The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-01-19
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The snow storm Of Jan which covered
the greater part of -eeou and Washington,
damaged differ ent loc ,lIties TO an alarming
dsg-ee At Omvpia the snow fell p feer
deep on a level, breaking down several sh. d
buildings; also the damage at McMinnville.
Dr., will reach near $1,000 as the result o.
heavy sush snow mashing down bulldogs
before it could be removed.
Five hundred dollacs expenses for bring
ing prisoner from Harvey county to Port
lard in order to trs him for selling a pint
OF whisky to an Indian, seems like a high
price tor the punishment OF the-ofense; bur
that Is what the last case cost the ,vern.
ment. The prisoner will lie IN 1ul until
June. and tho total cost of trying him will
be alb Ut $1,000, which is a big price for a
pint of whIek..
Cars of provisions have been sent from
several of the valley towns during the
past few weeks TO the Nebraska famine
sufferers. A movement Is now on foot to
send car from COrvalli- at an early dste.
Already considerable -four has heen
promised and those interested in the mat
ter lnfor the Gazette that prospects are
favorable for getting the entire carload
contributed within ten days or two weeks.
The "Golden Giant" was put on the
boards in very good style last night bv
the French dramatic troupe MIR. and
urs French did some fine acting, and
were frequently applsuded. The play is
named after mine In Idaho, where there
is enacted the usual episodes that makes
the drama interesting There Is fraud
and love IN the play; but the ending IS
harmonious, and the right trIumphs. The
plot is verv good and throughout the play
there are many exciting situations.
"Davy Crockett" will be put on the
boards by the French dramatic comp my at
t Baldwin opera house tonight. D,v.
Crockett" will be taken nv Mr.. r E
F'euch, and Eenore Vaughn by Mrs..
French They will have gooh support. and
the play will be one f the most attractive
EVER acted before Diles audience. To-
gether with the usual pathos there will he
c"mtdy int. rspersed that will keep the
audience in a roar of laughter.
A dispatch from Boston yesterday staets
that the American bosrd of foreign mission.
aries has decided to grant the request OF ono
# their missionaries, who Knows the Ian
gusge and country about Deli Biba pass. to
be permitted to assist in the scar for the
missing round-the-worli bIcycist, F,ank
L.Uz. supposed to have been lost or mur-
dered in Turkey. E cry person along the
route who met the daring voung bIcyclist
will watch with interest the eff, ,rt made to
find hum.
Not long ago an agent for an encvclo
pedia called at house In Bear valley,
where there lived an old lady and her
nephew-a young man. Before showing
his prospectus the agent began to talk Of
a good cyelopedia, but the woman soon
stopped him with these words: II have
30 use for it at my aye, but you may talk
to John here, and If he wants 1t and can
pay for it, have no objections; but as for
me, I am so old, couldn't ride the thing
If had it."
The largest Bible in the world is in the
Vatican library at Rome. It weighs 500
pounds and 1t Is written in Hebrew Three
men can hardly carry it. As we'll as every
relic preserved in that valuable library, 1t
has its history or more correctly speaking
its legend. 10 the year 1912 syndicate of
Russian Jews sent q N -ssenger to Pope
julius II offering him its weight in gold tor
that Bile. Jaius refused to consider their
offer. At this rs,e the Bible would be
worth nearly S400 600