The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1907-03-08
LOST SERMONS AND SKULL
INTERESTING COLLECTION BURN.
ED IN NORFOLK DEPOT.
MINISTER WANTS $t3,ose.25

Rev. Mr.. Abbott, OF O'Nelll, Sues Rail-
road for Loss Sustained In Norfolk
Fire Year Ago--Lost Fish Real and
Stamp Collection, Too.
The O'Nelll minister who lost his
trunk and bicycle in the fire which
destroyed the Northwestern city depot
In this city a year ago, Is now suing
the Northwestern for $l3,0S9.25.
Among the losses of Rev. Mr.. Abbott,
who is pastor of the Nj. Il, church at
O'Neill was a So fishing reel and fish
ing tackle. diamond, chronological
literature without end, material for a
history, human skull, 100 written
sermons that were worth 800 In the
pastors opinion, stamp collection
containing 100000 varieties, a plaster
of paris husband many other articles
which indicate that the Rev. Mr.. Alb
bolt was a man who enjoyed sports and
brain-study and pastimes.
Concerning the suit, which has just
been filed in district court at O'Neill,
the O'Neill Frontier says:
Rev. A. M. p. Abbott, pastor of the
Methodist church, has begun action
In the district court of Holt county
through his attorneys, Harrington and
Mullen, to recover $13,0S9 % damages,
from the Chicago & Northwestern
railroad, the value Mr.. Abbott places
on two pieces of baggage destroyed in
the burning Of the defendants depot
at Norfolk In December, 1905. These
consisted of trunk and bicycle.
The petition filed in court recites
than on November 20, 1905, the plain
tiff purchased a ticket at Cincinnati,
Ohio, for passage to Norfolk, Neb.,
over the Baltimore and Ohio, Missouri
Pacific and Northwestern railroads; ;
that his baggage was checked through
to Norfolk and upon arriving at his
destination the same was kept and
maintained and stored" in the defend
ants depot there; that while there
1.-THE said baggage was burned up and
destroyed"
The petition specifies each article
in the trunk and the value of the
item run from rs cents to $4,000.
Among these is quantity of wearing
apparel and also books upon which
small estimates are placed From the
list of things in the trunk those for
which the largest amounts are asked
the following are given:
What He Lost.
Fishing reel and eQuipments.$ 90
Small chip diamond ...... 90
5000 printed chronological
charts E. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 10 90
Old family bible with records 100 90
chronological demonstrating
outfit, with one human skull
and history connected there
with =. E. ........ 1000 90
Plaster of paris bust ....... Is 90
Fifty hand painted signs ... 25 90
Fifty written lectures ..... 500 90
Hand painted chronological
Dust ............... lO w
Scientific data partly arranged
for publication of text book
on Philosophy =. ..... 5000 90
Twenty-Five charts for illustra-
ting lectures =. :. E. .... rs 90
Hand drawing of human brain
made by plaintiff ........ 100 90
One hundred written sermons 1000 90
Collection of one hundred
thousand stamps :. ...... 5000 90
The last named item consist of
stamps of special issue from civil war
times to the present and also of other
countries.
There are also various other items
ed in the trunk when destroyed by
fire. For the loss of all these, Mr..
Abbott prays for judgment against the
defendant in the amount stated above.