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ROBERTSON, John B., physician; born in Freeborn Co., Minn., Dec. 4, 1866; son of Peter and Helen Robert- son; educated at Carleton College, North- field, Minn., 1883-84; Willmar, Minn., High School, 1885-88; Rush Medical College. Chicago, three years course, graduating, 1892; has been engaged in practice of medicine, since March 27,
1892. Local surgeon Great Northern Ry .; president Cottonwood Board of Health; coroner Lyon Co., for 6 years, member school board for 9 years. Direc- tor First National Bank; vice president North Star Implement Co .; part owner Cottonwood Drug Co. Republican (chair- man Lyon County Republican Central Committee). Presbyterian. Member Lyon and Lincoln County Medical So- ciety and Minnesota State Medical Asso- ciation. Married at Rochester, 1897, to Miss Olga L. Paulson. Address: Cot- tonwood, Minn.
ROBERTSON, Orlando A., lands and lumber; born in Pennsylvania, Aug. 18, 1858; educated in common schools and State Normal School of Pennsylvania, graduating, 1880. Began active career as a school teacher, continuing in Penn- sylvania and Illinois for three years; came to Minnesota, 1883; engaged in farming at Campbell, Wilkin Co., and served as county superintendent of
schools, 1890-94. Began real estate operations while county superintendent of schools and conducted real estate and insurance office at Campbell, 1895-99. Came to St. Paul, 1899, and assisted in organizing the Minnesota Land & Colon- ization Co., which purchased all the lands of the Northern Pacific Ry. Co. in
the State-600,000 acres; organized
Northwest Colonization Co., which pur- chased 1,000,000 acres of land in Canada, of which company he is president. Also president Red Deer Lumber Co., and Elk Lumber Co., of Canada; now more particularly engaged in the operation of coal mines and development of large coal properties in Western Canada, be- ing president of the Canada West Coal and Coke Company and the Northern Coal and Coke Company. Office: Endi- cott Building. Residence: 1879 Feronia Av., St. Paul.
ROBERTSON, William W., retired lum- ber merchant; born Clermont, Ia., April 26, 1860; son of Alexander D. and Sarah Robertson; married Northwood, Ia., Jan. 6, 1883, Mary L. Egleston. Began busi- ness as a lumber man and has so con- tinued since 1878; vice president The Robertson Lumber Co. (retail), Grand Forks, N. D., and the Hall and Robert- son Hardware Co. (wholesale), Fargo, N. D. Republican. Club: Commercial. Office and residence: 1802 Fremont Av., S., Minneapolis.
ROBERTSON, William, educator, ex- perimenter; born in Rock Co., Wis., Jan. 3, 1858; son of Peter and Helen Robert- son; came to Minnesota, 1885; educated in district school, Freeborn Co., Minn., 1866- 73; city schools, Mitchell, Ia., 1874-76; Cedar Valley Seminary, Osage, Ia., 1877; Minnesota Academy, Owatonna, Minn., 1879-80; Carleton College, Northfield, Minn., 1882-85, degree of B.S., 1885. Married at Albert Lea, Minn., 1884, to Miss Eva Blanche Loomis. Worked on farm in summer vacations, in grain elevator or teaching school, to pay ex- penses of education; was superintendent
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vity schools, Willmar, Minn., 1885-89; instructor in agricultural physics, Uni- versity of Minnesota, also operating farm in Freeborn Co., 1890-1905; has been superintendent Northwest Experi- ment Farm and Crookston School of Agriculture, of the University of Minne- sota, at Crookston, Minn., since Aug., 1905. Member State Horticultural So- ciety, American Breeders' Association, Minnesota Farmers Club, and 25,000 Commercial Club, Crookston. Address: Crookston, Minn.
