WEST, EDWARD - Death News Article - Wealthy Sheep Owner of Trinidad - Leaves $3,000,000 Estate, Including Realty In Denver and Las Animas. On Oct 30, one of the wealthiest property holders and sheep owner of southern Colorado, died here today of heart disease. He was in excellent health until last night when he suffered an attack of acute indigestion. West was a native of Jefferson City, Mo., left an orphan and penniless while still in his teens
he joined a party bound for California over the Santa Fe trail in late'60s. A year later he returned and settled in Las Animas. In 1906 he constructed the West Theater, in Trinidad. He had large real estate holdings in this city and in Denver and has over 25,000 acres of ranch land. He is survived by a widow, two sons and two daughters.
RMN 10/31/1911 Page 7 Funeral News Article - State Briefs Section - Business Houses in Trinidad were closed yesterday during the funeral of the late Edward West, millionaire sheep owner and property holder, who died suddenly Monday morning, interment was in the Masonic cemetery.
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he joined a party bound for California over the Santa Fe trail in late'60s. A year later he returned and settled in Las Animas. In 1906 he constructed the West Theater, in Trinidad. He had large real estate holdings in this city and in Denver and has over 25,000 acres of ranch land. He is survived by a widow, two sons and two daughters.
RMN 10/31/1911 Page 7 Funeral News Article - State Briefs Section - Business Houses in Trinidad were closed yesterday during the funeral of the late Edward West, millionaire sheep owner and property holder, who died suddenly Monday morning, interment was in the Masonic cemetery.
RMN 11/02/1911
WEST, EDWARD - Death News Article - Wealthy Sheep Owner of Trinidad - Leaves $3,000,000 Estate, Including Realty In Denver and Las Animas. On Oct 30, one of the wealthiest property holders and sheep owner of southern Colorado, died here today of heart disease. He was in excellent health until last night when he suffered an attack of acute indigestion. West was a native of Jefferson City, Mo., left an orphan and penniless while still in his teens
he joined a party bound for California over the Santa Fe trail in late'60s. A year later he returned and settled in Las Animas. In 1906 he constructed the West Theater, in Trinidad. He had large real estate holdings in this city and in Denver and has over 25,000 acres of ranch land. He is survived by a widow, two sons and two daughters.
RMN 10/31/1911 Page 7 Funeral News Article - State Briefs Section - Business Houses in Trinidad were closed yesterday during the funeral of the late Edward West, millionaire sheep owner and property holder, who died suddenly Monday morning, interment was in the Masonic cemetery.
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he joined a party bound for California over the Santa Fe trail in late'60s. A year later he returned and settled in Las Animas. In 1906 he constructed the West Theater, in Trinidad. He had large real estate holdings in this city and in Denver and has over 25,000 acres of ranch land. He is survived by a widow, two sons and two daughters.
RMN 10/31/1911 Page 7 Funeral News Article - State Briefs Section - Business Houses in Trinidad were closed yesterday during the funeral of the late Edward West, millionaire sheep owner and property holder, who died suddenly Monday morning, interment was in the Masonic cemetery.
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