Builder/Owner: Arlington Hotel
Arlington Avenue
Petoskey, Michigan
PETOSKEY PIONEER DIED SATURDAY
AFTER A GOOD RIPE LIFE.
Strong Character Identified With Nearly Every
Improvement Project of Northern Michigan
“Captain Rose is dead!” At five o’clock Saturday evening this information was flashed from tongue to tongue, by wire and by hundreds of persons who met one another on the streets, and an air of sadness and gloom has since pervaded the city, for Capt. Hiram O. Rose was the best known and best loved man in Petoskey and all northern Michigan, where he is familiarly known far and wide, because of his varied enterprises in an early day, and for his pioneer energy in making northern Michigan what it is now developing into, the best in the state.
Captain Hiram O. Rose, the subject of this sketch, has probably had more to do with the development of Petoskey than any other man who has ever lived here, not only through his own enter-prises, but he, with his personality has interested other men in the region, and these two elements wielded by him have made all that has been done possible.
The death of Captain Rose, as he was lovingly called, came as a distinct shock to everyone, as he had been ill but a few days, and though it was generally known that his condition was most serious from the bulletins sent out from the home at intervals, from the dread disease, pneumonia, and while some anticipated his departure, yet no one was prepared to learn of his passing away when the news finally came on Saturday evening, for his familiar figure which had been noted in Petoskey for the past forty years, almost, and his former vigorous and rugged form, illy pre-pared people for the sad news which came to them.
Hiram O. Rose was born at Cambria, Niagara county, New York, on November 27, 1830, and was therefore a little past eighty years of age at the time of his death, and was married on April 15, 1856, to Miss Juliet Burbeck, daughter of J. M. Burbeck, of Northport, Michigan, who, with two daughters, Mrs. Abbie Rose Bathrick of Petoskey, and Mrs. E. A. Foster of California, still survive him, and feel deeply their great and irre-parable loss.
When but four years of age, young Hiram was brought by his parents from their New York home to Bronson Prairie, Mich., which is now Coldwater, where he lived with his parents until his father died when the young man was but twelve years of age, after which he provided for himself. He worked for two years as a printer at Coldwater, afterwards going to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked at his trade. From St. Louis Mr. Rose went by steamboat to St. Paul, Minn., later going to McGregor, Iowa, where he entered a homestead with three others, with whom he roughed it in that early day, helping to open up that unsettled part of the country.
In 1851 he was seized with the California gold fever, having by this time returned to Coldwater, and in company with Amos Fox, also of Coldwater, made the trip to California, meeting the expenses from a little patrimony from his father’s estate. He took the isthmus route to the gold fields, and reached there with but twenty dollars in his pocket, but being fairly successful, returned to Michigan after two years of mining with five thousand dollars each, and the two friends remained partners in business almost consecutively from that time until the death of Mr. Fox some years ago, and so great was their respect and love for one another, and their confidence in each other’s honesty that there was never a scratch of a pen to show how the business stood between them, and when they determined upon a temporary dissolution of the partnership it was done by simple division of the assets of the firm.
Captain Rose’s career in Michigan from the time of his return from California was remarkable, and marks an epoch in Michigan history where he bought some government lands, about eight hundred acres, paying therefor a thousand dollars. Here Mr. Rose built a dock and sold wood to steamboats, which enterprise proved most profitable, at this place he was again joined by Amos Fox who became associated with him in the business, which partnership continued uninterrupted until 1894.
While living at Northport, Mr. Rose was made township treasurer, his territory embracing nearly all of what is now Lelanau and Benzie counties, and the treasurer had to traverse the most of the distance on foot to collect about six hundred dollars.
In 1872 he built the Traverse City branch railroad and the next year moved to Petoskey, where he bought two hundred acres of land, developing the lime business and entering into a general mercantile business, which was known under the firm title of Fox, Rose and Buttars, Archibald Buttars having been taken into the firm.
Mr. Rose established the first store and a dock at Charlevoix where for a number of years he drove a thriving business, every-thing he touched seemed to prosper in his hands. That will probably never be equaled in any other region or by any other man. Upon arriving in Michigan, Mr. Rose determined to go to the upper peninsula copper fields which were just then in process of development, but by a series of contrary occurrences, he was prevented, but finally settled at Northport, Mich.,
From St. Louis Mr. Rose went by steamboat to St. Paul, Minn., later going to McGregor, Iowa, where he entered a homestead with three others, with whom he roughed it in that early day, helping to open up that unsettled part of the country. In 1851 he was seized with the California gold fever, having by this time returned to Coldwater, and in company with Amos Fox, also of Coldwater, made the trip to California, meeting the expenses from a little patrimony from his father’s estate.
He took the isthmus route to the gold fields, and reached there with but twenty dollars in his pocket, but being fairly successful, returned to Michigan after two years of mining with five thousand dollars each, and the two friends remained partners in business almost consecutively from that time until the death of Mr. Fox some years ago, and so great was their respect and love for one another, and their confidence in each other’s honesty that there was never a scratch of a pen to show how the business stood between them, and when they determined upon a temporary dissolution of the partnership it was done by simple division of the assets of the firm.