ROBILLIARD, Walter H., physician; born at Racine, Wis.,, June 20, 1861; son of Peter and Dora (Shaw) Robilliard; educated in public schools of Milwaukee, 1869-73, and Fond du Lac, 1873-79; Law- rence University, Appleton, Wis., 1879- 82; Hahnemann Medical College, Chi- cago, graduating, degree of M.D., 1884. Married at Liscomb, Ia., Sept. 1st, 1887, to Miss Eudora Hauser. Began practice of medicine at Minneapolis, Minn., 1884; engaged in practice in Marshall Co., Ia., for 11 years; has been located in Fari- bault since 1897. Attending physician State School for the Deaf. Homeopath- ist. Member Minnesota Institute of Homeopathy, Rice County Medical So- ciety. Minnesota State and American Medical associations. Member Masonic order, Knights Templar; Knights of Pythias. Club: Commercial. Recre- ation: All outdoor athletic sports. Ad- dress: Faribault, Minn.
ROBINSON, Charles A., business man- ager; born at Pennacook, N. H., Feb. 21, 1857; son of William and Mary K. ( Tewksbury) Robinson; came to Min- nesota with parents, 1865, and was edu- cated in public schools of Olmsted Co., Minn. Entered retail drug business at Sleepy Eye, Minn., 1873; removed to Minneapolis, 1881; entered wholesale
business
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traveling
salesman
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Parke-Davis & Co., Detroit, drugs, 1891; has been manager of Twin City Branch of the company since 1901. Republican. Member Minnesota State Pharmaceutical Association. Member Royal Arcanum, Minneapolis Athletic Association. Mar- ried at Pine Island, Minn., 1879, to Miss Josephine Dickey. Recreations: Hunt- ing, fishing and outdoor sports. Office: 244 1st Av., N. Residence: 3301 Port- land Av., Minneapolis.
ROBINSON, Charles W., real estate, ranching; born in Howard Co., Ind., 1861; son of Addison G. and Melissa C. (Harriman) Robinson; came to Minne- sota with his parents, early in life, and was educated in district schools and raised on a farm; married at Minne- apolis, Nov. 5, 1889, to Miss Mary S. Sanders. Lived upon farm until 1898 when he located in St. Paul and engaged in real estate business; also operates sheep ranch in Montana and farms in Northwest. Republican. Methodist. Member Modern Brotherhood of Amer- ica. Office: Daily News Bldg. Resi- dence: 1644 Capitol Av., St. Paul.
ROBINSON, Cyrus H., dentist; born at Wabasha, Minn., Jan. 24, 1863; son of Watson H. and Susan T. (Spalding) Robinson; graduate Wabasha High School, 1879, Chicago College of Dental Surgery, degree of D.D.S., 1891; mar- ried at Waukegan, Ill., 1903, to Susie D. Campbell. Began in denistry, 1881, and served one year as apprentice in office; associated with his preceptor and prac- ticed 6 years; has been engaged in prac- tice in Wabasha since graduating from college, except one year in Minneapolis. Also interested in drug business for 15 years and in telephone business 5 years. Member State Dental Association, South- ern Minnesota Dental Society; served 6 years as member State Board of Dental Examiners. Republican. Mayor of WVabasha since April, 1906. Chairman Republican County Committee. Con- gregationalist. Member Masonic order, Knights Templar, I. O. F., M. W. A. Address: Wabasha, Minn.
