Weather: overcastPrice 198 pfen
The Schwartzistan Herald
Vellmar · Thursday, 26 October 2000 · No. 71,402 · Editor: Viktor Holt
Vellhausen Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AHJ
Vellmar, 23 October 2000
Vellhausen Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AHJ. The tone of the market was thin. Related reports are linked below.
The company's books are kept at Vellmar and may be inspected by shareholders on application at the registered office between 9 and 3 o'clock.
Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Vellhausen Brewery.
Krureff Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KRU
Vellmar, 23 October 2000
Krureff Eel Canning lists on the Vellmar Exchange as KRU. The tone of the market was quiet. A statement is expected in the coming days.
Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Krureff Eel Canning.
Brenn Iron & Steel is declared bankrupt
Kessel, 22 October 2000
Brenn Iron & Steel is declared bankrupt. 369 jobs are lost at Kessel. The particulars were entered in the register of companies at the Ministry of Finance. The Herald will follow the matter.
Concerning: Brenn Iron & Steel.
A fire in Short Square at Grauholt destroys 5 houses
Grauholt, 26 October 2000
A fire in Short Square at Grauholt destroys 5 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost. The matter was the only talk at the inn that evening. One witness, the landlord of the inn, gave the following account: 'I have lived here 50 years and I never saw the like.'
Concerning: Grauholt, Short Square.
A picture house opens in Long Way, Hochstadt, seating 700
Hochstadt, 24 October 2000
A picture house opens in Long Way, Hochstadt, seating 700. The bell was rung at the church and the townspeople turned out to see. Speaking to this journal, a woman who had come in from the market said: 'It will be talked of at the market for a week.'
The road between Dammsee and Reedtal is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka
Dammsee, 23 October 2000
The road between Dammsee and Reedtal is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka. The bell was rung at the town hall and the townspeople turned out to see. We have it from a carter who declined to give his name that the affair was much as described.
Concerning: Dammsee, Church Lane.
A storm strips roofs in Kessel and fells the old lime in Garrison Quay
Kessel, 21 October 2000
Kessel: A storm strips roofs in Kessel and fells the old lime in Garrison Quay. One witness, a boatman from the lower quay, gave the following account: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.'
Concerning: Kessel, Garrison Quay.
Gas lighting is installed in Tanner Quay, Oberholt
Oberholt, 20 October 2000
Gas lighting is installed in Tanner Quay, Oberholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. We have it from the keeper of the toll-house that the affair was much as described. Related reports are linked below.
Concerning: Oberholt, Tanner Quay.
The harvest at Ostrabruck is reported average
Ostrabruck, 20 October 2000
The harvest at Ostrabruck is reported average. Grain is 2 pfen the measure. Business in Ostrabruck went on briskly through the afternoon. We have it from a peat cutter on his way home that the affair was orderly.
Concerning: Ostrabruck, Mill Way.
Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry
No names were published this week.
The front line is at the Reed Line. No change.
The Assembly
The Assembly was not sitting.
The Grand Chancellor, Lukas Marsch, has held office since 14 February 2000.
The Courts
The High Court, 24 October 2000. Brack v. Faker. Concerning a boundary between two farms at Hollstadt. Ruling: for the plaintiff. The gallery was full.
The High Court, 20 October 2000. Brenn v. Ilgen. Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: for the plaintiff, 29660 marka. The court rose at half past 4 in the afternoon.
The Regional Court of Westgau, 26 October 2000. The Crown v. Wendl. Concerning theft of twelve mules. Ruling: acquitted. Judgment at ten in the forenoon.
The Regional Court of The Capital District, 26 October 2000. The Crown v. Hallin. Concerning theft of coal. Ruling: 15 months. The court rose late in the afternoon sitting.
The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 26 October 2000. The Crown v. Egge. Concerning theft of church bells. Ruling: bound over. The court rose at ten in the forenoon.
The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 22 October 2000. The Crown v. Brenn. Concerning fraud on the Bank of Schwartzistan. Ruling: 11 years. The court rose shortly after noon.
The Market
Markets: a quiet week on the Exchange. Published prices in the capital:
Bread, the loaf, 395.5 pfen; beer, the litre, 593.2 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 70.59 marka; a furnished room lets at 247.08 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 54,111.90. Bank rate stands at 4.09 per cent.
The War Appropriation for the year, 151,348,433 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.
Registers
Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 191 births, 108 marriages, 174 deaths. Population at the last return, 714,643.
Programmes of the day: the wireless.
Deaths
Andrea Ninel, factory worker, born at Kesselstadt on 2 March 1948, died 22 October 2000. Of Kesselstadt, factory worker. Family flowers only. Donations to the regimental widows' fund.
On This Day
From the archive.
192 years ago. Hollstadt marks the 600th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Mill Row. Report.
186 years ago. The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Tarnmoor. Cellars in Lime Lane are flooded. Report.
Pfahl
Pfahl League, final table:
The League of 1999 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.
| Hollstadt Workers | 17 | 5 |
| Vellmar Wardens | 16 | 6 |
| Norrwick Printers | 15 | 7 |
| Marschau Garrison | 13 | 9 |
| Grauburg Fortress | 13 | 9 |
| Reedside Athletic | 12 | 10 |
| Tarnmund Lake | 11 | 11 |
| Altstadt Pfahl Club | 10 | 12 |
| Weinfeld Vintners | 10 | 12 |
| Kessel Iron | 7 | 15 |
| Brennholt Farmers | 5 | 17 |
| Ostrabruck Bridge | 3 | 19 |
Sudholt Electric Companyelectrics · Sudholt · est. 1957 · STB
Sudholt Electric Company · Sudholt · electric fittings, lamps and wiring
Kessler Vineyardswine · Weinwick · est. 1999 · JPL
Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick: wines of the marsh vineyards, red and white, in cask and bottle.
Zum Harbourrestaurant · Kessel · est. 1951
Zum Harbour, Kessel: the cooking of the country, at tables for two to twelve.
Mengen Department Storeretail · Lindenmar · est. 1951 · MEE
Mengen Department Store · Lindenmar · everything for the family under one roof
Brenn Foundryiron · Salzhafen · est. 1989 · OBI
Brenn Foundry, Salzhafen: bar iron, rails, chain and castings to pattern.
Brennholt Savings Bankbanking · Brennholt · est. 1965 · PPP
Brennholt Savings Bank: the safe keeping of deeds and plate. Offices at Brennholt.
Correspondence
Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 395.5 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. One Who Was Present, Vellmar.
Notices
Zum Harbour (Kessel) are recruiting. Details at the office.
For sale, piano, Vellmar.
Anyone who saw the incident at Vellmar is asked to contact the Herald.