The Chariton Leader, Chariton, Iowa Thursday, November 30, 1905 It seems that trouble has only commenced for those who purchased the double bearing pear orchards in this county, a short time since, and the $2.00 per bushel fruit has been blighted by both the early and late frosts. Two farmers, and likely others, JOHN P. PETERSON and JOHN T. JOHNSON, have been sued by the Des Moines mursery company on their contracts, and as the payments were made payable in Des Moines they must either go there to defend or let it go by default and put up the amounts sued for with costs. The nursery company says it stands ready to complete the contract and the fact that those of the second parts are trying to evade the terms by having its agents indicted calls for immediate action. A representative of the company informed The Leader that this was not the first case of the kind they had had and that it was backed by the Supreme Court's opinion. As to that The Leader is not informed but in either event it will cost the contracting farmers considerable m! oney and trouble. A safe rule is to deal with responsible firms and not expect too much for one's money. As to what effect this will have on the criminal prosecutions now pending against their "field grafter" can only be conjectured. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copied by Nancee(McMurtrey)Seifert September 12, 2004 [email protected] *More to come -- if I can find anything.........