The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1901-03-29

The candidate for alderman In the third
ward Is one of the younger republican
workers but one who has lived In the city all
OF his life. he Is therefore strictly Owosso
product and his good qualities and hustling
abilities are known to many outside of his
own ward where he is best known. He has
been In the employ of the Estey Mfg. Co.
for the last fourteen years working in the
carving department., of which he has been
foreman for eight years. He has also been
member of the city fire department for q
period OF ten years during which time he
was always on hand for any work no matter
how difficult. He Is member of the
Knights of Pythias, belonging also to the
uniform rank and the Knights of Kohrassan
connected with the same order. He is
energetic and yet self-possessed and full of
common sense. 1t would have been hard
work to have picked out a better man from
the younger republicans of the ward and he
is practically assured of the election.
The third ward brings out new candi-
date for supervisor this spring in the person
OF Mr.. VIM. A. Kent. Mr.. Kent is native
of the neighboring county of lngham,
having been born and raised at Mason in
that county, where his father ran drug
store, and where for three years he himself
was member of the Mason company of
the old state troops. Eight years ago he
came to this city from Branch county where
he had been for few years working at his
trade and he has been q resident of the
third ward in this city ever since that time.
He owns a home on Woodlawn avenue
where he has lived the greater part of the
time since moving to Owosso. Mr.. Kent is
a carpenter and contractor by trade and has
worked at that trade during his entire
residence here. He Is thirty-fve years of
age, Is member of the A. D. u. w and
has served on the election board for the
third ward for the last three years.
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The fourth ward has not been heard from
this week with quite the same striking effect
that prevailed last week. The republican
candidates there have done considerable to
smooth over whatever dissatisfaction may
have existed there before the caucuses and
may be depended upon to do still more
along that line before the close of the polls
Monday. Both the candidates for re-elec-
ton are, however, practically assured of re-
election. Most men who are fortunate
enough to hold Office have some enemies
and both V. M. White and Jas. w. Jordan
do not show themselves unlike other men
in public Office In finding opposition to thei r
election. They both usually have shown
themselves perfectly able to take care of
such opposition, however, both on eau
Gus and election days, and next Monday
is hardly likely to prove an exception. Mr..
Jordan has been one of the most active men
in the council during the two terms which
he has served and has done hard work for
In the city.
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For alderman in the fifth ward there
could probably not have been found man
who would have polled more votes than the
present alderman, w. K. Washburn who
was given his denomination by reclamation. |
He has been popular with the voters In his
ward and has looked after their interests In |
The council to their entire satisfaction.
In the fifth ward both parties put up new
men for the Office of supervisor and even
went so far as to put up men of the same
name, Evans. The republican nominee,
Mr.. John A. f. Evans, is a young man OF
He has served on the cleo
ion board for his ward several times but
las had little other experience in public
~ ,iness. He is q native OF the Isle of
Wight, England, but came to America and
o Michigan when but eleven years of age,
lrst going to Flint. He came to Ow0sso
With his parents from WILLIAMSON FIVE or