Captain Rose’s career in Michigan from the time of his return from California was remarkable, and marks an epoch in Michigan history where he bought some government lands, about eight hundred acres, paying therefor a thousand dollars. Here Rose built a dock and sold wood to steamboats, which enterprise proved most profitable, at this place he was again joined by Amos Fox who became associated with him in the business, which partnership continued uninterrupted until 1894.
While living at Northport, Mr. Rose was made township treasurer, his territory embracing nearly all of what is now Lelanau and Benzie counties, and the treasurer had to traverse the most of the distance on foot to collect about six hundred dollars. In 1872 he built the Traverse City branch railroad and the next year moved to Petoskey, where he bought two hundred acres of land, developing the lime business and entering into a general mercantile business, which was known under the firm title of Fox, Rose and Buttars, Archibald Buttars having been taken into the firm.
Mr. Rose established the first store and a dock at Charlevoix where for a number of years he drove a thriving business, every-thing he touched seemed to prosper in his hands that will probably never be equaled in any other region or by any other man. Upon arriving in Michigan, Mr. Rose determined to go to the upper peninsula copper fields which were just then in process of development, but by a series of contrary occurrences, he was prevented, but finally settled at Northport, Mich.,
Mr. Rose had retired from all active business and was living the simple, quiet home life he so much loved, surrounded by everything that heart could desire, knowing 87 that a well-spent life had made him deserving of it all, and he has seen the consummation of his desire in Petoskey becoming the head of the greatest resort region of the north, and he it was who made Bay View, with all of its great institutions possible, by donating the ground upon which that famous resort now stands, and it was through his enterprise in buying up all the lands he could and throwing it open for settlement at the time the G. R. & I. came to Petoskey that has been the foundation for Emmet county’s greatness.
It would be a matter of utter impossibility to enter into or even learn of all the details connecting Captain Rose with the early and later history of northern Michigan, and especially Petoskey, for there is scarcely an enterprise which he either did not found or was instrumental in promoting or fostering, and many can be traced to him by individuals, though the facts had never become public property, but it is true that many a struggling person or business man was kept from going to the wall, and helped to suc-cess and honorable citizenship by Captain Rose, and much more of Petoskey’s prosperity can be traced directly to him than appears on the surface.
Mr. Rose was a personal friend of old Chief Ignatius Petoskey, and for a time lived in the old chieftains’ home, and through him secured some valuable concessions which afterward innured to the great benefit of this city.
Of his later life in this city, it has been an open book to all with whom Captain Rose came in contact, and his social as well as personal and business relations have been the most lasting and pleasant to all who had the great good fortune to become asso-ciated with him, and Thomas Quinlan tells of forty years of unin-terrupted business relations with Mr. Rose, during which nothing unpleasant ever arose.
Though Mr. Rose served as Petoskey’s first village president, and the title of “honorable” attached to him therefrom, he has ever been known as “Captain” Rose, a title of endearment given him by his most intimate friend, J. M. Matheaney, who addressed him as “My Dear Captain.”
The ruling passion of Captain Rose was life with all its sweet-ness, and the love of humanity, and he lived this out in his every-day life.
Of recent events connected with Captain Rose, among those most prominent was his attendance at the reunion of Emmet county pioneers given by Uncle John V. N. Gregory at his home on Mitchell street on Thursday, Dec. 22, which was his last pub-lic appearance, and at which he was the most prominent figure next to the host, and upon leaving expressed himself as being highly pleased with the good time afforded.
On his eightieth birthday, Nov. 27, Mr. Rose attended church, and was afterward given a birthday dinner by Hon. and Mrs. William L. Curtis at their Division street home, which gathering Captain Rose enjoyed greatly. The only living grandchild is Ralph Bell, who lived with his mother, Mrs. Foster, in California.
One touching incident in the death of Mr. Rose was the arrival in the city last week of a lifelong friend, William McCormick, of Grand Rapids, who came to have one more look into the face of his old friend, but it was necessary to deny him this privilege, and he returned to his home a broken-hearted old man.
There is not a man, woman or child in Petoskey, or in fact wherever Mr. Rose is known but who is mourning at his bier, and many tears are being shed by those whom this good man has befriended in his quiet, unostentatious, but none the less sub-stantial manner, and his death is one that will fall with great hardship upon many a poor home in this city where his kindly chairity has been felt so many times.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday from Emmanuel Episcopal church, the rector, Rev. Charles F. Westman in charge, at two o’clock in the afternoon. The body will lie in state at the church from twelve o’clock under a guard of Knights Templar, until half past one, during which time the old familiar face may again be looked into.
It is probable that every civic society in the city will be represented as honorary escorts at the funeral, for the subject was beloved of all, to many of which he belonged, being a charter member of the Masons and Elks, and affiliated with others. The relatives request no flowers.
The Knights Templar will have charge of all funeral arrange-ments and services, with the following pallbearers: Archibald Butters, Judge C. J. Pailthorp, W. Z. Searle, Chalmers Curtis, W. H. Lee and C. J. Gray.