ROBINSON, Edward Van Dyke, prin- cipal Central High School; born in Bloomington, Ill., Dec. 20, 1867; son of Charles Stanley and Wilhelmina Robin- son; graduated from high school, Bloom- ington, Ill., 1887, University of Michi- gan, A.B., 1890, A.M., 1891, Ph.D., Uni- versity of Leipzig, Germany, 1895; mar- ried, Muskegon, Mich., June 30, 1897, Miss Clare Howard. Acting professor of economics and politics, Albion (Mich.) College, Jan. to March, 1891; superin- tendent of schools, Schoolcraft, Mich., 1891-94; principal of high school, Muske- gon, Mich., 1895-97, Rock Island, Ill., 1897-99, and Central High School, St. Paul since 1899. Presbyterian. Mem- ber National Geographic Society, Na- tional Educational Asociation. Writer of following articles: The Nature of the Federal State (Annals of the Amer- ican Academy of Political and Social Science) ; Topics in American History (School Review, May, 1897); The Caro- line Islands and the Terms of Peace (N. Y. Independent, Oct. 13, 1898); An Ideal Course in History (School Re- view, Nov., 1898); The Isthmian Canal (N. Y. Independent, March 1, 1900); Waste in High School Education (School Review, Sept., 1900) ; War and Economics in History and in Theory (Political Science Quarterly, Dec., 1900); Crete and the Cretan Question (Chautauquan, April, 1901); Was Bacon Shakespeare? (Book World, Oct., 1901) ; History in Re- lation to the Formation of Character (School Review, Nov., 1901); The Con- trol of the Nicaragua Canal (N. Y. Inde- pendent, Dec. 12, 1901); The Division of Governmental Power in Ancient Greece (Political Science Quarterly, 1903). In addition, numerous reviews of works on history, economics and sociology have been published in the Political Science Quarterly, the Journal of Sociology, and the School Review. Mason (Royal Arch); member Modern Woodman. Club: Commercial. Office: Central High School. Residence: 563 Laurel Av., St. Paul.
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ROBINSON, Harry Leigh, wholesale fruits and produce; born at Leon, Wis., Feb. 22, 1869; son of Henry J. and Cyn- thia E. Robinson; removed to Minne- sota with parents, 1870; graduated from Owatonna (Minn.) High School. Began active career in grocery business at Owatonna, 1887; located in Minneapolis, 1891, and entered fruit and produce com- mission business, 1892. Secretary and treasurer Gamble-Robinson Commission Co., Minneapolis, and similar companies at St. Paul, Aberdeen and Rochester, Minn .; president Gamble-Robinson Fruit- Produce Co., Mankato, Minn., and secre- tary and treasurer Merchants' Cold Stor- age Co., Minneapolis. Republican. Con- gregationalist. Member Minneapolis and St. Paul Produce exchanges. National League Commission Merchants, Western Fruit Jobbers Association, formerly president of North Western Fruit Job- bers' Assn. and vice president Minnesota Receivers and Shippers' Assn. Member Royal Arcanum. Married at Minneapo- lis, Jan. 27, 1897, to Miss Irene A. Allen. Recreation: Travel. Office: 222-226 6th St., N. Residence: 1609 Portland Av., Minneapolis.
ROBINSON, Josiah L., manufacturer and jobber of vehicles and agricultural implements; born at Pittsburg, Pa., Aug. 9, 1852; son of Israel W. and Cornelia (Leonard) Robinson; moved to Delaven, Ill., with parents when a child; educated at State Normal School, Bloomington, Ill. Entered manufacture of buggies and vehicles, at Freeport, Ill., 1873, and has continued on large scale at various points, removing to Minneapolis, 1906. President Robinson-Miller Co., organized 1901, wholesale vehicles and implements, Minneapolis, Minn .; Mutual Wheel Co., Moline, Ill .; Consolidated Implement Co., Kansas City, Mo .; Robinson Manufactur- ing Co., Freeport, Ill .; also director Freeport, (Ill.) Gas Light & Coke Co. Republican. Married at Racine, Wis., Aug., 1905, to Miss Ada G. Stone. Office: 300 Wash. Av., N. Residence: Hennepin Av. and 11th St., Minneapolis.
