Kelly - Jack
Source: Crawfordsville Review Oct 24, 1916 p 1
Anyone who has been around the city after night fall in the last 18 years will at once recognize the above as a very excellent likeness of Jack Kelly, now on his 18th year as Merchant Policeman in this city. For nearly a score of years, Mr. Kelly has been on duty in the town district of the city. His hours being at nightfall and end with the coming of day. In that time, Jack Kelly is sure to be somewhere on his beat. Week day, Sunday, year in, year out, Jack Kelly is on the job. He has never had a vacation and his absence from his post of duty would scarcely amount more than 60 days in the whole period.
As a merchant policeman, Mr. Kelly has more jobs to perform than any man in town. His night is full of duty and he finds solace from lonesomness in activity. Doors must be tried, always gone over, lights turned on and off, patrons wakened and a hundred little details performed, for the comfort of others and the efficiently of the service. Usually men who work of nights, week out times when a nap may be taken without impairment of service. Not so with Jack Kelley (sic). Every 10 minutes of time has some little duty, and the veteran gives it attention to the minute. You may set your watch by Kellys movements.
Strangers arriving in the city after night fall find in Mr. Kelley a courteous, obliging official - willing to help and ready with kindly answers as to locations and directions. In these things he is an asset to the whole community, although the paid servant of the few. In his long years of duty Mr. Kelly (sic) has never had much occasion to demonstrate his bravery, but those who know him best, are not doubtful of the outcome. Jack Kelly is just as game as he is honest. More than that cannot be said.
In addition to his many other duties, Mr. Kelly finds time to set as the presiding officer of the P.P. Ca., a widely growing organization among those who exhibit the frailties of the human race. In this capacity Mr. Kelly yields deference to all his fellow clubmen and claims no more honors for himself than should be accorded to the average citizen. - typed by kbz