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Arlington Avenue
Petoskey, Michigan
PETOSKEY PIONEER DIED SATURDAY
AFTER A GOOD RIPE LIFE.
Strong Character Identified With Nearly Every
Improvement Project of Northern Michigan
“Captain Rose is dead!” At five o’clock Saturday evening this information was flashed from tongue to tongue, by wire and by hundreds of persons who met one another on the streets, and an air of sadness and gloom has since pervaded the city, for Capt. Hiram O. Rose was the best known and best loved man in Petoskey and all northern Michigan, where he is familiarly known far and wide, because of his varied enterprises in an early day, and for his pioneer energy in making northern Michigan what it is now developing into, the best in the state.
Captain Hiram O. Rose, the subject of this sketch, has probably had more to do with the development of Petoskey than any other man who has ever lived here, not only through his own enter-prises, but he, with his personality has interested other men in the region, and these two elements wielded by him have made all that has been done possible.
The death of Captain Rose, as he was lovingly called, came as a distinct shock to everyone, as he had been ill but a few days, and though it was generally known that his condition was most serious from the bulletins sent out from the home at intervals, from the dread disease, pneumonia, and while some anticipated his departure, yet no one was prepared to learn of his passing away when the news finally came on Saturday evening, for his familiar figure which had been noted in Petoskey for the past forty years, almost, and his former vigorous and rugged form, illy pre-pared people for the sad news which came to them.
Hiram O. Rose was born at Cambria, Niagara county, New York, on November 27, 1830, and was therefore a little past eighty years of age at the time of his death, and was married on April 15, 1856, to Miss Juliet Burbeck, daughter of J. M. Burbeck, of Northport, Michigan, who, with two daughters, Mrs. Abbie Rose Bathrick of Petoskey, and Mrs. E. A. Foster of California, still survive him, and feel deeply their great and irre-parable loss.
When but four years of age, young Hiram was brought by his parents from their New York home to Bronson Prairie, Mich., which is now Coldwater, where he lived with his parents until his father died when the young man was but twelve years of age, after which he provided for himself. He worked for two years as a printer at Coldwater, afterwards going to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked at his trade. From St. Louis Mr. Rose went by steamboat to St. Paul, Minn., later going to McGregor, Iowa, where he entered a homestead with three others, with whom he roughed it in that early day, helping to open up that unsettled part of the country.
In 1851 he was seized with the California gold fever, having by this time returned to Coldwater, and in company with Amos Fox, also of Coldwater, made the trip to California, meeting the expenses from a little patrimony from his father’s estate. He took the isthmus route to the gold fields, and reached there with but twenty dollars in his pocket, but being fairly successful, returned to Michigan after two years of mining with five thousand dollars each, and the two friends remained partners in business almost consecutively from that time until the death of Mr. Fox some years ago, and so great was their respect and love for one another, and their confidence in each other’s honesty that there was never a scratch of a pen to show how the business stood between them, and when they determined upon a temporary dissolution of the partnership it was done by simple division of the assets of the firm.
Captain Rose’s career in Michigan from the time of his return from California was remarkable, and marks an epoch in Michigan history where he bought some government lands, about eight hundred acres, paying therefor a thousand dollars. Here Mr. Rose built a dock and sold wood to steamboats, which enterprise proved most profitable, at this place he was again joined by Amos Fox who became associated with him in the business, which partnership continued uninterrupted until 1894.
While living at Northport, Mr. Rose was made township treasurer, his territory embracing nearly all of what is now Lelanau and Benzie counties, and the treasurer had to traverse the most of the distance on foot to collect about six hundred dollars.
In 1872 he built the Traverse City branch railroad and the next year moved to Petoskey, where he bought two hundred acres of land, developing the lime business and entering into a general mercantile business, which was known under the firm title of Fox, Rose and Buttars, Archibald Buttars having been taken into the firm.
Mr. Rose established the first store and a dock at Charlevoix where for a number of years he drove a thriving business, every-thing he touched seemed to prosper in his hands. That will probably never be equaled in any other region or by any other man. Upon arriving in Michigan, Mr. Rose determined to go to the upper peninsula copper fields which were just then in process of development, but by a series of contrary occurrences, he was prevented, but finally settled at Northport, Mich.,
From St. Louis Mr. Rose went by steamboat to St. Paul, Minn., later going to McGregor, Iowa, where he entered a homestead with three others, with whom he roughed it in that early day, helping to open up that unsettled part of the country. In 1851 he was seized with the California gold fever, having by this time returned to Coldwater, and in company with Amos Fox, also of Coldwater, made the trip to California, meeting the expenses from a little patrimony from his father’s estate.
He took the isthmus route to the gold fields, and reached there with but twenty dollars in his pocket, but being fairly successful, returned to Michigan after two years of mining with five thousand dollars each, and the two friends remained partners in business almost consecutively from that time until the death of Mr. Fox some years ago, and so great was their respect and love for one another, and their confidence in each other’s honesty that there was never a scratch of a pen to show how the business stood between them, and when they determined upon a temporary dissolution of the partnership it was done by simple division of the assets of the firm.