ROBINSON, Lewis A., comptroller Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry .; born at Glens Falls, N. Y., July 5, 1856; son of Frederick W. and Lovisa (Cool) Robinson; educated in private school at Glens Falls, and Williamstown, Mass. Entered service of Chicago & Northwestern Ry., 1873, and filled posi- tion of paymaster's clerk, shop clerk, traveling auditor, general bookkeeper and paymaster; was auditor Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis & Omaha Ry., 1886- Dec. 31, 1896; has been comptroller, same road since Jan. 1, 1897. Secretary Min- nesota Transfer Ry. Co .; auditor Minne- apolis Eastern Ry. Member Board of Park Commissioners. Married at St. Paul, 1889, to Miss Lucy Gault. Clubs: Minnesota, Town and Country, Trans- portation. Recreation: Golf. Office: Rosabel N. W. Cor. 4th St. Residence: 707 Fairmount Av., St. Paul.
ROBINSON, L(ouis) Sidney Bassford,
physician; born in Illinois, July 17, 1873; son of Sydney Turner and Mary L. (Bassford) Robinson; educated at Chi- cago Manual Training school, 1888-90. by tutor, 1890-91, Harvard Medical School, M.D., 1901; unmarried. Druggist Adirondack Cottage Sanitarium one year, 1902; house officer Boston City Hospital, two years, 1903-04; in general practice of medicine in St. Paul since 1904. Member Harvard Chapter of Delta Up- silon, Loyal Legion, 1st class (by in- heritance). Clubs: Harvard of Minne- sota, St. Paul Commercial. Office: 624 Selby Av. Residence: 638 Ashland Av., St. Paul.
ROBSON, James Harvey, banker; born at Geneva, Freeborn Co., Minn., Feb. 26, 1858; son of Capt. James Alexander and Martha (Partridge) Robson; edu- cated in village school at Geneva. Reared and worked on a farm until 19 years of age; entered store of brother- in-law at Owatonna, Minn., as delivery boy, advancing until he became partner and ultimately successor in the business, 1895, conducting the store until he en- tered banking business, April 2, 1906. President of The Security State Bank; vice president The Josten Manufactur- ing Co. of Owatonna; the Mouse River Bank of Towner, N. D .; also interested in the Kelly Co. of Owatonna. Republi- can. Universalist. Club: Commercial. Office: Broadway, cor. Cedar St. Resi- dence: 217 E. Rice St., Owatonna, Minn.
RODEARMEL, Montgomery Gallagher, manufacturers' agent; born at Freeport, Ill., Sept. 17, 1858; son of Jacob and Jane (Gallagher) Rodearmel; educated in Freeport public schools; Nevada, (Iowa), public schools; Iowa State Agri- cultural College and business college, Marshalltown, Ia. Became member of the firm of Livingston & Rodearmel, Nevada and Cambridge, Ia., 1880; dis- posed of interest to partner, 1885, and remained out of business until 1889, when he started the business in which he is now engaged, representing twenty- five manufacturers of hardware, cutlery and kindred goods to jobbers in Minne- sota, N. and S. Dakota, Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri with a few points in Illinois and Wisconsin. Stockholder Stover Manufacturing Co., Freeport, Ill., and Big Casino G. M. Co., San Francisco, Calif .; president Interstate M. & M. Co., Spokane, Wash .; director Kansas Lime Co., Vilas, Kas. Republican. Member Masonic order, U. C. T. of America. Married at Minneapolis, Minn., May, 1885, to Lou Waldron. Clubs: Commer- cial (Minneapolis), Commercial (St.
Paul). Recreations: Hunting and fish- ing. Office: Commercial Bldg. Resi-
dence: 2300 Colfax Av., S., Minneapolis.
RODENBERG, George W., State man- ager United States Life Insurance Co., of New York; born at Hanover, Ger- many, Nov. 12, 1861: son of Gerhardt and Fredericka (Frischmuth) Roden- berg; came to America early in life and was educated in public schools of Cin-
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cinnati, O. Began active career, Sept. 1, 1881, as employe of Germania Life In- surance Co., of New York; continued with same company until Jan. 15, 1901, when he resigned to accept position he now holds as State manager of the United States Life Insurance Co. of New York. Republican. Representative in Minnesota State Legislature, 33rd sena- torial district, 1907. Married at Cin- cinnati, 1891, to Miss Jennie E. Finney. Clubs: St. Paul Commercial, White Bear Yacht, Dayton's Bluff Commercial ( director). Office: Manhattan Bldg. Residence: 765 E. 6th St., St. Paul.
