The Schwartzistan Herald, 9 March 2002

Kalnor.sw is acquired by Norrwick Brewery

Hollstadt, 3 March 2002

Hollstadt: Kalnor.sw is acquired by Norrwick Brewery. The notice was posted at the counting-house in Hollstadt and copied to the Exchange. Related reports are linked below.

Those in the trade at Hollstadt spoke of the matter freely. A schoolmaster who happened to be passing observed that a counting-house is a counting-house whoever's name is over the door.

Concerning: Norrwick Brewery, Kalnor.sw.

The sawmill at Hollstadt burns through the night

Hollstadt, 7 March 2002

The sawmill at Hollstadt burns through the night. 49 men are out of work. One witness, a carter who declined to give his name, gave the following account: 'We heard it from the far bank and thought it was the ferry.' Readers in Hollstadt may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: Hollstadt, Garrison Lane.

The spring fair opens at Dammberg

Dammberg, 4 March 2002

Reported from Dammberg. The spring fair opens at Dammberg. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. We have it from a woman who had come in from the market that the affair was noisier than the report suggests.

Concerning: Dammberg, Long Street.

A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim

Eisenheim, 3 March 2002

Reported from Eisenheim. A crowd of 4,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim. There are 54 arrests. The matter was the only talk at the quay that evening. The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Eisenheim, School Way.

Casualty Roll as published by the War Ministry

No roll this week.

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

The Assembly

The Assembly did not sit this week.

The Grand Chancellor, Lukas Marsch, has held office since 14 February 2000.

The Courts

The High Court, 3 March 2002. Rusk v. Brack. Concerning a contract for reed bundles not delivered. Ruling: for the defendant. Judgment late in the afternoon sitting.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 7 March 2002. The Crown v. Reinholt. Concerning smuggling salt across the Sudmark. Ruling: 10 months. Judgment late in the afternoon sitting.

The Regional Court of The Capital District, 7 March 2002. Brenn v. Grau. Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: rent for the removed period not recoverable. The gallery was full.

The Market

The Exchange was fair for the season. Price indicators for the week:

Bread, the loaf, 416.6 pfen; beer, the litre, 624.9 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 76.03 marka; a furnished room lets at 266.1 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 58,652.50. Bank rate stands at 4.01 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 161,519,157 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

Civil registrations this week, from the National Archive: Recorded this week throughout the country: 195 births, 114 marriages, 162 deaths. Population at the last return, 716,272.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

Deaths

Jonas Ostrand, soldier, born at Dammsee on 14 October 1933, died 5 March 2002. soldier, of Dammsee. The funeral is private; a memorial notice will follow.

On This Day

From the archive.

190 years ago. The Assembly resolves that a state of war exists with the Kingdom of Hichistan, 61 to 0. Mobilisation begins. The War Ministry is created. Report.

196 years ago. The bells of Norrbruck church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. Report.

Pfahl

Pfahl League, final table:

The League of 2001 was won by Hollstadt Workers. Full table.

Hollstadt Workers	19	3
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Marschau Garrison	15	7
Altstadt Pfahl Club	13	9
Grauburg Fortress	12	10
Vellmar Wardens	12	10
Tarnmund Lake	12	10
Reedside Athletic	11	11
Weinfeld Vintners	8	14
Kessel Iron	7	15
Ostrabruck Bridge	5	17
Brennholt Farmers	3	19

Correspondence

Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 416.6 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. One Who Was Present, Hollstadt.

Notices

Kessler Vineyards, Weinwick: driver wanted. Apply to the registered office.

For sale: electric fittings, lamps and wiring. Sudholt Electric Company, Sudholt.

Lost: keys, Hollstadt. Reward.