The Evening Courier, 22 August 1872

Money · Dammberg · 17 August 1872

Moor Causeway Supply is founded at Dammberg by Greta Moor.

Moor Causeway Supply is founded at Dammberg by Greta Moor. You could not make it up. The Exchange took it steady.

In the story: Moor Causeway Supply, Greta Moor.

The Grand Chancellor, Piet Wendl, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Dammberg, 17 August 1872, the crowd. Spot yourself. Moor Causeway Supply is founded at Dammberg by Greta Moor.

Around the country · Hollhausen

The bells of Hollhausen church are recast

The bells of Hollhausen church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Hollhausen, School Street.

Around the country · Grauholt

The first train reaches Grauholt

The first train reaches Grauholt. The journey from Vellmar takes 3 hours. Every window had a face in it. In the story: Grauholt, Well Square.

Around the country · Hollhausen

The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Hollhausen

The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Hollhausen. Cellars in Iron Gate are flooded. The Courier can reveal no more tonight. In the story: Hollhausen, Iron Gate.

Around the country · Wasserdorf

A storm strips roofs in Wasserdorf and fells the old lime in Garrison Street

A storm strips roofs in Wasserdorf and fells the old lime in Garrison Street. Details inside. In the story: Wasserdorf, Garrison Street.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private	Josef Moor, of Eisenheim	The 3rd Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 August 1872
Private	Aurel Holt, of Sanding	The 1st Marsh Regiment	enemy action	18 August 1872

The Courier prints the Ministry's roll as the Ministry sends it. The Line holds.

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

Courts and Assembly

The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. The Crown v. Fenn: Concerning fraud on the Vellmar Exchange. Ruling: 5 months with hard labour. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. The Crown v. Brenn: Concerning theft of church bells. Ruling: bound over. The gallery was half empty by lunch.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 10.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 16.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 0.65 marka. A room costs 2.26 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 1,299.90. Bank rate 2.36 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 1,122,100 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

150 births, 56 weddings, 76 deaths this week. Population 265,182.

On this day

64 years ago. The harvest at Hollstadt is reported poor. Grain is 5 pfen the measure. Report.

61 years ago. The sawmill at Grauholt burns through the night. 30 men are out of work. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1871 went to Ostrabruck Bridge. Full table.

Club	W	L
Ostrabruck Bridge	7	3
Tarnmund Lake	6	4
Marschau Garrison	6	4
Hollstadt Workers	5	5
Vellmar Wardens	3	7
Kessel Iron	3	7

The Courier's man on the bank rates the champions' stake-men 6 out of ten and the ferry 5.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus A door sticks. Oil it before it matters.

Gemini A cousin writes. Reply this week or not at all.

Cancer A debt is paid to you in kind. Take it.

Leo The Exchange is not for you this week.

Virgo Sort the drawer you have been avoiding.

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

Scorpio Old papers should stay in the attic. Better still, hand them in.

Sagittarius Good news from a cousin. It costs you a stamp.

Capricorn A form arrives. Fill it in the same day.

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

Pisces Someone compliments your boots. They want to borrow them.

The Courier crossword

Clues marked Across run left to right; the rest run down. Solution in tomorrow's Courier. Entries with a licensed calendar reference are void. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.