The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-04-14
WOMEN IN THE NonrHwEsr.
How Brave Girls Acquire Health,
Wealth and 1atrimony.

Montana is paradise for females, and SO
is Idaho, Wyoming, Washington, and even
Oregon. What few girls we have out this
way are full of pluck, grit and enterprise,
and every single one of them could get mar
ried twenty times over, if such thing could
be imag ined Here in Maiden, which is
now the county seat of Fergus, the new
county created at the last session OF the
Montana legislature, there are neither
young girls nor maidens. There is not an
unmarried lady in the whole town, which
would therefore make it safe retreat for
bachelors to fly to. This scarcity of ladies
not confined to this one locality, but is
prevalent all over the Territory. The only
ones who seem to have more than their
share are the Mormons, of whom there are
number in Western Montana and an I'M
limited number scattered all through the
beautiful valleys Of Southern Idaho. Miss
Jennie Corson, who is known throughout
the country as the Shepherdess of the
West" came to Montana some years ago
and took up sheep ranch in Meagher coun-
ty. She did it all alone and unnided. After
awhile she sent for her lazy brother from
Chicago and made him overseer of her
aocks. Matters went well with her, and
soon she had a fine band of sheep, and as
valuable ranch property as there is in
Montana. She took up some land under
one or another of the Government acts,
proved up on time, and became landed
proprietor. Now, it happened that the
next claim to her own was taken up by an
enterprising young man named Severance,
who, like his fair neighbor, first started
sheep ranch and then got hold of some of
the SOIL They tended focls in company
for some time, and then Severance proposed
marriage. He was accepted, and the two
happy wool-growers united their fortunes
and have been doing better and better ever
since.
There are other girls in Montana just ex-
actly like Mrs Severance, nee Corson, but
more are wanted There are some real old
ladies out here who have taken up claims,
who run dairy or keep a store, but who
are leetle too aged to think of matrimony.
One dame of this description has ranch
sooto Out va thAc PihAhiC hchf AhNtliSoObht,
rides horse and shoots like man, keeps
post Office and is the owner of 1G0 acres
lately the property of Uncle Sam. Another
lady living on Boulder Creek named Sarah
Davidson shot bear in January last, and
with the bounty received for it, as we'll as
the sale of the meat and hide, she paid for
a sewing machine. IS
Not every girl wants to get married. but
oil of them want to vote. Only last year at
the elections in Western Montana for Ter
ritorial school superintendent there We're
four Richmonds in the field. Three of them
were females and the fourth min. In
Bozelnnn old plaeards on the fence can still
be seen appealing to the passers-by to vote
for Miss Hamilton, the Peoples Choice.n
Miss Hamilton got there and her conpet
tors were all left, " the man. bringing up
the rear. Helena has u lady superintendent
of schools who has Indian blood in her veins
and who is highly educated. She has also
marked dramatic talent, playing Charlotte
Cushmnn's roles in the theatricals.