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THE CKDARTOWH STANDARD | I’INE ENTEKTAINHUNTS ’ TlmrsdAV in the? Ye UNI>10it 'I'll 10 At;gf*K;lOM OI' Til 10 I I ItlO DIOIMItT.MIONT. bully Should I>ii> Season Tick- h lV»r This Splemlld CotirM*. tic jeessary funds. Besides this, tlm course is one hose bxcdllence must appeal to 1, and purchasers of season Itols will enjoy a rich treat— hroo of them, in fact,—for each ntertainment is a item of its xcel- bahoain eon von THI1HSDAY, DECEMBER I ER 17, I DPI them tile “glad to make the pn Tlie Fire lie; biggest kind of of them—; he r $1,000 for th Tournament to :s to the Co- rtnient. should give land” in helping ect.ii big success, .rtnient has the i contract ahead sing of at least big Firemen’s be held here In llm Male May proHp’ririK i On all I hat's don ith bonodiotloiiH i Next Tl .If” day. A Happy. New Year to all, is the greeting Tim Standard sends its readers in thin closing issue for the year 1000. Savannah was the highest bidder for the State Fair, and it will he given there in 1001 under the auspices of the State Agri cult ural Society. The date for the annual re union of the United Confederate Veterans, which will bo held next year at Memphis, Tenn., lias been fixed for May 28th, 20th and .'10th. From $25,408,742.15 in 1870, (ho .Federal pension roll has in creased year by year until it now has reached the enormous total of $115,245,280. And it. is not all a “roll of honor,” either I Governor Candler has appointed the hoard of trustees for tho Soldiers’ Home, ns follows: Hon. J. H. Kst.ill, of the 1st Congres sional district; lion. John'Trip lett, of tho 2d; Hon. .T.H.Mnytin, of tho ltd ; Hon. S. \V. Harris, of tho 4th; Hon. W. L. Calhoun, of tho 5th; lion. O. M. Wiloy, of the 0th; llon. O. D. Phillips, of ' the 7th; Hon. W. F. Jonkins, of the 8th ; Hon, H. W. Bell,of tho 9th; Hon. J. B. Gumming,of the 10th; Hon. A. M. Knight, of the 11th. Col. Phillips, the ap pointee for this district, is a resident of Cobb county. May,—and every public-spirited citizen, of Oedartown should rally to their aid with both influence and money, Mr. Lamar IJ. Griffis, repre senting tho Alkahest Lyceum Bureau of Atlanta, was in the city last week,and made arrange ments with the department to furnish a course of three •enter tainments, of such excellent character as to command a liberal patronage. Tlie course will open about Jan. 21st, with an entertainment by Mrs. Sarah McDonald Sheri dan, contralto soloist, and Miss Shntteen Mitchell, dramatic render. These ladies are highly commended by the press and platform managers everywhere. Tho Chicago Glee Olub, the star a ttraction of the course,will come in February, and will give ono of tho 'tlnost entertainments ever soon in Oedartown. This will alone bo_ worth tlie price of a sea son ticket. Prof. Emerson Brooks, tho Cal ifornia poet, will closo the course some time in the spring. Ho is unexcollcd as an entertainer, his recitations embracing both the humorous nndi>athotic,nnd nover failing to please wliorever given. Season tickets for tliis fine course can be secured for only $2 each, including reserved seat for each entertainment, making it cheap and within tlie roach of all. Tickets for single entertainments will, of courso, come higher in proportion. Everybody who enn should buy a season ticket! Oodartown’s reputation will he largely at, stake in the manner in which we care for the tourna ment noxt May, and every possi ble aid should lie given tlie tire- men in their efforts to raise the The big wild land tax sale, which Tim Standard lias been advertising for three months,will occur next Tuesday, the first of January, 1001. The hatch of laud lots originally advertised footed up nearly 050, but that large number has grad ually dwindled down to about 250 lots which will be offered for salo next Tuesday BIG BARGAINS HMTURE! it is the largest, body of land ever put up 'for sale in Polk county under tax executions or other judicial proceedings, and there is going to he some lively and exciting bidding for these lands. Many of these lots may go Tor only a few dollars, hut there is hound to he a bargain in every purchase. Polk county property is now more valuable than ever before in our history, and the shrewd investor will not let this opportunity slip to procure very cheap a lot of land on which is good timber or ore deposits of a valuable nature. The charcoal industry is now ono of large pro portions, and timber lias become an important item! Iron ore or other mineral deposits are nforo than over desirable investments, and farming lands nre being sought for now with greater eagerness than at any period of our development and progress. A largo crowd will bo present at the sale, and many bargains will ho picked that day. Just any old lot, of land in Polk county is a good investment now 1, The year 1001 will bo largely what you make it. Ool. W. G. Simmons, formerly of Oedartown,lias been appointed postmaster at Van’s Valley. Oedartown is rejoicing over the home coming for the holidays of so many of our bright young people who are attending college elsewhere. Our town is well represented in the higher insti tutions of learning. m By buying my Furniture in Car=Load Lots for Spot Cash, I secure every possible Discount, and will COME TO ME FOR BIG BARGAINS IN PARLOR and BED ROOM SETS, DiningBooin, Hall "'Kitchen Furniture, STOVES! Carpets, Rugs, Mattings, BLANKETS, COVERLETS. —=J, s. COLLINS. WHEN YOU ARE IN OEDARTOWN, CALL AT BUTLER’S t ijgw I YORK I RACKET 1 STORE,#- AND EXAMINE HIS STOCK OF Holiday Goods, Toys, Novelties, Etc. Which is the most complete of any he has heretofore shown, and at prices 25 to 50 per cent LOWER than most mer chants want for this class of goods. DON’T FORGET WE STILL HANDLE A GOOD LINE OF Notions, Shoes, * * > Crockery, Glassware, Hardware, * * Tinware, Stationery, Etc. - =1. C. BULER. Prop,