Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-08-08
Judge M Dead

Ex-Jupge Jam Ss MI lAet wy soIg ST.
Cloud who for years presisIt.sl ali tile!
terms. O. the district court heldS ID, this
county died at his home Thursday
evening Of last week, ] Ill 81 He had
been lnavery poor health for several
mont hs. and for six weeks previous to
his death he was confined to bis room
almost constantly He was very pop
l1iar in this part Of the State and hum
s.reds of warm pc rsonal friendsin Nor
rison county will be panied to hear Of
his death. The funeral services were
|oeld on Sunday afternoon, and an im-s
mense throng Of synnp athizing friends.
attended. The funeral procession,
over mile inlength, was the largest
ever seen in ST. Cloud.
The following isa brief sketch Of the
life ofthe deceased: E .... i:
Jane. Mctsowen McKelyy was born
liz Pittsburgh, Pa, on the 10Th day OF
April, 1885. On his iuther's side he
was Of Scoicll,Iri1h descent while from
li,issa,other came his German blood. His
early life was spent on bis tathe::'s farm
+ Just .outside The city OF Pittsburgh. He
prepared himself for, ond entered the
A!ieglsany college in 1850 and from this
institution lie graduated in due, time.
He sludied law. in the Office Ut. T.. NJ.
Marshall, in Pittsburgh, and was admit
ted ID the bar in 1876. The following
| fail 1851, he moved to st. Cloud and es-
| !;lblishcli himself. in his chosen profcs.
sion, the bar. He WAS married on the
| 18th day of April, 1861, to Miss Mar
garet darlington, OF ST. Cloud, 10y whom
! be has had six children. In July, 1862,
! lie enlisted iE the army and was COM
nisSioned IS first lieutenant Of compony
| /, Seventh MINES "a infantry. During
| the fiEst ye,tr he was prom oted to cap
! ;tincy. On il! 10th Of December 1854
! he was wounded al tht battle Of Mash
VILE and was confined to the hospital
most Of The time until March 1865. He
then resigned his commission, returned
to ST. Ciord and resumed the practic, Of
law with {. y. Kerr, nov Of 81. Paul, as
his partner. In May 1858, he WAS APP
D.,in!rd Judge Of The then newly created
! Seventh district, for IA period OF seven
months. Dsfnre the seven months la
| expired he was elected to the positIon
for seven years, and was reelected in 49,
70 and 1880. In May, 1885, he resigned ,
and Gov. Hubbard appointed Judge l..
w. Collins 10 ill the vacancy. The year
that he settled in St. Cloud he was elected
as prosecuting attorney, and was reinsta-
| ted Oh his return from the war, only
resigning the position tn accept that OF
judge. He was an able judge. his naiu-
raj ability anil thorough knowledge of
, law combining to make him such. He
never carried the henc', INFO private life,
and never inlcrpose> the di~ni,ies Of the
rrmiuc between himself and friends. In
court he was Just but courteous, and al.
ways made a favorable impression on
those with whom he was professionally
thrown in contact. He, was +, publican
! in principles, but not strong partisan
Judge Mckelvy leaves a widow and six
ceildrcn---two boys and four girls. The
eldest child--a dluglier--about five
weeks ago WAS taken i'll, and is now
considered hnpe|esAy snsane, wilh5her
death near at hand The judges father,
mother and TWO brothers, one Il lawyer
and The Olher a doctor, still live at Pitts
hu1gh. The father is Il very wealthy
man, and the judge was considered TO be
worth $o5, 900