Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-17
Legal Notices.

NOTICE.
TO GENERAL UNSECURED CREDITORS
OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY
COMPANY:
The following order, fixing the time for
hling general and unsecured claims OF cred
itors against the Missouri Pacific Railway
Company and referring such claims to spe-
cial Master, Hon. George c. Hitchcock,
Room s1l. New National Bank of Com
merce Building. +15 Pine Street, st. Louis
Missouri. was entered July Sd. 1915, by
Honorable william C. Hook. United States
Circuit Judge for the Eastern Division
Eastern District OF Missouri in the Receiv-
ership proceedings against tho Missouri Pa
cihc Railway Company:
ORDER.
REFERRING CLAIMS OF CREDITORS TO
SPECIAL MASTER AND FIXING
TIME FOR FILING CLAIMS.
IT IS ORDERED that the holder or hold
ers OF unsecured claims or demands against
said defendant. The Missouri Pacific Rail-
way Company. and all persons (other than
the holders of bonds other obligations
payable by said Railway Company and So
cured by mortgage or pledge Of collateral.
the respective trustees of mortgages or
trust indentures given to secure payment Of
the same. and the holders Of such claims
may have been approved for payment by
orders herein) who claim any interest in. or
lien upon any Of the funds or property In
possession Of the Receiver of said Railway
Company. are hereby required to hle state
ments Of the nature. dates Of accrual and
amounts Of their respective claims and de-
mands. duly verified by tho oath Of the
person or BY an officer Of the corporation
making such claims. with GEORGE c.
HITCHCOCK, heretofore appointed Special
Master In this cause. At his office. Rooms
8ll to SIS, New National Bank Of Com
merce Building. ais Pine Street, in the City
Of ST. Louis. State Of Missouri, on or before
the FIFTEENTH DAY OF AUGUST. 1915,
Claims shall be proved on the basis of
allowance Of interest to August 10. 1915, the
date Of the appointment Of the receiver
herein. without prejudice to the right OF tho
claimants to claim interest accruing there
after upon the amounts found to be due to
said claimants, respectively. on said 18th
day Of August 1915.
Any party to this cause. said receiver. and
any party who files his claim or demand
in accordance with this order, may file
with said Special Master within thirty days
after AUGUST 18TH an answer to any
claim or demand filed with him as herein
ordered. and may contest the same. All
claims and demands 80 hled are hereby
referred to said Special Master to investi-
gate. hear proof and report thereon both
a. to the amounts Justly owing thereon, as
to any liens by which they are secured and
a. to the order In which they are lawfully
entitled to payment The Special Master
may in his discretion hear proofs In re-
In the City Of St Louis or elsewhere. and
shall notify all solicitors of record of the
times and places Of all hearings, and may
adjourn such hearings from time to time
and from place to place. Said Special Mas
ter 10 hereby directed to proceed under this
order with all reasonable diligence and
mako and nle In writing his report or re-
ports on all claims or demands which have
been filled and presented to him. and all soi
citors Of record In this cause. a. well as the
lnIka 80 EzH ~ rtl.
ing said claims or demands, shall be notified
by the Special Master. In writing, and any
filing Of said report or reports. and any
party to this cause. or holding any such
claim or demand, filed as aforesaid, or said
receiver. may, within twenty days from
the time of the nling Of any such report Of
the Special Master, hls specific exceptions
thereto. Exceptions not % fled will not be
considered by the Court. and II no exceptions
are nled within suoh twsnty-day period the
report or reports shall stand confirmed
The Special Master herein shall cause that
portion Of this order relating to the presen-
tation and allowance Of claims To Be pub
lished forthwith. once each weak. for four
successive weeks In . newspaper Of general
circulation published In the City Of st.
Louis State Of Missouri; In . Newspaper Of
general circulation published In the City Of
Kansas City. State Of Missouri; in . news
paper OF general circulation published In
the City Of Omaha, State of Nebraska; in
a newspaper Of general circulation publishe ed
In the City Of Atchison, State Of Kansas;
In newspaper of general circulation pub
lished in the City Of Pueblo, State of Col
orado, and In . Newspaper Of general cir
culation published In the City Of New York.
State Of New York.
(signed) WILLIAM C. HOOK.
United States circuit Judge.
Dated July Sd. 1915. sloJyIo-I7-34-u