The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1905-03-16

| City Assessor Gould Wallace has
nearlyscompleted his task of assessing
and taking the census of Leon, and says
that the population of the town will
RIM within few of 1000. If twin
babies keep coming however he is in
hopes that he can find enough people to
reach the 1000 mark.
William Finch who has been connect
ed for nearly two years with the Swift
poultry house in this city, has resigned
his position and accepted position as
travelling buyer for James L. Humphrey,
the big Humeston poultry and creamery
man. 1, He expects to move his family to
Humeston as soon as he can find a
suitable house, We regret to lose Dir.
Finch and family as residents of this
city,.
Leon merchants are busy at this time
receiving, opening and marking new
goods getting rsadysfor the spring rush
of trade. They will tell the people FAR
and wide what they. have for them and
will doubtless enjoy a larger spring
trade than ever. In making new goods
they use short pencil and make the
margin of profit as low as they possibly
can afford to do, realizing that low
prices and good goods bring the GUS
/, toners and quick sales, and lots of them
at a small profit brings the merchants
the greatest returns in the long run /.
When you get ready for spring goods, if
you live in Leon stay here and buy them;
if you live elsewhere, come here and
buy them.
Mrs. Aseneth Anderson, of Lamont,
was adjudged insane last Thursday and
was taken to the insane hospital at
Clarinda by Sheriff Wallace for treat
ment. The lady is 43 years old and the
mother of three. children, and worrying
over the fact that they had been adopt
ed by other parties was the cause of the
present attack. She had previously
been confined at Clarinda for about
three years, being released as cured
some three years ago. Her present
attack dated from two weeks previous
and she was very melancholy. Her
husband who is 70 years old is an in
mate of the Old Folks Home at Lamont.
1t is said that there are nearly as many
insane people sent to the asylum from
Lamont as from all the balance of the
county.
The last number of the Leon Library
lecture course will be L. B. Wicker
sham, the lecturer who was prevented
from appearing here during the snow
blockade in December. He will lecture
at the opera house on Thursday evening
March 23d, and has the reputation of
being one of the finest lecturers.in the
country. Here are few of the many
press notices he has received:
He lectured to large and enthusiastic
audience in Broadway last evening. He
is an orator and brimful of wit and
humor. Council Bluffs uowa) Nonpariel.
He is a speaker of great originality
and posses all the elements of popular
orator, brimful of good points inter-
mingled with wit and humor.-Des
Moines uowa) State Register.
A large audience listened to the wit
and humor, and witnessed the genius Of
this orator in holding, as few orators
can, an interest that was thrilling and
unabating for two and half hours.
His lecture is replete in witty,
pathetic, eloquent and charming lang
uage, uttered by voice sweet in sound
like that of flute. We have had Wat
terson, ingalls, and Mcintyre, but none
delight and instruct an audience as this
gifted man.-Marshall (Mo9 Daily Pro-
gress.
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