St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-05-10
AN OVERLOOKED TERRITORy.


No more fOrcble illustration of the eX-
tent OF this country and the looseness with
which public lands were wont formerly to
be surveyed can be presented than the in
stance of mo Mans Land" This is a
very fertile tract of land lying between
Kansas and the Indian Territory. 1t is of
large extent, but was in some peculiar man
ner left out of the reckoning when the
boundaries of Kansas and the Indian Terri
tory were made. Though within the jurs-
diction of the United States it is totally
without law or government, despite the
fact that it contains many people of the
most desperate character and is of sufficient
area to form very respectable state. AS
the region is well watered and otherwise
attractive immigration has been turned to-
wards it. Before July it is thought 5, 900
people will have settled in the
strip and the foundation of new
territory will be laid in the establishment of
new towns, twenty of which have already
been located. AT present the only law is
a personal sense of justice reinforced with
a Winchester revolver. In no other civil
lied country does similar state of things
present itself, just as in no other country
are the conditions which obtain in America
present. But such an excellent oppor-
tunity the professional politicians will not
let slip. 1t will be but very few days after
the arrival of a sufficiently numerous yot-
ing population until form of government
is secured and the usual number of offices
is provided for the chronically hungry and
ipcty-I mn nhar -nffl |, h.
AN ENERGETIC LAWYERESS.
Though the female lawyer would proba-
bly, be the first to resent any appelation
distinguishing her from her brethren at the
bar, that kind of practitioner has not vet
become so common as to warrant grouping
under the same general term which indi-
Gates the usual legal expert. So long as
''authOreSS" holds its place in the language
there will be warrant for calling a woman
learned in the law a lawyeress. Among
the members Of the other sex who as law
yeresses have sought fame and fortune in
the profession, none is deserving of greater
credit than Mrs. MARY A. LEONARD,
whose legal acumen has won her recogni-
ton from the supreme court of Oregon.
dltcl polSiolclIt anu N6ll-lOuSllG contest.
Through her own efforts. despite strong
opposition, she enjoys the distiction of being
the first woman to be recognized as a duly
authorized member of the Oregon legal
fraternity. Having been refused license
by the supreme court, she succeeded in
getting bill through the state legislature
putting women on the same footing with
men in the courts of the state. Again re-
fused her license by the court she appeared
in her own behalf and by the force of her
arguments completely won over the court to
recognition of her claims. A new field
is thus opened up to women in the West.
The prosaic routine of school teaching is no
longer the only professional occupation in
which she may engage. The ancient fic-
ton that man alone may come to court is
dispelled and magnificent future opened
up to young women in the West. With
the growth Of the woman's suffrage move
ment, the day may come when Oregon NAV
even return some one of her female LAWYERS
to congress, even to the senate. That she
would bring about an improvement upon
her present representation there can be |
little doubt.