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The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08

100000. Nearby is a quarry from
which the landlord drew $500 for
the clay extracted.
As in agriculture and in mining. so
in the towns for factory and business
sites the land concentration makes for
higher burdens. Some concrete in
stances. vouched for by Mr.. II. r.
StOckmsn. who has made a study of
the question, will show the result.
The obvious creator of land wealth.
said that canny Scotchman. Andrew
Carnegie "is not the individual, but
the community" Mr., Balfour. in an
address in the house of commons,
said: The value of all land. any
where. just as the value OF a railway,
wherever IT may be and by whomso-
ever 1t was made, by the state or by
private individuals, the value of this.
as well as of every other kind OF prop
erty. depends upon the community"
But to whom does the unearned mere
lent go?
Unearned Fortunes for Landlords.
III my years Tue BTDuuu rent Oh the
town OF Burton-on-Trent increased
from $4,000 TO s35O,OO0 An absentee
owner, the marquis of Anglesey. as
landlord receives this rent His local
taxes or rates are $3.50.
Sheffield, one OF the greatest manu-.
featuring cities in England, is owned.
Ia greater part, by the duke of Nor
folk. A dry goods merchant In that
city held a lease on land at SIS a
year. Seven years before the lease
would have expired the duke granted
a renewal on condition that the ten.
ant surrendered the unexpired part OF
the lease, paid $3.50 year rent in
stead OF SIS. spent $1,000 in improving
the building and continued to pay all
the taxes.
A large part Of the ground upon
which London's buildings stand is
owned by certain rich peers. Land Is
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
PRIME NEIGHBoRHooD.

Miss LYNNE Steddom gave a watch
party to a number OF invited friends
New Years eve which was largely
attended.
Albert Hcllings, who had foot
badly mashed in a hay baler some
time ago, is able to be about on
crutches.
Dec. %, 1913, dated the birth of a
baby boy at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Johnson of West Oska-
loosa, All doing nicely.
Born, Jan. 3, 1914, a 5k Id. boy TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Boston. Mother
and babe doing well and Frank is
correspondingly happy.
Ruth Hellings has returned from
near Barnes City where she spent
part of her vacation at the home OF
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Steddom.
Miss Rose Johnson departed for
Coon Rapids last Saturday morning
TO resume her high school work. az
ter two weeks vacation at the par
entail home.
John Dice, brother Of Mrs. Andrew
Lyle, lett for his fo"'o in Los An
geles, Calf, Monday night.
Austin Curry and sister Lora are
nicely located now on the north half
OF the Laban Johnson farm which
they purchased last fall.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Prime have
moved into their new residence and
enjoyed big Christmas dinner In H..
II is one OF the big improvements Of
this neighborhood for 1919.
Frank Boston, our congenial rural
carrier for the last three years, re-
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BETHEL.


Rev. +. NickTes of Carlisle bap'
tised Art Smith and Mr.. and Mrs
Clint Springer on last Saturday al
teruoon and preached both morning
and evening on Sunday and returned
home Monday. .s
James McNeish, of Charlton, spent
New Years day at the Matthews
home. and was also there on Sunday
Miss Marie Matthews returned
home New Years night. She has
been helping her sister, Mrs. Harve
Fowler who has a baby girl, born Dec
10, in Newton, Iowa.
Mrs. Mary Burris of Oskaloosa
who has been visiting her son in OF
tumwa, came out to the home OF her
daughter. Mrs. Pearl Matthews. last
Friday. .
Little Luclla Moore is on the sick
list. Also her grandma Galloway is
very i'll.
A watch party was held at the
Clint Springer home Wednesday
night, watching the old year out and
the new year in. All reported fine
time.
James Marsh was an Abba trader
Saturday, going on to Chilllcothe
and returning home Sunday.
Ed Forsyth of Montana is visiting
with friends and relatives. At pres
ont he is with his brother, Anthony
Forsyth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer May and fam
lily moved into Ed Kerr's house on
New Years day.
Miss Lizzie Anderson returned
home last Wednesday from Illinois,
where she has been working since
June.
Mr.. and Mrs John Clothes, of Eve
land. spent New Years day in Des
MoincS with relatives.
Mrs. Joe Young was Saturday at
ternOon caller at the Matthews home.
The Bethel Grange installed their
new officers New Years night.
Jan. q.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Original Notice.
FOrancis Raspotink
Felix RaSpOtink.