Captain Rose’s career in Michigan from the time of his return from California was remarkable, and marks an epoch in Michigan history where he bought some government lands, about eight hundred acres, paying therefor a thousand dollars. Here Rose built a dock and sold wood to steamboats, which enterprise proved most profitable, at this place he was again joined by Amos Fox who became associated with him in the business, which partnership continued uninterrupted until 1894.
While living at Northport, Mr. Rose was made township treasurer, his territory embracing nearly all of what is now Lelanau and Benzie counties, and the treasurer had to traverse the most of the distance on foot to collect about six hundred dollars. In 1872 he built the Traverse City branch railroad and the next year moved to Petoskey, where he bought two hundred acres of land, developing the lime business and entering into a general mercantile business, which was known under the firm title of Fox, Rose and Buttars, Archibald Buttars having been taken into the firm.
Mr. Rose established the first store and a dock at Charlevoix where for a number of years he drove a thriving business, every-thing he touched seemed to prosper in his hands that will probably never be equaled in any other region or by any other man. Upon arriving in Michigan, Mr. Rose determined to go to the upper peninsula copper fields which were just then in process of development, but by a series of contrary occurrences, he was prevented, but finally settled at Northport, Mich.,
Mr. Rose had retired from all active business and was living the simple, quiet home life he so much loved, surrounded by everything that heart could desire, knowing 87 that a well-spent life had made him deserving of it all, and he has seen the consummation of his desire in Petoskey becoming the head of the greatest resort region of the north, and he it was who made Bay View, with all of its great institutions possible, by donating the ground upon which that famous resort now stands, and it was through his enterprise in buying up all the lands he could and throwing it open for settlement at the time the G. R. & I. came to Petoskey that has been the foundation for Emmet county’s greatness.
It would be a matter of utter impossibility to enter into or even learn of all the details connecting Captain Rose with the early and later history of northern Michigan, and especially Petoskey, for there is scarcely an enterprise which he either did not found or was instrumental in promoting or fostering, and many can be traced to him by individuals, though the facts had never become public property, but it is true that many a struggling person or business man was kept from going to the wall, and helped to suc-cess and honorable citizenship by Captain Rose, and much more of Petoskey’s prosperity can be traced directly to him than appears on the surface.
Mr. Rose was a personal friend of old Chief Ignatius Petoskey, and for a time lived in the old chieftains’ home, and through him secured some valuable concessions which afterward innured to the great benefit of this city.
Of his later life in this city, it has been an open book to all with whom Captain Rose came in contact, and his social as well as personal and business relations have been the most lasting and pleasant to all who had the great good fortune to become asso-ciated with him, and Thomas Quinlan tells of forty years of unin-terrupted business relations with Mr. Rose, during which nothing unpleasant ever arose.
Though Mr. Rose served as Petoskey’s first village president, and the title of “honorable” attached to him therefrom, he has ever been known as “Captain” Rose, a title of endearment given him by his most intimate friend, J. M. Matheaney, who addressed him as “My Dear Captain.”
The ruling passion of Captain Rose was life with all its sweet-ness, and the love of humanity, and he lived this out in his every-day life.
Of recent events connected with Captain Rose, among those most prominent was his attendance at the reunion of Emmet county pioneers given by Uncle John V. N. Gregory at his home on Mitchell street on Thursday, Dec. 22, which was his last pub-lic appearance, and at which he was the most prominent figure next to the host, and upon leaving expressed himself as being highly pleased with the good time afforded.
On his eightieth birthday, Nov. 27, Mr. Rose attended church, and was afterward given a birthday dinner by Hon. and Mrs. William L. Curtis at their Division street home, which gathering Captain Rose enjoyed greatly. The only living grandchild is Ralph Bell, who lived with his mother, Mrs. Foster, in California.
One touching incident in the death of Mr. Rose was the arrival in the city last week of a lifelong friend, William McCormick, of Grand Rapids, who came to have one more look into the face of his old friend, but it was necessary to deny him this privilege, and he returned to his home a broken-hearted old man.
There is not a man, woman or child in Petoskey, or in fact wherever Mr. Rose is known but who is mourning at his bier, and many tears are being shed by those whom this good man has befriended in his quiet, unostentatious, but none the less sub-stantial manner, and his death is one that will fall with great hardship upon many a poor home in this city where his kindly chairity has been felt so many times.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday from Emmanuel Episcopal church, the rector, Rev. Charles F. Westman in charge, at two o’clock in the afternoon. The body will lie in state at the church from twelve o’clock under a guard of Knights Templar, until half past one, during which time the old familiar face may again be looked into.
It is probable that every civic society in the city will be represented as honorary escorts at the funeral, for the subject was beloved of all, to many of which he belonged, being a charter member of the Masons and Elks, and affiliated with others. The relatives request no flowers.
The Knights Templar will have charge of all funeral arrange-ments and services, with the following pallbearers: Archibald Butters, Judge C. J. Pailthorp, W. Z. Searle, Chalmers Curtis, W. H. Lee and C. J. Gray.
