The Sauk Centre herald., 1907-12-12

was lmpresslvcly beautiful and ap-
propriate.
Then, after an opportunity was
given for friends to look once more
upon the face OF one whom they had
known and honored in life, the casKet
was closed and the march to the
cemetery begun.
The active pail bearers were half a
dozen we'll known Sauk Centre citizens
vino had been personal friends of Mr..
Keller, namely Messrs. w. S. Dean,
w. McNeice, J. A. Dubois, A. T.
Watson, G.. o. Hoffman and j. W..
GRAY. The last two mentioned were
the foremen OF the Sauk Centre and
the Joplin factory respectively. There
were six honorary pail bearers, men,
bers of the local Grand Army post,
Mr.. Keller having belonged to that
organization. They we're: Lucas
Kells, g. NJ. Sprague, Hon. j. R.
Howard, David Cleveland, j. H. Can
field and Harry Parker.
The procession was imposing. First
came the employees of the Keller
factory walking two abreast. Mayor
Ward and the other city officers and
the members of the city council
followed, Immediately preceding the
hearse. The procession extended q
distance OF more than four city blocks.
As it came to the corner of Main and
Third streets the Sauk Centre Band
was in waiting and took the lead,
playing a dirge until Greenwood
cemetery was reached.
The last rites we're performed and
the procession returned to the city,
leaving the honored dead to sleep
until the resurrection morn.
All the member of the Keller family
were present at the funeral. DR.. and
Mrs. C. A. Beise arrived from Brainerd
on Tuesday; Henry V. Keller and
Miss Louise Keller came Thursday on
the train that bore the remains hither
from Omaha where, Mr.. Keller died.
H. E. Murphy, treasurer Of the Joplin
company, came along with them.
William F. Keller was at home here.
All the relatives living in Sauk Centre
were there. Mr.. and Mrs. A. Dahlem,
Mrs. Dahlem being a sister of the late
Mrs. Henry Keller, and Mr.. Dahlem's
children attended. August Rien from
Kenmare, N. D., was also present
The day that the remains arrived
here they were received at the depot by
Il delegation of Grand Army veterans,
prominenl citizens and the employees
of the factory. The pail bearers
selected for the funeral officiated on
this occasion and the G. A. R. and
factory employees constituted guard
of honor from the Great Northern
station to the Keller home on the hill.
There the body lay in state until the
time for the funeral and many i'm
proved the opportunity to take last
look at the silent form of one who in
life had done 80 much for Sauk Centre
in q material way. Many expressions
of sympathy and regret were heard.
The details OF Mr.. Keller's death
were not known until the arrival of the
body here. 1t appears that Mr.. Keller
had gone to Omaha to attend a con-
vention of implement dealers. After
leaving Sauk Centre in October and
returning to Joplin he seemed to i'm
prove materially, so that it was deemed
perfectly safe for him to take the
Omaha trip unaccompanied. This
was two weeks before Thanksgiving.
The last day of the convention Mr..
Keller was taken ill and had to 60 to
his hotel. He was confined to his bed
for time but then felt better and sat
up ia his room. He talked over the
telephone with his son and daughter
in Joplin but simply told them he was
not badly off and would be all right
shortly. But he grew worse and a
local physician informed Miss Keller
at Joplin, over the phone, and she
started at once for Omaha, arriving
the Monday after Thanksgiving Day.
Her brother Henry came on the next
train. Mr.. Keller grew rapidly worse
and soon became unconscious. Not
the fact that everything |
hat could be done was done. and that