Missamore v. McPherson

Elizabeth McPherson in her younger days lived in the Cuy ama Valley, not far from where Kern, San Luis Obispo, and Santa Barbara Counties come together. She and her husband were homesteaders. They raised a family of four girls and one boy. Two or three of the girls were born there. The land wasn’t much good; it was dry farming; it didn’t rain much, and times were always hard.

After her husband died, Mrs. McPherson lost the old homestead. She had to borrow a few hundred dollars on it; could not repay the loans or pay interest, and the mortgages were foreclosed. Certain unscrupulous, speculative…