Vellmar, overcastPrice 17 pfen
The Schwartzistan Herald
Vellmar · Friday, 6 August 1920 · No. 42,101 · Editor: Rudolf Wendl
A picture house opens in Long Way, Tarnmoor, seating 800
Tarnmoor, 6 August 1920

A picture house opens in Long Way, Tarnmoor, seating 800. A woman selling eels at the corner said: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.' Further details are awaited by wire.
The Herald's correspondent adds that the town took it calmly.
A new school opens at Hollhausen with 80 pupils
Hollhausen, 5 August 1920
A new school opens at Hollhausen with 80 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's. The matter was the only talk at the quay that evening. One witness, a woman selling eels at the corner, gave the following account: 'They were very orderly about it.'
Concerning: Hollhausen, High Way.
Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry
| Lieutenant | Bruno Nagel, of Hagenberg | The 5th Marsh Regiment | enemy fire | 5 August 1920 |
| Private | Viktor Vitzen, of Lindenhausen | The 3rd Marsh Regiment | enemy action | 5 August 1920 |
| Captain | Anton Hallin, of Ostrabruck | The 2nd Marsh Regiment | enemy fire | 3 August 1920 |
| Lieutenant | Anton Wendl, of Tarnmund | The 2nd Marsh Regiment | enemy action | 1 August 1920 |
| Lieutenant | Ludwig Sarpeten, of Kessel | The 1st Marsh Regiment | killed in action | 31 July 1920 |
War Ministry roll, as issued.
The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.
The Assembly
5 August 1920. The Regimental Colours (Amendment) Act passed. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. It amends The Regimental Colours (Amendment) Act. Passed without incident.
The Grand Chancellor, Bruno Fiechdon, has held office since 20 October 1919.
The Courts
The High Court, 3 August 1920. Brenn v. Klitzdor. Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: damages of 2557 marka. Gallery full.
The Regional Court of The Osmoor, 2 August 1920. Ehrlich v. Helbein. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Dammsee. Ruling: for the defendant. Court rose at half past 3 in the afternoon.
The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 31 July 1920. Brenn v. Brenn. Concerning an unpaid debt of 17052 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. Court rose shortly after noon.
The Market
Markets dull. Wine shares up. Prices:
Bread, the loaf, 34.1 pfen; beer, the litre, 51.2 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 3.4 marka; a furnished room lets at 11.89 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: 224 births, 78 marriages, 137 deaths. Population at the last return, 456,397.
On This Day
From our files.
110 years ago. The summer fair opens at Sandfeld. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.
109 years ago. The harvest at Hollhausen is reported good. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. 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 |
printing · Brennholt · est. 1895 · IDS
Brennel & Sons, Printers — Brennholt — printing of handbills, notices and catalogues at short notice.
defence · Sudfurt · est. 1890 · WJT
For stores and equipment under contract to the War Ministry: Sudfurt Ordnance Works, Sudfurt. Telephone the works.
railway · Salzhafen · est. 1886 · GUV
Ostra Valley Line, Salzhafen: passenger and goods traffic at the published fares. Ask your dealer.
construction · Vellmar · est. 1910 · EVW
For building work, drainage and pile-driving undertaken: Brenn & Gilhor, Masons, Vellmar. Telephone the works.
printing · Wasserdorf · est. 1874 · UVK
Wasserdorf Press — Wasserdorf — licensed almanacs, account books and forms of every description.
trading · Weinfeld · est. 1906 · KPC
Brenn Import — Weinfeld — salt fish, peat and cordage.
Correspondence
Sir, — Is it too much to ask that the clocks at Brennholt should agree with one another? Yours, Paterfamilias, Hollhausen.
Notices
Wanted: clerk for Sudfurt Ordnance Works, Sudfurt. Write, stating age.
To let: room, Tarnmoor, 11.89 marka month. Box at this office.
Lost: umbrella, Tarnmoor. Reward.