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Show POSED A3 A MAN FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. Woman Employed as a Cowboy In Oregon Whose Secret Is Discovered Discov-ered at Hisr Death. A remarkablo case of a woman masquerading mas-querading as a man has Just como to light near Rockvillo, In tho western part of Idaho, near the Oregon lino. A fow day ago .Too Monoghan, a well known cowboy, died Biiddcnly at tho residence of Barney Malloy, on Succor Suc-cor creek, In Oregon. When tho body was bolng prepared for burial it was found that tho deccasod was a woman. Slio had riddon tho ranges ot eastern Oregon for twonty-flvo years, and was widely known ao an oxpert, faithful, untiring cowboy. She worked for tho cattlemen during tho summer and wintor and looked after stock of nor own, of which sho possessed qulto a hord. Tho woman wns small of stat-uro, stat-uro, but very uetivo and strong. Sho was an expert shot with a rovolvor and rlllo. Hor homo was Ina dug-out dug-out near Rockvillo. Sho was well liked by all who know hor well, but iho avoided people excepting as sho :amo in contact with them in hor work. Deceased wns about 5i ycar3 of ago. Nothing Is known of her antecedents. an-tecedents. Sho served on Juries in Oregon and voted at elections. |