The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1921-04-06
CA. Bennett Dies
at RenyiIIe Home
VETERAN NEWSPAPER MAN
CLOSES LONG AND USEFUL
LIFE FRIDAY, APRIL 1.

G. A. Bennett, one Of the oldest of
Minnesota's editors and veteran of
Civil War service, passed away at the
home of his son Adrian Bennett at
Renville, Friday, April 1. Mr.. Ben
nett's death came after a very short
he having been confined to his
bed only since Tuesday of last week
and was probably caused by leakage
of the heart He was seventy-six years
of age and had been in surprisingly
good health for his years for the past
many months.
A short funeral service was held at
the home. Of the soE Sunday and the
body was then taken to Mr.. Bennett s
old home at Granite Falls where SER
vice was held, Rev. Day of Renville
reading the service. The American
Legion Of Granite Falls attended the
service thus showing their respect to
their comrade Of the former war. In
terment was made in the family burial
lot at Granite Falls.
Mr.. Bennett was born in July, 1916
at Baltimore. He came west when
he was eleven years Of age living first
at Chatfie1d with an uncle. He en-
listed when only seventeen and served
nearly four years during the Civil
War as member of Brackets Bat
talon of Mountain Rangers, riding
the plains Of Minnesota, the Dakotas
and Montana during the Indian trou-
bles which prevailed at that time. He
was mustered out at Fort Smelling at
the close of the war in 1865.
Following his discharge from the
Az 10 C1oroo1
where he worked for seven or eight
years on the Glencoe Register. Here
he married Miss Margaret Lee in 1867
and to them were born two children,
Mrs. w. H. Gold Of Redwood Falls
and Adrian Bennett of Renville. Mrs.
Bennett died in 1872 and the father
and his children then went to Wash
ington, D. c., where Mr.. Bennett work.
ed for the next six years in the gov
ernment printing office, and where he
learned thoroughly the trade which
earned for him later the reputation
as one of the best "job" men in Min
nesota. When his health began to fail
because of climatic conditions he came
west, going to Granite Falls and TAX
ing charge of the Journal which he
conducted for the next thirty-four
years until he retired from active bus
mess about six years ago.
While at Washington Mr.. Bennett
was married to Miss Rhoda Ann Kib-
bee and to them were born three chill
dren, all of whom are still living.
These children are Mrs. II. E. Sorlein
of Minneapolis. DIR. G.. E. Bennett Of
Los Angeles and K. d. Bennett Of Park
River, N. D. Besides the children Mr..
Bennett is survived by thirteen grand
children and four great grandchildren.
During his long life as resident
of Minnesota Mr.. Bennett gained the
confidence and respect of every one
with whom he came in contact. This
is especially true of the editors Of the
state with whom he was closely asso-
ciated in their many activities all the
time he was serving as a rural pub
Usher. Mr.. Bennett had the reputation
of having the acleanest job shop" in
the state and what could be said of his
shop in a material sense could be said
quite as truly of his life in moral
sense, and of the paper which he edited
so faithfully. 1t is seldom that a man
SO advanced in years as was Mr.. Ben
nett keeps so keenly alive, so alert to
all the interests of the world and so
quick with sympathy as he did until
his DEATH. His loss is one which will
not only be felt by the children and
by the grandchildren to whom he had
always been q good comrade instead
of merely q grandfather, but to his
acquaintance and friends throughout
the state.
Syver Sata Of Delhi, was business
caIlor NJ tha EaSs.ffo office T1esf3av