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Builder/Owner: Arlington Hotel
Arlington Avenue
Petoskey, Michigan
PETOSKEY PIONEER DIED SATURDAY
AFTER A GOOD RIPE LIFE.
Strong Character Identified With Nearly Every
Improvement Project of Northern Michigan
“Captain Rose is dead!” At five o’clock Saturday evening this information was flashed from tongue to tongue, by wire and by hundreds of persons who met one another on the streets, and an air of sadness and gloom has since pervaded the city, for Capt. Hiram O. Rose was the best known and best loved man in Petoskey and all northern Michigan, where he is familiarly known far and wide, because of his varied enterprises in an early day, and for his pioneer energy in making northern Michigan what it is now developing into, the best in the state.
Captain Hiram O. Rose, the subject of this sketch, has probably had more to do with the development of Petoskey than any other man who has ever lived here, not only through his own enter-prises, but he, with his personality has interested other men in the region, and these two elements wielded by him have made all that has been done possible.
The death of Captain Rose, as he was lovingly called, came as a distinct shock to everyone, as he had been ill but a few days, and though it was generally known that his condition was most serious from the bulletins sent out from the home at intervals, from the dread disease, pneumonia, and while some anticipated his departure, yet no one was prepared to learn of his passing away when the news finally came on Saturday evening, for his familiar figure which had been noted in Petoskey for the past forty years, almost, and his former vigorous and rugged form, illy pre-pared people for the sad news which came to them.
Hiram O. Rose was born at Cambria, Niagara county, New York, on November 27, 1830, and was therefore a little past eighty years of age at the time of his death, and was married on April 15, 1856, to Miss Juliet Burbeck, daughter of J. M. Burbeck, of Northport, Michigan, who, with two daughters, Mrs. Abbie Rose Bathrick of Petoskey, and Mrs. E. A. Foster of California, still survive him, and feel deeply their great and irre-parable loss.
When but four years of age, young Hiram was brought by his parents from their New York home to Bronson Prairie, Mich., which is now Coldwater, where he lived with his parents until his father died when the young man was but twelve years of age, after which he provided for himself. He worked for two years as a printer at Coldwater, afterwards going to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked at his trade. From St. Louis Mr. Rose went by steamboat to St. Paul, Minn., later going to McGregor, Iowa, where he entered a homestead with three others, with whom he roughed it in that early day, helping to open up that unsettled part of the country.
In 1851 he was seized with the California gold fever, having by this time returned to Coldwater, and in company with Amos Fox, also of Coldwater, made the trip to California, meeting the expenses from a little patrimony from his father’s estate. He took the isthmus route to the gold fields, and reached there with but twenty dollars in his pocket, but being fairly successful, returned to Michigan after two years of mining with five thousand dollars each, and the two friends remained partners in business almost consecutively from that time until the death of Mr. Fox some years ago, and so great was their respect and love for one another, and their confidence in each other’s honesty that there was never a scratch of a pen to show how the business stood between them, and when they determined upon a temporary dissolution of the partnership it was done by simple division of the assets of the firm.
Captain Rose’s career in Michigan from the time of his return from California was remarkable, and marks an epoch in Michigan history where he bought some government lands, about eight hundred acres, paying therefor a thousand dollars. Here Mr. Rose built a dock and sold wood to steamboats, which enterprise proved most profitable, at this place he was again joined by Amos Fox who became associated with him in the business, which partnership continued uninterrupted until 1894.
While living at Northport, Mr. Rose was made township treasurer, his territory embracing nearly all of what is now Lelanau and Benzie counties, and the treasurer had to traverse the most of the distance on foot to collect about six hundred dollars.
In 1872 he built the Traverse City branch railroad and the next year moved to Petoskey, where he bought two hundred acres of land, developing the lime business and entering into a general mercantile business, which was known under the firm title of Fox, Rose and Buttars, Archibald Buttars having been taken into the firm.
Mr. Rose established the first store and a dock at Charlevoix where for a number of years he drove a thriving business, every-thing he touched seemed to prosper in his hands. That will probably never be equaled in any other region or by any other man. Upon arriving in Michigan, Mr. Rose determined to go to the upper peninsula copper fields which were just then in process of development, but by a series of contrary occurrences, he was prevented, but finally settled at Northport, Mich.,
From St. Louis Mr. Rose went by steamboat to St. Paul, Minn., later going to McGregor, Iowa, where he entered a homestead with three others, with whom he roughed it in that early day, helping to open up that unsettled part of the country. In 1851 he was seized with the California gold fever, having by this time returned to Coldwater, and in company with Amos Fox, also of Coldwater, made the trip to California, meeting the expenses from a little patrimony from his father’s estate.
He took the isthmus route to the gold fields, and reached there with but twenty dollars in his pocket, but being fairly successful, returned to Michigan after two years of mining with five thousand dollars each, and the two friends remained partners in business almost consecutively from that time until the death of Mr. Fox some years ago, and so great was their respect and love for one another, and their confidence in each other’s honesty that there was never a scratch of a pen to show how the business stood between them, and when they determined upon a temporary dissolution of the partnership it was done by simple division of the assets of the firm.
