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THE CEDARTOVKH STANDARD
Publinhnd Kvery Thuraday In the Year
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W.U.DOLKMAN, f
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Yeer - W*«M»
Six Months
Tu/ee Month* 26
Official Organ of Cedartown
and Polk County.
Advbrtmino Katkx will he furnlBiiod
on Application.
THDRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 0, 1101.
A OOOU SUGGESTION.
Mr. Ohas. E. Kuster,the enfcer-
priBinji; general manager of Oe
dartown’s latest, industry — the
new paper box factory of the
Kuster Manufacturing Company,
—makes a practical suggestion
which may prove of great value
to Cedartown, in the following
letter:—
OCDiMTOWN, UA„ Allg. SO, 1001.
Kd«. Btandzud In the course of
my abort business career among you, I
have had occasions when 1 very much
desired to give friends and others ac
curate information about Cedartown,
and I found an entire absence of com
piled data and literature on the sub
ject that I could get. It occurs to me
that there ia serious need of a well-
gotten-up pamphlet that will properly
set forth the leading facts, natural and
commercial, about Cedartown—a well-
illustrated pamphlet showing views of
our manufacturing plants, municipal
buildings, waterworks, etc., together
with our leading meroant|le establish
ments. It would also be very desirable
to tell something of our city and
county olllclals, leading merchants,
prominent citizens, etc. In a few
words—have bucIi a publication as all
enterprising, progressive cities have
to advertise themselves.
It appears lu me that our city needs
something of this kind that any citizen
could obtain same, to furnish infortna-
tion to outside friends and inquirers
when asked fur, anil thereby relieve
embarassment when questioned about
Cedartown.
I suggest that you gentlemen would
he tile proper persons to undertake
such an enterprise, being interested
and familiar with the publishing busi
ness ns you arc,
1 confidently believe tliut if you
would take hold ot the matter ener
getically, you could get out a publica
tion that would bo a credit to us. The
city would doubtless gladly ussist to
some extent, as all such tilings are for
the general good, help to bring new
industries and increase lax valuation.
I hope yon will see the wisdom of
the matter and think favorably enough
of it to act. My company and myself
will be glad to aid in the good work in
every way possible. I am,
Very respectfully yours,
Chari.kh K. Kustbii.
Tiik Standard ia always ready
to do its part, in any matter af
fecting: the welfare of the town,
and if our people will co-operate
as they should, we will he patri
otic enough to undertake tho
work, though we shall certainly
avail ourselves of Mr. Muster's
kind otter of assistance.
Mr. Swnyne, as president of
the Merchants and Shippers As
sociation, recently urged upon
that organization the necessity
for a work of this sort, and our
idea would ho to get out a neat
and attractive pamphlet tlmt will
effectively advertise Cedartown
and her rich resources. To do
this, however, it will lie neces
sary—as Mr. Kuster suggests—to
have the active co-operation of
the city government, of each of
Oedartown’s industries, and of
all our business men. If .we can
get tliis, we will undertake the
work and will guarantee its suc
cess, knowing that it will be a
well-paying investment for Ce
dartown,
A NK« HANK.
Csdariown tn Have Another Bank
ing Institution.
Cedartown is to have another
hunk.
The marvelous growth and sub
stantial prosperity of our city are
widely known, nud otter excep
tional inducements for the invest
ment of capital.
A number of gentlemen from
various points have been figuring
if late on the establishment of
another Imnk in Cedartown, be
lieving that such an institution
promises especially well.
Messrs. K. 0. and L. O. Ben
ton, a couple of enterprising
gentlemen from Monticello, have
been spending several days in
the city, looking over the field,
and have decided to open a hank
ns soon as the necessury arrange
ments can be consummated.
The first-named gentleman will
locate here as one of its officers
and managers.
Tho bank will have a capital
stock of *26,000, all paid in, and
it is probable that a considerable
portion of the stock will ho taken
by Cedartown parties.
No definite arrangements have
yet been made for a building,
but Mr. Benton informs us that
everything will be arranged witli
all possible dispatch now that he
has definitely decided on locating
here.
