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Show POF.CD AS A MAN FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS. Woman Employed as a Cowboy In Oregon Whose Secret Is Discovered Discov-ered at Her Death. A remarkable enso of a woman masquerading mas-querading as a man has Just como to liEht near Rockvlllo, in tho western part of Idaho, near tho Oregon lino. A few days ngo Joo Monoghnn, a well known cowboy, died suddenly at tho residence of Barney Malloy, on Succor Suc-cor creek, In Oregon. Whon tho body was being prepared for burial It was found that tho deceased wa-s n woman. Sho had ridden tho ranges of eastern Oregon for twenty-flvo years, nnd was widely known as an oxport, faithful, untiring cowboy. Sho worked for tho cattlemen during tho summer and winter and looked after stcck of her own, of which sho possessed quito n herd, Tho woman was small of stat-uro, stat-uro, but very activo and strong. Sho was an expert shot with a rovolvcr and rifle. Her homo was In a dugout dug-out near Rockvlllo. Sho was well liked by nil who know her well, but sho avoided people excepting as sho camo In contact with them In hor work. Doccased was about 61 years of ago. Nothing Is known of her antecedents. an-tecedents. Sho sorved on Jurlos In Oregon and voted at elections. |