In the District Court of the State
of Iowa, in and for Mahaska county,
February term, A. d. 1914.
TO Felix Raspotink:
You are hereby notified that on or
before the 9Th day of January, 1914,
a petition Of plaintiff will be filed in
the Office of the Clerk of the District
Court of the State of Iowa, in and
for Mahaska County, claiming of you
a divorce on account of habitual
drunkenness and inhuman treatment.
And that unless you appear hereto
and defend before noon of the sec
ond day of the February Term. A. ID.
1914. of said Court which will com
mence on the End day OF February,
1914, default will be entered against
you and judgment and decree render
ed thereon as prayed for in said pc.
tition.
Fl. H. SHERIFF.
25w4 Attorney for Plaintiff.
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NEWS FROM NEARBY
ITEMS OF GENERAL INTEREST
GATHERED BY WiDE-AWAkE
HERALD CORRESPONDENTS IN
TOWNS AND COMMUNITIES.
LINCOLN.

ItfNSoLN.
T. c. Steddom and family, Rachel
Steddom and Mrs. A. X. Hellings, al
so c L. Steddom and family
iof Lacey, spent the New Year
day at the S. j. Steddom home near
What Cheer
w. +. Pomeroy entertained about
IS members of Lincoln Grange at an
oyster supper Thursday evening at
the A. J. Lyle home. Fine music
and social good time. Thanks TO
Mr.. and Mrs. Pomeroy
| Dwight l.. johnson, one of our best
young men, was married Dec 81, to
Miss Veda Johnson of the city. They
left on a trip to St. Louis and other
places of interest.
This week being set apart as a
week of prayer, there will be prayer
meetings held in different commun.
tiles. One will be held at Newton
Steddom's Friday evening to which
all are invited. ..
Lincoln Grange met Friday. evening
and the following officers were i'll
stalled:
Master-Walter Lyle.
OveTseer-W. f. Pomeroy.
Lecturer-Mrs. c. c.. Caldwell.
Steward-Rex Cruzen.
Assistant Steward-Homer Prime.
Chaplain-Miss Edith Briggs.
Treasurer-T. c. Steddom.
Secretary-Homer Grist.
Gate Keeper-A. X. feelings.
Ceres-Mrs. b. J. Snyder.
Pomona--Mrs. Rex Cruzen.
Fl ra-MrS Fred Stevens
Lady Assistant Steward-Miss Lin
ME Steddom.
It being the last night of the con
ties il was found the Reds had lost
by Culy few points. II was close
contest making it all the more inter
esting. The Reds are called to meet
Monday evening at Willie Pettitts to
make arrangements for the banquet
Only those who are present at Grange
when the invitation is given will be
expected to attend.
John Dice after an extended visit
with his sister, Mrs. A. J. Lyle, de
parted Saturday morning for his home
in Los Angeles, Cal.
Miss Esther Hicks has returned
from visit with her aunt in Mis-
souri,.
Miss Blanche Lyle and Miss Rose
johnson after spending their vaca
ton at home have returned to their
respective schools.
Miss Ruth HellingS returned Fri
day from weeks visit at the 5. D.
Steddom home near What Cheer.
The Lytles had a family reunion
at the A. J, Lytlc home New Years
dav.
Ian & AZalea.
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owner, b,o3S. q squire, DOL; greater
yeoman. 1876: lesser yeoman, ITO: a
small proprietor, IS, and a cottager,
less than half an acre.
100000 Leave Farms In Decade.
What is the effect OF this concen-
tration of land in the hands of the
few?
Land is the mother and labor the
father of wealth." a distinguished
economist has written. Land concen.
trated In few hands Increases the
problem of poverty, which Mr.. Horace
B. Samuel defines as the economic
discomfort occasioned to vast masses
of the population by the unequal dis,
tribution of wealth" The use of the
land is necessary for economic produc-
ton, whether agricultural or indus,
trial, and for housing, whether in city
or country. The whole trend of civil
zation just now is away from agricul.
ture and toward industrialism. In
England this tendency is most marked.
Less than nine per cent. of the popu-
lation OF England are now engaged I'm
agriculture. 100000 having abandoned
the farm in the last ten years. as
many leaving the farm in a single
decade as the entire number of farm
owners in the state Of Missouri. In
the United States one person in three
is engaged in agriculture in some
form: ia all Great Britain and Ireland
only Oue in fen fE so engaged and the
proportion is growing rapidly less.
The general tendency OF the situation.
70 quote the significant and measured
words OF Mr. Asquith, the British
prime minister, is "a process OF deple-
ton at one end and congestion at the
other. by which every year fresh ad-
ditions OF recruits are being made 70
the ranks OF the casual and unem-
ployed''
Land HoeoIno spawns Great Evils.
Land concentration in Great Britain
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Fancy Prices Were Paid.

