The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1903-05-21
EARLY Closing for the Country
Stores.


| Can any country merchant give good
reason why their store should be kept
open until 8 o'clock p. m. every week
day of the year, regardless of the
weather?
Could any customer of the average
country store reasonably ask that such
store be kept open until p. m. to ac-
commodate his trade?
Could any country merchant reason
ably ask his clerk to remain at the store
every evening until Up. m. and even
later on Saturday evenings?
The life of the country merchant is
none too joyous at best. The life of
his clerk is not HILARIOUS.
/, The country merchant and his clerks
are the greatest slaves that are left on
the market. They are slaves to tradi-
tion and habit. They are slaves to the
so called demand of their customers,
| their customers being the neighboring
| farmers.
Outside of habit and custom there is
no reason to give for the continued
slavery.
Every country barber shop used to
be kept open all day Sunday. The men all
left their barbering work to be done on
Sunday, wasted the day getting it done
and deprived the barber of his day Of
rest. Finally the country barber decd-
cd that he was as good as anybody and
therefore demanded his Sunday rest and
got it.
The merchant can have his evenings to
spend as he pleases if he makes up his
mind to do so. He can require his Gus
toners to suit his convenience and he
ought to do SO.
The hours have generally been short
ened in every industry and the
hours of labor should be shortened in
the country store.
The country merchant ought not to
voluntarily continue in this slavery.
There might be reason why the
J country store should be kept open on
Saturday night, but no reason can be
given for keeping the place of business
open on other nights.
The Capital has added to it's platform
demand for the closing OF the country
store at $3.50 p. m. We invite the CO.
operation of the country merchants and
their clerks in pushing this reform to a
successful issue.-Des Moines Capital.
DR.. J. Fl. Hansen, formerly Of Lamont,
but now of Vernon, Tex, was called
here last week to operate on Mrs. Geo
Hill, of Lamont, for laceration of peri
neum of long standing, and the White
head operation for removal of hemor
rhoids. DR.. Hansen was assisted by
6 Drs. Bertha A. Greer, J. B. Horner, G. e
V and Jane Mcintosh Wright, A. Dill
: Greer. Miss May Lewis and Mrs
Dreher nurses also assisted. Mrs. Hill
h is at the home of DR.. Bertha A. Greer
under her special care and is doing
q we'll. DIR. Hansen while here also oper
V ated on Mrs. r. S. Salyards, for uterine
, trouble. He was assisted by Drs. Greer
Mrs. Salyards is at DIR. Bertha Greer's
: home under her care and will soon be
v able to resume her work.-Lamoni Pa
4 triot.
l. Mr.. t. j. Smith the well known stool
buyer, and for some time proprietor o
one of our meat markets here, now con
G templates moving to ST. Joseph, Mo.
e and engaging in the commission bus:
t ness in connection with the large stock
j. yards there. Mr.. Smith will be missed
t by the many with whom he has had very
o pleasant and satisfactory business rela
tions for many years. Lamont Patriot
paroid Roofing.
Best thing known for flat roofs, porch
II es, decks, etc. Will not rust or rot an.
# is practically fire proof. Sold by G. +
Fransham & Son, the lumbermen.