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The Schwartzistan Herald
Vellmar · Tuesday, 18 May 1920 · No. 42,021 · Editor: Rudolf Wendl
Hallin & Kinwitz, Masons lists on the Vellmar Exchange as APE
Vellmar, 17 May 1920
Hallin & Kinwitz, Masons lists on the Vellmar Exchange as APE. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. Later: no change.
Those in the trade at Vellmar spoke of the matter without surprise. A retired sergeant of the Marsh Regiments observed that a counting-house is a counting-house whoever's name is over the door.
Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Hallin & Kinwitz, Masons.
A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinwick
Weinwick, 18 May 1920
A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Weinwick. There are 45 arrests. The parish officers attended as the lamps were lit. The landlord of the inn said: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.'
Concerning: Weinwick, Short Street.
The spring fair opens at Reedtal
Reedtal, 17 May 1920
The spring fair opens at Reedtal. 500 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. The district officers attended before first light. One witness, the keeper of the toll-house, gave the following account: 'I have lived here 60 years and I never saw the like.'
Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinwick
Weinwick, 15 May 1920
Electric light is switched on in the market square at Weinwick. Word reached the market square within the hour and was the talk of it for the rest of the day. One witness, a clerk who would not be named, gave the following account: 'The clerk wrote it all down; you may ask him.'
Concerning: Weinwick, Chapel Street.
A fire in Well Street at Lindenmar destroys 4 houses
Lindenmar, 13 May 1920
A fire in Well Street at Lindenmar destroys 4 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. Speaking to this journal, the keeper of the toll-house said: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.' More follows.
Concerning: Lindenmar, Well Street.
Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry
Roll: nil.
The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.
The Assembly
13 May 1920. The Public Health (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 37 votes to 12. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Comes into force on 1 January 1921. It amends The Public Health (Amendment) Act. Third reading.
The Grand Chancellor, Bruno Fiechdon, has held office since 20 October 1919.
The Courts
The High Court, 15 May 1920. Bratmeit v. Klannhardt. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Sudfurt. Ruling: for the plaintiff. Court rose at half past 4 in the afternoon.
The High Court, 15 May 1920. Fromm v. Egge. Concerning an unpaid debt of 426 marka. Ruling: dismissed. Gallery thin.
The Regional Court of The Capital District, 16 May 1920. Teltel v. Mistes. Concerning the estate of the late Mistes. Ruling: estate divided equally. Court rose at ten in the forenoon.
The Market
Markets thin. Peat shares down. Prices:
Bread, the loaf, 34.1 pfen; beer, the litre, 51.2 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 33.96 marka; a furnished room lets at 25.58 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 3,878.50. Bank rate stands at 6.98 per cent.
The War Appropriation for the year, 5,722,542 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.
Registers
Registers: Recorded this week throughout the country: 221 births, 72 marriages, 114 deaths. Population at the last return, 456,397.
Deaths
Konrad Brenn, soldier, born at Reedtal on 5 October 1842, died 18 May 1920. Member of the Assembly. Late of Reedtal. The funeral takes place at the parish church. No flowers, by request.
On This Day
From our files.
114 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Sandfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. Report.
113 years ago. The spring fair opens at Eisenheim. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.
Pfahl
League table, as published.
The League of 1919 was won by Marschau Garrison. Full table.
| Marschau Garrison | 15 | 1 |
| Reedside Athletic | 10 | 6 |
| Tarnmund Lake | 9 | 7 |
| Ostrabruck Bridge | 8 | 8 |
| Kessel Iron | 7 | 9 |
| Hollstadt Workers | 6 | 10 |
| Grauburg Fortress | 6 | 10 |
| Norrwick Printers | 6 | 10 |
| Vellmar Wardens | 5 | 11 |
Brennel & Sons, Printersprinting · Brennholt · est. 1895 · IDS
Brennel & Sons, Printers — Brennholt — printing of handbills, notices and catalogues at short notice.
Sudfurt Ordnance Worksdefence · Sudfurt · est. 1890 · WJT
For stores and equipment under contract to the War Ministry: Sudfurt Ordnance Works, Sudfurt. Telephone the works.
Ostra Valley Linerailway · Salzhafen · est. 1886 · GUV
Ostra Valley Line, Salzhafen: passenger and goods traffic at the published fares. Ask your dealer.
Brenn & Gilhor, Masonsconstruction · Vellmar · est. 1910 · EVW
For building work, drainage and pile-driving undertaken: Brenn & Gilhor, Masons, Vellmar. Telephone the works.
Wasserdorf Pressprinting · Wasserdorf · est. 1874 · UVK
Wasserdorf Press — Wasserdorf — licensed almanacs, account books and forms of every description.
Brenn Importtrading · Weinfeld · est. 1906 · KPC
Brenn Import — Weinfeld — salt fish, peat and cordage.
Correspondence
Sir, — Your report from Vellmar is correct as far as it goes. It does not go far enough. Nobody at the market had heard a word of it. Yours, A Reader.
Notices
Wanted: girl for the office. Ostra Valley Line, Salzhafen.
For sale: printing of handbills, notices and catalogues at short notice. Brennel & Sons, Printers, Brennholt.
Personal: the party who took the wrong coat at Vellmar is asked to return it.