Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1906-07-11


wringing their hands, shocked by
the tragedy. Medical assistance
was summoned, but it was found
that death had been almost instan.
taneous. The cause was heart
trouble.-Iowa Evening Press.
Sunday at her home near For
estville. south of this city occurred
the death of Mrs. B. j. Nelson after
a severe illness of only few hours
duration. The funeral was held at
2 p. m. Tuesday from the residence
interment being made in the Forest
vile cemetary. Mrs. Nelson was
born in WOODBURY. township, Davis
county, ILL.,, and came here when but
four years old. She was married in
1890 to B. j. Nelson and they have
made their home since that time
near Forestville. To them have
been born son, Fay, and daughter,
Ethel, both of whom, together with
the husband, survive her.-Straw-
berry Point Mail Press.
| Land in the vicinity of Mount
Vernon is now selling Is high as
$3.50 per acre. When Iowa land
rose 10 500 there was considerable
excitement and many predicted that
those figures could not be maintain
ed and that the people who bought
at SlC0 would soon be glad to get
$50 for the land. But the prophets
did MT make hit. Now there are
many transfers at Sl25 to $3.50,
and no one seems to give any special
heed thereto, and no one is predict
ing that the prices will drop. Quite
to the contrary, there is an ever
growing belief that ere long there
will be 5000 land in Iowa. That is
land used purely and solely for
agricultural purposes. And that
there will be plenty of it. And these
who are in the habit of looking back
occasionally. incline to the belief
that the prophets who are talking of
the 5000 land may be right.-Bur-
lington Hawkeye.
We heard an old resident of Iowa
say the other day, a bright man of
10, who is well informed on all
questions and who has invested in
real estate since young manhood,
that Central Iowa land would sell
for over 5000 an acre within twenty
five years. The land has about dou-
bled in value in fifteen years. That
it will double again in twenty-five is
not as wild prediction as might
be made. True Iowa land will not
return over 3 to 4 per cent clear on
the present valuation, but the coun-
try must be satisfied with lower rates
of interest in the future. The great
ly increased production of gold, the
increased value of farm products
and the high wages now received by
laborers in all Inns will make money
plen.ier than ever before. There
never was a better time to buy land.
-Traer Star Clipper.
The tuberculosis hospital site still
hangs around the backbone" in
Delaware county. There are some
who object to using this place as a
hospital ground, believing it better
TO reserve it for pleasure purposes.
Ii these people ever had a case of
tuberculosis in their family they
would fell differently about this
matter. If they have ever had a
mother, sister, wife or any one
lear to them fade away from them
lay by day with consumption, surely
their heart is unkind to deny these
afflicted people any spot on earth
where the least posi- BILE ray of relief
may come to them. It is dread
disease and anything in the wide
world that can carry alittle sunshine
into the lives of those whom sure
death stares in the face. it should be
granted them cheerfully and heart
lIy.-Wlnthrop News.
IA writer in the Homestead de-
clares that the new law which went
into effect yesterday, and which re-
quires all creameries to pasteurize
their separated milk-that is, heat it
to 1856 degrees-will be exceedingly
unpopular, and that arrangements
are being made in Bremen county to
test the constitutionality of the law
In support of the law it is claimed
that the Iowa COWS are afflicted with
tuberculosis, and that the farm ami.
males consuming the SKINNED milk
will contract the same disease unless
the germs are destroyed by heat
The writer declares this to be un
true, and he asks as matter of con
sistency. why the lawmakers of Iowa
if they considered Iowa milk danger
GUS, did not require the milk to bt
: pasteurized which is to be drank by
the people; if milk is conveying
tuberculosis, why is it that separated
milk is more so than whole milk
and why did the Iowa legislator con
fine his attention to separated milk
> when it has been shown that tn
! separator is q rifer?-Monticells
: Express.
J Another Pioneer Gone.
B On Tuesday morning, July Bird
1906, at half-past six o'clock occurr
!. ed the death of Mr.. Joseph Funk
ST., one of the eldest pioneers in thi