Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-07-25
Legal Notices.
NOTICE.


TO GENERAL UNSECURED CREDITORS
OF THE MISSOURI PACIFIC RAILWAY
The Following order. fixing the time for
fling 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 sIl. New National Bank of Com
merce Building, AIS 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 Receive
| ership proceedings against the Missouri Pa
cinc Railway COMPANY;
REFERRING, CLAIMS OF CREDITORS TO
:. f. SPECIAL, MASTER AND FIXING
TINE FOR FILING CLAIMS.
1T 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 or 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 as
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 file state
amounts of their respective claims and de-
mandB, duly verified by the 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 hts office, Rooms
81 to S13, 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, 1916.
Claims shall be proved on the basis of
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date Of the appointment Of the receiver
herein, without prejudice to the right of the
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 nles 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
ordered. and may contest the same. All
claims and demands so filed are hereby
referred to said Special Master to investi-
gate, hear proof and report thereon both
as TO the amounts justly owing thereon,
to any liens by which they arc secured and
as to the order In which they are lawfully
entitled to payment. The Special Master
may In his discretion hear proofs In re-
spect Of claims contested or uncontested,
in the City Of st. Louis or elsewhere, and
times and places Of all hearings. and may
adjourn such hearings from time to time
and from place to place. Said Special Mas
ter is hereby directed to proceed under this
order with all reasonable diligence and
make and file in writing his report or re-
ports on all claims or demands which have
been filled and presented to him, and all soil
citors of record In this cause, as we'll a. the
solicitors Of record for the parties present.
ing said claims or demands. shall be notified
by the Special Master, iE writing, and any
Hing Of said report or reports, and any
party to this cause, or holding any such
claim or demand, fled a. Aforesaid, or said
receiver, may, within twenty days from
the time Of the filing Of any such report of
the Special Master. file specific exceptions
thereto. Exceptions not so filed will not be
considered by the Court. and II no exceptions
are filed within such twenty-day period the
The Special Master herein shall cause that
portion Of this order relating to the prssen-
tation and allowance of claims to DO pub
lished forthwith once each week, for four
successive weeks in a Newspaper Of general
circulation published In the City Of St.
Louis, State Of Missouri; In Q Newspaper Of
general circulation published In the City Of
Kansas City. State of Missouri; In a news
paper OF general circulation published In
the City Of Omaha. State Of Nebraska: in
q newspaper Of general circulation published
In the City of Atchison, State OF Kansas;
in q newspaper Of general circulation pub
lished in the City Of Pueblo. State of Col
orado, and In a newspaper OF general cir
culation published in the City of New York,
State OF New York.
tsigned) WILLIAM c. HOOK,
United States Circuit Judge
Dated July ID. 1915. s1oJy1o-l724-3I