The Saint Paul globe., 1900-05-06
MINOR MATTERS EXCEPTED.
Greater Part of Receivers, Report
Approved by Court.


Judge Brill yesterday confirmed the
receivers sale of the Wood Harvester
company and adjacent property for $685.
200 to Roscoe, H. Bronson, representing
Eastern capitalists. who own the Mime
sofa Grass Twine Works, among whom
is Warner Miller of New York.
The confirmation of the bid for GER
tain property at Fort Worth. Tex, the
Minneapolis plant, and eleven acres of
ground bid in by Kenneth Clark for SILL
300 a five-acre tract near the plant that
brought $500, and the bills receivable,
aggregating over 100000. knocked down
to Seymour Van Santwood, representing
the Eastern stockholders, for $17, 600, was
continued for one week
M D. Mum appeared for the receivers,
+. H. Seymour and A. H. Lindeke, and
Frank B. Kellogg for the purchasers.
M. d. Mum first addressed the court
reading the report of the auction sale
held last Wednesday.
A. H. Lindeke pointed out that the net
proceeds of the sale, with the cash on
hand, without the reservations, would
more than pay all Indebtedness.
Il wish TO state" said Mr. Lindeke,
that the persons who have purchased
the plant intend to maintain the indus
try and conduct the business on a more
extensive scale than was even contem-
plated when the plant was erected
The following is the order fled by
Judge Brill in the matter
The receivers in the above entitled mat
ter having proceeded to sell and having
sold the property and assets in their pos
session, as such receivers, pursuant to
the order of this court heretofore made
on the 29th day Of March, 1900, and su II
receivers having reported to this court
nm. ont = ,ss u
order, which said report is now on file
in this court, and it appearing to the
satisfaction of the court that all the
March 70. 1900, have been complied with.
and said matter having come duly on 10
be heard, and, af,er listening to the par
ties,
1t is ordered, that said sale be and TIE
same is hereby in all respects approved,
ratified and confirmed save and except
as follows
First-The bid and sale of lots eleven
GID and twelve Q2), block twenty nine
(29), in the city of Fort Worth Tex. to-
gether with the two-story brick ware
house thereon, for which $4,000 was bid 4:
1a1ief which said last bid and offer is hereby
rejected, and said receivers are directed
not to accept the same or make convey
ance of the property so bid for
Seeond-That the hearing upon the ap-
plication, in so far as it relates to the
bid made by Seymour Van Santwood for
the bills and accounts receivable, be and
the same is hereby continued for one
week.
That the hearing upon the application,
in so far as 1t relates to the bid made
by Kenneth Clark for the Minneapolis
property, so called. be and the same is
hereby continued for one week
That the bid and sale of the following
real estate to-wit.:
South one-half Is ~ of the southeast
one-quarter Is IA of the northwest one
quarter IN W "a of the southeast one
quarter Is e "a OF. section twenty-three
(23), township twenty-nine (29), range
twenty-five (22). for which 500 was bid
by Frank B. kellogg, is hereby rejected
by and with the consent of said bidder
and purchaser, and said receivers are di-
rected not to accept the same or make
conveyance Of the said lard so bid for
1t is further ordered that Frank A
Seymour and A. H. Lindeke. two of said
receivers. for and on behalf of all OF
said receivers, execute and deliver to the
highest bidder at said sale all instru-
and completely convey, transfer and as
bidder or purchaser, or any such person,
may designate. free and clear from any
receivership or of said receivers; said
to- nor shall said title vest In such pur-
ticn designated by him, until sueh pur-
chaser shall have paid to receivers the
full amount bid by him for such property