Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1912-12-13
VII RPHY ITEMS.

d. NJ OIute, the Applegate hop
man. was business visitor 10 Grants
Pass Friday. Also Clinton Cook.
Grants Pass was visited Saturday
by the below named residents of this
section; George Matney, Ike Vim
cent Herman McFadden and Frank
Knox.
Murphy Grange is thinking of CIV
ing a dance New Years Eve, full par
tculars to appear later
Part Of the crew who are survey
ing on the railroad from Medford to
the sea made a trip to what is known
as Sugar Loaf, on the head of Will
liams creek, to take the elevation of
that place, from what We understand.
Murphy Grange is going to give a
Christmas tree at their hall on
Christmas eve, to be accompanied
with a program. Everyone is invited
to attend.
Jas. j. McFadden and William
Lennon are doing some much need
ed work on the telephone line from
the central office to Williams, as It
has been several years since there
has been much repair work done on
it. 1t is hoped when the work is done
that we will have better service than
We have had heretofore,
Quite a few of the farmers are
breaking up their old meadows get
ting ready to re-seed them in the
spring. 1t is a good idea as old
meadows prove very Improbable to
them owing to the price hay has been
for the last few years. Plenty of
hay and a small dairy is what the
farmers need now as the dairy busi-
ness is the coming industry of south
ern Oregon
Murphy Grange No. 470 elected
the following officers for the ensuing
year at their regular meeting Friday
night, December 9Th: Master, L. NJ.
Mitchell; overseer, II. P. Vedder;
steward, J, w. Leith; assistant stew
ard, J. S. McFadden; chaplain, Mrs.
Thomas Leith; treasurer, Ward
Hyde; lecturer, Harold Harter; sec
retary, R. S. Dahlberg; gate keeper,
Claud Ainsworth; ceres, Winnie Os-
born; Pomona, Mrs Harter; Flora
Mrs. A. H. Carson; lady assistant
steward, Elsie McFadden; woman's
work committee, Winnie Osborn,
Mrs. r. S. Dahlberg and Mrs. Geo.
Wilcoxon.
People who have been talking
about the high cost of living for the
last year or two should read an art
icle that appears in the weekly Ore
gonian of the jth inst We find there
where a boy who is attending an
agricultural school and living on SOC
a week, from October ! to Octo-
Der IS has gained 3 and 2-3 pounds
in weight Now we think that if
boy can live on that amount It seems
queer that people who are getting
500 per month should complain.
But you will hear them doing so and
say that they can not seem to get
ahead The day is not far away
when people from these large cities
will have TO go out in the country and
try their hand at small farming, as
in my estimation, it is the only way
Of reducing this high cost OF living.
The boy spoken Of above could not
do it were it not for the amount Of
garden truck he gets of of the gar.
iens at the school
X. J. Kubli and son were visitors
TO Grants Pass Wednesday on busi-
ness.
Alvin Mathes was business visit
.tor from here to Provolt Wednesday
BY putting 100000 more on the
national park at Crater lake will
sure make it one OF the greatest
pleasure resorts on the Pacific coast
Now II they would put one third OF
that on a road to the Josephine Caves
.t would let people in 70 as great
place. If not greater, than Crater
lake. as It is sure one Of the wonders
1f the world, and should be No. 8.
II seems too bad that there are
only $4,000 jobs for those 5000
200 democrats who want office so
n case they run short they can ap-
10Int some OF them game wardens
and send them out here to Murphy.
We are glad 10 see the Items from
rrufdale and only wish that New
Hope. Williams Proyolt, Kerby
waldo Selma and every other place
that has anything TO tell about would
wake up, as it creates an interest 10
.ll the readers Of the Courier. and
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