The Evening Courier, 26 September 1921

company · Tarnmoor · 26 September 1921

A WOMAN'S GAMBLE: MRS STEIRUT BOTTLES A FORTUNE

New wine house opens its doors at Tarnmoor today — and the town is talking of nothing else.

Maria Steirut stood this morning at the door of her new premises at Tarnmoor and watched the first casks rolled in. She has founded the Sudmark Wine Company, and she means, she told this paper, to see it grow.

"I have put everything into these vats," said Mrs Steirut. "We shall see what the Sudmark thinks of it by Christmas."

Neighbours gathered along the road to watch the wagons unloaded, and the smell of new oak hung over the square by noon. The venture is the talk of the fair towns this week, coming as it does hard on the heels of harder news from the north.

Picture · The Evening Courier

OUR PICTURE shows Mrs Maria Steirut at the threshold of her new cellars at Tarnmoor, a cask at her feet and a carter behind her, the morning still grey with fog off the river.

company · Hagenkirchen

836 lose their places at motor works

The Hagenkirchen Motor Works has been wound up. Eight hundred and thirty-six men left the gates on Friday for the last time, their tools in sacks, and stood about in Hagenkirchen not knowing where next to go.

local · Norrbruck

Foundry burns through the night

The foundry at Norrbruck, off the Garrison Gate, burned from dusk until dawn. Forty-nine men are now out of work, and the ash was still warm at breakfast.

local · Hagenkirchen

Cattle sell brisk at autumn fair

The autumn fair opened at Hagenkirchen this morning. Three hundred head changed hands along Salt Street, and dealers called prices firm from first light.

local · Reedtal

Five hundred head at Reedtal fair

At Reedtal the fair drew five hundred head of cattle along Church Walk. Prices there too were firm, and the pens were empty by mid-afternoon.

local · Hagenkirchen

Foundry men stop work over wages

Workers at the foundry off School Way, Hagenkirchen, laid down their tools over wages. The stoppage lasted three days before the furnaces were lit again.

The Roll as published by the War Ministry

Corporal	Egon Hallin	The 4th Marsh Regiment	enemy fire	24 September 1921
Major	Viktor Brenn	The 1st Marsh Regiment	enemy action	22 September 1921

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

Courts and Assembly

The Assembly has passed the Firearms (Amendment) Act, amending An Act for the Better Licensing of Firearms, by 58 votes to 22. A man convicted under it now faces a fine of 2,255 marka or four months.

At the High Court, Heitmann v. Deichen, touching the estate of the late Deichen, was found for the eldest son. In Stiegl v. Wendl, concerning a lease spanning the removed year, the court held that rent for the removed period could not be recovered.

In the Sudmark, Tarn v. Giensei, an unpaid debt of 198 marka, went for the plaintiff with costs; and in Hasser v. Tarn, a boundary dispute at Weinau, the plaintiff also succeeded. In the Osmoor, The Crown v. Tresel, a matter of salt smuggled across the Sudmark, brought a fine of 7,952 marka.

Money

Bread stands at 39.8 pfen the loaf, beer at 59.6 pfen the litre. A day's wage is 40.06 marka, a room 29.82 marka the month. The Exchange closed at 4,425, and bank rate holds at 7.1 per cent. This year's War Appropriation was voted at 6,872,270 marka, by 63 to 0.

Registers

This week: 218 births, 103 marriages, 144 deaths. Population of the country stands at 460,600.

On this day

113 years ago, Berging marked the 300th anniversary of its charter with a procession along Low Walk. And 113 years ago, a storm stripped roofs in Grauholt and felled the old lime in Cooper Lane.

Sport

The 1920 Pfahl League ended with Marschau Garrison champions, and the table has been the talk of the taprooms all season.

Marschau Garrison	14–2
Tarnmund Lake	13–3
Hollstadt Workers	12–4
Reedside Athletic	9–7
Kessel Iron	8–8
Grauburg Fortress	6–10
Vellmar Wardens	4–12
Ostrabruck Bridge	4–12
Norrwick Printers	2–14

Full table and records at the league page.

The Stars

Aries A restless mood in the fog. Do not answer a hasty letter today.

Taurus Steady work brings a small reward. Keep your own counsel at the fireside.

Gemini A stranger's word carries weight this week. Do not dismiss it lightly.

Cancer Old troubles settle at last. A visit from a relation is well timed.

Leo Pride goes before a fall in small matters. Mind your tongue at table.

Virgo Care in accounts pays off. A tidy desk brings a tidy mind.

Libra A quarrel mends itself if left alone. Do not press the point.

Scorpio A hidden matter comes to light. Face it plainly and it will pass.

Sagittarius Travel is favoured, though the roads are poor. Pack light and start early.

Capricorn Patience serves better than haste. A slow week ends well.

Aquarius Friends prove truer than expected. Do not doubt them again.

Pisces A dream worth remembering. Write it down before the fire burns low.

Courier Crossword No. 18,285

Across

The Grand Chancellor (8)
Editor of this newspaper (6)
Garrison town at the landward end of the causeway (8)
A hundred of these to the marka (4)
Where the front is (8)
In the news this week: a town (12)
In the news this week: a town (9)

Down

The Minister of War (6)
The capital (7)
The national game (5)
The kingdom beyond the marshes (9)
In the news this week: a town (8)

Solution in tomorrow's Courier.