The Messrs. Benton are experi
enced bankers, having a bank at
Madison as well as Monticello.
They are affable gentlemen and
good business men, and both Mr.
Benton and liis new bankin
house will be cordially received.
POLK SCPKRIOR COURT
Grinding Out Its Menil-Anniiitl O
In Quick Order.
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Opened Monday with Largest Atten
dance In Their Hlstnry.
NOT IIKAII A LITTLE BIT.
Our poetical contributor pre
fers to lie known as “unroeognzi
able” rather than “unknown,’
and instead of “X” or “Y” will
“be Z,” as will lie seen from the
following:—
11 k a a Editors You are wrong to
call me unknown. I ain so well known
tlmt lie who says he don’t know me
argues himself unknown. You mean
tlmt i mil so disguised tlmt I am un
recognizable. You are right tlmt I am
not a “dead one." 1 am living, sure —
and rigid in "tile gem of the Cedar
Valley,” too. 1 shall keep you guess
ing a while, I reckon, for the present
I shall sign myself, as 1 really am—
Living. Vivanm.
B. Z.
Tho title tlmt our city lius
To greatness and to fame
Naught olae aupporta ao tirmly as
Our baud, with compound name.
ItH worth haa nowhere liccci denied.
It daily gains renown,
It spreads our lame both far and wide
Through countryside and town.
Bo when u strangor wants tn know
Its name, then proudly tell it.
llo surely won’t forgot it, though
lie can’t pronounce or spell it.
' —Vivans.
Ur. K. O. McConnell, id’ Lynch
burg, Va., was elected Tuesday
to succeed the late Dr. F. 11.
Korfoot us secretary of the Bap
tist Mission Board, lie is a
native Georgian, and was educa
ted at Mercer University.
, l’ltll together-
for Cedartown 1
-all togetlier-
llon. 11. 11. Oabaniss is now
spoken id’ as Atlanta's next
Mayor, and it' left to tho press of
Georgia, this princely gentleman
and distinguished newspaper man
would govern the Gate City for
the next term without doubt.
The genial Colonel Henry would
make just as good Mayor as lie is
a capable and successful mana
ger of a great newspaper.
Promptly at 10 o’clock Monday
morning Judge C. (i. Janes, the
popular presiding Judge of tliis
Circuit, called Polk Superior
Court to order, and the business
of tlie court Inis been transacted
with dispatch from the start.
It took only a little time on
Monday and Tuesday to complete
tlie work on the calendar for
those days, tlie cases being either
settled out of court or postponed
for legal reasons. There is a
great advantage to tlie tax pay
ers in tlie calendar system as
adopted by this and most other
courts, in that it forces cases to
either settlement or trial, except
where legal reason is presented
for postponement, and this fact
aids wonderfully in the expedit
ing of court business.
Tlie churge of Judge Junes to
the Grand Jury was one of the
most cieur-cut and forcible ever
delivered from tlie bench in
Polk. This jury is an excellent
body of representative citizens,
and is well organized with Dr. J.
L. Branch as foreman, Mr. W. S.
Coleman clerk, and Mr. P. C.
Blankenship bailiff. Tlie twenty-
three gentlemen composing the
jury are iih follows:—
J. B. Lacy, E. E. Jones, R. W. Ever
ett, Walter 8. Coleman, Henry M.
Carlton, David H. Hubbard, E. Fight,
J.J. Qreen, Jesse D. Smith, L. 8. Led
better, Wm. M. Gibson, Thoa. C.
Farris, O. R. Simmerville, David L.
Marrett, Genl. B. Iloman, Ross R.
MoKikbin, D. A. Whitehead, Jas. K,
Howard, John L. Branob, Nimrod V.
Parrish, G«o. W. Brook, Wm. F. Hall,
and Cbas. Colbert.
Mr. John Hutchings, our popu
lar Shori(F, and his clever depu
ties, Messrs. J. F. Oarmichad and
J. E. Dempsey, are doing their
part of the court work in splen-
lid shape, and tlie seme is true
if tlie work of our veteran Clerk,
Judge IV. C. Knight, mid his
efficient deputy, Mr. W. L.