Record prices have been paid for
birds and eggs at the poultry show
at Des Moines. e. W. Barker of In
dianola paid 500 for a Plymouth
Rock cockerel and Frank Isbelle of
Des Moines city paid $1,000 for set
ting of eggs. Mrs. Il. o. Fisher of
Vinton paid $3.50 for five barred
Plymouth Rocks. Chas. Howell OF
Des Moines sold a Rhode Island Red
cockerel for $50 to DIR. Watson, a
prominent fancier from Nebraska.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
LAND MONOPOLY IN GREAT BRITAIN.

London, Eng
land.-More than
one-half the land
of England and
Wales is owned
by 1900 persons,
Nearly 10000, 900
or two-thirds of
the entire popu-
lation-are land
less. Eight per
cent of the pop
ulation of Great
Britain live in
houses with only
one bedroom. Es-
timating the to-
tai national in
come at s9,205,-
100000. this in
come is divided
one-half to Ave
and one-half mil
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
EVANS.

NANo. A .
Miss ida Cox was at home for
Christmas. She is spending a part OF
her vacation at Keosauqua with her
friend Miss Grace Bilheim, having &C.
companied Grace home from a visit
with her sister, Mrs. Sherod.
Mr.. Gear and Lulu spent Christmas
at Selma at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Robinson.
Mr.. Matustick, wife and little Eda
divided the day eating Christmas din
ner at the home OF Mrs. Matusticks
parents and supper at Mr.. Matustick' :
home near Givin.
Mrs. David Jones entertained the
Aid Tuesday afternoon. She was as
sisted bv her daughter, Mary Ellen,
and Hulda Burk. Everyone enjoyed
the afternoon.
I Mr. and Mrs. Win Lawrence spent
Christmas with Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
Harris at Lockman.
Mrs. McFadden is visiting her sis
ter in Des Moines.
Mrs. Annie Davis and son David
spent Christmas with her daughter,
Mrs. Harry Moulton. She also visit
ed her sister. Mrs. Benz Wilson, at
Bolton on Friday, and made a few
short calls on old friends Saturday.
Others from Des Moines spending
the holidays here were, Elizabeth
Evans, Evelyn Evans, Clyde Moulton
land family and Rolly Shipley and
family.
The people of Evans have enjoyed
the holidays to the full. Beautiful
weather and good roads, fine Christ
mas tree with shower OF the pro-
ducts of Santa Claus land, all worked
together for a merry Christmas. A
good program was enjoyed by all,
and if any of the little folks in town
failed to receive the true joys of the
Christmas spirit it was not the fault
of those in charge of the church
Tiny Jones was married in Oska-
loosa to Mr.. Cruzen, Sunday. Dec.
81. The young people have the best
wishes of friends at Evans. They
will make their future home on a
farm near Oskaloosa
Frank Wilson returned Monday TO
Dallas where he is employed He mas
been home more than week, nursing
an injured hand.
Jan. Z El &c.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
PUBLIC SALES
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Arch WYmnre,

