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The Evening Courier
Vellmar · Friday, 2 July 1920 · No. 17,834 · Editor: Karl Hallin · Late edition
local · Lindenmar · 2 July 1920
Piped water reaches Mill Gate, Lindenmar. The old pump is retained by…
Piped water reaches Mill Gate, Lindenmar. The old pump is retained by public request. Nobody stayed indoors. A carter told the Courier: 'Nobody wanted to be the first to say anything.' The Courier was there.
Named: Lindenmar (location), Mill Gate (street).
The Grand Chancellor, Bruno Fiechdon, was not available to the Courier tonight.
local · Sanding
A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sanding.…
A crowd of 2,000 watches the Pfahl match at Sanding. There are 27 arrests. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Sanding, Old Gate Gate.
local · Vellmar
Piped water reaches Church Walk, Vellmar. The old pump…
Piped water reaches Church Walk, Vellmar. The old pump is retained by public request. Watch this space. Named: Vellmar, Church Walk.
local · Hochstadt
The road between Hochstadt and Hochstadt is metalled…
The road between Hochstadt and Hochstadt is metalled at a cost of 60,000 marka. More in tomorrow's Courier. Named: Hochstadt, Mill Way.
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
The Assembly this week, in words of one syllable where possible.
1 July 1920. The Dating of Instruments Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 52 votes to 5. Administered by the Ministry of Chronology. Offences under this Act are tried before the Court of Chronological Offences. Nobody cheered.
26 June 1920. The Firearms Act goes through. Passed by the Assembly by 46 votes to 16. Penalty on conviction: a fine of 2240 marka or 7 months. Comes into force on 1 January 1921. You will notice, or you will not.
The High Court. Hallin v. Rusk: Concerning smoke from a distillery at Kessel. Ruling: damages of 426 marka. The gallery was half empty by lunch.
The Regional Court of Norrfeld. The Crown v. Wendl: Concerning theft of a printing press. Ruling: acquitted. The gallery was packed.
Money
Money. Yours, mostly going.
Bread 34.1 pfen the loaf. Beer 51.2 pfen the litre. A day's work pays 33.96 marka. A room costs 25.58 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.
Born, wed, gone.
186 births, 80 weddings, 128 deaths this week. Population 456,397.
On this day
111 years ago. A new bridge is opened at Brennholt by the Minister of the Interior. It has 3 arches. Report.
110 years ago. The foundry at Tarnmund burns through the night. 35 men are out of work. 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
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.
printing · Brennholt · since 1895 · IDS
Brennel & Sons, Printers — Brennholt — printing of handbills, notices and catalogues at short notice.
defence · Sudfurt · since 1890 · WJT
For stores and equipment under contract to the War Ministry: Sudfurt Ordnance Works, Sudfurt. Telephone the works.
railway · Salzhafen · since 1886 · GUV
Ostra Valley Line, Salzhafen: passenger and goods traffic at the published fares. Ask your dealer.
construction · Vellmar · since 1910 · EVW
For building work, drainage and pile-driving undertaken: Brenn & Gilhor, Masons, Vellmar. Telephone the works.
printing · Wasserdorf · since 1874 · UVK
Wasserdorf Press — Wasserdorf — licensed almanacs, account books and forms of every description.
trading · Weinfeld · since 1906 · KPC
Brenn Import — Weinfeld — salt fish, peat and cordage.