The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-02-09
LONG A RESIDENT OF KENOSHA
Was Secretary of the Balm Wagon
Company, General Manager Of Hos
Iery and Director of Financial In
situations Of City.


and one of the most prominent men
in the industrial life of Kenosha died
at the Kenosha Hospital at six O'Clock
Saturday after a determined fight
against illness of a few month s dura-
ton.
Death came as great shock to the
friends and business associates of Mr..
Slosson as on Friday evening his con-
dition had been such as to warrant
their belief that he might survive. He
had been operated on less than a week
ago for a perforation of the wall of
the stomach but with a fighting
chance for life, he had shown wonder
full powers Of recuperation and death
came just when those nearest to him
had become most hopeful that he
would make a victorious fight against
his malady. The beginning of the
end came at one O'Clock Saturday
when Mr. Slosson had a relapse.
Members of the family and close
friends were hurriedly summoned to
the hospital but the patient became
unconscious and he remained in this
condition until the end came peace
fully Saturday morning. Mrs. Alexander
Holiday, the sole surviving member
of Mr. Slosson's family was at the
hospital when the final summons came.
Mr.. Slosson was connected with so
many lines of business in Kenosha
and had taken such an active part in
the social life Of the city that his
death cast a gloom over the entire
city.
Frank Slosson was man of parts,
man of high ability, man of ster-
ling honesty and man who had a
head and heart for the management
Of big enterprises and his death will
come as a great blow to the business
life of Kenosha. His interests in the
city were along so many lines that
many of the great institutions of the
city will feel heavily the hand of
death that has removed him.
Frank Slosson was a native of
Richmond, Berkshire county, Mass.
He was a son of the late Martin Slos-
son and was born Oct. Is, 1847. He
was educated in the common schools
of Richmond and at Lenox Academy
near his home. Early in life he learn
ed the business of telegraph oper-
ator.
Mr.. Slosson was not yet sixteen
years of age when President Lincoln
issued the first call to arms for the
Civil War, but Notwithstanding his
age he enlisted as member of Com
pany B. of the 49th Wisconsin Infan-
try. He bore arms for a short time but
his ability as a telegraph operator
soon led him into the department. of
Military Telegraph service and he saw
three years of service in this branch
of the army. He was a brave soldier
and many interesting incidents are
told of his life as an operator with
the army. After the close of the war
Mr.. Slosson returned to his home and
for some time he was employed as a
telegraph operator in the offices of sew
eral of the papers in New York and
other Eastern states. He was known
as one Of the fastest operators in the
newspaper service.
He spent a year in the West and in
1867 he came to Kenosha and became
the manager for the American Mer-
chant S Union Express company and
the Western Union Telegraph company
In short time he had formed the
friendship of many men who afterward
became leaders in the life of Kenosha
and after short time in his position
with the telegraph company he went
to the Balm Wagon company's office
to accept a clerical position. Since
| that time he had been connected with
the company and at the time of his
death he was one of the best known
men among the manufacturers of We
hicles throughout the United States.
In more recent years Mr.. Slosson had
taken an interest in other institutions
in Kenosha. His ability to look after
big business interests made him close
confident of the late Edward Balm and
the late Frederick Newell and he was
named to act as manager of the vast
Balm and Newell estates. He in more
recent years became the general man
ager of the Chicago-Kenosha Hosiery
company. He was also interested in
| the Cooper Underwear company and
was a director in the First National
Bank and the Northwestern Loan and
| Trust company. He took a great active
interest in the management of all com
panies with which he was connected
and there was an intensely personal
side to his business relations which
made him favorite with all the men
| associated with him in business life.