The frontier. (O'Neill City, Holt County, Neb.) 1880-1965, February 27, 1896, Image 8

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    A COFFIN SIDEBOARD.
f! GHASTLY REVELELS IN A NEW
YORK SALOON.
1 Uke tk* Nm "ctf* of D—th"—Thu
Nasty Cdlu When "Oaomu" and
“Chleh.u" Hike Merry Among (ho
Skeletons and Skulls.
SCORE of rollick
ing, noisy fellows,
young and old,
gathered about a
musty, worm-eaten
bier deep down in a
mustier old cellar,
eating bread and
beefsteaks; a coffin
for a sideboard,
holding foaming
flagons and tobies
of ale; a great jar of tobacco and dozens
of long-stemmed church warden pipes;
all this walled in with tuns and hogs
heads of wine, casks and barrels of
brandy and whisky, flasks of rare old
cordials, and over all the dust of dec
ades and gleaming skulls peering
down from odd places through the
dusk, which the flickering candle light
only served to make more ghastly, says
the New York World.
This is not a picture from degenerate
Paris, but an actual scene In old New
York. It is one of the monthly meetings
of the Onomes—a drinking club of old
Ninth warders, and held in the sub
cellar of a famous-time drinking place
at the corner of Fourth and Charles
streets.
, “ » not a new institution—this
gathering of sub-surface revelers, -with
their ghoulish tastes. For upward of
fifty years the Ahrens, father and son,
have kept a drinking place in the little
old Dutch red brick building, and dur
ing that time It has been a favorite re
sort for the politicians and men-about
town of the old Ninth ward and old
Greenwich village.
This place Is now kept by Henry
Ahrens—“Handsdme Harry” they call
him. It consists of a large barroom,
with a sitting-room in the rear. The
barroom Is itself unique. It Is a low
celllnged room with oaken floor,
which Is kept as clean as scrubbing
brushes can make It. Half a dozen
handsome rugs cover the floor. A
quaintly carved old Bnglish settee and
three or four comfortable rocking
chairs and a Turkish stool add to the
unsaloon-llke aspect of the place.
Two groups of life sized statuary—one
a Faith, Hope and Charity, and the
other a Venus—occupy prominent
places In the room. They are surround
ed by potted plants and tropical ever
greens.
The Inside room Is a museum of
curious, Incongruous, yet artistic treas
ures, some of them rarely Interesting.
The chief Interest In the place, how
ever, lies In the old cobwebby cellar,
or ratyier In the banquet room of the
cellar. This Is a little room, not more
than fourteen feet square, walled In
with barrels and casks grimy with dust
and cobwebs. Thick, black webs hang
from the weather-stained rafters, and
where the spiders have failed to string
their nets artificial webs have been
made of pack thread to which papler
, mache spiders as big and ugly as horned
toads ding and wink their glass bead
. wyes with looks of devilish ferocity.
: Two bats live in the cellar and occa
sionally stir up the dust with their
skinny wings, and skulls grin every
Om thing that Is always pointed
out to a visitor Is a cask of Madeira
wins which it is claimed is forty years
old. It is so old, or rather the cask is,
that the hoops look as If they were fall
. : tng off. The cask Is never tapped ex
cept on the occasion of a marriage or
birth in the family, and upon the oc
casion of the five-year unions which the
old Roosters hold. Another old cask
of liquor is Otard Dupuy brandy, which
has been in stock since 1860. This is
■ever touched except for medicinal
purposes, and upon a physician’s pre
scription.
An enormous coffin, in which la a pa
pier mache skeleton, and the worm
' eaten bier are the principal articles of
furniture. The coffin is the sideboard
ef the club.
A similar apartment—but little more
than a niche in the walls of barrels and
casks and hogsheads, holds the ancient
and rusty cook stove where the ban
quets of the midnight revelers are pre
pared. There are no chairs or stools.
The guests sit around on beer kegs
and rough planks. The first thing
to meet the eye of the visitor, when his
eyesight gets used to the dark, is a huge
blackboard, reaching from ceiling to
floor, upon which is a hideously drawn
skeleton.
Mo Dons or of a War.
▲ French governor of the aouth
Pacific colony of New Caledonia, who
was also an admiral of the navy, aa
Burned hla authority while the native*
were atlll cannibals. There had been
rumors of an Insurrection, and the ad
miral called before him a native chief
who was faltiiiul to the French cause
and questioned him as to their truth.
“You may be sure,” said the native,
t “that there will be no war at present,
because the yams are not yet ripe."
“The yams, you say?" "Yes. Our peo
ple never make war except when the
yam* are ripe." "Why Is that?" “Be
cause baked yams go very well with the
captives."
&fesi .
A Jepaaaao vVomaa PoUUetea.
The most remarkable woman In poll
2ca in Japan Is Mme. Hatoyanna. When
er husband, a leader of the progres-.
