The Corvallis times. (Corvallis, Or.) 1888-1909, 1906-05-04

OS0C, MIS-. AQultOu, WHO Will SPEAK
at the Tuesday night meeting. A
medal contest is to be held Wednes-
day night.
Mrs. Eugene Shelby and
daughters left yesterday for Port
land alter a visit ic this city. They
were in San Francisco at the time
of the earthquake, and lost every
thing in the fire. They came to
Corvallis a week ago, and have
since been guests at the home of
Miss Eugenia and Miss Mary
Shelby.
The student body at the col
1ege held a meeting Wednesday
and voted ten percent Of next years
student tax to be made available
for use in debate and oratorical en-
terprises. For instance, it costs
500 to bring the Pullman debating
team-to. Corvallis for the big debate
tonight, and it is desirable to have
a fund ready to cover possible dehc,
its should any arise.
"A county order for 5000 was
drawn yesterday in favor of the San
Francisco relief committee of Cor
wallis. This is part of the sum
guaranteed for the drst Benton
county shipment of supplies to the
stricken city. |
Claude I. Lewis of Cornell
University has become horticultur-
ist at the Oregon State College and
station. With his family, he is to
arrive in a few days to take up his
duties. Provision for selection of a
horticulturist was made at the mid
summer meeting of the board of re-
gents last year, and President
Weatherford, President Catch and
Regent Olwell were appointed a
committee to make the selection.
Prof. Lewis is nightly recommend
ed by DR.. Bailey, the leading au-
thority in this country On matters
of horticulture and botany.
Mrs. Nellie Callahan Smith
and little son arrived from San
Francisco yesterday and are guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Gala.
han. She was a guest at the Oaks
hotel at the time of the earthquake
and with others escaped from the
building, unharmed. Her husband
who Is commercial traveller. was
in distant part of the state at the
time. The day of the earthquake
she spent with her son in avoiding
the flames, escaping finally from
the burning city to Oakland on
Thursday morning. She was much
prostrated by the shock of her ex.
periences.
The busiest places in the coun'
try now are the hop yards. 1t is
the period for training and trim
ming the vines and a large amount
of labor is involved in the process
On account of the scarcity of labor
ing men, it is mostly done thi!
year by boys, girls and women. Il
is light work and an intelligent boy
of dozen summers can d., it a!
we'll as anybody. It requires only
patient, painstaking application
The vines are now but a few feet ii
length. Perhaps the largest fore
of people is at the Ireland yard
where there are a number of camps
A good many Corvallis boys, girl
and women are employed there ane
at other yards, most of whom max
the trip out in the morning ane
back in the evening.
Agents are in town already
soliciting subscriptions for a nev
book giving details, illustrations
and other information about tn
destruction by earthquake and fir
of San Francisco. They have {
i handsome prospectus giving excel
lent illustrations and showing sam
Piles of the printed pages, after th
manner of prospectuses incident t
books sold on subscription and i,
, which the work of preparation ha
been neither so strenuous nor S
swift. 1t is said that 200 sue
books by as many authors are i,
preparation fo1 the market. Fo
. 2oth century speed, however, tn
one chat agents are already canvas
sing for, is fully apace with wire
less telegraphy and such things
The earthquake only happened tw
, weeks ago at five o'clock Wednes
day morning.
Sunday afternoon, May 9th
: the following program will be give
: by the band at the Court Hous
Square. H. L. Beard, director.
+. March, 'Guardes du Corps,
Hall.
2. Selection, Bohemian Girl,
Balfe.
| 3. Serenade, 'Love in Idleness,
Macbeth.