The Evening Courier

January · 15 issues

1. 1 January 1887 — The first train reaches Kessel. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
2. 3 January 1887 — The coldest night in 20 years is recorded at Sudholt. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
3. 6 January 1887 — Hollstadt Dairy is wound up. 448 jobs are lost at Hollstadt.
4. 10 January 1887 — The road between Hollhausen and Ostrabruck is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
5. 13 January 1887 — A new school opens at Sudfurt with 40 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
6. 14 January 1887 — A cart overturns in Chapel Walk, Grauholt. The driver, a man of Hochstadt, is taken to hospital.
7. 16 January 1887 — The road between Grautal and Marschau is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.
8. 18 January 1887 — Baum & Wasen, Masons lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BUM.
9. 19 January 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Ostra Lane, Weinau. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
10. 21 January 1887 — The Ostra rises 80 centimetres above its mark at Sudholt. Cellars in Weaver Square are flooded.
11. 23 January 1887 — Piped water reaches High Walk, Grauburg. The old pump is retained by public request.
12. 26 January 1887 — A fire in Church Square at Vellhausen destroys 8 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
13. 27 January 1887 — The bells of Marschau church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
14. 28 January 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Garrison Square, Kessel. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
15. 30 January 1887 — A cart overturns in Salt Way, Lindenmar. The driver, a man of Reedtal, is taken to hospital.

February · 12 issues

1. 2 February 1887 — The first train reaches Oberbach. The journey from Vellmar takes 7 hours.
2. 3 February 1887 — A new school opens at Marschau with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
3. 4 February 1887 — A new bridge is opened at Tarnmoor by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
4. 5 February 1887 — The winter fair opens at Berging. 600 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
5. 9 February 1887 — The Annual War Appropriation for 1887, 1,687,998 marka, passes the Assembly 63 to 0, the first business of the session.
6. 10 February 1887 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Hagenkirchen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
7. 12 February 1887 — A cart overturns in Ostra Row, Tarnmund. The driver, a man of Weinau, is taken to hospital.
8. 15 February 1887 — A fire in Weaver Way at Dammberg destroys 4 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
9. 19 February 1887 — Norrwick marks the 200th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Weaver Street.
10. 21 February 1887 — The road between Tarnmoor and Hagenkirchen is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka.
11. 24 February 1887 — Vetter & Peikek, Merchants is wound up. 313 jobs are lost at Sanding.
12. 26 February 1887 — The road between Vellhausen and Vellhausen is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.

March · 8 issues

1. 8 March 1887 — The road between Sandfeld and Grautal is metalled at a cost of 70,000 marka.
2. 10 March 1887 — The road between Ostrabruck and Grautal is metalled at a cost of 30,000 marka.
3. 13 March 1887 — The bells of Hochstadt church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
4. 15 March 1887 — The road between Tarnmoor and Grauholt is metalled at a cost of 80,000 marka.
5. 16 March 1887 — A new wing opens at the Sudfurt hospital, with 50 beds.
6. 17 March 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Well Square, Grautal. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
7. 22 March 1887 — Eisenheim Railway Company is founded at Eisenheim by Agathe Latel.
8. 24 March 1887 — The bells of Marschau church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.

April · 17 issues

1. 5 April 1887 — The first train reaches Tarnmoor. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
2. 6 April 1887 — Piped water reaches Weaver Street, Vellmar. The old pump is retained by public request.
3. 7 April 1887 — The harvest at Weinwick is reported good. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.
4. 8 April 1887 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Salzhafen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
5. 10 April 1887 — Amsel Iron & Steel lists on the Vellmar Exchange as AMS.
6. 13 April 1887 — A new wing opens at the Dammberg hospital, with 30 beds.
7. 14 April 1887 — Pabrinar Brewery is founded at Dammsee by Konrad Pabrinar.
8. 15 April 1887 — A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
9. 17 April 1887 — Osmoor Railway is declared bankrupt. 891 jobs are lost at Dammsee.
10. 20 April 1887 — Rainer Tarn is appointed Minister of War.
11. 21 April 1887 — The tannery at Sudholt burns through the night. 39 men are out of work.
12. 22 April 1887 — The road between Weinwick and Vellmar is metalled at a cost of 40,000 marka.
13. 24 April 1887 — A fire in Low Lane at Sudholt destroys 8 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
14. 25 April 1887 — The harvest at Tarnmund is reported average. Grain is 7 pfen the measure.
15. 26 April 1887 — The Court of Chronological Offences rules in The Crown v. B. W.: fined and the item sealed.
16. 28 April 1887 — A new school opens at Weinwick with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
17. 29 April 1887 — Toshardt Chemical Works is founded at Sanding by Ursula Toshardt.

