The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1923-05-10
JUDGE M. G. KELSEY
CALLED TOREWARD
DECEASED HAD BEEN IN FAIL
ING HEALTH FOR SEW
ERAL YEARS.
FUNERAL HELD MONDAY
WAS MEMBER OF FIRST GRAD
UATING CLASS OF SAUK
CENTRE HIGH SCHOOL

Memo C. Kelsey, we'll known
Sank Centre resident, and attorney,
for the past several years judge of
the Municipal court of this city, pass
ed away at Mound Park Sanitarium,
St. Paul, Saturday, May 5, 1928, at
at 2:30 p. m. The health of the de-
ceased began to fail several years ago
following an attack of paralysis
which confined him to his room for
some time. He was up and about,
however, after several weeks, and re-
sumed his work on the Municipal
bench and cared for some legal bust
ness. He never regained his full
strength.
The remains were brought to Sank
Centre Sunday evening. They were
taken to the Methodist church Mon
day morning where they laid in
state from HOO to 200 o'clock. At
2:30 the funeral was conducted be-
fore and audience that completely
filled the church, by Rev. Wyand the
pastor. Beside all of the city officials
a large number of the Odd Fellows
lodge, of which the deceased was a
highly esteemed member, attended in
a body. Burial was made in Green
wood cemetery.
M. C. Kelsey was the only child of
Ephriam and Elizabeth Kelsey. He
was born in Susquehanna county,
Pennsylvania, Feb. 25, 1860. When
he was 7 years of age his parents
came to Minnesota locating on a
homestead near West Union. Some
years later the parents went east for
a brief period, locating in Indiana.
In a few years they returned TO
Minnesota, this time locating in Sank
Centre, where the deceased grew to
manhood and spent the greater part
of his active life.
Mr.. Kelsey was a member of the
Centre public schools, in 1881. But
Miss Josie Apfeld, Minneapolis; Miss
frankie Wilkins, Lacrosse, Wis, and
J. F. Cooper, Sank Centre.
Following his graduation Mr.. Kel-
sey took up the study of law, and fol-
lowing his admission to the bar he de-
voted his life to PRACTICE of his pro-
feSsion in Sank Centre except for a
short period of time when he was en-
ployed by the government in clearing
up titles to Indian lands on the White
Earth reservation. In this work Mr..
Kelsey took great pride and was rec
ognized as an authority on Indian
titles. He returned to the city fol-
lowing the completion of this work
and resumed his law practice.
He was appointed Judge of the
Sank Centre Municipal Court in 1917
to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
signation of the late Carey S. Diehl.
He has been reelected without OPP
position at every election since. As
Municipal judge Mr.. Kelsey was fair
and impartial, dealing out justice
with an even hand.
Judge Kelsey was prominently
identified with the Odd Fellows fra
ternity, both Subordinate and En-
campment branches, and had held
every office within the gift of the
local lodge with credit to himself and
honor to his fraternity.
September Z, 1885, the deceased
was united in marriage to Miss Alice
A. Reynolds of this city. One child
was born to this union, who died at
the age of eight months. Mrs. Kelsey
passed away Nov. 7, 1920, after an
extended illness. The near relatives
of the deceased are an uncle, Francis
Moore, now nearly 80 years old, re-
siding near Osakis; cousin, George
Moore and family; Mrs. Elmore Jen-
kins, Ada, Mimi, slsJer-in-law, and
Mrs. c. E. Bohall, a cousin, Sank
Centre.
The deceased united with NJ E.
church of this city in December
1920. Judge Kelsey was a good citi-
zen and his kindly smile and greeting
of cheer will be missed by citizens in
all walks of life.