The Evening Courier, 27 September 1913

Around the country · Oberholt · 27 September 1913

Oberholt marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession…

Oberholt marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Market Street. Nobody stayed indoors. A boatman told the Courier: 'I said at the time it would come to this.' More tomorrow.

In the story: Oberholt, Market Street.

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

**Our picture:** Oberholt, 27 September 1913, before. You can tell which. Oberholt marks the 400th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Market Street.

Around the country · Weinfeld

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

A new bridge is opened at Weinfeld by the Minister of the Interior. It has 7 arches. Details inside. In the story: Weinfeld, Iron Walk.

Around the country · Dammberg

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

A new bridge is opened at Dammberg by the Minister of the Interior. It has 8 arches. More in tomorrow's Courier. In the story: Dammberg, School Street.

Around the country · Kessel

The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Kessel

The coldest night in 50 years is recorded at Kessel. Lake Tarn freezes to the middle. Watch this space. In the story: Kessel, High Street.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

The Ministry sent no names. The Courier is glad of it.

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

Courts and Assembly

What the Assembly did while you were at work.

24 September 1913. The Reserve Forces (Amendment) Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly without a division. Charged to the Annual War Appropriation. Passed unanimously, as is customary for measures concerning the Line. Comes into force on 1 January 1914. It changes The Reserve Forces Regulation Act. Nobody cheered.

The High Court. Bauer v. Jost: Concerning a contract for church bells not delivered. Ruling: contract void. The Courier was there.

The High Court. Brenn v. Gansel: Concerning an article in The Schwartzistan Herald. Ruling: dismissed: fair comment. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 18.3 pfen the loaf. Beer 27.5 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 1.71 marka. A room costs 5.98 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 2,808.10. Bank rate 3.21 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 3,321,410 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

Hatched, matched and dispatched.

198 births, 68 weddings, 118 deaths this week. Population 425,807.

On this day

104 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Grauburg and fells the old lime in Mill Lane. Report.

103 years ago. The harvest at Vellhausen is reported average. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1912 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Club	W	L
Marschau Garrison	12	2
Kessel Iron	10	4
Hollstadt Workers	9	5
Ostrabruck Bridge	6	8
Tarnmund Lake	6	8
Vellmar Wardens	5	9
Grauburg Fortress	5	9
Norrwick Printers	3	11

The Courier's verdict on the season: worth it. Table below.

The Stars

Aries You will be asked the time. Give the licensed one.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

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

Cancer Stay near the water. It is where you are happiest.

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 Hold your tongue at the ferry.

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

Capricorn Do not lend the ladder.

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

Pisces The water is high. Stay on the causeway.

The Courier crossword

Across runs across. Down runs down. Solution tomorrow. Do not send in almanacs. Fill it in online. Yesterday's habit, today's solution.