The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-05

NOTICE
To General Unsecured Creditors of Mis- |
souri,, Kansas & 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
Railway Company in that certain cause en-
IN THE. DISTRICT CoERT OF THE
FOR c1 II THE I CASTERS L 7 1fSIf fBisTRfcT OF
MISSOURI, EASTERN DIVISION.
The Central Trust Company of New York,
Plaintiff,
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Com
pany, Defendant.
IN EQUITY CONSOLIDATED CAUSE.
No. 1864.
secured claims of creditors and referring
same to the undersigned Special Master for
hearing, determination and classification,
as prescribed by said order, viz:
L. The holder or holders of unsecured
Missouri Kansas & Texas Railway Com
pany, and all persons (other than the hold
ers of bonds or other obligations payable
mortgage or pledge of collateral, the
spectiye 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
ton making such claims, with the under
signed James A Seldom, heretofore ap
pointed Special Master in said cause, at his
office, Room 902, Central National Bank
! Building, Seventh and Olive Streets, in the
| City of Saint Louis, State of Missouri,
1 ~ Or 0ei0fe 'ne See0no uAS 81 January
2. Claims shall be proved on the basis
! of allowance of interest to September "a
| 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.
and any partv who files his claim or de,
mand in accordance with said order may
file with the undersigned Special Master
| an answer to any claim 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
thereon both as to the amounts justly
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 IN
contested, in the City of Saint Louis or
| record of the times and places of all hear
ings and may adjourn such hearings from
! .. 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, as well as the solicit
| tors of record for the parties presenting
said claims demands. will be notified
by the Special Master. in writing, of the
filing of said report or reports, and any
party to said cause or holding any such
| claim or demand filed as aforesaid. or said
Receiver, may, within twenty days from the
| undersigned Special Master, file specific
exceptions thereto. Exceptions not so filed
will not be considered by the Court, and
if no exceptions are filed within such
twenty day period, the report or reports
will stand confirmed.
g. 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
the City of Kansas City, State of Missouri
in a newspaper of general circulation pub
lished in the City of Topeka, State of Kan
sas in a newspaper of general circulation
published in the City of Oklahoma City
/ State of Oklahoma; and in a 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 Building, Seventh and Olive Streets
st. Louis, Mo.
Dated November II. 1917
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