P a g e 2 G h o s t T o w n s a n d H i s t o r y o f M o n t a n a N e w s l e t t e r The Kelly’s left Garnet in the late 1930’s and the saloon closed. This building has since been preserved. Lou and Sarah owned and operated the Kelly Saloon at Garnet from 1898 to the late 1930’s. Louis P. Kelly, was born in Canada in 1863, he met Sarah Ann McLeod in Indiana and were married in Garnet on May 25, 1899. Soon Sarah’s dad, Hector McLeod, came to Garnet and then Sarah’s sister, Mary Jane. Mary Jane McLeod married Mike Miller, a miner in Garnet, on January 13, 1907. The Miller’s lived in Garnet until 1912. Three of their children were born in Garnet, the third child, Fay Miller was born upstairs in the Kelly Saloon. In the 1910 census, Hector McLeod (widower), lived with Louis and Sarah Kelly above the Kelly Saloon and he was 76 years old. Louis Kelly died on April 16, 1938 and his wife died on June 17, 1940, both in Missoula, and were buried in the St Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Missoula.—This article appeared in the June 2016, Garnet Preservation Association Newsletter. Courtesy of our friends Photo Courtesy of the McMillan Family McLeod sisters: Elizabeth, Margaret, Sarah and Mary Jane. at the Garnet Preservation Association, Find out more about them and their work or about visiting and supporting Garnet Ghost Town at: http:// www.garnetghosttown.org/ All Photos have been donated to the Garnet Preservation Assn., by the son of Fay Miller McMillan. Hugh and Anne McMillan. A big “Thank You” goes out to Hugh and Anne for their generous contribution. Margaret and Sarah (Steve Miller) Little Napa Lookout A major project for Northwest Montana Forest Fire Lookout Association in the summer of 2016 was replacing the stairs on the Little Napa lookout on the Swan State Forest. This was a complex carpentry effort – no right angles to be found! It took many weeks of work to tear out the old stairs, work on scaffolding to place beams to support new stair treads, hang the new stringers, place 2 tiers of new stairs, and build new railings. The results were spectacular! Thanks to the many participants: retired architect Daniel Revell who develPhoto Courtesy of the McMillan Family Louis Kelly and Fay Miller Photo Courtesy of the McMillan Family
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