The Evening Courier, 8 May 1920

Around the country · Norrhafen · 8 May 1920

The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen. Cellars in…

The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen. Cellars in Church Way are flooded. And you thought it was a quiet week. The Courier's man was on the spot by at a quarter past 1. The morning papers had nothing.

In the story: Norrhafen, Church Way.

The Grand Chancellor, Bruno Fiechdon, was not available to the Courier tonight.

**Our picture:** Norrhafen, 8 May 1920, photographed for the Courier as the light went. The Ostra rises 50 centimetres above its mark at Norrhafen. Cellars in Church Way are flooded.

Around the country · Eisenheim

A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim

A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Eisenheim. There are 14 arrests. Hundreds turned out. In the story: Eisenheim, Mill Row.

Around the country · Sanding

Gas lighting is installed in Salt Quay, Sanding

Gas lighting is installed in Salt Quay, Sanding. Residents complain of the smell and the brightness. The Courier's man was there. In the story: Sanding, Salt Quay.

About Town

From the cafés, the quay and the back of the Assembly.

Kurt Dosek, housekeeper, married Hedwig Krunmatz on 6 May 1920. The Courier wishes them a dry house and a quiet street.

Ludwig Hallin, factory worker, married Gertrud Voss on 3 May 1920. The Courier sends the bill.

Magnus Brenn, factory worker, married Ilse Fenn on 2 May 1920. Both families report satisfaction. The caterer reports profit.

Ottmar Fenn, official, is 70 today. Friends say it shows.

Magnus Nagel, farm labourer, is 67 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Arno Ostrand, housekeeper, is 58 today. Still working, still complaining about the ferry. Happy birthday.

Josef Klierer, factory worker, is 48 today. Friends have been asked not to mention it. Friends have mentioned it.

Emil Mahler, banker, is 48 today. Still at it. The Courier raises a glass.

Gone

Paul Briltkeitz, clerk, born Ostrabruck 15 September 1866, died 5 May 1920. Member of the Assembly.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Sergeant

Karl Brenn, of Kessel

The 2nd Marsh Regiment

enemy fire

8 May 1920

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.

5 May 1920. The Causeway Timber Regulation 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. Nobody cheered.

2 May 1920. The Sunday Observance Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 39 votes to 23. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 896 marka or 17 months. You will notice, or you will not.

The Court of Chronological Offences. The Crown v. G. B.: Concerning assertion of the unyear in print. Ruling: 4 years and the press forfeit. The Courier was there.

The High Court. Brenn v. Marrow: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Norrwick. Ruling: dismissed. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Sudmark. Mackrend v. Brenn: Concerning the reckoning of a lease spanning the removed year. Ruling: lease shortened by one year under the Continuity Act. You should have seen the faces.

The Regional Court of The Ostrand. Frolzell v. Tarn: Concerning an unpaid debt of 17052 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff with costs. The gallery was packed.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Kullen v. Kessler: Concerning an unpaid debt of 170 marka. Ruling: for the plaintiff, half the sum. The Courier was there.

The Regional Court of Westgau. Brenn v. Lenz: Concerning smoke from a tannery at Sanding. Ruling: damages of 170 marka. The Courier was there.

Money

What your pfen buys this week.

Bread 34.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 51.2 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 3.4 marka. A room costs 11.89 marka the month. The Exchange closed the year at 3,878.50. Bank rate 6.98 per cent.

The War Appropriation this year: 5,722,542 marka. Sixty-three to nil.

The week in the registers.

244 births, 79 weddings, 134 deaths this week. Population 456,397.

On this day

107 years ago. A storm strips roofs in Tarnmoor and fells the old lime in Long Way. Report.

106 years ago. The harvest at Hagenkirchen is reported poor. Grain is 3 pfen the measure. Report.

Sport

Pfahl. The League of 1919 went to Marschau Garrison. Full table.

Club	W	L
Marschau Garrison	15	1
Reedside Athletic	10	6
Tarnmund Lake	9	7
Ostrabruck Bridge	8	8
Kessel Iron	7	9
Hollstadt Workers	6	10
Grauburg Fortress	6	10
Norrwick Printers	6	10
Vellmar Wardens	5	11

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

The Stars

Aries Do not argue with a carter this week.

Taurus Eat the eel. It is good for you.

Gemini Say less at the market than you mean to.

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

Leo Someone admires your coat. Do not lend it.

Virgo Count the change. Then count it again.

Libra The scales tip your way on Thursday.

Scorpio Do not travel east this week. There is no reason to.

Sagittarius A wager is offered. Decline it with a smile.

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

Aquarius Drink the beer, not the water.

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

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.