The Schwartzistan Herald, 28 November 1920

The first train reaches Vellhausen

Vellhausen, 28 November 1920

Vellhausen, by wire. The first train reaches Vellhausen. The journey from Vellmar takes 2 hours. A woman who had come in from the market said: 'They were very orderly about it.'

The Herald's correspondent adds that the town took it as such towns do.

Concerning: Vellhausen, Reed Street.

A new wing opens at the Norrwick hospital, with 50 beds

Norrwick, 28 November 1920

A new wing opens at the Norrwick hospital, with 50 beds. We have it from a clerk who would not be named that the affair was brief. Later: no change.

Concerning: Norrwick, Church Walk.

A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior

Weinfeld, 24 November 1920

A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. One witness, a schoolmaster who happened to be passing, gave the following account: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.' Further details are awaited by wire.

Concerning: Weinfeld, Iron Walk.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

Corporal	Edvard Adler, of Hagenkirchen	The 2nd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	25 November 1920
Sergeant	Ernst Grochbauch, of Vellmar	The 5th Marsh Regiment	enemy fire	25 November 1920
Private	Ludwig Beren, of Reedtal	The 5th Marsh Regiment	killed in action	24 November 1920	the Order of the Reed
Private	Arno Hallin, of Ostrabruck	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy action	22 November 1920

War Ministry roll, as issued.

The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.

The Assembly

The Assembly did not sit.

The Grand Chancellor, Bruno Fiechdon, has held office since 20 October 1919.

The Courts

The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 28 November 1920. Brenn v. Wendl. Concerning the estate of the late Wendl. Ruling: for the eldest son. Court rose shortly after noon.

The Regional Court of Westgau, 28 November 1920. The Crown v. Salm. Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 6 months. Judgment at ten in the forenoon.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 23 November 1920. Mermann v. Ebner. Concerning a contract for twelve mules not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. Court rose at half past 2 in the afternoon.

The Market

Markets thin. Wine shares steady. 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

Registrar's return for the week: Recorded this week throughout the country: 207 births, 90 marriages, 126 deaths. Population at the last return, 456,397.

On This Day

From our files.

112 years ago. A cart overturns in Garrison Street, Sandfeld. The driver, a man of Norrbruck, is taken to hospital. Report.

107 years ago. The sawmill at Tarnmoor burns through the night. 51 men are out of work. Report.

Pfahl

League table, as published.

The League of 1920 was won by Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Marschau Garrison	14	2
Tarnmund Lake	13	3
Hollstadt Workers	12	4
Reedside Athletic	9	7
Kessel Iron	8	8
Grauburg Fortress	6	10
Vellmar Wardens	4	12
Ostrabruck Bridge	4	12
Norrwick Printers	2	14

Correspondence

Sir, — Is it too much to ask that the clocks at Brennholt should agree with one another? Yours, A Subscriber since the Founding, Sudfurt.

Notices

Wanted: clerk for Sudfurt Ordnance Works, Sudfurt. Write, stating age.

Sale: bicycle, good order, Norrwick.

Found, a key, Norrwick. Apply this office.