Knight.
Solicitor General Roberts and
Stenographer II. M. Nicholes are
in their accustomed places, cour
teous and efficient as ever. Col.
Huberts lias Mr. E. C. Wright as
his bailitt', and Mr. W. Y. Tum-
lin is tlie court room bailin'.
Messrs. R. C. Carpenter, Tack
Smith, Roe Brantley, Jesse Mc-
Kibben, .1. V. Philpot and E. C.
Hackney are tlie clever bailiffs
who are serving tlie “billet doux”
of tlie Court and Grand Jury
throughout tlie county.
The Grand Jury is said to be
linding n large number of true
hills, and tlie jail is certainly
iilling liii. Sheriff Hutchings
lias ID prisoners in his hostelry
awaiting tlie coming of “criminal
week.*
The traverse jurors drawn for
next week are ns follows:—
Monday, Sept. !ltk: Starling Wkit-
lield, Nathaniel L. Cobb, Berry li.
Calloway,Sami. L. Baldwin, Harvey W.
Bridges, Joe V.Philpot, Paul D.Baugh,
Wm. It. Kirk, Wm. M. EaveB, Lewis L.
Carmichael, Wm. it. Ferguson, Sr.,
Benj. F. Smith, Allen Jones, Henry T.
Bunn, Thad.F. Burbank,Tkos.N.Duke,
Wesley H. Buxter, Alex. W. Birkbeck,
Wm B Dunn, Molvin C Edmondson,
Thos M Colbert, John W Sutton, Isaao
M Brnutly, Wm A Isbell, W J Herndon,
John W Casey, Wm It Bock, ltobt A
Biggers, John P Brooks, Wiley J
Knight, John O Waddell, John K Bar
ton, John C Leonard, Juoksou Griffin,
John S Garner, Wm F Allen.
Our city public schools opened
Monday with a larger attendance
than ever before, and with
brighter prospects than ever.,
Prof. H. I,. Sewell, our effici
ent Superintendent, lias an es
pecially good force of co-workers
this year: Profs. L. G. Smith
and I. S. Hopkins, Miss Willie
Wood, Mrs. Ma;y Janes, Miss
Lealinora Bradford, Miss Portia
Bunn and Miss Della Russell.
All are talented and thoroughly
competent teachers.
Tlie year opens bright with
promise for efficient work, and
tlie teachers should have the co
operation of parents in making
the school successful. Parents
can greatly facilitate the work,
and at the same time best serve
their children’s lasting interests,
by upholding tlie teachers in
their often dittieult and arduous
duties.
Tlie colored school also starts
out with tlie largest attendance
for several years, under the effi
cient management of Prof. L. E.
Hall.
POLK’S TAX HATE.
TOILET SOAPS!
-AND-
Bath Sponges!
■AT«
BRADFORD’S,
Cleanliness is next to godliness, and we
have the Soap and Sponges for You-
Our County Commissioners—
Dr. D. M. Russell, T. H. Adams
and B. F. Johnson—held u special
session Monday for the tixingof
the tax rate for tlie year. As in
the case of tlie state authorities,
the board was compelled to raise
tlie rate, and instead of *1 as
last year, it will lie *4.liii on tlie
*1,000 this year, making a total
state and county rate of *10.10.
A comparison with tlie levy
for last year shows that tlie rate
for county purposes is increased
from *2 to *2.50, for jury pur
poses from *1 to *1.10, nud for
bridge purposes from 80 to 40
cents, while that for pauper pur
poses is lowered from 7o to Oil
cents.
I)r. Russell informs us that tlie
increase is main caused by the
unusually large number of prison
ers that tlie county lias been
obliged to cure for during the
past few months.
CEDARTOWN'8 FIRST HALE.
Oedartown’s lirst bale of cotton
for this season was brought in
Tuesday, and was raised by Mr.
Mark Cornelius, one of Polk
most hustling farmers.
