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Show ALFRED PICOT DIED SUDDENLY ON THURSDAY Alfred I'icot, known in Logan and Cache Valloy ns a very wealthy man, his business having been thnt of loaning monoy on renl estate, died very suddenly nt tho Utah Idaho hospltol on Thursday afternoon nt C:30 o'clock, following a brief Ulnoss of pneumonia. Mr. I'icot was only a young man, liming reached his 51st birthday anniversary an-niversary last October. Ho was born In tho Isle of Jcrsoy where nil his near kin folk llvo. Ho Is survived by a wlfo nnd nlno children and IiIb wife's parents, Mr. nnd Mrs. George Mollo. Tho suddenness of his denth comes as a shock to his family who had no Idea that his condition was so bnd. Every possible attention was given him by tho city's most skilled physicians. phy-sicians. However, tho end cumo as nbovo stated. Mr. Plcot started In tho loaning business In a small way thirty years ago. Tho way his business hns heon cnrrled on chiefly was by contract for deed on property as security for monoy loaned to clients. It Is roughly estimated that his estato Is worth upwards of $200,000 to $400,000. During tho llfo of Mr. Plcot ho has been blind, and to some It Beems nothing short of 'miraculous that ho should accumulate such a largo estate es-tate Deceased has been a liberal man with his moatiB In many ways. Ho has contributed to tho poor when ho hns been appealed to for assistance Ho has been very lenient with persons per-sons who havo borrowed money from htm, at times when It was hard for them to meet their obligations. In tho conduct of his business ho has mado friends tho county over. runoral services will ho held In the Fourth wnrd meeting houso on Sunduy nt 12 o'clock. Friends are coidlally Invited to attend. t |