Amador ledger., 1909-02-19

day for hearing said petition, but
same was continued at the request of
The depositor's association of Sutter
Greek State Bank, and said petition
is now pending in this court and
undisposed of.
That on the 2sth day of september,
1908. petitioner filed petition to
authorize him to sell a portion of the
real estate belonging to the Sutter
Creek State Bank, and certain per
sonal property connected Herewith.
That said petition came on regularly
for hearing on the 10th day of Octo-
Der, 1908, and after hearing, petition
er was authorized to make said sale.
That in pursuance of said order of
sale he caused to be published and
posted IN the manner and for the
time required by law, due and legal
notices OF the time and place OF hold
ing said sale. That three bids we're
received, and that of the Bank of
Amador County for the sum of S2250,
was the highest and best bid, and was
accepted subject to confirmation by
court. That on the hearing of return
of sale on the 2lst day of November
1908, the bid OF said Bank of Amador
County was raised, and the court
then auctioned said property of in
open court, and finally accepted the
bid of d. E. Madden of $4,000. That
your petitioner thereupon prepared
an order of confirmation of sale, filed
a certified copy thereof IN the
recorders office of Amador county,
and executed and delivered convey
ance thereof to said d. e. Madden.
That on the 18th day of October,
1908, petitioner presented petition
to this court asking for instructions
IN regard to payment of assessment
due on $4,000 shares of capital stock
of the Ames Manufacturing Go. held
by the Sutter Creek State Bank as an
investment; that after hearing on
same on the 7th day Of November,
1908, the court ordered and directed
petitioner not to pay said assessment.
That on the I'd day of Novem ber,
1905, after petition and hearing on
same, the court ordered and directed
your petitioner to pay an assessment
of two cents per share on 645 shares
of the capital stock of South Eureka
Mining Company.
That on the oath day of Novemb ber
1908, after petition therefor and hear
ing on same, your petitioner obtained
an order of court directing him to
pay the Amador Record, Sutter and
Amador Water Company, Amador
Ledger and Amador Dispatch tor cur
rent bills; that thereupon said bills
we're duly paid.
That on the 9th day OF, February,
1909 after petition filed and hearing
had thereon, petitioner obtained an
order of court confirming the sale of
645 shares of the capital stock of the
South Eureka Mining Company to
j ohm f. Brignole. at ten cents per
share net.
That petitioner has devoted his
entire time to the performance of his
duties as such receiver ever since his
appointment and qualification on the
29th of May 1908; that large part of
the funds Of said bank were ''invest-
ed'' in certain industrial projects III
and about the town of Niles, Cali
fornia; that Jackson Dennis, former
president of said bank, was residing
in Berkeley, Alameda county; that
many of the people Interested in said
and owing money to
said bank we're living in San Fran
cisco. Niles and other places. That
it was therefore, absolutely necessary
that petitioner should, in order to
recover anything on said Investments,
or make collections of notes, make
frequent trips to San Francisco,
Niles, and other places, to confer !
with said jackson Dennis, and other
interested IN the bank affairs That
on said trips he succeeded in collect
ing $500 from one Edward Ellsworth,
on California Pressed Bricks note,
aud the further sum of $3.50 and inter
est thereon on a note OF Joseph A.
Walker, at Sacramento. That all of
the trips from Jackson to Sutter
Greek and elsewhere. referred to in
said account, we're necessary and for
tho purpose Of collecting assets of
the bank, and attending to current
business, That claims have been
received from claimants amounting to
more than $4,000; that several claim