Dodge City times., 1891-07-03

j. Felkei who. as announced Ia.
1sck. Was aIresta'! AN iii. ri,trse of IN
ccSt. was .ried before JUDGE Grobci
yesterday. and the case dismissed befor
the evidence for the prosecution wa
ended. The mother and two daughter
testified for the prosecution. but the
were so densely ignorant it was almos
impossible 10 obtain information from
them They evidently had no concept
ion OF what they were there for. and il
testifying, the mother aud younge
daughter stated tina; they had never OBJ
served anything improper in Felkel'.
relations with the other daughter. Th,
latter;-who is the alleged victim of the
assault. showed every indication of be
ing demented. and In her testimony stat
ed that Fclkel had made improper ad
vances to her, but that they had moi
reached IA criminal stage The whole
family are the persontication of igno.
rance. Judge Grobety gave Fclkel Sc.
we're riprimand, and stated that cow
hide would not be out of place in his
case. Henry Koch acted as interpreter.
The family reunited after the trial was
over
Property of all kinds is already be
ginning to appreciate in value IS a re-
suit of crop prospects. Dodge will not
be ahead of the country this year. but
she will be up with it. We are about to
enter on an era of prosperity. Values of
every kind will advance to Il proper ba-
Sis and the stagnatiOn resulting from the
boom Will recede. The immense crops
of the state will cause an increased bns
inefs for the Santa Fe, and that will re-
suit in many more men being employed
here. Instead of money continually
flowing out there will be an income, and
thousands of dollars interest money will
be permanently stopped. Farmers will
profit by the experience of former years.
and there is small danger of the country
going back to its former condition. In
vestments that have been an incubus
will begin TO pay and capital will again
flow in. Immigrants will once more
turn their faces Kansaswar,l and the
western part of the state will begin de-
veiopine. There have been times when
those with i.ie creates faith have grown
anxious, bu! now the ones with the least
faith are hopeful, and firmly believe
that we are oI the eve of great pro3pcri
ty Water for irrigation is assured. aai
capital is actively engaged in develop
ing this field of investment Merchants
are now eni wing good trade, and the
sing of the harvester preccdes plenty for
he farmer Every one is feeling in the
pest of spirits. because every one ex
poets relief from stagnalion and dull
ness.
The Globe is glad to welcome Major
J. A. Cline to our city He comes with
he intention of running "A newspaper
lerc and will undoubtedly succeed.
We were not pleased, however, at the
vay the Times hOpped upon Mr.. Kline
vhen they found he was coming here.
rhe boys had evidently sized him up as
bout the caibre of the Times, which |
vas hardly fair, They will find they |
lave reused IA sleeping lion and We will |
njoy seeing the Major handle the boys |
vhen he is walked up. We hope that
he Major viii remember the extreme
of the Times editorial staff |
nd refrain from annihilating them, for
he boys are really good fellows though
little shaky as to their politics. so we |
SIX Brother Cline to deal gently with
he Times kids, for they are not so old
D sin but that they may be reformed.
ilobe- Republican.
The above makes convenient cover
nder which is hidden the Globes fears.
[r. Cline comes here rs Republican
nd will run Republican paper, and
nat is sufficient reason for the Globes
'epidatiOn. The Times, during career
seventeen years, has always had suf-
cient business to W arrant it in issuing
aper, and that it would be worked up
ny over the Ensign's advent is neither
probability nor fact. The Globe
lspended once and its present manage
ent is going out of business again
on account Of the opposition
,gendered by Major Cline removal to
lis city. There is no question that his
sper would have been recognized as the
ficial organ of the Republicans, had
he Globes present management been
.tained. The Kids" as the Globe
Icetiously terms the publishers of the
ines, may be little shaky on politics,
Ut they require no moneyed considera-
on to support candidates, and bolster
p their faith. In our youthful judg-
ent. we regard Mr.. Cline as much
ra inier opponent than the Globe. and
lat is not saying much, to be sure.
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