; slonlst party, ran for parliament, she
took the stump and made speeches in
J his Interest—a very extraordinary
thing tor a Japanese lady to do. She
, ^ Is now a teacher In the academy of
■if' which her husband la principal.
.($ ■ i Ab IsSumbmI «• Pay Texas.
> People in Madison county, Kentucky,
£ -Iprho have paid their taxes are entitled
||| to he married tree by the sheriff.
An Old Boldier’a Recommendation
In the late war I was a soldier in the
First Maryland Volunteers, company G.
During my term of service I contracted
chronic diarrhoea. Since then I have
used a great amount of medicine, but
when I found any that would give me
relief it would injure my stomach, until
Chamberlain’s Colic, Cholera and Diar
rhoea remedy was brought to my notice.
I used it and will say it is the only
remedy that gave me permanent relief
and no bad results follow. I take pleas
ure in recommending this preparation to
all of my old comrades, who, while
giving their services to their country,
contracted this dreadful disease as I did.
from eating unwholsome and uncooked
food, Yours truly, A. E. Bkndino,
Halsey, Oregon. For sale by P. C.
Corrigan, druggist.
LEGAL ADVERTISEMENTS.
LEGAL NOTICE.
Peter Hartvig and Mrs. Peter Hartvig, his
wife, first namo unknown, defendants, will
take notice that on the 28th day of December,
181*1, olalntllf herein. Hied a petition In the
district court of Itolt county, Nebraska,
against said defendants, the object and
prayer of which are to foreclose a certain
mortgage executed by defendants .lames P.
Hyrner and Jennie M. Ilymcr, husband and
wife, to the Month Platte Doan and Trust
Compauy upon the southeast quarter of
section nineteen, In township thirty, of range
sixteen west. In llolt county, Nebraska, to
secure the payment of tlielr promissory note
dated April 20,1801. for the sum of $30.00 and
Interest at the rate of ten per cent, per
annum payable semi-annually and ten per
cent, after maturity; that there is now due
upon said note and mortgage according to
the terms thereof the sum of $138.03 and Inter
est at the rate of ton per cent, per minum
from 1st day of January, 1801, and plulntltf
prays that said premises may be decreed to
be sold to satisfy the amount due thereon.
You are required to answer said petition
on nr before the ltlth day of March. 1806.
Dated February 0,18WI.
Tim Houth Platte Loan and Thcst Co.
By G. Norberg, Adams and W. H. Uutler,
81-4 * Attorneys.
In the District Court of Holt County Nob.
Aultman, Mlllor & Co., of Akron, Ohio, an
Incorporated company, under the general
laws of Ohio, plaintiff,
vs.
Wilson Stewart, John Harnett and Catherine
Barnett, defendants.
NOTICE:
The above named defendants. John Barnett
and Catherine Harnett, will take notice that
on the 28th day of January, 1MW, the plaintiff
begun un action In the dlstrlot court of Holt
county, Nebrusk, against you and each of
you to recover a Judgment against each ol'
you for the sum of InO.OU on a certain promis
sory noto given by you and your co-defend
ant Stewart to the plaintiff on the 2ist day of
March, Intel, plaintiff alleging In said petition
that there is due on said note said amount.
You ure further not Hied that on the same
day, the above numed plaintiff, caused to be
Bled lu said court an affidavit for an order of
attachment agalDst you and that on the
same day there was Issued out of suld court
a writ of attachment against you for the
above amount, and you are further notified
that on the Hath day of January. 181X1, at T
o'clock P. H . that the sheriff of llolt county
Nebraska, levied upon, to satisfy suld writ,
the fallowing described real estate us your
property under and by virtue of said writ of
attachment so Issued, to-wlt: Northwest
quarter section eleven, township twenty
eight. range ten, west llth p. m„ and being
situated In Holt county, Nebraska.
You are further notified that the ground
upon which suld writ of attachment Issued
Is that you are a non-resident of the state of
| Nebraska; you are also notified that on the
4lb day of February, 1HW1, the plaintiff herein
Bled un affidavit for service by publication
against you alleging that you are non-resi
dents of the state of Nebrasku.
You ure further notified that the plaintiff
demands judgment ugnlnst you In the
amount heretofore stated and will ask that
the property attached bo sold for the pur
pose of paying said judgment and costs.
You are required to answer said petition
on or before the 18th day of March. 1886.
Dated February 4, 1886.
81-4 It. It. Dickson,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
In the District Court of llolt County, Neb.
Aultman. Miller and Co., Akron, Ohio, an In
corporated company, under the generul
laws of Ohio, plaintiff,
vs.
William Veule, defendant.
NOTICE.
The above named defondant. William
Veale, will take notice that on the 28th day
of January. 1886, the plaintiff began an aetton
In the district oourt of Holt county, Ne
braska, against you to recover judgment
agulnst you for the Hum of 8160.00 on a certain
promissory note given by you to the plaintiff
on the lltb duy of July. 1882, plaintiff alleg
ing in said petition that there Is duo on said
uote said amount.