RODGERS, James Percy, real estate; born in England; son of George and Emily (Chant) Rodgers. Engaged in livery business, 1891-1906; began real estate operations in 1904 and is now devoting attention to dealing in Dakota lands. Member Masonic order, Wood- men of the World. Married at Austin, to Miss Washburn. Club: Progressive League. Address: Austin, Minn.
RODMAN, Bert, bank cashier; born at Red Wing, Minn., March 4, 1872; son of Martin and Pauline Rodman; removed to farm near Long Prairie, 1881; edu- cated in public schools of Long Prairie. Minn. Was connected with the Todd County Argus, Long Prairie, 1890-92, Long Prairie Leader, 1892-95; sold out interest in newspaper and was identified with Bank of Eagle Bend, as assistant cashier, 1895-1902; has been cashier State Bank of Akeley since 1902. Mem- ber I. O. O. F., M. W. A., K. O. T. M., M. B. A. Married at Long Prairie, 1895, to Miss Inez Tufts. Address: Akeley, Minn.
ROESER, John Abram, lawyer; born in Stearns Co., Minn., Jan. 28, 1867; son of Nicholas and Margaret (Kraus) Roeser; educated in public schools of St. Cloud and at State Normal School; mar- ried at Cold Springs, Minn., Nov. 5, 1894, to Mary Thomey. Taught school in Stearns, Co., 1883-90; entered office of George H. Reynolds as stenographer and studied law under Mr. Reynolds; ad- mitted to the bar, 1898, and a few months later entered into partnership with Mr. Reynolds as Reynolds & Roeser, which still continues. Republi- can. Member Modern Woodmen of America, B. P. O. E., Knights of Colum- bus. Recreation: Fishing. Address: St. Cloud, Minn.
ROGERS, Arthur C., physician; born near Decorah, Ia., July 17, 1856; son of Ansel and Cynthia (Benedict) Rogers; educated in public schools of Palmyra, Mich .; Raisin Valley Seminary, Adrian, Mich .; Earlham College, Richmond, Ind., degree of B.S., 1877; Medical Depart- ment, Iowa State University, degree of M.D., 1883; (LL.D., Earlham College, 1905). Has engaged in practice since 1883; superintendent of Minnesota School for Feeble Minded and colony for Epileptics, Faribault, since 1885. Member of American and Minnesota State Medical associations, Rice County
Medical Society, American Association for the Study of Feeble Minded (secre- tary and treasurer), American Academy of Medicine, American Medico-Psycologi- cal Association, American Association for the Study of Epilepsy, National Con- ference of Charities and correction. Was 1st lieut., Iowa N. G., about 1882- 84. Editor-in-chief, Journal Psycho- Asthenics, Faribault, devoted to in- terests of the feeble minded and epilep- tic. Scottish Rite Mason (32°), Knight Templar; member Royal Arcanum. Mar- ried at Columbus, Kan., July 17, 1882, to Miss Phoebe Coffin. Club: Commer- cial. Recreation : Yachting. Address: Faribault, Minn.
ROGERS, Edward G., clerk district court; native of St. Joseph, Mich .; son of Jabez N. Rogers; graduated from Law Department, University of Michi- gan, and engaged in practice in St. Paul. First held public office as county attorney of Ramsey Co., 1877; was elected member of the State Legislature, 1887; elected clerk of district court of Ramsey County, 1894, and has been re- elected at each succeeding election. Member B. P. O. E., Knights of Pythias, I. O. O. F., Modern Woodmen of America, Junior Pioneers. Married at New Al- bany, Ind., Nov. 12, 1878, to Miss Mary E. McCord. Clubs: Minnesota, Com- mercial. Offices: Court House and 204 Natl. G. A. Bk. Bldg. Residence: 596 Summit Av., St .Paul.