May · 14 issues

1. 3 May 1887 — The first train reaches Dammsee. The journey from Vellmar takes 6 hours.
2. 4 May 1887 — The bells of Weinfeld church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
3. 5 May 1887 — A new bridge is opened at Grautal by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches.
4. 7 May 1887 — The spring fair opens at Marschau. 300 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
5. 8 May 1887 — The coldest night in 60 years is recorded at Hagenkirchen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
6. 11 May 1887 — Piped water reaches Reed Row, Norrbruck. The old pump is retained by public request.
7. 13 May 1887 — A fire in Forge Square at Sudfurt destroys 2 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
8. 15 May 1887 — The telegraph reaches Norrbruck. The first message sent is the front-line report.
9. 17 May 1887 — Piped water reaches Bridge Row, Brennholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
10. 20 May 1887 — The brewery at Grauburg burns through the night. 43 men are out of work.
11. 25 May 1887 — Grollar Cloth Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as GOL.
12. 27 May 1887 — A new bridge is opened at Tarnmoor by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
13. 28 May 1887 — A storm strips roofs in Tarnmund and fells the old lime in High Gate.
14. 29 May 1887 — Dammsee marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Garrison Square.

June · 16 issues

1. 3 June 1887 — Sudmark Railway lists on the Vellmar Exchange as CMD.
2. 4 June 1887 — A cart overturns in Ostra Street, Hochstadt. The driver, a man of Weinfeld, is taken to hospital.
3. 5 June 1887 — The bells of Lindenmar church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
4. 6 June 1887 — Schelbrat Clockworks (Licensed) is wound up. 134 jobs are lost at Hollhausen.
5. 8 June 1887 — Workers at the foundry in Marschau stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 6 days.
6. 9 June 1887 — Workers at the brewery in Berging stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 5 days.
7. 12 June 1887 — A ledger with fourteen months of entries is found in the cellar of a Hollstadt counting house. The counting house is closed for a week. Among those questioned is a I. Wendl.
8. 13 June 1887 — Osmoor Fuel is founded at Sudfurt by Lotte Wendl.
9. 15 June 1887 — A storm strips roofs in Sudfurt and fells the old lime in Printer Quay.
10. 19 June 1887 — The 76th Victory Day parade ends at Victory Square in a cold wind off the Ostra. The War Ministry estimates the crowd at 29,000. The year's casualty roll is read.
11. 20 June 1887 — The harvest at Oberbach is reported average. Grain is 6 pfen the measure.
12. 21 June 1887 — The weaving shed at Vellmar burns through the night. 10 men are out of work.
13. 23 June 1887 — A new bridge is opened at Norrhafen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches.
14. 24 June 1887 — A cart overturns in Market Street, Tarnmoor. The driver, a man of Wasserdorf, is taken to hospital.
15. 27 June 1887 — Marschau Motor Works lists on the Vellmar Exchange as OOP.
16. 30 June 1887 — A cart overturns in Ostra Square, Eisenheim. The driver, a man of Norrhafen, is taken to hospital.

July · 13 issues

1. 4 July 1887 — Fenn Chemie is founded at Hochstadt by Anneke Fenn.
2. 8 July 1887 — The harvest at Lindenmar is reported average. Grain is 2 pfen the measure.
3. 10 July 1887 — Sudmark Wine Company lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BRB.
4. 13 July 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Forge Walk, Vellhausen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
5. 15 July 1887 — The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Lindenmar. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
6. 18 July 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in New Gate Lane, Dammsee. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
7. 20 July 1887 — The harvest at Lindenmar is reported good. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.
8. 21 July 1887 — Holt Life is declared bankrupt. 420 jobs are lost at Grauburg.
9. 26 July 1887 — A cart overturns in Well Street, Lindenmar. The driver, a man of Dammberg, is taken to hospital.
10. 27 July 1887 — A new school opens at Weinwick with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
11. 28 July 1887 — The harvest at Lindenmar is reported average. Grain is 8 pfen the measure.
12. 30 July 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Garrison Row, Vellmar. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
13. 31 July 1887 — A new school opens at Weinau with 30 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.

