The Evening Courier, 21 July 1885

Around the country · Hollstadt · 21 July 1885

Piped water reaches School Way, Hollstadt. The old pump is retained by…

EXCLUSIVE. Piped water reaches School Way, Hollstadt. The old pump is retained by public request. Hundreds turned out. Tell your neighbours.

In the story: Hollstadt, School Way.

The Grand Chancellor, Casimir Moor, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Hollstadt, 21 July 1885, the crowd. Spot yourself. Piped water reaches School Way, Hollstadt. The old pump is retained by public request.

Around the country · Hagenkirchen

The summer fair opens at Hagenkirchen

The summer fair opens at Hagenkirchen. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. You read it here first. In the story: Hagenkirchen, Vine Row.

Around the country · Vellmar

The summer fair opens at Vellmar

The summer fair opens at Vellmar. 400 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Nobody stayed indoors. In the story: Vellmar, Mill Row.

Around the country · Wasserdorf

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

A new bridge is opened at Wasserdorf by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches. You read it here first. In the story: Wasserdorf, Harbour Street.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Private

Piet Bristnekar, of Kessel

The 3rd Marsh Regiment

enemy fire

18 July 1885

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.

20 July 1885. The Norrhafen Banking Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 45 votes to 16. Sets the duty at 7 pfen in the marka. Comes into force on 1 January 1886. You will notice, or you will not.

19 July 1885. The Examinations (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 35 votes to 8. Applies to children between 6 and 12. It changes The Examinations (Amendment) Act. You will notice, or you will not.

17 July 1885. The Public Health Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 48 votes to 15. Every town above 2000 inhabitants must appoint an officer under this Act. It took them all afternoon.

Money

Money. Yours, mostly going.

Bread 12.8 pfen the loaf. Beer 19.3 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 0.9 marka. A room costs 3.14 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 1,853.30. Bank rate 4.33 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 1,548,682 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

174 births, 54 weddings, 82 deaths this week. Population 311,964.

On this day

78 years ago. The summer fair opens at Weinau. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm. Report.

73 years ago. The harvest at Berging is reported late. Grain is 6 pfen the measure. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1884 went to Tarnmund Lake. Full table.

Club	W	L
Tarnmund Lake	8	2
Marschau Garrison	7	3
Hollstadt Workers	5	5
Ostrabruck Bridge	4	6
Vellmar Wardens	4	6
Kessel Iron	2	8

Player of the season, says the Courier: whoever planted the last stake. Ten out of ten.

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini You will hear the same story twice. Believe the second telling.

Cancer Check the clock against the Ministry's. It is slow.

Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

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

Libra A quarrel over nothing. It ends by supper.

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

Sagittarius The road is longer than the map says.

Capricorn Hard work this week; the reward is next week, or the one after.

Aquarius The weather turns. So does a friend, briefly.

Pisces A small fish is better than no fish.

The Courier crossword

Solution in tomorrow's Courier. The setter is not responsible for the Grand Chancellor's name being awkward. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.