ROGERS, George H., lumber mer- chant; born at Milwaukee, Wis., March 5, 1873; son of Alexander H. and Martha M. (Ross) Rogers; educated at Milwau- kee graded and high schools and Univer- sity of Wisconsin. Entered lumber business in 1893; now vice president Rogers Lumber Company; vice president and secretary Meyer Lumber Company, Saskatchawan Lumber Company, Rogers- Youmans Lumber Company, also vice president A. R. Rogers Lumber Co., of British Columbia, owning retail lumber yards, also owning extensive timber lands in Idaho. Unmarried. Republi- can. Presbyterian. Clubs: Minikalıda, Minneapolis, Minneapolis Amateur Ath- Ietic. Office: Security Bank Bldg.
Residence: 2018 Hennepin Av., Minne- apolis.
ROGERS, G. M. F., physician; born at Otego, N. Y., Nov. 19, 1874; son of W. M. and Helen (Martin) Rogers; educated in public schools of S. Dakota and in Medical Department, Hamline Univer- sity, graduating, degree of M.D., 1899. Married at Minneapolis, Dec. 17, 1902, to Nellie R. Hassinger. Has been en- gaged in practice since Oct. 1, 1899. Member American and Minnesota State Medical associations. Republican. Metho- dist. Member Masonic order, I. O. O. F., M. W. A. Recreation: Fishing. Ad- dress: 1703 4th St., S. E., Minneapolis.
ROGERS, Joseph A., insurance; born at St. Paul, Minn., Sept. 14, 1865; son of John and Adelia (Carney) Rogers; educated in public and parochial schools.
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Began active career as clerk in freight department of the St. Paul & Omaha Ry., later devoting his attention to fire insurance. President St. Paul Fire Insurance Patrol; director St. Paul Board of Underwriters. Catholic. Mem- ber Knights of Columbus, Junior Pioneers. Married at St. Paul, 1888, to Miss Lily A. Dowlan. Club: Commer- cial. Office: 105 E. 4th St. Residence: 849 Fairmount Av., St. Paul.
ROGERS, Nathaniel Purviance, live stock commission; born at Georgetown, Ky., Dec. 17, 1864; son of William E. and Margaret K. (Varnon) Rogers; edu- cated at Versailles (Ky.) School, 1875- 78; private school of Prof. and Mrs. T. A. Crenshaw, 1878-82; Kentucky Uni- versity, 1882-86, A.B., 1886. Married at Lexington, Jan. 1, 1906, to Harriette C. Hodges. Taught school at West St. Paul, Dakota County, Minn., Jan. to June, 1888; started in live stock com- mission business Aug. 1, 1888, at S. St. Paul, and has since continued; secretary and treasurer of firm of Rogers & Rogers. Director St. Paul Cattle Loan Co. City assessor S. St. Paul, 1888-90; member School Board since 1904. Mason (32°). Clubs: Commercial, Town and country. Office: South St. Paul, Minn. Residence: 89 Kent St., St. Paul.
ROMER, Frederick H., builder and contractor; born at St. Paul, Minn., Jan. 5, 1875; son of Frederick J. and Sophia (Wilcken) Romer: educated in St. Paul public schools, 1882-88; Manual Train- ing School, 1888-91; International Cor- respondence Schools of Scranton, Pa., 1893-94. Unmarried. Since 1901 mem- ber of firm of F. J. Romer & Son, (established, 1871), doing business as general contractors and builders in stone work, brick work, reinforced concrete, and also carpenter work in connection with buildings. Member of Builders' Exchange, Business Men's League of St. Paul. Mason (32°),
Knight Templar, Shriner. Recreations: Hunting, fishing, automobiling. Office: 200 Ramsey St. Residence: 233 Ramsey St., St. Paul.
