DECEMBER 2025 Ghost Towns and History of Montana Newsletter From The Yellowstone Monitor, Dec. 18, 1913 The Life of Louis P. Kelly On October 21, 1898, L. P. Kelly purchased the Bob Moore Saloon from Robert Moore for $1500. The saloon still remains as one of the last buildings in Garnet. The Kelly Saloon was a two story structure with a false front (20 feet by 30 feet) built some time prior to 1898. It offered male orientated entertainment only. The saloon was one big room with a stairway leading upstairs to the Kelly’s living quarters. The bar was on the left-hand side of the room and may have been carved walnut with a brass rail. A large heater stood near the rear of the saloon, and table and chairs for card players were in the center area. An outside stairway also provided access to the upstairs. Mr. and Mrs. Kelly lived in an apartment above the saloon. In the big room facing the south was a kitchen range, cupboards, tables and chairs, a couch and Photo Courtesy of the McMillan Family Louis Kelly Photo Courtesy of the McMillan Family Mary Jane and Sarah several rocking chairs. The two bedrooms overlooked the street. Women and children seldom went into the saloons. Their entertainment was visiting each other and talking. Guests visiting Mrs. Kelly would call up to her via the outside staircase and then ascend the stairs to her apartment. Accessed via: https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/
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