all of the finest residences of the oity. Grants Pass means to make tbe oc casion cf the visit of so many prom inent people of national and state re pute a memorable one In tbe history of Southern Oregon. ' A large number of the prominent government officials and prominent business people from all parts of Ore gon will visit this convention and Fair upon their homeward trip from Sacramento. Hood River will be represented by most of their p'ouiiuent fruit and hor ticultural specialists. Tbe Agrioul tcral Colleges ofjthe State will be well and ably represented, having already appointed tbeir delegates. Tbe merchants of Grants Pass are all taking a lively interest in this great undertaking and have made arrange ments for special displays both in their windows and also at the Fair build ings. The timber exhibit promises to be ooe of the most striking attractive Desa both in uatural and manufactured products. There never was a time ia tbe his tory of Grants Pass when so maoh co-op. ration aud harmony was mani fested as at the present lime, therefore nothing bot a gigantic suooess can be the outcome of this, oar first real effort. After finishing the common school n-ar bis birthplace he entered Gotner Uulvernity at Lincoln, Neb.. Here he spent seten years preparing him self for the work into which he felt himself called. Nous have better, and few have so promising a future as Mr Mollingsworth. The church is to be congratulated on securing him as pastor. Peddllng-The OlKer Side. Editor Courier : In a reoent issue of yoor paper I noticed an article that interests me greatly, and if you will permit me space I would like to pres ent the other side of the esse. Tbe article referred to is about the farmer peddling his produce. I am going to give yoo a bit of personal experience: Two years ago I went into the fruit raising and garden business in Grants Pass, and of course expeoted to sell my produce direct to the dealers. I went to the different merchants and tried to dispose of my produce to them, and as I bave to pay cash tor everything I buy, I demanded cash for my crop. I did not find a sing's one of them willing to give me cash instead they offered me metal chips aud trade, and they would only take a limited quantity at that. Well. I let one dealer give me chips in payment and now the basiuess is baukrapt and I have the chips to show for niv work. Last year I refused their terms. Money may be an evil but it is a nec essary one, so I begin to look about to see how I oould turn my orop into cash. I started a wagon and last Summer I sold my entire orop (barring some 66 boxes of pears) direct to the con sumer and collected the cash for same, and I am doing the same this year. And nntil the merchants wake up to their opportunity I shall continue to do so. I may addjthat I 'buy all my supplies In Grants Pass and pay cash for them. I believe In patronising home trade that is the only way to build up a prosperous oity, but it mast Dot be a one-sided affair. Do yon Imagine for one moment that any sane man would prefer to peddle his produce if be oould take It direct to a dealer and get the cash for It? If yon do yon are wildly io error. Mr. Editor, would yon be willing to aooept metal chips la payment for my subscription of tbe Courier, or do Jyoo thlok I oanj pay my taxes, or water and light bill, or anything else with them? No, you know I cannot. In ooaolasion, I will say that I be lieve the dayls cottar distant when the growers in tlilsiolnlty will rea lise, as they have elsewhere, that they will have to organise, and start a co-operative business themselves. If the dealers in this town do not desire that, it Is np to them to make good. Respectfully yours, J. F. BURKE. . Mining Company Operated by Grevnfe Pass Business Men, The Hell Gate Mioing and Develop ment Company was organised August 7 at the office of Attornev O. 8. Blauchard. This oompany was organ ised through tbe efforts of R. E. Gil bert, a niiulng promoter of Los An geles, who has doue a great deal toward the development of Southern Oregoo. Through the effotrs of Mr. Gilbert, who is a heavy stockholder, the new oompany has secured the prop erty of II. F. Shotiufeld, on Rogue river at what is nailed Hell Gate. HAMMOCK SPECIALS Tiese are Live Ones You'll Have to Hurry DO IT NOW! Regular 72 in. Hammock with cut pillow or val auce, 7 be kind OUC Regular 72 in. Hammock with valance and pillow. $1.65 kind 1.25 Regular 77 in. Hammock with valance and pillow A A 92.35 and $2.50 kind. . . Z.0D Regular 72 in. Hammock with large val. and pil low, strong and good A $3.75 kind 3.00 Reg. 84 in. Hammock with heavy, large val., taffeta pillow, best we carry, -$0.75 kind 5.00 Sizes given above is the bed of Hammock only. Furniture and Car- pets, Linoleum., Lace Curtains, Por tiere., MattresKes, Pillow., Cbts, Wall Paper, Clocks, Mirrors, Window Bbsdes, Pictures, Picture Moulding. ?,. H. OH THE HOUSEFUHNISHER I ront St., bet. 6 and 7 DORA JENNINGS DIED TUESDAY Young Woman Who Wave Twice Tried and Acquitted Is De.d. Dora Jennings, the Granite Hill girl who was acquitted on the charge of murdering her father In 1906, died at the home of her mother here Tuesday morning. The cause of her death waa tuberculosis. She made no statement before her death that would olear np the Granite Hill mystery io any way. Her brother, Jasper Jennings, is still in jail here waiting a second trial on the patricide charge. Jasper Jeunlngs waa not at tbe house when his sister died, but waa allowed to at tend the funeral. Dora has been sick slnoe May, and has been living with her mother and brothers slnoe her acquittal last year. For two weeks before her death Miss Jennings was delirious. Toward the last she said neither she nor Jasper killed her father, but her mental con dition waa auob that It wes.doubtful it the statement would have any weight with a jury. It is supposed that she may have contracted the disease by confinement in the county jails of Jackson and Jo sephine oonntles where she was con fined for many months awaiting trial. Mrs. H. II. Eaton of Hilt spent sev- ber eral days in Grants Pass visiting grandfather, J. R. Brown. Miss h. W. MoFarlane of Concor dia, Kan., arrived here Wednesday to spend several days visiting ber nnoie, W. J. Winter of Waldo. This property Is well known by tbe business men of Grants Pass, as ia proved by tbe number of prominent men connected with tbe oompany, among wbom are Geo. 8. Calhoun, president,' W, B. Sherman, vlue-presl-dent,O.STTflanuhard, secretary, Clans Schmidt, treasurer) combined with J. L. Calvert. August Fetsch and R. & Gilbert on the board of directors. The standing of these men in the business life of this oity gives tbe oompauy a high standing aud a repu tation possessed by few mining com panies. Tbe property seoored by this oompany la one ol the ricbeat old ohanuela in Josephine county, and is a good produoer a faot verified by the bank, aud under the management of the officers of the oompauy, which ia sums proper management, will uo doubt become one of the wealth pro duoers of Southern Oregou. (WEILL'S HAMMOCK TALKS Now that warm weather is here let as get down to business. I want to talk HAMMOCKS to yoo. ' I think I bave the biggest as sortment of Hammocks ever show ia Grants Pass. 1 was tempted bv tbe low prios at whlob these Hammocks were offered and I bought heavy. They are worth more money in the market today ti buy than I am selling for. The goods are perfeot aad prices low My advice is to order now. Better send in yoor order today by mail, or if in Grants Pass, come in and see as. Yours truly, R. II. O'NEILL ptoves and Ranges, Oranitewars, Agtswars, Tinware, Woodsnwara, Willoware, Cutlery, Crockery, Lamps, Glassware, Fancy China, Qo-Carta, Baby Carriages. J