The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1911-05-04
GOV. HAS NAMED SUCCESSOR
In Els Letter to the Governor Judge
Slosson Says Health Will Not Permit
Him to Serve Out the Term for
Which He was Elected.

After an official career of more than
eighteen years Judge Russell Ell. Slos-
son for the past twelve years judge OF
the county court of Kenosha county,
will retire from office on next Monday
morning. Judge Slosson late Thursday
afternoon sent to Governor McGovern
his resignation. In resigning his Office
the Judge states that the condition of
his health was such as to make it i'm
possible for him to give to the office
the time and attention that the welfare
of the people of the county demanded.
+ For some time there has been rumors
of the resignation of Judge Slossop and
re had decided on this course several
" aeks ago, but after long rest he
decided that he would be able to go
ahead with the work Of the Office and
remain on the bench until after the
work now in his hands had been clean
ed up but his recent illness made it
imperative for him to look to his health
and as result he sent his resignation
to the governor on Thursday with the
understanding that it is to take effect
the first day of May.
The condition of Judge Slosson is not
such as to be alarming to his relatives
and friends, but he is not in a condi-
ton to continue in the arduous duties
of Judge of the county court.
The resignation of Judge slosson
marks the passing from Office of man
who has rendered the county loyal
service and people in all parts of the
county viii regret that the health of
the judge made It impossible FOR him
to continue in office. Judge Slosson
was elected to his office, for new
term year ago this month and he
had more than three years to serve.
The long connection CT Judge Slos-
son with official circles in .Kenosha
made him the dean of the county of
fcials He began his official career in
Kenosha as a justice of the peace af-
ter he had been in business in the city
for many years and after a term as
justice he was named as clerk of the
circuit court. He had served four years
in this Office when Attorney Anthony
Van Wyck, who had presided on the
bench of the county court for many
years, decided not to be a candidate
and Judge Slosson was elected to the
Office which he has since held. In the
more than twelve years that he has
been county judge he has handled
many of the largest estates ever pro-
bated in the county and his work on
the bench has met with the endorsement
of the bar Of the city and the sur
rounding counties. Judge Slosson was
great follower of detail and during
his administration many changes have
been made in the fling of papers in
the office. This new system was
inaugurated almost entirely by the re-
firing judge.
Judge Slosson has been a careful
and painstal1ing official and has been
popular with the attorneys and, with
the people of the county who did bust
ness in his court. His standing with
the people of the county has been
shown in the fact that he has been re
elected to the Office three times since
his first election.
Personally Judge Slosson was a great
favorite with the people at the county
building and these members of the lit
tie official family will greatly regret
his retirement.