Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 127, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1904 — THE CREDITORS’ MEETING. [ARTICLE]

THE CREDITORS’ MEETING.

The ipeoial rmeting of ifae MoCoy oreditors at the court house Wednesday afternoon was qnite largely attended, by oreditors and tbeir represents'ive attorneys; the latter including Hay wood and Mo Hugh of Ltifajette. A petition to sell the land wes oorsidereJ. There is at present no d* Huite offer for it ia sight, but the truTtbC would like to have the neoessary authority'to &•*],.in case a favorable offer is made The question of approving th& oontraot made under the circuit court, for the sale of the bank and allottiog the shares of the wives was also discussed. The genera l sentiment seemed in favor of rati fyiDg t iis ojntraot, including the Lafayette attorneys. There was some opposition however, especially by R. W. Ma-eh-.li, for his clients, and <Jp.hn Makeever for birosrl, who believed that the wives sere getticg more then they would if the oontraot was set aeide 1 Tbenuestion of leasing the farm lands/for another yetir was also disoup-d. All the farmers present agrem that if it is not sold soon it angti to be If ased soon, in order to nake sore it would he in oapablJbandt*. hldeoieisn was rescued in these varpus matters and another meetin Jwi 11 be held in a few weeks to de#de them. she referee authorized the true-

tee to begin su t against the old Rensselaer Stock Farm to reoover the some $28,000 o/t so of overdrafts due from that firm; and also authorized him to hire additional attorneys to assist ia pressing this suit. .j