Captain Rose’s career in Michigan from the time of his return from California was remarkable, and marks an epoch in Michigan history where he bought some government lands, about eight hundred acres, paying therefor a thousand dollars. Here Rose built a dock and sold wood to steamboats, which enterprise proved most profitable, at this place he was again joined by Amos Fox who became associated with him in the business, which partnership continued uninterrupted until 1894.
While living at Northport, Mr. Rose was made township treasurer, his territory embracing nearly all of what is now Lelanau and Benzie counties, and the treasurer had to traverse the most of the distance on foot to collect about six hundred dollars. In 1872 he built the Traverse City branch railroad and the next year moved to Petoskey, where he bought two hundred acres of land, developing the lime business and entering into a general mercantile business, which was known under the firm title of Fox, Rose and Buttars, Archibald Buttars having been taken into the firm.
Mr. Rose established the first store and a dock at Charlevoix where for a number of years he drove a thriving business, every-thing he touched seemed to prosper in his hands that will probably never be equaled in any other region or by any other man. Upon arriving in Michigan, Mr. Rose determined to go to the upper peninsula copper fields which were just then in process of development, but by a series of contrary occurrences, he was prevented, but finally settled at Northport, Mich.,
Mr. Rose had retired from all active business and was living the simple, quiet home life he so much loved, surrounded by everything that heart could desire, knowing 87 that a well-spent life had made him deserving of it all, and he has seen the consummation of his desire in Petoskey becoming the head of the greatest resort region of the north, and he it was who made Bay View, with all of its great institutions possible, by donating the ground upon which that famous resort now stands, and it was through his enterprise in buying up all the lands he could and throwing it open for settlement at the time the G. R. & I. came to Petoskey that has been the foundation for Emmet county’s greatness.
It would be a matter of utter impossibility to enter into or even learn of all the details connecting Captain Rose with the early and later history of northern Michigan, and especially Petoskey, for there is scarcely an enterprise which he either did not found or was instrumental in promoting or fostering, and many can be traced to him by individuals, though the facts had never become public property, but it is true that many a struggling person or business man was kept from going to the wall, and helped to suc-cess and honorable citizenship by Captain Rose, and much more of Petoskey’s prosperity can be traced directly to him than appears on the surface.
Mr. Rose was a personal friend of old Chief Ignatius Petoskey, and for a time lived in the old chieftains’ home, and through him secured some valuable concessions which afterward innured to the great benefit of this city.
Of his later life in this city, it has been an open book to all with whom Captain Rose came in contact, and his social as well as personal and business relations have been the most lasting and pleasant to all who had the great good fortune to become asso-ciated with him, and Thomas Quinlan tells of forty years of unin-terrupted business relations with Mr. Rose, during which nothing unpleasant ever arose.
Though Mr. Rose served as Petoskey’s first village president, and the title of “honorable” attached to him therefrom, he has ever been known as “Captain” Rose, a title of endearment given him by his most intimate friend, J. M. Matheaney, who addressed him as “My Dear Captain.”
The ruling passion of Captain Rose was life with all its sweet-ness, and the love of humanity, and he lived this out in his every-day life.
Of recent events connected with Captain Rose, among those most prominent was his attendance at the reunion of Emmet county pioneers given by Uncle John V. N. Gregory at his home on Mitchell street on Thursday, Dec. 22, which was his last pub-lic appearance, and at which he was the most prominent figure next to the host, and upon leaving expressed himself as being highly pleased with the good time afforded.
On his eightieth birthday, Nov. 27, Mr. Rose attended church, and was afterward given a birthday dinner by Hon. and Mrs. William L. Curtis at their Division street home, which gathering Captain Rose enjoyed greatly. The only living grandchild is Ralph Bell, who lived with his mother, Mrs. Foster, in California.
One touching incident in the death of Mr. Rose was the arrival in the city last week of a lifelong friend, William McCormick, of Grand Rapids, who came to have one more look into the face of his old friend, but it was necessary to deny him this privilege, and he returned to his home a broken-hearted old man.
There is not a man, woman or child in Petoskey, or in fact wherever Mr. Rose is known but who is mourning at his bier, and many tears are being shed by those whom this good man has befriended in his quiet, unostentatious, but none the less sub-stantial manner, and his death is one that will fall with great hardship upon many a poor home in this city where his kindly chairity has been felt so many times.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday from Emmanuel Episcopal church, the rector, Rev. Charles F. Westman in charge, at two o’clock in the afternoon. The body will lie in state at the church from twelve o’clock under a guard of Knights Templar, until half past one, during which time the old familiar face may again be looked into.
It is probable that every civic society in the city will be represented as honorary escorts at the funeral, for the subject was beloved of all, to many of which he belonged, being a charter member of the Masons and Elks, and affiliated with others. The relatives request no flowers.
The Knights Templar will have charge of all funeral arrange-ments and services, with the following pallbearers: Archibald Butters, Judge C. J. Pailthorp, W. Z. Searle, Chalmers Curtis, W. H. Lee and C. J. Gray.
