Background
Rutt, Christian Louis was born on October 8, 1859 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Christian and Katherina (Geiss) Rutt.
Rutt, Christian Louis was born on October 8, 1859 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Christian and Katherina (Geiss) Rutt.
Educated Saint Benedict’s parochial school and college, Atchison, Kansas, 1867-1873.
Began as printer with Atchison Champion, 1873. Itinerant printer, reporter and editor in Iowa, Nebraska, Kansas and Texas, 1878-1883. Settled in Saint Joseph, Missouri, 1883.
Telegraph editor and managing editor, Gazette, 1883-1900.
With Daily News, 1900-1903. With News-Press as managing editor and editorial writer, since 1903.
Company-public The News Corporation. As stockholder of Pearl Milling Company developed formula, supplied name and placed on market Aunt Jemima Pancake Flour, 1889.
Member and secretary Saint Joseph Metropolitan Police Commission, 13 years. Member Buchanan County Society for Relief and Prevention of Tuberculosis, since 1911(president 8 years).
Married Annie Herbst, May 11, 1887 (died 1926). Children: Helen Catherine (deceased), Maria Theresa (deceased), Frances Mary, Anna Catherine, Christian Louis (deceased).