Clinton Rosette
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Clinton E. Rosette was a prominent citizen of DeKalb, Illinois during the 19th century. Rosette was closely associated with well known men from the same city, such as Isaac Ellwood. He was the first editor of the newspaper in DeKalb, the Daily Chronicle
, a newspaper whose first publisher was barbed wire
inventor Joseph Glidden
. Today, a middle school bears his name.
. He was the son of William E. Rosette and Elizabeth Breese, the sixth of ten children. Clinton married Alfaretta C. LaClaire in DeKalb Co., Illinois on 24 December 1873. In 1875 he and Alfaretta moved to DeKalb. Once there they ran a small private school until 1879 or 1880. They had no children.
, as the founding editor. In the paper's early years publisher D.W. Tyrrell sold the Chronicle to Joseph F. Glidden. Glidden, a barbed wire
entrepreneur and farmer by trade, ran the paper with Rosette until October 1906, when Glidden died. After Glidden's death, Rosette assumed ownership of the J.F. Glidden Publishing Co. The paper became well known during its first three decades as a bastion of Democratic journalism. Its earliest slogan was "Democratic in all Things and Under all Circumstances." The publishing company was sold yet again in January 1909 to Edward J. Raymond and Frank W. Greenway, mostly because of Rosette's failing health.
Daily Chronicle (Illinois)
The Daily Chronicle is a newspaper which covers DeKalb County in northern Illinois. Its newsroom and press are located in DeKalb, Illinois, a city about 60 miles west of Chicago along Interstate 88. The paper has a daily circulation of 9,968 and a Sunday circulation of 10,719, as of September 30,...
, a newspaper whose first publisher was barbed wire
Barbed wire
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire , is a type of fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand. It is used to construct inexpensive fences and is used atop walls surrounding secured property...
inventor Joseph Glidden
Joseph Glidden
Joseph Farwell Glidden was an American farmer who patented barbed wire, a product that forever altered the development of the American West.- Biography :...
. Today, a middle school bears his name.
Early life
Rosette was born about April 1850 in Paw Paw Township, Illinois, in southwestern DeKalb CountyDeKalb County, Illinois
DeKalb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 105,160, which is an increase of 18.2% from 88,969 in 2000. Its county seat is Sycamore. DeKalb County is part of the Chicago metropolitan statistical area.-History:DeKalb County...
. He was the son of William E. Rosette and Elizabeth Breese, the sixth of ten children. Clinton married Alfaretta C. LaClaire in DeKalb Co., Illinois on 24 December 1873. In 1875 he and Alfaretta moved to DeKalb. Once there they ran a small private school until 1879 or 1880. They had no children.
The newspaper
In March 1879 Clinton Rosette took the helm of the new DeKalb newspaper, the Daily ChronicleDaily Chronicle (Illinois)
The Daily Chronicle is a newspaper which covers DeKalb County in northern Illinois. Its newsroom and press are located in DeKalb, Illinois, a city about 60 miles west of Chicago along Interstate 88. The paper has a daily circulation of 9,968 and a Sunday circulation of 10,719, as of September 30,...
, as the founding editor. In the paper's early years publisher D.W. Tyrrell sold the Chronicle to Joseph F. Glidden. Glidden, a barbed wire
Barbed wire
Barbed wire, also known as barb wire , is a type of fencing wire constructed with sharp edges or points arranged at intervals along the strand. It is used to construct inexpensive fences and is used atop walls surrounding secured property...
entrepreneur and farmer by trade, ran the paper with Rosette until October 1906, when Glidden died. After Glidden's death, Rosette assumed ownership of the J.F. Glidden Publishing Co. The paper became well known during its first three decades as a bastion of Democratic journalism. Its earliest slogan was "Democratic in all Things and Under all Circumstances." The publishing company was sold yet again in January 1909 to Edward J. Raymond and Frank W. Greenway, mostly because of Rosette's failing health.