August · 15 issues

1. 2 August 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Ostra Street, Vellmar. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
2. 9 August 1887 — A new school opens at Wasserdorf with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
3. 10 August 1887 — A new bridge is opened at Oberholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
4. 11 August 1887 — A new wing opens at the Weinwick hospital, with 70 beds.
5. 13 August 1887 — Wikrel & Keirol Machine Works is acquired by Hagenkirchen Stores.
6. 14 August 1887 — Piped water reaches Ferry Street, Hochstadt. The old pump is retained by public request.
7. 15 August 1887 — Sandfeld Brewery is declared bankrupt. 520 jobs are lost at Sandfeld.
8. 16 August 1887 — A cart overturns in Church Way, Oberbach. The driver, a man of Brennholt, is taken to hospital.
9. 18 August 1887 — A cart overturns in Low Row, Hollhausen. The driver, a man of Dammberg, is taken to hospital.
10. 19 August 1887 — Marrow & Braktalel, Masons lists on the Vellmar Exchange as BEF.
11. 23 August 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Market Street, Tarnmoor. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
12. 24 August 1887 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Norrbruck. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
13. 26 August 1887 — The harvest at Weinwick is reported average. Grain is 3 pfen the measure.
14. 27 August 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Harbour Row, Norrwick. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
15. 28 August 1887 — The bells of Eisenheim church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.

September · 19 issues

1. 1 September 1887 — The Marschau Conference opens its 28th session. Water is poured. The delegation of Hichistan is recorded as not present.
2. 2 September 1887 — Josef Hallin becomes Speaker of the Assembly.
3. 3 September 1887 — The coldest night in 70 years is recorded at Hagenkirchen. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
4. 6 September 1887 — The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Weinfeld. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
5. 7 September 1887 — A storm strips roofs in Sandfeld and fells the old lime in Garrison Street.
6. 9 September 1887 — A new school opens at Weinfeld with 50 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
7. 10 September 1887 — Hollstadt Trading House is founded at Hollstadt by Fedor Ort.
8. 11 September 1887 — The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Vellhausen. Cellars in Tanner Way are flooded.
9. 14 September 1887 — A new school opens at Salzhafen with 70 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
10. 15 September 1887 — A new wing opens at the Grauburg hospital, with 40 beds.
11. 16 September 1887 — The Ostra rises 60 centimetres above its mark at Weinfeld. Cellars in Mill Street are flooded.
12. 17 September 1887 — The road between Norrbruck and Vellmar is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.
13. 19 September 1887 — A fire in Orchard Quay at Lindenmar destroys 2 houses. The volunteer brigade attend. No lives are lost.
14. 20 September 1887 — Piped water reaches Reed Lane, Sanding. The old pump is retained by public request.
15. 23 September 1887 — A fire in Salt Row at Norrhafen destroys 4 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
16. 26 September 1887 — Piped water reaches Market Row, Oberholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
17. 28 September 1887 — The bells of Dammberg church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
18. 29 September 1887 — The paper mill at Vellhausen burns through the night. 7 men are out of work.
19. 30 September 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Reed Street, Brennholt. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.

