The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1904-10-28

This is the year or all years 10 elecC
republican sheriff in Shiawassee county.
Never before in the history of the coun.
ty has there been such record of ex-
travagance in the sheriff's Office as that
just made and being made by the dem
ocrat incumbent of that Office. Never
has there been more thoroughly COM
.spetent, young, and energetic candi-
date for the office on the re-
publican ticket, never more
careful manager or person more cap
able of giving the county another old
time economical administration. The
present democratic machine which is
responsible for the wasteful extrava-
gance of the sheriff's office is the creator
and sponsor of the present democratic
candidate for this Office. Does anyone
think that-owing his nomination, and
if elected. his election, to this machine
that the democratic candidate would
\ do much better than his predecessor?
Especially since he would probably have
much the same force of deputies as the
present sheriff has employed, supposi-
tion which is fair to make since with
scarce an exception the deputies are
hard at work for their chiefs candidate2
Then isn't it a good time to change
back to republican sheriff?
Charles w. Mimic comes from Shia-
wassee county farm. He is sample of
what any farmer boy can make of him
self if he has the grit to work and get
ready for any and every opportunity
that comes along. He is the sort of a
young man who should be an inspira-
tion to every other farmers boy in the
county. Coming from the farm as he
does it is hardly possible that the
grownup farmers of the county, as we'll
as the boys and the young men who will
this year cast their first votes, should
fail to have kindly feeling for him.
And why not2 How many times the
fact is brought out that such large
percent of our most successful pub
lie men and business men are
those who were born on farm
and spent greater or less part of their
boyhood on the farml 1t seems very
often to guarantee certain amount of
ginger which many city born and bred
man lacks and can never get into his
system.
1t is not always true however that the
brightest and best farmer boys get off
the farm. Some of the brightest farm
er boys leave the farm and try their en-
ergies in the cities and villages, and it
it equally true that, with the advant-
ages offered by farming today over
those of few years ago, there is prob.
ably an increasing percent of them who
look for increased opportunities right at
their homes. Be that as it may, Mr..
Mimic left the farm when still boy in
school, his parents moving to Corunna.
In Corunna his native genius for work
soon asserted itself. He was sent to
school by his parents but was not con
tent with attending school and being OF
no help to them. He decided that he
could do a good deal of work outside OF
school hours, and nights and mornings
and Saturdays soon found him busily
J@empioyed in the general store then run
by Mr.. Erwin Eveleth in that city.
Here his energy and excellent quality of
his work soon attracted Mr.. Eveleth's
attention and when he left school Mr..
Eveleth put him in charge of wagon
with full stock of goods which he sold
through the country. BY this means
he gained an additional insight into the
methods of careful business manage
ment and also met many people about
the county who are today warm friends.
Later he worked in Owosso for time,
then for the Garrisons in Vernon in
their general store, afterwards fol
Black & Son in this city. For several
years he was a member Of a firm In
Fowlerville which built up a good trade
Afterwards he sold out his interest there