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The Princeton union., 1922-08-03
BEWARE OF CROOKS.
Farmers Warned Against Making
Contracts With Unreliable Firms

r FarmerS Wafned Against MAKING
Contracts With Unreliable Firms
for the Sale of Crops.
N. J. Holmberg, state commissioner
of agriculture, has issued the follow
ing warning to the potato growers:
"In previous years it has been
common thing for men representing
themselves either under the name of
some commercial firm or else operat-
ing directly in their own name, to go
among the. farmers and enter into
contract for the purchase and delivery
on the tract of potatoes and other
farm produce.
"This agreement binds the grower
to deliver his produce to the buyer at
a certain fixed price and is enforcea-
BILE. The buyer is similarly bound to
buy at a certain fixed price but
when the market drops below the
price guaranteed in the contract the
buyers fails to show up and the grow
er fails to recover. In some cases
where delivery has been made by con-
signment the growers have lost pos
session of their crops and have great
difficulty in getting any returns at all.
Wherefore the growers are advised
that such contracts or transactions
are undesirable unless made with a
local dealer who has an established
place of business and is licensed as a
commission merchant by the state and
is bonded to the state for the per-
formance Of his contracts. The state
department points out that unless the
merchants are so bonded to the state
the grower has no way to enforce the
fulfllment Of the sales agreement.
But on the other hand the buyer can
enforce such contract whenever it is
to his advantage to do so.
"In the majority of cases where such
contracts are made by unbounded and
unlicensed merchants a contract of
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deliver whenever the farmers will lose
money by delivering.
By writing to the state agricultural
department any farmer may find out
whether the concern he is deal
ing with is a licensed commission
merchant and whether he can or will
guarantee to carry out his share of
the contract. This warning is issued
for the purpose of protecting the far
mers from dealing with dishonest and
! questionable buyers of farm produce,
and also to protect the honest and
legitimate merchant who is perma-
! nently established and is desirous of
rendering service to the community
| and state in which he lives"
The Princeton union., 1922-08-03
ISLE HARBOR

The members of the Isle Harbor
Farm wife's club that went to Dam
bury, Wis, picking blueberries were
well satisfied with the amount Of ber-
ries they brought home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Carlson and
daughter, Mildred, and Mr.. Beckman
of Book, Mimi, called at the Anderson
home Sunday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Carlson and fam
lily, Nina Hoon of Isle and Mildred
Carlson of Book visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson and family Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chamberlain called on
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Mattson of Hay
Brook, Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Getten and daughter,
Avis, of Duluth spent the weekend at
the home of Mrs. Getten's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Person.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erickson and Mr.. and
Mrs. Anderson called at the Person
home on Sunday.
Carl Haglund visited with his broth
er, Oscar, Of Opstead, Sunday.
Little Lois Lindstrom of Isle is vis-
iting with her aunt. Mrs. Anderson,
for few weeks.
Mrs. L. Skogen entertained the Isle
Harbor Farm Wife's club on Aug. 10.
Adrian, Elsie and Vivian Anderson
and Algot Lorin called on Doris
Francis Monday evening.
Miss Henderson, Miss Peterson, Mr..
Peterson and Mr.. Lindquist of st.
James visited with the Person family
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis and Mr.. and
Mrs. Skogen drove to. McGrath Sun
day.
Five carloads Of people from Prince
ton visited at Skogen's Sunday.
The Princeton union., 1922-08-03
Clark-CarlsOn.

People of Zimmerman and vicinity
were greatly surprised on Tuesday to
receive cards announcing the mar
riage of Alma C. Carlson of St. Paul
and Rev. T. B. Clark of this place.
The marriage took place on May 27.
Rev. Clark has been pastor of the M.
E. church here the past three years
and has innumerable friends. His
bride is an accomplished young lady,
who has on several occasions taken
part in musical programs here. Their
many friends join in wishing them the
best happy welded life affords.