October · 16 issues

1. 1 October 1887 — Sudholt Ironworks lists on the Vellmar Exchange as IKU.
2. 7 October 1887 — The road between Hollhausen and Kessel is metalled at a cost of 20,000 marka.
3. 8 October 1887 — Viktor Brenn of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Star of the Wardens for carrying four wounded men back along the causeway.
4. 9 October 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Harbour Gate, Grauburg. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
5. 11 October 1887 — Reinholt Builders lists on the Vellmar Exchange as RIN.
6. 12 October 1887 — The foundry at Hagenkirchen burns through the night. 5 men are out of work.
7. 13 October 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Short Way, Salzhafen. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
8. 17 October 1887 — Vellhausen marks the 800th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Orchard Street.
9. 20 October 1887 — Sonmorn Department Store is founded at Sudholt by Valter Sonmorn.
10. 22 October 1887 — The bells of Norrwick church are recast. They are rung for the first time on Sunday.
11. 23 October 1887 — The telegraph reaches Kessel. The first message sent is the front-line report.
12. 25 October 1887 — A new school opens at Grauholt with 60 pupils. The textbooks are the Ministry's.
13. 26 October 1887 — Werner Rusk becomes Chief Justice of the High Court.
14. 27 October 1887 — The autumn fair opens at Reedtal. 800 head of cattle change hands. Prices are described as firm.
15. 29 October 1887 — A storm strips roofs in Eisenheim and fells the old lime in School Way.
16. 31 October 1887 — The Ostra rises 40 centimetres above its mark at Salzhafen. Cellars in Chapel Walk are flooded.

November · 16 issues

1. 1 November 1887 — A new bridge is opened at Sudfurt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 5 arches.
2. 2 November 1887 — The harvest at Sanding is reported good. Grain is 4 pfen the measure.
3. 6 November 1887 — A new bridge is opened at Vellhausen by the Minister of the Interior. It has 2 arches.
4. 7 November 1887 — A fire in Church Way at Oberbach destroys 3 houses. The town watch attend. No lives are lost.
5. 9 November 1887 — Piped water reaches Cooper Walk, Marschau. The old pump is retained by public request.
6. 10 November 1887 — The foundry at Grauburg burns through the night. 22 men are out of work.
7. 16 November 1887 — Piped water reaches High Way, Brennholt. The old pump is retained by public request.
8. 17 November 1887 — Gustav Bohm of the Marsh Regiments is awarded the Order of the Reed for repairing the planking under fire.
9. 19 November 1887 — A fire in Bridge Street at Sanding destroys 7 houses. The garrison attend. No lives are lost.
10. 22 November 1887 — The harvest at Eisenheim is reported average. Grain is 5 pfen the measure.
11. 23 November 1887 — Workers at the tannery in Sandfeld stop work over wages. The dispute lasts 4 days.
12. 25 November 1887 — Wendl Brewery lists on the Vellmar Exchange as LEJ.
13. 26 November 1887 — The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Lindenmar. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
14. 27 November 1887 — Sanding marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Long Quay.
15. 28 November 1887 — Marschau Garrison win the Pfahl League, their 9th title, with 9 wins from 10. Kurt Lenz of Tarnmund Lake is top scorer with 42 stakes.
16. 30 November 1887 — Piped water reaches Harbour Street, Wasserdorf. The old pump is retained by public request.

December · 14 issues

1. 1 December 1887 — A fire in Garrison Gate at Tarnmoor destroys 8 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost.
2. 2 December 1887 — Vera Rademann wins the Assembly Medal for Verse for East of the Stakes.
3. 4 December 1887 — The foundry at Tarnmund burns through the night. 25 men are out of work.
4. 6 December 1887 — Greta Momann wins the Museum Gold Medal for What the Fog Keeps.
5. 7 December 1887 — Gas lighting is installed in Cooper Walk, Marschau. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness.
6. 8 December 1887 — The brewery at Berging burns through the night. 16 men are out of work.
7. 9 December 1887 — Piped water reaches Printer Row, Sandfeld. The old pump is retained by public request.
8. 11 December 1887 — A fire in High Way at Sudfurt destroys 3 houses. The fire company attend. No lives are lost.
9. 14 December 1887 — A cart overturns in High Street, Weinau. The driver, a man of Ostrabruck, is taken to hospital.
10. 18 December 1887 — A storm strips roofs in Sudfurt and fells the old lime in Old Gate Walk.
11. 19 December 1887 — Kesselhöh Railway is founded at Oberbach by Liesl Barmann.
12. 22 December 1887 — Lanmann Vineyards is founded at Eisenheim by Cordula Lanmann.
13. 27 December 1887 — The coldest night in 30 years is recorded at Eisenheim. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle.
14. 29 December 1887 — A new wing opens at the Hagenkirchen hospital, with 70 beds.