Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1894-03-10
SHE SELLS HORSES.
MISS kiTTiE WILKINS rs HER IA
THEIRS PARTNER in A RANCH.

THEIRS PARTNER IN A RANCH.
she Likes the BasIns.. and Can Give
msst Men Points en Equine steek--she
weuid Rather Raise and Sell Horses
Than Live In n nis City.
II doesn't seem proper and chivairic
thing to call young aud handsome wom
an "A pioneer, even when she has becn the
first woman To enter a nrw occupation.
iut Miss kittie wilkins. Of Idaho. has
no objection 10 being called the pioneer
woman horse dealer. She would rather he
tailed that. she says. than the cattle
queen Some western papers have given
her that title. hut she detest~ Il. partly be
cause she thinks IL is absurd and partly
because she doesn't like cattle. hut she
loves horses dearly. and has always lovesl
them ever since she WAS a tiny biz Of
girl.
"Yes. that IL partly why have taken up
this occupatio ion," said Miss wilkins. MY
father has been raiser Of horses for many
years. aud from the time was a little girl
| was always around with him among the
horses and on his selling trips. and NO when
grew up Just drifted gradually into the
work of selling the horses, until now
have entire charge Of that branch OF our
business
Miss wilkins Is equal partner with her
father and two brothers In the big wilkins
horse and cattle ranch In southwestern
Idaho. The father aud brothers devote
themselves TO the ranch side Of the bt,si
ness while into the sisters hands have
been put for the lust six years the outside
work. and she has attended 10 the sales
.f. ~ l.s.sh La and
She doesn't care for cattle. and her work
with them Is perfunetory. but all through
the west SHE Ii famous for her thorough
knowledge Of horses. her quick and excel
lent Judgment upon them and her skill In
their management
Miss wilkins has made business trip to
| New York. Heretofore she has made her
sales In Chicago and the large cities west
OF the Mississippi Aud In all the big
stock yards Of that region her annual visit
| and her consignment of big ranch horses
are expected with interest For her horses
are always big. healthy aud salable. and
she II a handsome and interesting young
woman Although she goes about her
business In ss businesslike way ~ " she
were man. she is like refreshing breeze
from her own far away prairie.
| MY success in New York has been very
good, said Miss wilkins. ''and | intend
| hereafter to make a business trim 10 your
city every year
| "yaw | eni iov the bnsiuess very n,uch
and ia fascination grows upon me con
stantlv no consider n INV nrofessinn for
life, WHY. YES. certainly: inst A. much as
rtv bro,her,s consider n theirs WHY NOT
devote all my time and energy to learn
iuv ali can about horses. their breesiin.r
eare and mnuaRement. And the more
| learn the more find out there IN vet 10 bt
| learned It,n the u,ost fascinating occupn
tion know OF. nnd am thoroughly happy
iii
.Did 4 ever find any obstacles and did
anybo,Iy ever hint that they Thought /,
was unwomanlyy Well those are queer
questions do Won know, il never oc
Cured 10 me before that anybody might
think IL was an unwomanly business for i
woman 10 be engaged IN. Even the nosi
disapreeahle person ever saw never hint
Ell M But it,s INV chosen occupation.
eniov II ana am snccegsfnl IN n. and M,
father and brother. trust nv iudpm.n
| and canncitv In the b,,siuess inst ma the,
a. ,ha,r osvn Ana n ,ve ~. sat,sf,e,
what AFFAIR II II of any one ON the outside
! A. sov ol,starlea why bless vou no
,,.,sr foun,l n .iryla one IN tie co,,trar,
.v.ry ON. ha. aiw.vs bpau kindIv am
co,r,.on. and bave MEYER ,n.t v,ith nnx
thing ,ha, was In The lens, h;t unnlrn,
, antS
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