Salt Lake Herald | 1901-12-02 | Page 6 | Former Bootblack Dies a Wealthy Man

FORMER BOOTBLACK DIES A WEALTHY MAN New Iw York Dee Dec 1 Word has 8 reached Newark N J that William Y Jones who when a boy blacked booths bootz and sold old papers at the Lacka Lackawanna wanna railroad station in that city had bad died in South Africa recently and nd left Jett to lo his bl sister sl ter Mrs airs Henry McCann McCanna a fortune for une in mining interests and other properties Jones many years ago located near Johannesburg and worked as a cook on the Rand for a time and ats started a restaurant Many Matt Ia y of the miners patronized his place and often he accepted a In payment for meals scrip which stood for interest in some of what were considered useless mines mine A lot Jot of this scrip later latet proved t to toe be shares fix f a mine t suddenly became b a paying one o i There ThereWa was Wa a rush rash for stock and Jones be became became became came wealthy wealth eay