The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1896-08-22
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A Brief Sketch olshs Lis Of ,hs HussIinx 500
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! crystal Fails people have heard much
Of Chase S. Osborn during the campaign
for the Republican congressional nomi-
nation, now rapidly drawing 10 "A close :
many residents oi Iron county know
much Of him from his early connection
with the development OF the Menominee
range, but il Is quite possible that lew
readers OF TnE DIAMOND DRILL have
been favored With biography of this
promising resident OF the state" which
hc "christcncd" Superior. Therefore, as
the contest. in which Mr.. Osborn's
chances for success are far from unprom-
ising, draws near, a brief sketch OF his
career may prove interesting TO his
many friends ia this locality.
Chase S. Osborn, was reared in La
Fayette, Indiana. began h's education
in it's public schools and completed II m
Purdue University, which he left at the
age OF seventeen TO enter newspaper
office. lie had previously done news
paper work aS correspondent and re-
porter ON the Ia Fayette Home journal.
Later, going 60 Caicago. he did miscel-
laneous newspaper work until $780,
when he went to Milwaukee and became
the managing editor II the Signal He
subsequently Tiled am editorial position
ON the Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin,
aud ia ] 1883 he went TO Florence. Wis
consin, where, in connection with James
/ /. Toner, he purchased the Florence
Mining News, editing Il as an independent
Republican paper, it's columns being de-
voted 20 the development Of the mining
interests in that portion OF the country.
After the first year he purchased his
partners interest and conducted the
paper alone for three years, when he
sold out 20 Messrs. Campbell & loungs,
OF Milwaukee. lie then returned to Mil
waullec in April 1887, established the
Miner and Manufacturer, in connection
with leading newspaper men OF TINT city,
but managed and edited That paper but
u few weeks hen lie sold out and be-
came city editor Of the Milwaukee Senti-
mel. He took this only ms a temporary
position AMI looked about him in search
81 another location. lie visited Sault
Ste Marie, and, being much pleased with
the place, purchased the News, beginning
its publication In November of the same
year The News is the Oldest and the
leading Republican paper ON the PENN
sula.
Mr. Osborn has been contributor ia
many periodicals and magazines, OF arti-
cles mostly OF a descriptive nature. lie
* vigorous aud fluent writer, making
every sentence count, and is Il ready and
entertaining speaker. Ills ably con
Quoted paper has won a liberal patron
age aud the owner has become promi
ncnt in journalistic circles.
Mr.. Osborn takes very prominent
part in political affairs and is il stalwart
advocate Of the Republican party. II
1889 he was appointed postmaster o
Sault Ste Marie, by President Harrison
and held The Office for four years. Ii
, ] S92 he purchased the Sault Ste. Mari,
, Tribune, and consolidated it with thl
News, with the view ~ iurthering th'
harmony OF the Republican party. Il
! 1894 he was elected vicc-presidcnt OF tn,
Michigan Press association. and presi
dent OF the Michigan Republican Press
association, composed of the daily ant
weekly Republican newspapers OF thii
state. In January, 1895, he was arp
pointed, after an excited contest of mor
than two hundred competitors, as stat'
game and fish warden, for term Of iou
= years. lie is chairman OF the assembl,
{ district Republican committee, a mem
y Der of the Republican congressional com
: mittrc, and through the columns of Iii
! paper and upon the platform he als'
! labors earnestly in support of his party
= lie il also actively interested in scver,
I social organizations, and holds member
: ship in Ie Sault dc Sainte Marie club, th,
! Fclowcrait club, OF Detroit, Milwaukee
: Press club and the St. Paul Press club
: He afiliates with The Masonic ira tcrnity
G the Knights of Pythias and the Cd,
! Fellows, having tukeu the oucampmcn
: degrees, and is also connected with th
! Protective and Benevolent Order o
Elks. lie has nude a special study o
I the geology 81 the Lake Superior region
= of the ornithology of Michigan, and Is
i member OF the American Ornthologistl
: Union. the American academy 81 Politi
: cal and Social Science and oI the Michi
9 gan Academy 81 Science.
/
y Mr.. Osborn was married Ia Milwaukee
May z, 1881, Go Miss Lillian g. Jones,
daughter 81 Edward Jones, deceased
. Mr. aud Mrs Osborn have four childrcl
! Ethel L., George A., Chase $. noe
: Emily w.
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