Omaha daily bee., 1906-09-01

death. He deplored 1t, as he said the en-.
tire community did,
Robert Cowell, Manager OF Thos Kilpat-
rick & Co,-Having known number of
Mr.. Rosewaters relatives in Cleveland.
o., formed Mr.. Edward Rosewater's
acquaintance shortly after 1 to
Omaha in 1887. / have always had great
admiration for, Mr.. Rosewater's aggres-
sive personality. In the battles which no
has waged in his paper l found him to be
usually on the side of right and from my
observation of the man l found he never
asked quarter from any man and that lie
always conducted his fights in the open. /
talked with him for some length while on
the way to Lincoln prior to the late COG
ventlon and he told me about the starf Of
The Bee, building and his application for
life insurance at that time. He stated
that a number Of prominent physicians had
refused to pass favorabfy on his applica-
tions. claiming there was some afiiction
of the mitral valve of the heart that they
warned him at that time that he must
cease work or he would not live two years.
He said he then consulted with the great
est heart specialist in the country in New
York city and after an examination he
said yes there is trouble in the mltrai
from now and after that he was accepted
by most of the companies and he laugh.
ingly remarked: "An of the physicians who
turned me down are dead" He was my
friend. Always faithful and Just to me,
his death comes to me as a great shock
and yet feel that it is a fitting close to
his busy life and as he would have had 1t.
Friend of Y. NJ. c. A.
b. Wade, General Secretary of the
Young Mems Christian Association-I was
severely shocked, as 1 know everyone in
| the city must have been, at the news of
Mr.. Rosewaters death. In my association
with Mr.. Rosewater during my brief resi-
dence here found him kind and generous
| He was a great help to us in our cam
paign for the fund with which to erect the
new Young Mems Christian Association
building. He not only gave generously
himself, but got out and solicited from
others.
| George p. Bemis, ex-Mayor of Omaha
| knew Mr.. Rosewater long before he
founded The Bee and have been great
| admirer of his work from that time TO this.
He was indefati tigable in his efforts for
| Omaha and Nebraska. Two days ago /
walked with Mr.. Rosewater from the Bee
building to Twentieth and Douglas streets,
| and he then told me Of his future plans,
which. he said. was somewhat interrupted
! by the loss OF the nomination by the con-
vention, but he said he had his plans all
marked out and would still be able to do
a world of good for this city and state
| and could probably accomplish as much
good as II he had gone to the senate.
Judge Ben s. Baker-Edward Rosewater
was one of the great men of the nation.
He left a monument of his great work.
Omaha, the state and the nation. His ad-
vanced ideas on national questions have
been adopted by more than one admins
| tration. Mr. Rosewater was a man OF
! wonderful ability and untiring energy. His
rest came all at once; his loss win be felt
by us all.
w. A. Smith, Genera Manager OF the
Omaha & Council BiuLJ Street Railway
Company-Nebraska and Omaha lose one
OF their strongest citizens and his death
will be mourned by all. There may be a
few who think they have been wronged
but the people OF this city and state as a
whole will mourn his loss.
Luther Drake, President of the Merchants
National Bank-Mr. Rosewater's. death is a
great shock 20 me. I have known him for
thirty years and regarded him as one OF
the foremost men in Nebraska. He was
/ progressive ana aggressive ana mas mad
much to do with the progress OF Nebraska
i and Omaha. He was publlcsspirited citl-
zen on all occasions. During his long and
useful life I have always found Mr., Rose
water working for the upbuilding OF the
state and the city and his name will be
linked always with the history of the state
w. w. slabaugh, County Attorney-In Mr.
Rosewater's death Omaha has lost a very
valuable citizen, man who has always
stood up courageOusly for his city and his
state and its people, and his influence was
exerted in the whole west
w. A. Rediok, District Judge-Mr. Rose
water was one OF the foremost citizens
OF the state and was probably inc best
known over the United States OF any Ne
braskan- While he has been subjected &c
criticism his death is a distinct loss to the
state.
i Frank 3. johnson. Secretary and treas