Show ONCE WORTH QUARTER OF OFA A MILLION MILLON AND NOW DYING IN THE POOR HOUSE HOSE Gilbert D Amos is dying of kidney disease at the poor house At Atone Atone one time he lie was wa worth a quarter of a a I million dollars and a nd that was only ten years jears ago when Salt Lake was ex en experiencing e its Is biggest boom I Amos is well wel remembered by old Salt Sal Lakers Luker He settled here about bout a score of years Jears ago and opened a meat market marketon 1 01 on 0 the corner now occupied by Druehl Frankens drug store His business prospered and he put all the money he made as ns well wel as the thousands he brought with him to Utah into real ral estate His first firt large Investments were in North Salt Lake and it I was Amos who wh secured d the copper plant for tor this city by putting up the last portion of ot the th bonus for that en enterprise enterprise He mortgaged some of or his property for this purpose Afterwards he built buit the Amos terrace and ant some other large Investments were marked up to his credit He was reputed to be worth no less than part of if I it being left him by rich relatives in In Scot Scotland Scotland cot land Jand Some years ears ago the capitalist took I to drink and his fortune diminished rap Idly Last year he was vas at St Marks hospital for several months suffering with wih rheumatism and a complication of ot o other troubles His money had out before this and he was removed d prom from the hospital finally to the infirm infirmary infirmary ary where his life is ebbing ebbig away aw as swiftly as did his fortune The doc doe doctors doctor tors tor stated last night that he hardly live lve hours Amos has two sons eons In this city nd d a wife wie with whom he has not lived for years year 4 |