ROMSTAD, Michael, county auditor; born in Norway, July 8, 1861; son of Ole J. and Martha (Erickson) Romstad; came to America with parents, June, 1865, and to Minnesota, 1868; educated in public schools of Minnesota; married at Morris, Minn., 1883, to Miss Mathilda B. Anderson. Was teacher in public schools of Minnesota 10 years; book- keeper in retail lumber business, 11 years; county auditor of Swift Co., since Nov .; 1902. Republican. Member Masonic order, M. W. A., A. O. U. W., Sons of Norway. Address: Benson, Minn.
ROOSEN, Charles G., banker; born in Germany, 1848; son of B. C. Roosen; educated in common schools of Ham- burg, Germany. Came to America, 1870, and has been a resident of Minnesota since 1872. Organized Wright County Bank, 1880; Delano Elevator Co., 1881: Delano Creamery, 1895; Rockford
Creamery, 1896; Prudential Gas Machine Co., 1907. Now president Wright County Bank, Prudential Gas Machine Co .; director American Bank Protection Co. Married at Montreal, Can., 1886, to Miss Alvina Fuhrer. Address: 2401 S. Hum- boldt Av., Minneapolis.
ROOT, Fernando Wood, lawyer; born at Guilford, Chenango Co. N. Y., Aug. 7, 1855; educated at Oxford Academy, Oxford, N. Y. Entered practice of law, May 4, 1880; with legal department Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry. at Minneapolis, since Oct. 15, 1882, first as assistant solicitor, next as attorney and now as solicitor. Judge advocate general, with title of brig. gen., on staff of Governor John A. Johnson of Minne- sota. Member Royal Arcanum. Club: Commercial. Recreation. Automobiling. Office: 25 Milwaukee Station, Minneapo- lis. Residence: 1904 Marshall Av., Merriam Pk., Minn.
ROOT, John Mortimer, vice president and treasurer Western Securities Co .; born at Sparta, Wis., Feb. 18, 1861; son of George W. and Jane (Bennett) Root; educated at Sparta High School. Was a commercial traveler for 20 years; also traveled extensively in foreign countries, for study and in search of general in- formation; general manager Decari Manufacturing Co., for two and a half years, resigning in 1906 to accept posi- tion as vice president and treasurer of the Western Securities Co., which was established, June 1, 1906, to buy and sell railway and other bonds, mortgages and securities. Republican. Mason (32°), Knight Templar, Shriner. Member Sons of American Revolution. Married at Sparta, Wis., 1882, to Miss Annie Lee. Club: Commercial, Minikahda. Recrea- tions: Hunting, fishing, automobiling and driving. Office: Security Bank Bldg., Minneapolis.
ROSE, Francis M., physician; born at Columbus, O., March 25, 1841; son of Phillip and Araminta L. (West) Rose; educated in Columbus High School and at Starling Medical College, Columbus, graduating, degree of M.D., 1860. Sur- geon 43rd Ohio Inf., Civil War; pro- moted medical inspector 17th army corps; later sergeon-in-chief 1st div .- 17th army corps, under Gen. M. F. Force. Has been engaged in practice in Minne- sota since 1867. Physician St. Mary's Hall and State School for the Blind. Democrat. Episcopalian. President Rice County Medical Society. Member Ma- sonic order. Widower. Club: Commer- cial. Recreations: Travel and fishing, St. Lawrence River and Thousand Is- lands. Address: Faribault, Minn.
ROSE, Isidor, importer and exporter furs and skins; born at Speyer, Ger- many, Oct. 9, 1832; son of Albert N. and Fannie (Flegenheimer) Rose; educated in Germany. Came to America in 1850 and to St. Paul in 1855, where he has been continuously connected with Joseph Ullman, the widely known furrier of America and Germany and for many
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