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Arlington Avenue
Petoskey, Michigan
PETOSKEY PIONEER DIED SATURDAY
AFTER A GOOD RIPE LIFE.
Strong Character Identified With Nearly Every
Improvement Project of Northern Michigan
“Captain Rose is dead!” At five o’clock Saturday evening this information was flashed from tongue to tongue, by wire and by hundreds of persons who met one another on the streets, and an air of sadness and gloom has since pervaded the city, for Capt. Hiram O. Rose was the best known and best loved man in Petoskey and all northern Michigan, where he is familiarly known far and wide, because of his varied enterprises in an early day, and for his pioneer energy in making northern Michigan what it is now developing into, the best in the state.
Captain Hiram O. Rose, the subject of this sketch, has probably had more to do with the development of Petoskey than any other man who has ever lived here, not only through his own enter-prises, but he, with his personality has interested other men in the region, and these two elements wielded by him have made all that has been done possible.
The death of Captain Rose, as he was lovingly called, came as a distinct shock to everyone, as he had been ill but a few days, and though it was generally known that his condition was most serious from the bulletins sent out from the home at intervals, from the dread disease, pneumonia, and while some anticipated his departure, yet no one was prepared to learn of his passing away when the news finally came on Saturday evening, for his familiar figure which had been noted in Petoskey for the past forty years, almost, and his former vigorous and rugged form, illy pre-pared people for the sad news which came to them.
Hiram O. Rose was born at Cambria, Niagara county, New York, on November 27, 1830, and was therefore a little past eighty years of age at the time of his death, and was married on April 15, 1856, to Miss Juliet Burbeck, daughter of J. M. Burbeck, of Northport, Michigan, who, with two daughters, Mrs. Abbie Rose Bathrick of Petoskey, and Mrs. E. A. Foster of California, still survive him, and feel deeply their great and irre-parable loss.
When but four years of age, young Hiram was brought by his parents from their New York home to Bronson Prairie, Mich., which is now Coldwater, where he lived with his parents until his father died when the young man was but twelve years of age, after which he provided for himself. He worked for two years as a printer at Coldwater, afterwards going to St. Louis, Mo., where he worked at his trade. From St. Louis Mr. Rose went by steamboat to St. Paul, Minn., later going to McGregor, Iowa, where he entered a homestead with three others, with whom he roughed it in that early day, helping to open up that unsettled part of the country.
In 1851 he was seized with the California gold fever, having by this time returned to Coldwater, and in company with Amos Fox, also of Coldwater, made the trip to California, meeting the expenses from a little patrimony from his father’s estate. He took the isthmus route to the gold fields, and reached there with but twenty dollars in his pocket, but being fairly successful, returned to Michigan after two years of mining with five thousand dollars each, and the two friends remained partners in business almost consecutively from that time until the death of Mr. Fox some years ago, and so great was their respect and love for one another, and their confidence in each other’s honesty that there was never a scratch of a pen to show how the business stood between them, and when they determined upon a temporary dissolution of the partnership it was done by simple division of the assets of the firm.
Captain Rose’s career in Michigan from the time of his return from California was remarkable, and marks an epoch in Michigan history where he bought some government lands, about eight hundred acres, paying therefor a thousand dollars. Here Mr. Rose built a dock and sold wood to steamboats, which enterprise proved most profitable, at this place he was again joined by Amos Fox who became associated with him in the business, which partnership continued uninterrupted until 1894.
While living at Northport, Mr. Rose was made township treasurer, his territory embracing nearly all of what is now Lelanau and Benzie counties, and the treasurer had to traverse the most of the distance on foot to collect about six hundred dollars.
In 1872 he built the Traverse City branch railroad and the next year moved to Petoskey, where he bought two hundred acres of land, developing the lime business and entering into a general mercantile business, which was known under the firm title of Fox, Rose and Buttars, Archibald Buttars having been taken into the firm.
Mr. Rose established the first store and a dock at Charlevoix where for a number of years he drove a thriving business, every-thing he touched seemed to prosper in his hands. That will probably never be equaled in any other region or by any other man. Upon arriving in Michigan, Mr. Rose determined to go to the upper peninsula copper fields which were just then in process of development, but by a series of contrary occurrences, he was prevented, but finally settled at Northport, Mich.,
From St. Louis Mr. Rose went by steamboat to St. Paul, Minn., later going to McGregor, Iowa, where he entered a homestead with three others, with whom he roughed it in that early day, helping to open up that unsettled part of the country. In 1851 he was seized with the California gold fever, having by this time returned to Coldwater, and in company with Amos Fox, also of Coldwater, made the trip to California, meeting the expenses from a little patrimony from his father’s estate.
He took the isthmus route to the gold fields, and reached there with but twenty dollars in his pocket, but being fairly successful, returned to Michigan after two years of mining with five thousand dollars each, and the two friends remained partners in business almost consecutively from that time until the death of Mr. Fox some years ago, and so great was their respect and love for one another, and their confidence in each other’s honesty that there was never a scratch of a pen to show how the business stood between them, and when they determined upon a temporary dissolution of the partnership it was done by simple division of the assets of the firm.
