The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1916-11-17
MONTANA w@MEM ON THE
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Billings Police Woman
Her Wonderful Work;
Guardian of City Gate

Stands Where the Steam Highways Cross and
Gives Aid and Comfort to M,)t;tudes.
BY Mrs. [. O. Edmmds.
Hostess Lady of Billings is the term which vas applied by a friend
to Miss Name f. Kerr who combines in oe the four offices of deputy sheriff
70" %a' re i fst sSe ." "1ie es9 ssros sa P tssSsie rsn nad for Sa The the S Sy OF M nalins: 5 e 9sRSt
s "ae t ss9 fin these f ss oSf ie 0n Hsr w snann IN fr th the sm mSst o nat p f 81 fSe IN de ayJ
and n M Of the many thousands who have had occasion to spend a period
enforced sns ssn stay xs made lessd rsary BY the presence Of the winning person
s s'S Of Il: "''''' of the depot o by the performances, of some of her many
a ars Ss a"sss sut tn %9s's e Ss 1; f She s' DID 1 nt, y 90 t Hsi o Epp play H son at s sass BY By r er
the ns.s city t and dc county %nX,: a a n executive We, officer which assists her in carrying gu:
more n t%e' is e: y s s's1ssd s e %atss1 x fs@ '': y pss: sa; t,.in. daily bring the
WHERE they terry for a ' space Of time SSar,y5g from rom a few s mn r%9ss t to 4 many many
&s TRANSCEND ans ; i'm sast i n ss Of ps' s%s II M Gay k Extends s1sn its 9 aH as sisasG;ty e1 At
languages, all degrees re- , Of hs!plsssness pass IN long procession aeross her path;
A ss;s e. s s ! $;S: J IN Fl sS {! t: III: her e 5 ;y% e thy :Sy' s + e. :; ,S% s: :s$ ma; r. a a"a
and an, "tssss5' to relatives in in Red lease: H i IS 't tired, hungry a. and be bs
ts;ssss his his Friend: ar % not here s to on meet 5n; :, ! + N \. tbs sea a: :s'5 MIS- < T: ass
=; :: T s ss e. %s ri i 5 5: !: :; H H; :: d 5, q ; i: ;t r: !: t S:s :$s &!:{ XII; :: R:: s :s;s s.5 :ss
so"n5$ Ss2ss viii vi Be on hand When e sG? j to o greet sss! the b little: Stranger an g t:'Ss "
sreat distances ss came o%s n 1nsa the isaf Billings iii mar ma tn ' scare! 5 5st la na" vee "a a 1ar
together ss%:l in the 1S waiting room room a and 1s each l was . carefully "%f E' t s%rd % p,ec eda eGea RdG Ssr
set ahsa td' to s' ra; 1T the fe feaSsst'1 ba aa; in the !" s.% sase ic at tsas St. G 9@s iSe wsss
people fd ,o rsanise1 ,o assst famsd an" nd $3.50 55r young e.g girls travelling sdin alone on were we're advised
s ,htt ySp 4s 60 sI {so s5,iy sor with aash n fnnds N AtS Thjsh f1ss they = m n fsn neither the r be
vide for th hes. contingencies S 9 sis.. yet somehow Miss ,iSsi KEN err, Away; manage: ana
Care Of the Friendless Aged; All Sent Away Rejoicing.
daily ,sp? f. BOOK s*5"t: *75a AS No i 5fons5t =: . 1$yss:se1 ID s' bound gu" for
S Ss1 sas h6 ssi s SsGT tSs next e 5, dsy, TO %h ss W r d ssh es sa S%5 n sn;v had / e sGsi:ei S ss
Ticket E:t" 5s sSp e.; T {s;s; ;@ &c 5 did,! No 1 i Sff ouch t. :; ; ys S5s;n boy E; s5;? s$ ;Se; ;s532 : a
SS fss se TIM; tine R ps 9;ifet n 's ss5 HG a te the the d safst j in 5%s for sa% THE s ssa ssfe tioi ss
81 No No. i 4 81 is xss that ss ' s;sS9' 4 al ar n;sns and fa, take Sss NO. no ca az nhs se %;; snissv but ut
she' h :sii p% 3ns sps1,i i a ,t ss:S T;t ;o % 1; ;hiaS, AMID AMID shs T' ss ss' sn aeeP st 5 Sst th de15
tination by daylight. On the sam evening 1 saw a very feeble old IAN stand
to stay night in Billings: Succeeded in getting iHs1 his ticket changed h" H%" which Which
Nov these incidents all occurred in ne day but as a starter for
baby who had arrived on an early train. She a without ticket o money
nearby city, had the operator wire and they wired her money and ticket
Montana Gateway; Looks Out for Maynard Girls.
It would be impossible to cite all the difficulties and complications
which Miss Kerr meets in the performance of her duties. A west bound
English but who Carried a note bearing the a%am s and l., addresses Of two
%s is I xd fRary a toe aatss ir pa { bnsnsfs f b%nss IN T Of ts % %m N, We ? Fcarnea
nearby town and that, owing to sickness, she had been detained in EIHs
to " ssn e; ~s a 9 yoa ss t ro%, and St ths e TG 9ns t, p;"'S n an ;n ntpGiy GO r nsr Eay;
and sst.s "s earl always IS a mi. mi" l.: ap ,esa to , be sa with h. her snos or f" lowing n her; TN h.
special I care of of the sI proprietor 5rn :e! Miss Kerr nm has the hearty " cooperation nHo of of
s several a% of these hotel h%s a! people si ito whom tho n her slightest aihfs; or request is law! s~, and under lie
a is placed under supervision by the city police and afen his arrest
.,n; One m iss add Id. a j.! fifth it as office ss to the 9th Gshs r. four Rm which ia. Miss Kerr Ter RS So
capacity eys she s@ cares 70 for o orphan r ar Children en who arr be- being taken to- homes. 81 looks
: shssa ft IT IS $ sometimes !" si her an ay , o: esson p aSs' girls syS to ' ts Industrial "S Ai School, Hse
in ;as ;s:z r sss r & T fs2 s @;t " IS a sS TO ,s aaS IS ' ps;e st% ~ss ar ss sse Es sf 1ssss
her s,oervision any woman inmate of the Billings Jail.
book %; r. :; e, t s 81: f. $$5 !, # +: , s.% :ss'' f. ':t : E; " 81 q S SSt IL r.; :;;s,s ;s:% : $ oh = %: sS T ; : :
sry for them to stay all night. The woman was terribly frightened. She
room and brought coffee for herself and milk for the baby, and then she
seemed to realize that I was trying to help her and expressed her gratitude
by kissing my hand. I could not at once find an interpreter and knew she
could not understand if took her to a hotel, so made her comfortable for
the night O u couch in the womens oom. Later me of the city police
mn who spoke Bohemian came in and explained the situation to her. She
"a quite content then and in the morning I took her to breakfast and
placed her on her train"
"Just the next day a German Russian girl arrived who was expecting her
sister to meet her but she had not come, She ws in great distress. phoned
to Mr. Mil, the good friend of all the Russians in these parts and he imme-
diately came to the depot He explained to her that We would find her