| Show MANY WILL MOURN DEATH OF FRANK J WESTCOTT frank J westcott widely known and highly r respected W min aming ing and business man of this city died in ln the thee east last sunday morning a week ago and was buried irom from the church churchon of the MadeI madeleine madebeine eine thursday with throngs thrones ot of soi rowing friends in attendance at the service forty three westcott came out outa froda years ago frank J his park 3 aik city ci ty having n native state new york and landed in I 1 bus been lured there through the urge to participate in in 1 w he ved as iness of mieng and to reap the fa fortune artune he had conce conc cantile gs being possible if he quit serving in in an uncles iner merca rs years fit as a clerk helas he was then only twenty ot of of alge aige having been born october 12 1858 at the kinle n e aad his death he had just rounded out his sixty ninth yeat 1 when he left salt lake a month or so ago to 10 w undergo in operation no one dreamed but what he would return T good physical health into to t after reaching park city mr westcott dropped 1 of the mercantile store of john H rogers at that bitne one prominent business men of the park to purchase base a de outfit of clothes that was as faras far as he got vl th his se mr gr mi nation to become a prospector and miner bec e lose that rogers persuaded persuade d him to enter his employ service ber i c conta tact establishment brought mr westcott into per P with all the prominent mine operators and the allea tl t he lea entire ott krie tion of the town in a short time frank frankee Fran kwe westa and d to everybody and everybody knew frank ott thoin ht know him was to like him for his sunny dispo sitione gastio ga otio 1 fu ful I 1 and business trall tr the courteous treatment of all in for him his early education anid and business training fitted the big n when tasks helas he was finally commissioned to per perform forill denof men of the mining game in the district recognized his ability and worth and andi angled for his services finally he went with senator thomas kearns moved to salt lake married the senators sister and became business manager of the kearns business real estate and other investments in this city and the surrounding country following as a natural result of his close affiliations he became secretary and treasurer of the silver king mining company which later became the silver king coalition mines company and this position he occupied when he died he was also secretary of the salt lake tribune publishing company but with all the multitudinous duties that were a part of his chosen life work work ithac was so exacting and laden with details he kept the wheels turning smoothly and was always the same unruffled genial whole friend and companion to those he know knew shock of the news telling of his unexpected death will not soon wear off in the ranks of thousands of utah people who knew and admired him |
