Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1908-01-30
DEATH OF MRS.A.W.k KELLEY
Al Her Residence In This City
After Short Sickness. First
Woman Resident.

LdSU week Ul0 duuOuuC0u0uU was
made of the serious illness, from
pneumonia of Mrs. A. W. Kelley, and
the fears of her family-as to the out
come of the disease were justified by
the death of the patient at the resi-
dence on 5th ave. north, at 4 O'Clock
Monday morning. Her last sickness
has..been of comparatively short dura-
tion, 1t having been scarcely.a a week,
since the patient was placed under
treatment for tha disease. Her ad-
vanced age, and the natural loss of
vitality, were serious obstacles in
the way OF recovery from the attack
of fever, and the--disease made rapid
headway. Several days before her
family gave up hcpes Of her rallying
and the end was not therefore nnex-
pected. Her husband, A. ". Kelley,
Jamestown's pioneer citizen, is him
self feeling the weight Of years and
continued failing strength, and the
loss of his life long consort is special
ly depressing at this time.
Mrs. Kelley was the first white
women resident of jamestown COM
ing here with her husband from Ft.
Totten in July 1872, and having re-
sided here since that time. She lived
with her husband and family for a
number of years on the original claim
west of the James river near the
present location of the Northern Pa
citic round house and moved across
the stream to the present site of the
city after..the railroad company took
the land, or a portion of it,for shops
and railway purposes.
Mr. and Mrs. Kelley lived at Fit.
Totten for four years before moving
to the site of what is nov James
town.
The deceased was Frances Caroline
Webb, daughter of Horatio Webb.and
was born in Brooklyn, Conn.,, Oct.
81, 1928, and was united in wedlock
to Arthur W. Kelley in st. Paul,
Minp. in 1859. Being among the ear
ly settlers of Minnesota she was wis.
ness to many OF the stirring scenes
that characterized the first develop
ment of that state. She moved to
Ft Totten, Dakota territory In 1868
and spent as stated before, number
of years in that post among the In
dians. AS one of the first white SET
tiers of this region, .-she has exper-
fenced many of the hardshios and in
conveniences characteristic OF he first
settlers and has. s..borne her part with
cheerfulness and 70 titude. Her later
years have pas ed in serenity and
comfort surrounded by her family
and friends, in the city which she has
seen grow from mere trading post,
inhabited by soldiers and frequented
by the advance guard of the railroad,
the hunters and the traders who
passed from point to point on busi-
ness incident to the pioneer settle
ments. She vas post mistress of
Jamestown from 1878 to 1882.
Deceased is survived by her hus-
band and two children, Mrs. @. St.
G. Chenery and Horatio Kelley, all
of this city. She has been an earnest
and consistent member of the Epis-
copal church for 81 years and active
~ identified in the work of her
church during her residence here.
She was also member of the order
of the Eastern Star.
The funeral was held at the Epis-
copal church, Wednesday.p. m.. at
2:30 O'Clock.
r. F. d. From Kensel- Petitions
are being circulated ..for three rural
delivery mail routes out of Kensal
and farmers should get busy and see
that their names are on the petition.
1t is planned to have three routes,
route No. will run north as far as
the farm Of Albert Harding, and as
there are about 100 families on this
route it is expected to get daily ser
vice. Route No.2 will run northeast
and 70 as far north as Carl Erickson
p