The Elbert County tribune., 1906-09-06
SUDDEN DEATH OF EDWARD
ROsEWATER OF OMAHA.
OWNER OF THE OMAHA BEE
Prominent as Newspaper Man, Busi-
ness Man and PoIitician-Widely
Known Ever Since the Civil War.

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Omaha-Edward Rosewater. pro-
prietor and editor Of the Omaha Bee.
and prominently identified with the
political, financial and business affairs
| of Omaha and the state of Nebraska
| for 40 years, was found dead in court
room on the third floor of the Bee
building early Saturday morning. Mr.
Rosewater had evidently sat down on
Z bench in the court room, fallen asleep
and died of heart failure.
Mr.. Rosewater went to Waterloo,
Neb., Thursday afternoon, where he
spoke to a gathering of old soldiers.
He reached Omaha on his return at
2 p. m. and went to his Office in the
Bee building Immediately. He Is
known to have been in his Office during
the evening. but was not seen by mem
bers of his family after returning from
Waterloo.
| 1t was a habit of Mr. Rosewater to
go to different parts of the building at
pleasure, and 1t is presumed he stepped
into the large court room, sat down
for minutes repose and fell asleep.
When Judge Troup arrived at the
court room this morning he was sur
prised to find the lifeless body of Mr..
Rosewater on bench. He was sitting
easily against radiator.
Mrs. Rosewater had notified the po-
lice of her husbands failure to return
home.
Soon after the finding of the edi-
tors body in the court room, it was
removed to the Rosewater home.
DR.. Charles Rosewater, brother OF
the dead editor, said that his brother
had often expressed wish that when
he should die 1t be without lingering
Illness, and that he would prefer to
pass away in the manner in which
he did.
DR.. Rosewater attributed the sudden
death of his brother to the reaction
which followed the excitement attend
ing on a long campaign in which Mr..
Rosewater was prominent candidate
for United States senator. The con-
yeption occurred August 22d and Mr..
Rosewater, unanimously supported by
the delegation from Douglas (Omaha)
county, was prominent figure at that
gathering. There were several ballots
taken, during the course of which Mr..
Rosewater gained steadily against his
chief opponent, Norris Brown. Follow
Ing the ballot which nominated Brown
Mr. Rosewater delivered an earnest
friends for their support, and pledging
himself to the support of Mr.. Brown
and the state ticket.
Mr.. Rosewater's life has been an
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 Union
Telegraph Company, having followed
the telegraph profession before and
during the war. He was military
telegrapher, and was a trusted tele-
grapher of General Grant.
After leaving the Western Union
Company, Mr.. Rosewater founded the
Omaha Bee, a small Afternoon paper.
He developed it into one of the largest
newspapers in the West A few years
ago he gave over the active manage
ment of the paper to his two sons,
Victor and Charles Rosewater, he still
retaining the title of editor. He gave
considerable attention to politics and
was a candidate three years ago for
the Office of United States senator
being defeated by Senator Millard.