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Show CHINESE PIONEER OF POCATELLO IS DEAD PuCATELLO. Ida.. Jan. 7. Hong Kee. an Americanized Chinese, owner of much property here, Including the Crow hotel, died lust night of pneumonia. pneu-monia. Kec had lived hero for 30 y cars. Hong Kec, popularly known as "Hong." had been a notable character charac-ter f this section for mor than a nuarter of a centuiy and u Known Intimately by all the pioneers. He was born In the Sun Nlng district of China August 7, 1868, and came to this country when he was 12 years of age. His first employment In this state was as cook with the construction construc-tion guuj when the Oregon Short Line Was being built here. He later waa head chef in tho station sta-tion cafe of tho Oregon Short Lino.' Still later he opened the Crand n-taurant n-taurant on South Kirst street. |