Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1912-12-24
DAVENPORT

Record at Postoffice.-All records Of
former years In the amount of mail
handled in a single day at the Dayen-
port postoffce we're broken yesterday.
II IL estimated that the incoming and
outgoing mail numbered no less than
100000 pieces. All day long the cor
ridors OF the postoffice were crowded
with sGnders OF Christmas mai. IL
had the aspect Of a bargain counter in
a big department store. so eager were
the people to reach the various win
dCws with their mail.
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Cars Collide. - Two autos we're
slightly smashed and one occupant in
jured Sunday afternoon when a ma
chine driven by II. A Phoenix, 2319
Brady street, and August Gettert of
Muscatine collided at Fifteenth and
Brady streets. The injured was Miss
Gettert who was slightly bruised by
the impact The car driven by Mr..
Gcttert was coming south and that OF
Phoenix going north. Through a mis-
understanding in signals. the two
drivers took the same side OF the
street with the crash resulting The
loss TO both machines will be about
500.
Joke Nearly FataI.-Paul Magdal,
the Austrian victim OF a joke which
turned out to be nearly fatal, now has
fighting chance to survive his in
jJrries Reports from his physic.-ls
NJ Mercy hospital today are TO the
effect that unless peritonitis sets in
within the next day or two he will in
all probability recover Investigation
into the injuries received by the
young laborer az the Bettendorf shops
Saturday morning, when an air hose
With l75 pounds OF pressure was ap-
piled TO him, shows that he suffered
IL perforations OF the intestines, the
smallest OF which Is an inch and a
half and the largest four inches long
That Louis DeRousse, the young man
held for the preparation OF the joke,
was unassisted in the affair has been
learned through q more complete in
Vestigation OF the case There we're
several other employees in the shop at
the time, but none had anything to
do with the act. Those who are to
be called as witnesses in the case are
George Schrader. William Kosak. John
ckner. Emil Goettsch, Charles Hoop
ner. Frank Lebitit and John Jones. No
charge has as yet been filed against
DcRopsse, this developing upon the
outcome OF the injured mans condi.
tion. DeRousse lives at 1920 West
Seventh street.
Church Dedieated.-The dedication
OF the new church of the zion Ger
man Evangelical Lutheran congrega-
tiun, which was an event of Sunday.
attracted many people from beyond
the city as well as all members Of
the church, and the auditorium was
hlled to overlooking. necessitating
chairs being put in the aisles at the
three services OF the day. Rev. q.
Hclterman, the pastor. was assIs -
by DR.. F. Richter OF Clinton. who
preached the sermon of the morning;
Professor Gamb OF the wartburg col
lege OF Clinton, who spoke at the
2;3O service OF the afternoon: Rev. NJ.
Reinamund OF the Orphans home o.
Muscatine, and Rev J. Haefner Of the
Muscatine church. who made the ad-
dress OF the evening"
Mexican 10 Held.-Raymond Garcia.
charged with assault with intent to
commit murder, was held TO the grand
jury yesterday, at his preliminar hear
irg before Magistrate Roddewig in
police court. Garcia is charged with
having inflicted knife wounds on
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