The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-11-21
LEGAL.
First published in The Topeka State Jour
nal Wednesday, November H. 1911

NOTICE
To General Unsecured Creditors of Mis-
souri,, Kansas x Texas Railway
Company.
On November II. 1917, the Hon. William
c Hook, United States Circuit Judge for
the Eastern Division. Eastern District of
Missouri, entered an order in the receiver
ship Proceedings now pending in said
Court against Missouri, Kansas x Texas
hallway Company in that certain cause en-
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF
NILSSON ri, EASTERN DIVISION.
The Central Trust Company of New York,
Plaintiff,
Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Com
pany. Defendant.
IN EQUITY CONSOLIDATED CAUSE.
No. 4J64
fixing time for filing general and I'M
secured claims of creditors and referring
same to the undersigned Special Master for
hearing. determination and classification,
prescribed by said order viz.
/. The holder or holders of unsecured
claims or demands against said defendant.
Missouri. Kansas g. Texas Railway Com
pany, and all persons (other than the hold
ers of bonds or other obligations payable
by said hallway Company and secured by
mortgage or pledge of collateral, the re-
spective trustees of mortgages or trust in
dentures 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
of said Railway Company in possession OF
the Receiver, are required to file state
ments of the nature dates of accrual and
amounts of their respective claims and
demands, duly verified by the oath of the
person or by some officer of the corpora
ton making such claims, with the under
signed james a. Seldom, heretofore APP
pointed Special Master in said ause. at his
office, Room 9O2. Central National Bank
Building. Seventh and Olive Streets. in the
City of Saint Louis. State of Missouri,
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of allowance of interest to September "a,
1915 the date of the appointment of the
Receiver, without prejudice to the right Of
the claimants to claim interest accruing
thereafter upon the amounts found to be
due to said claimants. respectively, on said
9th day of September, 1915.
8. Any party to said cause, said Receiver,
and any party who files his claim or de-
mand In accordance with said order may
file with the undersigned Special Master
within Thirty days after January 2, 1918,
an answer to any claim or demand filed
with him and may contest the same.
4. All claims and demands so filed were
referred to the undersigned Special Master
to investigate hear proof and report
owing thereon, as to any liens by which
they are secured and as to the order in
which they are lawfully entitled to pay
ment, It being provided the undersigned
Special Master may in his discretion hear
proofs in respect of claims contested or I'M
contested, in the City Of Saint Louis or
elsewhere. and shall notify all solicitors OF
record of the times and places of all hear
time to time and from place to place.
8. The undersigned as such Special Mas
ter is directed to proceed under said order
with all reasonable diligence and make and
file in writing his report or reports on all
claims. or demands. which have been filed
and presented to him, and all solicitors of
record in said cause, well as the solicit
tors of record for the parties presenting
said claims or demands, will be notified
filing of said report or reports, and any
party to said cause or holding any such
claim demand filed aforesaid, or said
Receiver, may. within twenty days from the
time of the filing of any such report of the
undersigned Special Master, file specific
exceptions thereto. Exceptions not so filed
will not be considered by the Court, and
If no exceptions are flied within such
twenty day period. the report or reports
will stand confirmed.
6. The Special Master shall cause that
portion of this order relating to the pre-
sentation and allowance of claims to be
published forthwith. once each week for
four successive weeks in a newspaper of
general circulation published in the City of
Saint Louis, State of Missouri: in a news
paper of general circulation published In
in a newspaper Of general circulation pub
lished In the City of Topeka. Statefof Kan
sas: in a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Oklahoma City.
State of Oklahoma; and in n newspaper of
general circulation published in the City
of New York, State of New York.
JAMES A. Seldom.
Special Master, Room 902, Central National
Bank Buiiding. Seventh and Olive Streets,
st. Louis. Mo.
Dated November II. 1917