The border vidette., 1929-11-16
STATE HISTORIAN G. II. KELLY
CLAIMED BY DEATH

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journalist, died last night at q
hospital here after an illness of
ten days. His immediate family
was at the bedside.
Major Kelly had been in fail
ing health for the last year but
it was not until Friday, when be
suffered q severe heart attack
that his condition was consider
ed serious. He was taken i'll .
few days previously at the He'll
dorado celebration at Tom bstone.
He was removed TO Z Phoenix
hospital where be was progress
ing favorably until seized by the
heart attack Friday.
| Arrangements were made by
Gov. John G. Phillips to have
the body escorted under guard
to the capitol Tuesday morning,
where 1T will lie in state from 10
to II =. m. Tuesday it will be
taken to Douglas where funeral
services aud internment will be
held at 3 o'clock Wednesday af.
ternoon.
By order of Governor Phillips
oil mssts on state buildings will
fly at half mast until after the
funeral st Douglas.
Major Kelly was born in But.
Ter county, Missouri, February
5, 1854. The locality was q new
settlement. in what might be
termed the wilderness. Hunt
ing wild game for the furs was
the only industry. except that of
farming and raising hogs. which
fed on acorns, hickery and other
nuts, plentiful in the low-lands.
As . boy Mr.. Kelly devoted
much time to fishing and wood
craft. no schools having been
established in Butler county un
til the end of the Civil war. when
. primary school was started,
with young Kelly as one of the
pupils.
Kelly arrived in Tucson, >Ariz.
the day after Thanksgiving in
1887, where be entered the em,
ploy of the Arizona Daily Star
as printer. The following year
he was transferred to the Stars
editorial staff, having a com bina.
tion job as reporter, solicitor and
collector. He remained with the
Star until October 1, 1883, when
be was engaged by the late John
T. Fitzerald to go to Clifton,
Arizona, to assist in the publica
tion Of the Clarion.
The November election result
ed in q complete route of the
Democratic powers that had been
in full control of Graham county
and Kelly then returned to Tue
son where be was employed by
the Tucson Citizen, as assistant
editor and local reporter. under
the management OF Herbert
Brown and 81. B. Tenney.
He remained there until be
purchased the Valley Bulletin
which had succeeded the Clifton
Clarion, after being moved to
Solomonville. In the meantime,
Kelly who had married in the
cast, sent for his family, Mrs.
Kelly becoming q teacher in the
Tucson public schools.
Under the partnership of Kelly
and Webb, the Bulletin was pub
|,lished weekly for number of
years. Webb selling out to Kelly
in 1891 Ia 1903 Kelly sold out
and became interested with his
son. w. b. Kelly in the Bisbee
Review. ,....,
Major Kelly then went to
Douglas and started the Daily
international, later with his son
organizing the State Consolidat
ed Publishing company and in
1907 purchasing the Arizona
Daily Star and the Phoenix De
mocrat. he sold the Democrats
in 1909. Major Kelly then be
came part owner of the Douglas
Daily international and continu
ed publication of that paper until
1925 when be sold out to the
Dispatch Publishing Co..
he was appointed to the Office
of state historian by Governor
G.. w. P. Hunt in 1928, and 10
1926 Major Kelly published the
first volume of his Arizona bis.
tory, entitled Legislative His.
tory of Arizona-1864-1922."
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