The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1901-11-16
CHARLES LELAND CATLIN.

At meeting OF the bar association
held at the Circuit Court Nc nday
morning resolutions eulogizlng the
lives and memory Of two of the late
members, e. L. Catlin and Isaac Ross,
| were read by the committee appoint
! ed TO draft the same, and were unan-
.mously adopted by the association.
/ Judge D. E. Roberts presented the
following paper:
During the past year death has
claimed two prominent members of
the Douglas county bar, Isaac Ross,
and Charles L. Catlin. Both were
prominent citizens of this community
| and it we'll becomes us to pause for a
short hour to pay our respects to their
memory. In this paper l shall con-
! fine my remarks to the memory of
Mr. Catlin.
A sketch of his life has been pre-
scented in the resolutions and l need
only refer to them. 1t must be OBJ
vious to any one hearing the resolu-
, tons read that Charles L. Catlin was
more than mere lawyer. Those Of
US who were intimately acquainted
with him and enjoyed his friendship
know that he was a good lawyer and
All honest man; ard he was an intel
ligent, active, public spirited citizen
whose personality told for the benefit
of this, the community in which Re
lived. His death is a loss to this CITY,
t lis county, and this state. Men of
MIR. Catlin's activity and worth are
not found every where; and lis sud
den taxing away aumonlshes Us that
death is no respector of persons.
Choice, chance and opportunity had
not thrown him into high political cir
cles as permanent employment
where the fierce glamour of the day
shone constantly upon him to mag
nifty his virtues; but they existed just
the same. Fortunately the measure
of man is not the number of offices
held nor the riches he leaves to his
heirs. However desirable these may
be, they in themselves are as but
sounding brass and tinklipg cymbal
compared to character: an acquisition
and jewel within the reach of every
lawyer; and unless one is willing to
sacrifice riches, mere wealth and
worldly possessions, to attain a char
acter and standing in the community
equivalent to such as MIR. Catlin had
he ought not to presume to be law
yer.
The deceased did not achieve a ma
tional reputation as an advocate or
jurist; but that is not all there is to
lawyers life. If it were, an ordinary
measure Of human happiness and the
satisfaction of having lived well and
for purpose would be denied to the
most of us. To say that Charles L.
Catlin was good lawyer, safe coun-
sellor, one upon whose judgment and
integrity all his clients could rely
touching the most intricate business
affairs of the most diverse types and
magnitudes arising in this unsettled
and seething community is no small
tribute And we can say of him that
penniless men and women whose souls
were racked by bitter disappointment,
through failure of those they trusted
in the most sacred relations of life to
perform their part as men and women
should, could go to Mr.. Catlin for SER
vices and advice and get the best. To
estimation of this community is Of
itself sufficient reward for a LIES eff
fort.
1t was long ago said that an honest
man is the noblest work of God, And
we members of the bar know too we'll
from sad experience that it is true.
And we know that clean, plain. up
right, honest man is everywhere and
at all times in demand, in all depart
ments of human affairs. Such a man
was Charles L. Catlin. He came to
Superior seventeen years ago to live
and make his living among us. This
town was then just awakening out of
the long dark ages OF disappointment
that had gone before. He took an
active hand from the very start in
putting the place upon the road to
growth and material prosperity.
When it came he got his reward in
lots and lands many thousands of dol
lars in value But he did not hoard
his wealth; he placed it to use in
many ways that tended to benefit not
only him but this community. The
Euclid hotel and Northern block in
this end OF the town are permanent
monuments to his appreciation of
architectural beauty and to his bust
ness enterprise.
When the squeeze" came after the
collapse of the boom of 1890 he, like
all the rest of lis, felt the pinch of
shrinking values and faced the cold,
stony stare of long drawn out business
disappointment When his time came
he left young woman his widow and
three infant children dependent upon