Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1909-04-16

.ROSING PASSES AWAY
Well Known Politician Sue
cumbs After Ailine
Many Months

/ 61eS~s EAt1SuU6
Many Months
Leonard A. Rosing, chairman of the
state board of control, VINO has been
aiiing for several months, died at st.
Joseph s hospital, st. Paul, Wednesday
morning at 8 80 O'Clock. after an i'll
ness of many months.
Mr.. Roslng underwent an operation
the end Of last week and since then he
had not fully recovered CONSCIOUSNESS
The operation involved the removal
Of a clot of blood on the brain, which
had caused Mr.. Roslng considerable
trouble for some time.
Leonard A. Rosing was born In
Malmo, Sweden, Aug. 20, 1861. and
came with his parents to Minnesota
In 1869. He was educated in the COM
mon schools, and IN 1886 he was
married at Cannon Fails to Miss Mary
B. Season. They lived on farm near
Cannon Falls until 1882, when Mr.
Kosing entered a general store as
clerk, remaining there four years.
In 1883 he became the senior
member of Rosing q Kraft, retail
shoe and furnishing goods dealers, and
remained at the head of that business
until his appointment as member of
the state board Of control in 1905. .
Mr.. Rosing was republican until
1890, when he left that party on &C.
count of his disagreement with the
Mckinley tariff bill. He became a
! candidate for state senator on the
democratic ticket in 1894, and was
chairman of the democratic state
central committee from 1896 to 1900,
becoming the democratic nominee for
governor in 1902 against Samuel X.
Van SAINT, by whom he was defeated.
Mr.. Roslng was private secretary
! to Gov. Lind Ill 1899 and 1900, and
, was a delegate to the democratic
national convention in 1900 and 1904
In 1904 he became chairman of the
democratic state executive committee
and In 1905 he was appointed
member of the state board of control,
his term expiring IN 1911.
From 1908 to 1905 Mr.. Rosing was
president of the Municlal and Com
mercial league, being an association of
cities of the state for CIVIC improve
ment, Of which he was one of the
organizers and the first president.
| Since his membership OF the state
board Of control he has become
pominent in the National Prison con-
gress and the National Association
and Charities, as we'll as one of the
most active and reliable members of
the board.
Mr.. Roslng was born of fine Swedish
lineage his father, George Rosing,
being head Of benevolent societies at
Red Wing and living at this time.
! Mr.. Rosing made his way through
difficulties of circumstances by force
of character, admired by all who knew
him, to position of mer1ted
eminence. His fine, level headed
judicial mind was one of his most
sterling qualities.
The funeral will be held today at
Cannon Falls, the former home of the
deceased, under the susplces of the
Masonic lodge of Cannon Falls Of
which organization he was member
The following were the pail bearers
Gov. John A. johnson. ex-governor
John Lind, 7. D. O'Brien, P NJ.
Rlngdahl, Frank Day and Frank
O'Connor, of Renville.
ED. FRAsIER BUYS RESTAURANT
Edward Frasier, who has been the
popular day yard clerk at the local
station of the Northern Pacific, has
resigned the position, and yesterday
took active management of the
restaurant on Brod way east, which has
been conducted by MIR. and Mrs. &.
Mueller, the past three years.
The new owner will doubtless do
well in his new line of business. being
well acquainted with the business, and
being popular and energetic.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mueller will soon
leave with party, made up of G.
Mueller, her daughter. Margaret;
Mrs. M. Sand and daughter, Miss
Josephine, and Mrs Chas. Muske, for
a several months trip In Europe.