having decided TO go out of business.
will offer his entire stock of mer-
chandise at public auction in Rose
Hill, Iowa, Saturday, Jan. 10, 1914,
beginning at l o'clock sharp, con-
sisting of overalls, jackets, socks.
gloves. ladies' hose. laces, toilet arti-
cles, underwear. shoes, hardware,
bread pans, frying pans, files and
hinges, tubs, half bushels, coal buck
cts. washing machines, galvanized
buckets, dish pans, glassware. racket
goods, brooms, curry combs and
brushes, clothes baskets, folding
bushel crates, hats, caps and mittens.
Terms cash. Covey & Hutch, auc-
tioneers.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Gravel EeIl: Iea arok.n.

Arthur. Heddinger of Baskerville,
while working In gravel pit, was
buried under fall of gravel, but
assistance being near he was quick.
" extracted from his perllous posi-
ton. II was found that several
bones were broken In his leg.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
TUSCALOOSA SMALLEST CITY

having an exclusive optical store.
The American spirit of commercial.
ism is so strong there would be an
optical store in every hamlet if it
paid.
The reason Mayne Arnold can en-
list here is he supplies the finest
glasses known to science and adjusts
them faultlessly to his patrons eyes
at moderate prices.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08

for some time
BERTHA Hackley is visiting her folks
at Bows, Iowa.
Jan. z. Il. A. b.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
Hence his great success.
They Filter The Light.


Hence his great success.
They Filter The Light.
/ With his usual enterprise the Pro,
fessor has secured the sole Mahaska
County agency for the newly disCov-
erred Eye Illuminate Lenses which
protect the delicate internal parts of
the eye from the actinic as we'll as
invisible heat rays so intolerable to
sensitive eyes.
Scientists have demonstrated that
correct glasses are the best propby,
Tactic possible against blindness.
In office every day but Sunday and
Christmas.
MAYNE ARNOLD OPTICAL CO.,
OskaIoosa, Iowa.
Not Doctor.
Scores of people are coming hun
dreds of miles to consult Mayne Ar
mold Tor their Cie& ard sight. His
long experience, mature, trained
judgment, giving value to consulters
using Eye Illuminate Lenses, superior
quality glasses, low prices,-witf
these conditions patrons can land dol
come to HIM long distances and then
save their car fare twice over.
Authorized Agent Fits-U Eye
Glasses. Durable. Dependable. Elo-
nt.-Advertisement.
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08
DIRECT SEEDING OF TREES.

2Jw4
The Oskaloosa herald., 1914-01-08

Founded on the same principle"
pointed out Mr.. Horace B. Samuel, In
discussing this effort to burst the land
monopoly, lis the actual increment
duty itself. This is duty OF 30 per
cent, levied at death, on transfer, or
at intervals Of fifteen years (about the
average period at which all land In the
United Kingdom, through one cause
or another. changes hands, on the &C.
tual site value" Supplementary to
these novel forms Of taxation-regard
ed by many In Great Britain as revolu
tlonary-is provision for universal
valuation OF all the land affected.
The organization OF opportunity for
all. is the program of the British dem
ocracy today. To this end. monopoly
OF ownership of land, which limits op-
portunity to the few. must In some
way be abolished. To this high task
does Great Britain address herself
The result is on the knees OF the gods.
copyright. 1913. By Joseph B. Bowios.l
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-26
BOY TUNNEL
NEARING CONTACT
MANAGEMENT EXPECTS TO CUT
HUBBARD SHAFT AT 1900
FEET

