The Columbus journal., 1891-05-20
John Dillou Saturday.

The great dialect comedian is to be
hero next Saturday evening, May q
Everybody has heard Of him, but not
many Columbus or Platte county people
have seen him. II you don't hear him,
you will miss . rare treat.
An excursion train will be run between
Humphrey and Columbus, reaching here
a half hour before tho entertainment
opens and leaving . half hour after it
closes, at one and one third regular fare
one way, for the round trip, from the
several stations, leaving Humphrey at
Gas p. M, Platte Center 7:lO, Oconee
IDS. arriving in Columbus 7:45.
The play Wanted the Earth, needs to
be seen as rendered by Dillon as the star
performer, to be appreciated.
A to Sidewalks, Etc.
A little paragraph in last weeks
JOURNAL has reused two men to the ex-
preston Of at least portion OF their
views.
NUMBER ONE.
Ed. JOURNAL, Dear Sir:-"Enclosed
clipping from Columbus paper, please
hand to the very witty writer Of the
rather slanderOus little article in your
last JOURNAL, regarding my sidewalk.
and ask him to put this in his pipe, and
smoke it.
BY the way, 1 regard these everlasting
broken rOOOen walks as q nuisance and
my ciAder walk far superior to any Of
them. True, it costs me already trifie
more than q wooden one would, and will
cost me more yet before it is quite
finished. hut then it will always be in
good repair, accidents a. the one men,
toned in the clipping will be impossible
and the walk will look neater than the
common ones"
Very respectfully yours,
LEOPOLD JEGGI.
Little Eva LoshbauRh while walk
day caught her foot in q break in the
walk and nearly broke 1t. The Telegram
has repeatedly mentioned the subject OF
defective sidewalks but it seems that
there are still many that need repairing
and all such should he attended to ut
once, before some one has cause to bring
Q suit for damages ON account OF q
broken Lex or arm"
NUMBER Two.
Ed. JOuRxAL:-I want To say that l
never was instructed to put down q
board sidewalk. II they want q better
sidewalk let them say 60. l think mine
is better than the sidewalk in block sc,
built by the city. and also in better
shape for people who use sidewalks than
the same walk further along up town
near your own Office, where there is q
pair OF scales and an electric light pole.
My walk is up to grade. but want to
put little more onto it, SO that when
thoroughly packed it will be jnst right.
Some people can see some things, but
can't see others. DO You know that
there is place in the city where por-
ti0n of the street is planted to trees and
another portion of it used as q potato
patch? One man, laughing, wants to
know il Uncle John Elliott, street CON-
missioner, is to have share in those
potatoes.
WM. DIETRICH.
1hE bOUNNAb ID vel OU1y W tAsu"
that either OF these men should take the
least umbrage at what was said. The
JOURNAL has o cement sidewalk which
cost about three times what plank one
wonld have cost, but is practically per-
petnal, SO far as wear is concerned.
Even in our poverty, We would be
strongly inclined to do the same thing
again, especially il We had another basi-
ness house to provide for. We much
prefer the solid sidewalk, even for resi-
dence property, where it is to be placed
permanently, and don't cost too much.
In conclusion, gentlemen, one Of you
(Mr. Jaeggi), has given us some infOr-
nation (mentai pabulum), which by
feeding upon 0hinking overl people
generally can profit thereby, and the
city have better sidewalks in every re-
spect than boards. The JOURNAL is al
ways in favor Of new-fangled things
when they are clearly an improvement
Tho oll eonDlo1