The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1902-10-24
FOR COUNTY TREASURER.
Albert n. Northway a Strong candi
date and an Unusually Deserv.
ING One.


Albert H. Northway, of this city. is
one of the strongest candidates on the
republican county ticket and at the
same time one Of the most deserving
ones. He is man whose business ex-
perience and qualifications, both natur-
al and acquired, fit him for the respon-
sible place of custodian of the county's
cash. He is man who has uniformly
been a consistent republican worker
though he has never before been nom
mated to an office, and he is man who
through no fault of his own met with
an accident two years ago which de-
prives him of the use of one of his feet
except with crutches, and is man with
whom host of warm friends about the
county sympathize on that account.
To the great majority Of republicans of
the county who are personally acquaint-
ed with ZAP Northway there is deep
feeling of satisfaction in the knowledge
that he is in every way competent for
the Office of treasurer of the county, and
that circumstances are such that they
can give him the Office.
81 With the exception of two years Mr..
Northway has always lived in this part
of the state He was born on farm in
Genesee county in 1856 and five years
later his parents moved to a farm in
Venice township in this county. The
family lived in that township until
Albert was fourteen years of age when
his father died and soon after his mother
moved to Corunna. For a time Albert
attended the high school in that city,
then left to work in the grocery store of
D. Burhans in that city. He later
worked in the Garland grocery store in
the same city. He was the oldest son,
with the added responsibilities which
the death of his father had placed on
him during these years.
In 1880 he went to ST. Louis, Mo-,
where he worked for the clothing house
of Thomas Mabley for about two years.
After his return, in January, 1882, he
was married to Miss Carrie Chaffee,
daughter of the late William Chaffee,
who lived near Byron. He soon after
came to OwOsso to work with d. Bur-
hans who had also moved to this city.
After that he was bookkeeper in the
Office of the Estey Manufacturing Co..
txun nd ha hoI
charge of the Office of the Owosso Manu-
featuring Company for time. In 1892
he entered the office of Albert Todd and
in the following January, 1893, he
bought an interest in the firm and has
since that time retained his interest in
that business and taken an active part
in its management.
Mr. Northway is a Knight Templar,
Elk, Knight of Pythias, and Knight of
the Mac cabees, and needless to say, has
many friends and admirers in each Of
the different orders. ~
Two years ago last July Mr.. North
way was standing with some friends
roped and led into Clark d. Smiths
barn. Just as one of them was caught
it plunged in such a way as to throw
the rope around his ankle, throwing
him to the ground and dragging his
foot against post The bones were so
badly crushed that for some time it was
feared that amputation would be neces-
sary and there is no hope for his ever
regaining the full use of the member.
The accident was one which it was inn
possible to forsee and one for which Mr..
Northway was in no way to blame
either through carelessness or in any
other way. AS said above therefore,
while there is no need of making an APP
peal to any one on the grounds of sym
pathy, Mr.. Northway's friends are
taking great deal of satisfaction in the
thought that they are both electing
man entirely worthy of the Office and at
the same time showing their sympathy
for him in very handsome way. They
hope to see his majority the largest of
any on the entire ticket.
Shiawassee county never had more
conscientious administration of the
prosecuting attorneys Office than the
one just now ending under Austin E.
Richards. Mr. Richards has been care
full through the entire administration of
the office to avoid every needless ex-
pence to the county and that has meant
lot Of work for him in the investiga-
ton Of charges which more careless