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Show Emanuel Mm lies at Sao Francisco Home One of Salt Lake's Foremost Business Hen Passes Away in California A Useful Career. Emanuel Kahn. one of tho most prominent promi-nent business men of Salt jiko. died at his homo In San Francisco at 3:15 yesterday yester-day morning of pneumonia. About fo years ago Mr. ICahn began falling In health and It was thought wlso for him to remove to California. There ho seemed to be recovering until last Thursday, when he caught cold, tho trouble settling In his lungs. He began to sink rapidly, tho end coming yesterday. Mr ICahn was a native of Germany, and hnd lived some years In Illinois, from which State ho camo to Utah In lid. Ie was employed In tho business of his elder brother. Col. Kahn. vldely known In his life, and who established iho first wholesale whole-sale grocerv store In Utah. Both men were successful In this business, and after tho senior ICahn's death, Emanuel Knhn look his place In the business. Tho lattor's Emanuel Kahn. greatest fault seems to have been a too close application to business affairs, Mr. Kahn usually devoting about eighteen hours a day to work. At his death ho was CI years of ago. He leaves a wife and ono daughter. His wife and tho widow of Col. Kahn arc Maters, Ma-ters, making a double relationship. Mr. Knhn was devoted to his family, and was a man known for the fact that ho never Interfered with tho lives of other people. Before his trip to tho Pacific coast he had been compelled to give tho wholesale grocery business of the firm of Kahn Bros, entirely Into the hands of Manager Weltz. Many times previous to this, Mr. Kahn had been forced to leave tho work to Mr. Welt?., on account of 111 health, at such times having falcon 11 trip abroad and several trips to the coast. In the death of Emanuel Kahn Salt Lake hnd tho West lost ono of tho best of business men. a man entirely devoted to this career. For a generation ho was closely Identified with the foremost interests inter-ests contributing to the upbuilding of this section. Those who have known him for so many years, and especially old-time business men, are deeply shocked by tho sad event. If Is not known yctwhere the burial will take place. |