Her life, as 'Mustache Maude,' would help define the Old West in the Dakotas. Rose was, by all accounts, a canny businesswoman, and soon purchased a saloon and gambling house in Winona, North Dakota. And she also gained a nickname: "Mustache Maude." The Grand Forks Herald reported the rustling had cost North Dakota cattle growers $30,000 in horses and cattle, or about $560,000 in 2025 dollars. So is Mustache Maude."