You ure further notified that on the same
day, the above named plaintiff,caused to be
Hied In said court un affidavit for an order of
attachment against you and that on flic
same day there was Issued out of suld oourt a
writ of attachment against you for the above
amount, and you ure furtber notified that on
the 28th day of January, 1886, at 4 o'clock p.
M.. that the snerfff of Holt oountv, Nebrasku.
levied upon to satisfy said writ the following
described real estate as your property Under
and by virtue of said writ of attachment so
Issued, to-wlt: Southeast quarter of section
twenty-six, township thirty-one, range
thirteen, west6th |\ M, and being situated
in Holt county, Nebraska.
You are further notiffed that the ground
upon which said writ, of attachment Issued is
that you are a non-resident of the state of
Nebraska; you are also notltled that on the
4th day of February. 1896, tho plaintiff herein
Bled an affidavit for 'service by publication
ugalust you alleging that you ure non-resi
dent of the state of Nebrasku.
You ure further notified that the plaiutltT
demands Judgment against youi In the
amount heretofore stated and will ask that
tho property attached he sold for the purpose
of paying said Judgment and costs.
You are required to answer said petition
on or before the 16th day of March, 1886.
Dated February 4. 1886.
31-4 It U- Dickson,
Attorney for Plaintiff.
NOTICETO NON-RESIDENT DEFENDANTS
(First publication In The Frontier Feb. 8, 'Mi. j
Iu the district court of llolt county, Neb.
Nathaniel Knowles, plaintiff,
Delbert to. Benner et. al., defendants.
To Delbert M. Renner. Lillie R. Benner.
Charles D. Stevens. Pierce Wright & Co.,
Mat-lagan & Pierce, Marlon UoleH, Laura
E. Bolus. John Doe, tenant whoseflratnanit'
is to this plaintiff unknown, defendants lu
the above entitled cause:
You are hereby iiotlfled that you have
been sued by the plaintiff In the above en
titled ouuse In the district court of Holl
county, Nebraska, and that on or before the
18th day of March. A. D. lSWi, veil must
answer the petltiou of the pliilutlff. now on
file In the office of the clerk of said district
court. In whluh the plaintiff ask that a Judg
ment be rendered by the court foreclosing a
mortgage g'veu by the defendants lielben
M. Benner and 1,111 le It. Benner to the Lon
bard Investment Company iwid now owned
by the plaintiff, upon the foil
. . ... low log described
real property, situated iu the county of llolt
and state of Nebraska, towlt: East half of
the southwest quarter, the northwest quarter
of the southwest quarter the southeast
quarter of northwest quarter of section two.
township thirty: also tile south half of the
southwest quarter and the west half of the
southeast quarter of seettou twenty-two.
township tldrty-one, all In rauge nine west,
that the equity of redemption of each and ail
of the defendants named In the title ol’ said
cause iu and to said mortgaged premises be
forever barred and foreclosed; that any
right, title, lion or Interest owned or claimed
by you, or ettlier of you, in or to said
firemlses. be adjudged to be Junior and
nferlor to the plaintiff's mortgage lien there
on and that said lauds be sold to pay the In
debtedness secured by said mortgage.
You are hereby further notified that, It you
fall to answer said petition on or before the,
day Iwcelnbefore stated, the facts and alle
gations contained in said petltiou will be I
taken as true and Judgment rendered as
therein prayed for.
SI-4 D. M.-VinsonHAr.KB.
Attorney for Plaintiff.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF HOLT
COUNTY. NEBRASKA
C. I Bawling, plaintiff,
Alfred Precourt, defendant.
Notice to Non-resident Defendant.
To Alfred Precourt: You are hereby noti
fied that on the ;il si day of December,
the above named plaintiff, C. I. Bawling,
tiled In the olliee ot t lie district court of the
-into of Nebraska, in uud for Holt county.
Ids petition against you, the object and
prayer of which Is to foreclose a certain
mortgage executed and delivered by you to
plaintiff on the 2tsth day of November, 1«8«.
in secure the payment of $400.00 and Interest
upon the following described premises to
wlt; The northwest quarter of section num
ber twenty-nine, in township number thirty
one. north of range number thirteen, west of
the lith i*. M.. in Hoit county. Nebraska, and
liled for record In the office of the comity
clerk of Holt, county, Nebraska, on the tffltli
dav of November, tssti, und recorded lit book
twenty of mortgages at page number TM.
Plaintiff further alleges that there is nowdue
and owing upon the notes that said mortgage
was given to secure and for taxes paid to
protect his security, the sum of $1,000.00. '
You are further notified that unless you
answer said petition on or before the iiith
day of February, 1800, the petition of plaintiff
will be taken us true and Judgment and
decree entered accordingly. ,
Dated at O'Neill, Nebraska, this illst day
of December, 1805.
28-4__ C. I. Rawi.ino, Plaintiff.
By B. W. Johnson und E, H. Benedict,
Ills Attorneys,
GEO. L. CARTER,
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