The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1895-12-21
DIED..

| CHRISTIE-On Dec. 1, at his residence at
the East End. J. Lutte. Christie, aged 81
years.
| At FIVE minutes past 10 O'Clock last
night j. Lutte. Christie, editor and pub
Usher of the Superior Times, the East
Ends weekly paper. passed away after
long siege of sicknesa. Mr.. Christie
has been sick for number of years,
| and lately his eyesight gave out and he
was threatened with total blindness
He was compelled to turn the manage
ment of his business over to his
nephew, T. r. Christie, and fconne
himself to his home.
Instead ofgetting better, he got worse
and complication of diseases began to
sap away his life. For several weeks
past he has been lowering between life
and death. The attending physician
gave no hope, and although the family
were prepared for the climax, which
was clearly matter of a very little
while, the shock caused by his demise
has almost Frustrated them.
He leaves a wife and FIVE children,
Aluna c., Mrs. L. D. Newton, Alice,
Martha, Isabel and Henry. His brother
Thomas r. Christie, lives i'll Winnebago
City, Mimi, and his sister, Mrs. H. ".
Holley, in Everett, Wash.
Mr.. Christie was born in Ohio, near
the city of Cleveland, and had he lived
until next Tuesday be would have been
"a years old. He served through the
war and was first lieutenant OF Com
pany II, of the First regiment Mime
sofa volunteer heavy artillery. He was
a brave and fearless soldier, and his
fearlessness extended throughout his
whole life both civil and military.
He was remarkable character. He
feared nothing and always expressed
his opinion on subjeCs in a manner
that left no room for doubt as to how
he stood. He feared no man, and,
while he had enemies, as every man of
his stamp must have, they always held
him in great respect, and took care not
to stir him up too often. No person,
living or dead, could turn him from
what he considered the right side in
anything in which he took an interest.
He was Republican in politics, and
through his paper and in person worked
zealously for his party. He possessed
that greatest of virtues, honesty-hon-
esty in business, honesty in politics and
honesty in opinion. There can be moth
ing more glorious said about a man
than to say that he was thoroughly
honest. j. Lutte. Christie was that,
and an honest man is the noblest work
of God.
Previous to his coming to Superior he
edited and published the Faribault
County Journal at Blue Earth City,
Mimi, the Lanesborough Herald at
Lanesborough, Mimi, and the Winnie
bogo City Press-News at Wlnnebago,
MINI.
In 1881 he came to Superior and
bought the Superior Times. The first
issue of 1882 WAS under the man
agement of Mr.. Christie, and contains
farewell to his old patrons st Blue
Earth City, from which place he came,
which shows the faith he had in the
future of this city.
He stated in that article that he saw
no reason why Superior should not rival
Chicago and take less time in reaching
that point than Chicago had taken to
reach the prosperity she had at that
time attained. His faith meyer waned
since he arrived within the borders Of
Superior, and unlike many others, h~ra
times found him as hopeful as ever.
President Harrison appointed him
postmaster of the East End in 1889 and
he held that position until President
Cleveland appointed his successor in
lS93.-Superior Leader Dec. 18th.