The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1910-10-04
WANTS TO SEE
SON GOVERNOR
THIS rs CHASE oseoRNs MOTH.
ER's ONLY AMBITION. SHE
is RECOVERING FROM
LNESS.

South Bend. Ind. oct. Am old
resident and one of the most widely
known women In this city is Mrs.
Margaret A. Osborn. mother of Chase
5. Osborn, candidate ON the Republic
can ticket for governor of Michigan.
Mrs. Osborn is I'm her eighty-third
year and until "a month ago enjoyed
excellent health for a woman of her
years. At that time however. one of
her eyes became affected, the ailment
becoming aggravated until it was nee
| essary To remove the eycball Mrs
Osborn In recovering from her aiment
and expects soon 10 be able to be
about.
For many years Mrs. Osborn was
one of the leading women physicians
of South Bend. Both she and her
husband. George A. Osborn, were
identified with the medical profession
and cultivated a wide acquaintance
I'm this section of the country. Mr..
Osborn was active in his profession
until he died, six years ago, at the
age of 81.
Many old patients of Mrs. Osborn
continue to call at her residence for
medical advice although she has not
practiced actively for several years
Throughout her life she has possessed
a rugged constitution which has been
of material assistance I'm bringing
her through the recent delicate oper-
alton she sustained. Mr.. Osborn was
similarly rugged and until "a short
time previous to his death was hale
and hearty. He died from the effects
of a wound on his head which he re-
ceived when young man, after ward
ing off its effect until old age
Mrs. Osborn was born i'm Circle
vile, O.. April 30. 1927. and moved to
Indiana i'm 1S4S. She took up her res
idence in South Bend 25 years ago.
She Is the mother of eight children
Chase S. Osborn, William ID. and
stephen p. Osborn and Mrs. Georgiana
Brown, South Bend; Eugene B. Os-
born. milwaukee,. Wis; Mrs. D. N.
Reed. Lafayette. Ind; Horace f.. Os-
born, Jackson. Mich; and Charles II.
Osborn. Jackson, Mich. proprietor OF
the Jackson hotel
Mrs. Osborn was married Dec "a |
1916. her maiden name being Miss
Margaret Fannon. Mr. and Mrs. Os-
born were pioneer settlers i'm Ohio. |
and during the Civil war Mr.. Osborn |
was actively identified with the un- |
dcrground railway. He was an aboli- |
ZIONIST of the old school.
Mrs. Osborn has taken great pride |
In the achievements of her son. and |
one of her special delights is To hear |
him speak. Before she became i'll
she went To Jackson and to Niles.
Mich. To hear her son deliver ad-
resses
When seven years old. Mrs. Osborn
was bound out to family I'm south
ern Ohio. following the death Of both
her parents. She attended the public !
schools and graduated from the La
dies Commercial college. Xenia, o.
She began the study of medicine after
her marriage under the preceptorship
of her husband. She practiced during
the Civil war and later attended the
Indiana Medical college.
Mrs. Osborn has lived to see three
enter life. Surrounded by
members of her family and several
she lives quiet life
i'm South Bend. her one ambition to
live to see her son honored by the
state OF Michigan. in his election to
the states highest office.
Mr.. Osborn was taking rest on
Zig Lake George. i'm northern Mich
igan. when he was apprised of the
illness of his mother. A messenger
raced across the lake I'm Potor-boat
TO bear the news, and Osborn imme-
diatcly left and came to South Bend.
He will return to Michigan In few
days, now that the recovery of his
mother Is assured. to begin his cam
paign for governor.