The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-10
FOR SHERIFF OF StilAWAssEE
COUNTY.
A Better Candidate for the Office
Never on the Republican Ticket.

a Better Candidate for the Otrico
Never on the Republican Ticket.
A better candidate for sheriff OF Shia-
wassee county than George w. Haskell
has never been on the republican ticket
Practically his whole life has been spent
in the county, the last twenty in Owes
so, and during all of that time he has
been constantly increasing his circle OF
friends. He has always been a steady,
hard worker whether in business for
himself or working for others, while
his genial, humorous nature has made a
reputation for him throughout the
state During his entire residence here
he has been consistent republican, al
ways ready to get out and hustle for
any candidate to whom he could be OF
assistance even though never candi-
date himself and never expecting to be
one.
George w, Haskell was born at Sen
eca Point on the banks of Canandaigua
Lake, Ontario county, New York, but
he was brought to Shiawassee county in
1855 when he was but five years old.
He therefore claims to have quite re.
covered from any New York flavor
which might have tainted his anatomy,
and to be by this time an exclusively
Shiawassee product. His parents set
tied on farm about three miles south
of Byron where his youthful days were
! spent. After becoming old enough to
attend school he walked from the farm
to the Byron village school which he at
tended until within about two months
of graduation. What seemed to him an
opportunity to have hand in the lay
ing out and building of new railway
running through Byron then opened NJ
and he left school to go with the survey
ing party The scheme fell through
and young Haskell returned to Byron
too late to graduate and richer only in
the experience which he had had il
roughing it. He gave up laying out
railways once for all and went to work
in the drug store of WEIGH q Leland, in
Byron. He worked for this firm about
four years and afterwards worked fol
Watson q Obert, of Bancroft, for sew
eral years before coming to Owosso
While in both Byron and Bancroft he
made circle of friends and acquaint
ances which he has always retained.
For the last twenty years he has beer
resident of Owosso. For the first two
years he was in the grocery business
with George H. Grahame, after which
he went on the road for the firm o.
Dawes, Hamblin & Miller. He ha.
been on the road for the greater part OF
the last seventeen years excepting dur
ing the four years when he served a.
food inspector during the Pingree adj
ministration. On the road his reputa
ton has been that of good salesman
and genial, entertaining man to meet
He was one of the first members of til,
Knights of the Grip, an organization
which has been no small service to tn,
commercial travellers of the state
Since the organization of the WHOLESALE
firm of Hall Brothers, Nichols q Dutch
er Company, of this city, he has beer
constantly on the road for that firm.
Two years ago Mr.. Haskell was frs
candidate for the Office of sheriff, bu
then only at the solicitation of Friends
who suggested the matter to him en-
tirely unexpectedly to him and urged
him for some time before he would con
sent to allow his name to go before thu
convention. The contest was very
close one, he coming within a single
vote of receiving the nomination a
that time. This year he became thu
logical candidate of the republican
party for this Office and received tn,
nomination without opposition from
any quarter.
Mr.. Haskell has always been ready
to assist any of his friends ON the re
publican ticket to the best of his ability
and if the compliment is returned a.
this time as it should be he will b,
elected by handsome majority. HI,
certainly deserves the best supper
which the party can give him at thi'
time. His record is right, he is ener
| getic and aggressive, yet at the same
time genial and always ready for a
good joke to liven things up for al
about him. He will make careful
official and popular one.
\ In his Boston speech, Secretary o.
the Treasury Shaw, referring TO tn,
| sl1Uar trust said.