Captain Rose’s career in Michigan from the time of his return from California was remarkable, and marks an epoch in Michigan history where he bought some government lands, about eight hundred acres, paying therefor a thousand dollars. Here Rose built a dock and sold wood to steamboats, which enterprise proved most profitable, at this place he was again joined by Amos Fox who became associated with him in the business, which partnership continued uninterrupted until 1894.
While living at Northport, Mr. Rose was made township treasurer, his territory embracing nearly all of what is now Lelanau and Benzie counties, and the treasurer had to traverse the most of the distance on foot to collect about six hundred dollars. In 1872 he built the Traverse City branch railroad and the next year moved to Petoskey, where he bought two hundred acres of land, developing the lime business and entering into a general mercantile business, which was known under the firm title of Fox, Rose and Buttars, Archibald Buttars having been taken into the firm.
Mr. Rose established the first store and a dock at Charlevoix where for a number of years he drove a thriving business, every-thing he touched seemed to prosper in his hands that will probably never be equaled in any other region or by any other man. Upon arriving in Michigan, Mr. Rose determined to go to the upper peninsula copper fields which were just then in process of development, but by a series of contrary occurrences, he was prevented, but finally settled at Northport, Mich.,
Mr. Rose had retired from all active business and was living the simple, quiet home life he so much loved, surrounded by everything that heart could desire, knowing 87 that a well-spent life had made him deserving of it all, and he has seen the consummation of his desire in Petoskey becoming the head of the greatest resort region of the north, and he it was who made Bay View, with all of its great institutions possible, by donating the ground upon which that famous resort now stands, and it was through his enterprise in buying up all the lands he could and throwing it open for settlement at the time the G. R. & I. came to Petoskey that has been the foundation for Emmet county’s greatness.
It would be a matter of utter impossibility to enter into or even learn of all the details connecting Captain Rose with the early and later history of northern Michigan, and especially Petoskey, for there is scarcely an enterprise which he either did not found or was instrumental in promoting or fostering, and many can be traced to him by individuals, though the facts had never become public property, but it is true that many a struggling person or business man was kept from going to the wall, and helped to suc-cess and honorable citizenship by Captain Rose, and much more of Petoskey’s prosperity can be traced directly to him than appears on the surface.
Mr. Rose was a personal friend of old Chief Ignatius Petoskey, and for a time lived in the old chieftains’ home, and through him secured some valuable concessions which afterward innured to the great benefit of this city.
Of his later life in this city, it has been an open book to all with whom Captain Rose came in contact, and his social as well as personal and business relations have been the most lasting and pleasant to all who had the great good fortune to become asso-ciated with him, and Thomas Quinlan tells of forty years of unin-terrupted business relations with Mr. Rose, during which nothing unpleasant ever arose.
Though Mr. Rose served as Petoskey’s first village president, and the title of “honorable” attached to him therefrom, he has ever been known as “Captain” Rose, a title of endearment given him by his most intimate friend, J. M. Matheaney, who addressed him as “My Dear Captain.”
The ruling passion of Captain Rose was life with all its sweet-ness, and the love of humanity, and he lived this out in his every-day life.
Of recent events connected with Captain Rose, among those most prominent was his attendance at the reunion of Emmet county pioneers given by Uncle John V. N. Gregory at his home on Mitchell street on Thursday, Dec. 22, which was his last pub-lic appearance, and at which he was the most prominent figure next to the host, and upon leaving expressed himself as being highly pleased with the good time afforded.
On his eightieth birthday, Nov. 27, Mr. Rose attended church, and was afterward given a birthday dinner by Hon. and Mrs. William L. Curtis at their Division street home, which gathering Captain Rose enjoyed greatly. The only living grandchild is Ralph Bell, who lived with his mother, Mrs. Foster, in California.
One touching incident in the death of Mr. Rose was the arrival in the city last week of a lifelong friend, William McCormick, of Grand Rapids, who came to have one more look into the face of his old friend, but it was necessary to deny him this privilege, and he returned to his home a broken-hearted old man.
There is not a man, woman or child in Petoskey, or in fact wherever Mr. Rose is known but who is mourning at his bier, and many tears are being shed by those whom this good man has befriended in his quiet, unostentatious, but none the less sub-stantial manner, and his death is one that will fall with great hardship upon many a poor home in this city where his kindly chairity has been felt so many times.
The funeral will be held on Tuesday from Emmanuel Episcopal church, the rector, Rev. Charles F. Westman in charge, at two o’clock in the afternoon. The body will lie in state at the church from twelve o’clock under a guard of Knights Templar, until half past one, during which time the old familiar face may again be looked into.
It is probable that every civic society in the city will be represented as honorary escorts at the funeral, for the subject was beloved of all, to many of which he belonged, being a charter member of the Masons and Elks, and affiliated with others. The relatives request no flowers.
The Knights Templar will have charge of all funeral arrange-ments and services, with the following pallbearers: Archibald Butters, Judge C. J. Pailthorp, W. Z. Searle, Chalmers Curtis, W. H. Lee and C. J. Gray.
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