The bale weighed 478 pounds,
was classed as “low middling,
and was bought by tlie Cedartown
Supply Company at sy cent
Our streets will soon lie
with cotton wagons, and Cedar-
town will continue to lie—as she
lias been ever since the building
of our cotton mills—the best
ton market in Georgia.
Notick—You are hereby re
quested to cull and pay your sul
scription to Tiik Standard while
attending Polk Superior Court
Brig. Gen. Win. Ludlow, a dis
tinguished army officer who came
home from the Philippines in
May sick with consumption, died
Friday at Convent, N. J.
New Store!
New Goods!
DRUGS that are not a “drug on the market!”
Get your prescriptions filled by -
RUSSELL DRUG CO.,
Who are the Manufacturers of lletul-
m*h«* Powders.
Fresh Garden and Field Seeds.
Cor. Main and Herbert Sts.
Recent developments at Fall
River, Mass., go to show that the
cotton mills of New England will
be compelled to move South.
Well, Cedartown still has a mini- j
her of highly desirable sites for
them.
Manufacturing industries help
the people of town and country
alike, either directly or in
directly. As a result of tlie
operation of the Cedartown Oil
Mills the past year, our people
are buying loose Hulls at *2 or
more per ton less than Rome and
other places.
Mr. .1. E. llouseal, our popular
County School Commissioner, in
forms us that the summer term
of the county schools just closing
has been an exceptionally good
one, and we are glad to note their
continued improvement. The
people of Antioch and Esoni Hill,
appreciating the necessity of the
fullest possible educational facili
ties for their children, are 'sup
plementing the public school
fund from their own pockets, and
thus have a good school for eight
months of the year. Lime Branch
and Blooming Grove are about to
adopt the same progressive and
commendable plan. The new
school building at Lime Branch
is nearly completed, and will lie
a creditable structure.
Mr. A. 1). Hogg,Folk's popular
Ordinary, treated Judge O. G.
Janes, Solicitor IV. T. Roberts
and the Grand Jury on a dozen
of the finest variety of Jones
watermelons Tuesday morning,
for which he has the hearty
thanks of all those officials and
gentlemen.
Mr. V. T. Sanford lias again re
signed the office of Tax Collector
of Floyd county, and his resigna
tion has been accepted by Gover
nor Candler. An election will
soon be held to 1111 the vacancy.
Mr. Sanford’s shortage, ’.\ ltli the
exception of some items in dis
pute, lias been paid bv his bonds
men, and a temporary receiver
lias been appointed to take
charge of his property for the
protection of his bondsmen.
BIG BARGAINS in
FINE FURNITURE!
By buying my Furniture in Car-Load Lots
for Spot Cash, I secure every possible
Discount, and will
Give My Customers the Benefit.
COME TO ME FOR RIG BARGAINS IN
Parlor and Bed=room Sets, Dining
Room, Hall $ Kitchen Furniture,
STOVES!
Carpets, Rugs, Hattings,
BLANKETS, COVERLETS.
J. S. COLLINS.
City and Country Risks
Loans!
Oil Oitv and Countrv Fropertv at
l.OW RATES!
SANDERS & DAVIS.
DEALERS IN
FOR ACCURATE
Dlctation#Typewriter
WORK, CALL ON
LOUIS WADDEY,
At office of Bunn A Trawick, in the
Richardson Building,
PLUMBING
AND
Steam-fitting Supplies
Sprinkling Hose, Sewer Pipe
from 4 to 18 inches.
Next door to Standard Office, Herbert St.
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PHILPOT & DODDS,
Real Estate and Renting
AG-EZSTC-Sr,
CEDARTOWN. GA.
SPECIALTIES.
jzirFOR SALE—City Lots, Resi
dences, Timber Lands, Business
Property.
Rgr4,W)l> acres Fine OltE Property
near E. & \V. road for sale.
OirFarm Lands. Some of the Finest
Farm Lands in Georgia, in Either
Small or Large Tracts—Also in Mid
dle and South Georgia.
Hay-Taxes Paid, Rents Collected.
Clesmes and beautifies the bale.