Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1910-07-09
JUDGE q. G. BENNETT
DIES AT HOT SPRINGS

JUDGE u. u. BENNETT
DIES AT HOT SPRINGS
(Frome The Deadwood Pioneer
Times, June 30.)
The death of Judge Granville G.
Bennett, which occurred at Hot
Springs, Tuesday night at 11.5O
o'clock removed one of the foremost
members Of the bar of South Dakota.
although for the past decade ad-
vancing years have forced his retire
ment from active participation in
public affairs, he will always be re-
membered by those who knew the
state when it was young, as one who
had directing hand in launching
lit on it's career and as one whose
lucid judgment, uncompromising in
tegrity and profound knowledge OF
the law, were prime factors in the
establishment of the firm foundation
upon which the prosperity OF the
of South Dakota has
been built. Judge Bennett was
sturdy character, who knew no
course in the administration OF the
public onices entrusted to him, but
the one pointed out by strict JUS
tice. Hiss sense Of justice however,
was not untempered by mercy, for he
always displayed a spirit of lenien-
cy when the weaknesses of human ma
ture opposed themselves to desire
to obey the law. His passing Is a
distinct loss to the bar Of South Da-
kota and it removes from this COM
munity a citizen of sterling worth,
of intellectual superiority and OF un-
blemished honor.
Granville G. Bennett was born in
Fayette county, Ohio on October 9th
1888. In his boyhood the family
moved to Illinois and in 1856 to
Iowa. He received his education at
Washington Iowa, and early in the
war of the rebellion enlisted in the
Seventh Iowa in1antry, serving In
that and the Nineteenth until the
close of the war. On his return home
he was honored by the people of his
district by being elected to the Iowa
legislature and served in both houses
with credit to himself and to his con
stituents. In 1876 he was appointed
by the government associate justice
of the supreme court of the terri
tory of Dakota, which position he
held until he was assigned to the dis
trict court and came to the Black
Hills in 1877, where he established
the first legally organized tribun-
al of justice west Of the Missouri
river. He first held court In log
cabin at Sheridan, Pennington coun-
ty point near the site Of the Dakota
Calumet copper mine. The court re-
mained there but short time, when
it was removed to Deadwood, where
it's permanent seat was established
In the following year, 1878, he was
selected as territorial delegate to the
federal congress and served two
terms with ability and energy. He
aspired to no public office after his
retirement from congress but in 1902
was elected to the bench Of the
county court and served three terms.
At Washington, Iowa on October
18th 1860, he was married to Miss
Mary Dawson, by whom he Is sur
viyed. He also leaves two daugh-
ters, Miss Estelline Bennett, society
editor of the Chicago Record-Her-
aid and Miss Helen M. Bennett, ed
itor of the Hot Springs Herald. His
one surviving son is Rev. Gaylord
Bennett Of Holdridge, Neb., The re-
mains arrived from Hot Springs last
night, accompanied by Mrs. Bennett,
and Miss Helen, who were with him
at the time Of his death. The news
of his death was communicate to
Miss Estelline at Chicago and to Rev
Gaylord Bennett ut Holdridge, and
they have answered that they will
arrive in Deadwood today On the
Burlington to attend the funeral,
which will take place this afternoon
at 3 o'clock from the family resi-
dence on Williams street.
Judge Benefits last illness may
be said to have extended over a per-
iod of several years, for during that
time he has been gradually failing.
He was in poor health before the
family moved t9 Hot Springs several
months ago A the change caused
no improved Four weeks ago
his eonditiSf Eape alarminE and
Hot Springs. whs0e forwa 10 he'
showed some signs o. returning
strength. but the encoura cement was