With the Lucky Boy tunnel that is
being driven under the town of
Lucky Boy, about five miles from
Hawthorne, New, in a distance of
500 feet and with but about 900
feet more to go to get under the
Hubbard shaft, from which J.. G.
Hubbard took 100000 worth of
ore during the last three months of
his lease, and from which later
lessees operating in ore were driv-
en- by water, local stockholders are
optimistic and believe that the breast
of the tunnel may encounter ore at
any round of shots.
The tunnel is being driven by
Jesse Knight, Charles E. Knox,
president and manager of the Tono-
pah Mining company, and associates.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-26
HULSE IS IMPRESSED
WITH NEW GOlDF|ELD

E. w. Hulse, the local s~tockbroker
who accompanied "Frenchy" Vau-
trim and others to Goldfield and To-
nopah last week, arrived home Sat-
urday night after a very strenuous
trip. "Frenchy' had all kinds of
troubles both coming and going. In
fact he had more trouble on the trip
than he has had altogether since
purchasing his car about two years
ago. The party was "a hours on the
road, both going and coming, but
Mr.. Hulse says they suffered but lit
tie inconvenience from the cold, as
they were well prepared for the
trip. Mr.. Hulse reports that Gold
field is rapidly coming back into its
old time form, and is now about
the Invest camp in tie entire west
ern country. At the principal no.
tel he said it is almost i'm
possible to secure accommodations.
Many of the companies which have
been doing practically nothing for
several years past have been ref
nanced since the many new and phe-
nomenally rich strikes recently
made in the camp at depth, and are
again working. The ore which is
being found along the shale contact
at depth is phenomenally rich. Six
men working in an upraise in jun.
BIO Extension are taking out $1,000
per day and r not stopping. 9th
er strikes made at the same depth
are also very rich, and have created
the general impression among min
ing men that the camp has received
a new lease of life, which will last
for a quarter of a century. = Ely
Record.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-26
TREMENDOUS STRIKE
IN THE CRESSON NINE
A dispatch from Denver says:

A dispatch from Denver says:
Gold 20 pouring like water from
the Cresson strike at Cripple Creek,
according to advices received here
today from Cripple Creek. Some of
the leading gold producers of Colo.
RADIO have been permitted to inspect
the banana chamber of the proper
ty and the sight of a chamber full
of virgin gold, glittering under the
dim lamps of the miners has stunned
them.
Manager Smale of the Portland
mine says thatt he Cresson ore,
struck at 1900 feet below the sur
face, upsets all previous theories of
the United States geological survey.
The experts estimated the value of
the ore from 100000 to $780,
00O, 900.
The chamber where the gold is
being mined with picMs. the ore be-
ing too soft for blasting, is sealed
with a heavy steel door similar to
a bank vault, and the miners work
under guard. There are numerous
small cavities in the sylvanite walls,
and this golden grain pours in rivu-
lets without being mined. 1t is
declared that the cave of gold, for
such it is, was found to contain
large Quantities of broken ore, made
up of decomposed quartz and pure
gold nuggets of large size.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-26
SILVER CITY MILLS
CLOSED FOR WINTER

