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and are doing a fine business. Recently Another well-known name is that of Mrs. Miss Pier argued and won a case in the Ada M. Bittenbender, who has been for the Supreme Court which secured her much past two years active in the Women's Chris praise The balance of the family, consist tian Temperance Union movement, repre ing of two younger sisters (I am told that senting the association in Washington. Her Miss Pier herself is only about twenty-two home is in Lincoln, Neb, where she read years of age), are at present taking the legal law for two years in her husband's office, course in the same school from which their was admitted to the bar in 1882, and in

partnership with him she pursued a gen mother and sister graduated. eral practice until Two other sisters, 1888, when she went named Spaulding, also to Washington. At students in this school, the State convention will practise in Janesof the Nebraska Pro ville. Miss King hibition Party two speaks of them in the years ago, Mrs. Bit highest terms. From tenbender was chosen the same school was as the nominee for graduated a Mrs. La the position of Judge Follette in 1885, from of the Second Judicial whom I have not District. She is only heard; and last June out of practice tempo Miss Jessie M. Hutch rarily, her legal part inson, already referred nership in her hus to. band's business con The name of Mrs. tinuing, as I under J. M. Kellogg, of Topeka, Kan., has be stand. come familiar of late, Another Nebraska couple who are prac owing to newspaper tising law together is items announcing the the firm of E. M. & fact of her appoint Addie M. Billings, of ment as chief clerk — Geneva, Neb. Mrs. or as that officer has CARRIE BURNHAM KILGORE. Billings read law in been usually called her husband's office there, assistant at several years, was admitted to the bar of torney-general — to her husband, the at Nebraska in 1887, and has practised con torney-general. She studied in her hus band's office at Emporia for two years, and tinually, trying cases, civil and criminal was admitted to the bar of the Supreme alike. She writes me that occasionally a Court in 1881, after which they formed a law man comes into the office with work who partnership and practised together until Mr. does not want " the woman " to meddle in Kellogg's appointment to office, with the his case; but such clients are exceptional. A little farther west, and the Pacific coast exception of about four years during which she was not in active practice. Another is reached. From the Dean of the Hastings lady, Mrs. Ella W. Brown, of Holton, Kan., College of the Law in San Francisco, I learn is studying in her husband's office with the that three women have graduated from that purpose of practising with him as soon as institution. The first was Miss Mary McHenry, of San Francisco, a daughter of Judge she gains admission to the bar. 4