The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-06-03
One of Five Per Cent Is to Be
Declared.
Claims Amount to Two Million
Dollars.
ON ABOUT AUGUST 1
The Reports Are Now Being
Made Out.
Some of the Largest Claims
Against the Estate.

The first dividend in the Devlin es
tate will be formally announced Il
two months. The trustees have &C
cumulated funds approximating 800,
900 with which to meet this dividend
The dividend will be about per CEN
not to exceed that sum. will be pai
by the trustees of the Devlin estate
bankrupt, sometime this summer
about the first of August. The report
are now being prepared by the clerl
cal force upon which the amount
the dividend will be based. LAS 500
as we get these reports in we will
able to tell how much of dividen
will be declared" said J. 8. Dear
1.-The dividend will be available abou
August 1, think"
From another source it was learne
that the dividend will be close to
per cent on the 100000 Of claim
which have been allowed as provabl
claims by the referee in bankruptc,
There are so large claimants who's
claims have been allowed. In additio
to these. the state of Kansas ha
filed for 100000 which has not bee
allowed, Elmer H. Adams has file
for SPAS, 5,350.5O, not allowed, Adams
an attorney in Chicago. and the Shaw
nee county commissioners have file
for $32,731.05 for funds on deposit /
the First National bank for whic
Devlin went on the surety bond a
director of the bank. This claim
now being fought out in the Unite
49, l..
partially allowed upon 1t.
The most valuable asset of the es
tate is the Devlin Coal company prop
erty at Toluca. ILL.,, and the operatio
of the mines has been conducted b
the trustees at a profit. The mine
have been estimated to be wort
$1.000.00O. though it is probable tina
ket as it is now that the mines coul
not be sold for more than one-hal
Of that sum.
The large claims against the estat
and which will participate in the div
dends are:
E. I. DUPONT Co., Whining
ton, Delaware ............ 7,104.;
General Construction Co.,
Davenport, Iowa .... 2,448.i
w. w. Twist, Toluca, ILL.,, on
notes lo,loo.'
American Oil & Gas Co, To-
peka ............ ............ 2,os5.;
Ill. -. ............ 14,eos.,
Chicago. Ill. Observation-Disclosures. 2,040.'
General Construction Co.,Dav-
export, Iowa ...-............ 4,71O.'
Union Savings bank, Dav-
export, Ia. ........ 2.472-
First National bank, Daven-
port, Ia. ....-.....:.....:.. 1885,
peka ... ............ 1861
T. J. Coughlin, Topeka...... 1875.
Citizens National bank, Dav-
export, Ia. ............... 4,9lA'
state Savings bank, Leav-
enworth ....... 2,2oo.'
Forest City National bank
Rockford, Ill .............. 5,o0o.'
Hughes Real Estate and In
vestment Co., Richmond,Mo 2,65O.'
r Roekford. oe III. ............. 5000,
n Scott. Davenport, Ia. 2,50O.t
Geo. w. Cable, Davenport, Ia. 7,000.t
III H ~ .............. 4,5oo.t
F. Anderson. Chicago. 5.O25.'
% Ksnsas Citv ........... 5,o41.;
National Bank of Pittsburg,
Crosby Roller Milling Co.,
TopeLa " .......... l,0OS'
Hardseog aUnsaa Mfg. Co., .ottumwa,
Ferguson-M ta; n-McKinneyDryGoods
Co, ST. Louis. ............... 17,4S9..
Fort Seaborn National bank.
Chicago ......... -. |o'oo''
AfllahcE Ha Kansas msa city s1s,2es.
p Davis 14,500.'
w. & J. Lanyon. Pittsburg. ooo
Kan. -.-------. 14,ooo''
D. N r. oi .ei ................ $3.50.
First National bank, Leaven-
Wyeth Hardware Co. ST. Joe 1876
Co Toluca. III. ........... 5,211.,
Josh Mulyane. Topeka ~ $4,000
C. w. Snyder, Topeka. ......... 1,12O.1
Leavenworth National Bank,
Teeavenworth 31,50O.(
Joab Mulvane, Topeka. 2,OOO.t
John r. Mulvane. Topeka. 2,000.(
Central National bank, Topeka 103,507.(
Citv " ....... 23,ooo.(
National Park bank, New York 35,002.t
John r Mulvane. Topeka. $4,000
Edward Carroll, Leavenworth 1O,5OO.(
Manufacturers National bank
Leayenworth ..... ......... S,5oo.t
National Bank of Commerce.
Kansas City .... 203, ,345.S
E. o. Faulkner, Topeka. 2,419..
Carmea A. Miller. Benton, Ill. 4,345.s
Kessler & Co., New York.. 21,000.(
C. E. Denham. Kansas City. 1,448.t
Chas. G. Gill, Kansas City,. 19,453.(
CITY ...... .....'......... 15,71s.t
w. A. p McDonald,St. Joseph 5,O00.(
Citizens National bank,Joliet,
illinois ..... ................ 5ooo.t
Commercial National bank,
Blue Island, Ill....... 5.ooo.(
H. w. Kelly, Las Vegas, N. M 72,325.t
Mechanics National bank,
New York ............. 2o,ooo.t
Spring Valley Nationals Spring
Valley, Ill. .......... 5,5oo.t
John H. Miller. Huntsville. Ala. 1921
Wenona Zinc Mfg. Co, Ill.,. 7,5O0.t
Mack M. Penkley. Bushnell. Ill. 8.132.,
Continental National, Chicago 97O76.t
F. E. Wear, Kansas City,. 10,50s.;