[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 142 (Thursday, September 22, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1686]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     RECOGNIZING THE CITY OF ROSEBUD ON ITS CENTENNIAL ANNIVERSARY

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                        HON. BLAINE LUETKEMEYER

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, September 22, 2011

  Mr. LUETKEMEYER. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize the city of 
Rosebud, located in Gasconade County in Missouri, as the community will 
be celebrating its centennial anniversary.
  What is now the city of Rosebud was organized in 1911, receiving its 
name from the wild rose bushes that reside in the community. By 1911, 
Rosebud had expanded to considerable size because of the Rock Island 
Railroad, farming, clay mining, selling wood to kilns in St. Louis and 
many other industrious endeavors of the time. A number of citizens 
wished to have their village incorporated in Gasconade County, so they 
sent a letter to the County Court in Hermann. Within the year, the city 
received incorporation. Over the years, Rosebud's population, 
infrastructure and economic activity have increased.
  Over the past century, industries such as antique and craft shops, 
restaurants, churches and thoroughfare from Highway 50 have supported 
the town. Today, Finale International Tool Inc. is the top employer in 
the community. The proud community of Rosebud is home to 378 residents.
  In closing, I ask all my colleagues to join me in wishing the 
residents of the city of Rosebud congratulations on their centennial 
anniversary.

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