Rocky Ford enterprise., 1906-09-07
EDITOR IS CONE
SUDDEN DEATH or EDWARD
RosEwATgR OF OMAHA.
OWNER OF the OMAHA BEE
Prominent a. Newspaper Man. eusi.
ness Man and Poiitieisn-vsidsiy
Known Ever Since the Civil War.

Prominent ~ . Newspaper Man. ousi.
ness Man and Poiitieian-vsidsiy
Known Ever Since the Civil War.
Omaha-Edward Rosewates. pro-
pFietor and editor of the Omaha Bee.
and prominently Identified with tn.
political. financial and business affairs
OF Omaha and the state of Nebraska
for 20 years. was found dead in court
room on the third fioor of the Bee
building early Saturday morning. Mr..
Rosewater had evidently sat down ON
. bench In the court room. fallen asleep
and died Of heart failure.
Mr.. Rosewatsr went To Waterloo.
Seb.. Thursday afternoon. where he
spoke To q gathering Of old soldiers.
lie reached Omaha on his return at
Z y. IN. and went to his once In the
Bee building Immediately. He is
known to have been In his once during
the evening. but was not seen by mem
bers OF his family after returning from
Waterloo.
II was a habit Of Mr.. Ros.waier to
60 to different parts Of the building al
pleasure. and Il is presumed he stepped
into the large court room. sat down
Tor q minutes reposc and fell asleep.
when Judge Troup arrived ~ the
court room this mornin. he vas sur.
priscd to mud the iifcicss body OF Mr..
Ros.watcr on n bench. He was sitting
NJ the end OF tho bench, reclining
easily against n radiator.
Mrs. Rosswnirr had notified tho po-
lice Of her husbands failure TO return
home.
Soon after tho finding Of tho cdi.
tors body In the court room. u was
removed To the Roscwaicr home.
DIR. Charles Roscwatcr. brother OF
the dead editor. said that his brother
had often expressed wish that when
he should die Il be without lingering
illness. and that he would prefer to
pass away In tho manner In which
he did.
DIR. Roscwatcr attributed the sudden
death Of his brother TO the reaction
which followed the excitement attend.
in. on lon. campaign In which MIR.
Roscwatcr was prominent candidate
for United States senator. The con.
vcntion occurred August ed and Mr..
Roscwntcr. unanimously supported by
tho delegation from Douglas tOmnhai
county. was a prominent n.urc at that
gathering. There were several ballots
taken. during the course OF which Mr..
Roscwatcr gained steadily against his
chief opponent. Norris Brown. Follow
Ing tho ballot which nominated Brown
Ar. Roxcwntcr delivered IN earnest
speech to the convention, thanking his
friends for their support. and plcdgin.
himself to the support Of MIR. Brown
and the state ticket.
Mr.. Roscwatcr's life has been m
active one. and the greater part Of that
activity has been spent In Omaha For
sometime after coming TO Omaha he
was manager for the Western Unioa
Telegraph Company. having followed
the telegraph profession before and
during the war. He was n military
tcleGrapher. and was trusted tclc-
graphcr OF General Grant.
After leaving the Western Union
Company. MIR. Rosewater founded the
Omaha bee. small aftcrnon paper.
H, developed It into one OF the largest
newspapers In the West. A few years
ago he gave over the active manage
mcnt Of the paper to his two sons.
Victor and Charles Rosewater. he stu
retaining the title OF editor. He gave
considerable attention to politics and
was candidate three years ago for
the office OF United States senator
being defeated by Senator Millard.