Chariton courier. (Keytesville, Chariton County, Mo.) 1878-current, 1919-09-05

18th Missouri Volunteer lnfan-
try. At the battle of Shiloh he
was captured and held a prison
er in Libby prison for Z months
when his health became such
that he was liberated and after
his return home and recovery Of
health, he organized company /
and was made its captain in the
49th Mo. V. |. and mustered out
IN Aug. 1865.
Captain Benecke Immediately
opened a claim agents office in
Brunswick and began the study
of law. He was among the or
ganizers of the common school
system in the county and was a
school director and mayor of the
city until 1870 when he was elect
ed State Senator, which Office he
held for eight years and was 2
valuable member for this section
of the ssstate. In fact, Capt,
Benecke was elected to the sen
ate by influence of eX- confeder-
ate because he was opposed to
radical measures proposed by a
few reconstructionists, but this
nor anything else during his life
affected his allegience to the Re-
publican party in which he was
a power in the state as we'll as
district. He was delegate to
national Republican conven-
ton as we'll as almost invariably
: a delegate TO congressional and
OF Ter district conventions, and
e for years was IN control of Ithe
Il partY's affairs in this district.
Il He was a commander of Mo. G.
: A. R and commander of Pinhart
Post at Brunswick for years and
at the time of his death He
was one of the organizers for the
First National Bank of Bruins
wick and for years was connect
ed with the U. S. weather bureau
= and has records of the weather
for years back. In practically
y all the years, Capt. Benecke was
- among the foremost in moves for
=" the betterment of his town and
= neighborhood and his loyalty to
. friends, his devotion to his fami-
,se ly and political party, his prompt
- ness in all engagements, neces-
- sarily established prestige
= ). moment. Capt. Benecke was one
of Gen. Sterling Price most ard
ent admirers, and his friendship
for General Stump Price, for
- whom any sacrifice would will
! ingly have been made had it
j. been asked, evoked from the son
- of Missouri's greatest son a re-
~ ciprocal feeling which he never
hesitated to show. How many
- ambitious young men Capt. Ben
III ecke has assisted no hesitation in
=, giving him the credit for what
10 advancement they have been
-, able to make aided by the start
", Nv he gave and the boosts when
~, ~ ever they tottered. He was in
~ deed friend of the young. and
his great love for his grandchild-
rem was known to all his neigh
bors.
~ Capt. Louis Benecke was unit
ed in marriage to Miss Josephine
American June q, 1868. His de-
voted wife died about IL years
ago. Surviving him are his dau
ied ghters, Mrs. F. C. Sasse DORA
Law Mrs. C. Z. H. ZilIman Nucy),
in. sons, Louis A, Otto Earl, snG
sry Ruby W. Benecke, Waldo dying
re. at the age of five and Augusts
te- in infancy.
Captain Benecke was a mem
in ber of the original Lutheran
ear church but exercised no rights
uf- Of membership after the reform
lille ed church was established,
a membership in the G. A. R. anC
ent Knights Of Honor being his only
on. connection with societies, othel
than the Bar Association of tn,
in county. Capt, Benecke nevel
ok. missed a term of court unit