The Schwartzistan Herald, 19 August 2015

Dammberg Electric Company is declared bankrupt

Dammberg, 19 August 2015

Reported from Dammberg. Dammberg Electric Company is declared bankrupt. 44 jobs are lost at Dammberg. the sexton, asked for a view, offered none.

The company's books are kept at Dammberg and may be inspected by shareholders on application at the registered office between 9 and 2 o'clock.

Concerning: Dammberg Electric Company.

Bank of Westgau lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GSF

Vellmar, 19 August 2015

Bank of Westgau lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GSF. The tone of the market was fair for the season. Related reports are linked below.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Bank of Westgau.

Weinau Trading House is acquired by Sudmark Wine Company

Weinau, 15 August 2015

Weinau Trading House is acquired by Sudmark Wine Company. The particulars were entered in the register of companies at the Ministry of Finance. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: Weinau Trading House, Sudmark Wine Company.

Bauer Department Store lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MTC

Vellmar, 14 August 2015

Bauer Department Store lists on the Vellmar Exchange as MTC. The listing was read out on the floor of the Exchange in the customary form and the brokers proceeded to business. A statement is expected in the coming days.

Concerning: The Vellmar Exchange, Bauer Department Store.

The harvest at Lindenmar is reported the best in memory

Lindenmar, 18 August 2015

The harvest at Lindenmar is reported the best in memory. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. We have it from a schoolmaster who happened to be passing that the affair was brief. Readers in Lindenmar may send their accounts to the usual address.

Concerning: Lindenmar, Orchard Lane.

Workers at the sawmill in Vellmar stop work over wages

Vellmar, 17 August 2015

By our staff in Vellmar. Workers at the sawmill in Vellmar stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 3 days. Word reached the market square within the hour and was the talk of it for the rest of the day. The Herald will follow the matter.

Concerning: Vellmar, Lime Way.

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

Vellhausen, 15 August 2015

Reported from Vellhausen. A new bridge is opened at Vellhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. Speaking to this journal, a woman selling eels at the corner said: 'I said at the time it would come to this.'

Concerning: Vellhausen, Tanner Way.

The summer fair opens at Hollstadt

Hollstadt, 15 August 2015

The summer fair opens at Hollstadt. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. The matter was the only talk at the inn that evening. We have it from the driver of the carrier's cart that the affair was brief.

Concerning: Hollstadt, Ferry Square.

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

14 August 2015. The Ostrabruck Public Health Act passed. Passed by the Assembly by 41 votes to 20. Every town above 5000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. Final reading, without incident.

The Grand Chancellor, Renate Brenn, has held office since 14 February 2014.

The Courts

The Regional Court of Norrfeld, 16 August 2015. Rusk v. Kessler. Concerning an article in The Evening Courier. Ruling: apology ordered. Judgment at half past 2 in the afternoon.

The Regional Court of Kesselhöh, 16 August 2015. The Crown v. Dolten. Concerning desertion from the Marsh Regiments. Ruling: acquitted: he was lost in the fog. The gallery was thin.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark, 13 August 2015. The Crown v. Gerst. Concerning assault at Weinfeld. Ruling: acquitted. The court rose at ten in the forenoon.

The Market

The Exchange was steady. Price indicators for the week:

Bread, the loaf, 546.1 pfen; beer, the litre, 819.2 pfen. A labourer's day is paid at 108.13 marka; a furnished room lets at 378.47 marka the month. The Exchange index closed the year at 32,662.80. Bank rate stands at 3.83 per cent.

The War Appropriation for the year, 225,234,811 marka, passed the Assembly without a dissenting voice.

Registers

National Archive weekly return: Recorded this week throughout the country: 172 births, 108 marriages, 169 deaths. Population at the last return, 719,980.

Programmes of the day: the wireless.

On This Day

From the archive.

201 years ago. Vellmar marks the 500th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Warden Walk. Report.

200 years ago. A cart overturns in Iron Way, Grautal. The driver, a man of Vellhausen, is taken to hospital. Report.

Pfahl

Final standings:

The League of 2014 was won by Grauburg Fortress. Full table.

Grauburg Fortress	18	4
Altstadt Pfahl Club	18	4
Hollstadt Workers	16	6
Norrwick Printers	15	7
Weinfeld Vintners	13	9
Tarnmund Lake	11	11
Kessel Iron	10	12
Marschau Garrison	10	12
Ostrabruck Bridge	7	15
Vellmar Wardens	6	16
Reedside Athletic	5	17
Brennholt Farmers	3	19

Correspondence

Sir, — The Herald gives bread at 546.1 pfen the loaf. Not in Sudholt it isn't. A Ratepayer.

Notices

Vacancies: Sudholt Electric Company, electrics, Sudholt.

For sale, boat, Vellmar.

Anyone who saw the incident at Dammberg is asked to contact the Herald.