Silver City correspondence in the
Virginia Chronicle.
The cyanide plants of this camp
have shut down for the winter, after
a busy and successful season. The
tailings are now being taken out of
the reservoirs, and everything put in
condition to Withstand the wintry
blasts.
The current month has been a
busy one for the Pollard & Hamil-
ton and McTigue mills, plenty of
custom ore keeping the stamps
dropping continuously. That claim
owners and lessees are still very act
i've is shown by the many ore ship
ments and clean-ups made at the
mills. Pete Williams and Otto
Dambacher had a good cleanup re-
Gently from a run of ore from the
Vivian. Dave Armstrong and Geo.
C.Ison have put through a run at
the Pollard & Hamilton mill from
their lease on the Hayward which
was very satisfactory. To the same
mill Murphy e Byers from their
lease near theold Silver Hill hoist
have been shippin ore, and from 40
to so tom daily m being shipped
from the open cut at the Silver Hill.
Halverson & Hardwick have also
been shipping from the Oest.
AL MINIS has also been getting
out a fair-sized run from his lease
on the Justice mine, which is be-
ing handled at the McTigue mill,
and Bohm & Co. have also been
shippin from their Silver City
lease. Lessees from the Murtaugh
group. near the Occidental, have also
shipped this month tot he McTigue
fill, something over 100 tons being
hauled down. Ore Is also being
taken out by Chas. Silva on the
Scheel mine. and by BENEFITS &
Bishop on the Midas. Schlomberg
& O'Brien are also leasing on the
Vivian, with r being extracted
and Bowen & Taylor are hauling to
the mill from their workings on
the Lager Beer. Tom Mayne and
Phil Geyer are also reported in pay
ore in the lease on the Sheel, al are
also Lathrop & James on the same
property. L. Greenwood has taken
a lease on the old Dietrich claim
with good ore extracted.
George Easton and Willie Brown
have nearly completed repairs to the
old Brown mill, which will be start
ed up soon on ore from their claim.
Yacomelli & Carparia are also haul
ing to the McTigue mill from the
Cook & Gray nine. From the pres
ent outlook it is probable that the
stamp mill will be kept in operation
for the most of the winter.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-26

Recent indications in the breast of
the tunnel lead to the belief that it
is nearing the contact on which the
Hubbard shaft was sunk.
During the driving of the tunnel
four veins have been cut that con-
tain ore all the way from six inches
in width to two feet. The ore is
high grade, some Of it returning val
ues Of from $50 to $500 to the ton
in gold. The veins have been drift
ed on and a considerable tonnage
shipped. Some of the drifts have
been extended until at present they
are in a distance of about 400 feet.
With the present force the tun-
mel is being driven ahead at a rate
Of approximately eight feet per day.
The present change in the formation
at the breast indicates the nearness
Of the contact, and it Is the plan of
the management to cut the Hubbard
shaft at a depth of about 1900 feet,
unwater the shaft and bring to view
what is said to be a large body of
ore. Salt Lake Tribune.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-26

A. H. SAGEBAAR of Beatty ar
rived in camp last night and regis
: tered at the st. Nicholas.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-26
CARLIN-NEVADA HAS
STRONG COPPER VEIN

Recent word received from Swal-
les mountain, Nevada, by Utah men
who control the destinies of the
Carlin-Nevada Mining company is
that good progress is being made in
the 1OO-fOOt shaft. The property is
twelve miles north of Carlin. There
are five claims in the group. The
shaft is being sunk on a prominent
copper vein. The vein in places is
twelve feet o 1t averages 8 to
II per cent copper and a little in sill
yer and gold; sometimes $3.50 in
the yellow metal. The formation is
limestone and porphyry. In the do
lomite lime there is a tunnel in sew
enty- five feet. The ore there SAM
pies 81 to. $50 in gold, 22 to 32.S
ounces silver and 6.1 up to 80 per
cen lead. This vein is one TO three
feet wide.
On the r. Carthworthen lease the
shaft is down to the water level. A
tunnel will be sent in 200 feet be-
low the shaft. By driving it 800
feet it will be under a big iron cap
ping which is supposed to cover the
precious metals.
About 800 feet north of the shaft
of the Carlin-Nevada a strike is re.
ported in the Glider ground. The
ore is a high grade ad-silver-cop-
per and Is on an extension of the
Carlin-N evada-vein.-Herald Repub-
lican.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-26
Thieves Are Caught

]. Schell, twenty-eight years Of
age, has been brought back to Fall
Ion from Alturas, CAL, by Sheriff ]
c. Coniff, who traced him there aft
err two horses had been missed from
Lahontan. Schell had one of the
animals when arrested, having sold
the other on the journey en- route.
The animals were owned by Toe
Beane and T. c. Johnson. farmers
at Lahontan.