Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-01-17
Mrs. Lydia K. Bradley Passes
Away at Her Home
in Peoria.
NOTED FOR Her PHILANTHROPY
One Of Her Chief Benefactions
Was Founding of Bradley
PoIyte chnic Institute.
Another Is the Bradley Home for Aged
WOmen-Leaves a Fortune of
$4,000, ,OOO-Some of Her
Early Life History.

Peoria, ILL.,, Jan. 17.-Mrs. Lydia X.
Bradley, one of the richest women IN
Illinois, is dead, aged ninety-two years.
Mrs. Bradley was particularly known
for her philanthropy, having endowed
the Bradley Polytechnic Institute sew
eral years ago, besides contributing
literally to charity.
Contracting a severe cold about
three weeks ago, she has been able
to linger up to this time through her
wonderful vitality. Mrs. Bradley had
not taken nourishment for three or
four days, on account of the disease
having settled in her throat being un-
able to swallow anything at all.
Leaves Fortune of $4,OOO.OOO.
Mrs Bradley, whose fortune is es-
timated at $4,OOO,OOO is the founder of
the Bradley Polytechnic Institute,
donating the land and eXpending hun
dreds of thousands of dollars in build
ings and equipment, as a memorial TO
her children.
The late DR.. Harper, president of
the University of Chicago, was as
sociated with her, planning and direct
ing the work which her wealth carried
out. She IS also founder of the Brad
ley Home for Aged Women, and in
memory of her daughter has given the
city of Peoria the magnificent Laura
Bradley park. Her private and re
ligious benefactions were far-reach-
ing; her business interests great and
carried on by herself.
Born in Indiana.
Her birthplace was in Switzerland
county. Indiana, where her education
was in a mud-plastered log school
house. She wove her husbands we'd
ing suit upon a hand-loom. She came
of a staunch old revolutionary stock,
her father. Zealy Moss. being a cap
tain in the Continental army, and was
prominent member of the society of
the D. A. r.
The profound respect and universal
regard in which Mrs. Bradley is held
is shown by the courthouse and city
hall flags flying at halfmast.
Death of a Wealthy Brewer.
Philadelphia Jan. 17.-John F. Betz
one of the best known brewers in the
country and one of Philadelpha's
wealthiest citizens. is dead at his home
here after a long illness. He had suf
fered a general breakdown, due prin-
cipally to old age. Mr.. Betz. although
a Lutheran. was chevalier of st
Gregory by grant of the late Pope Leo
NH. The honor conferred upon Mr..
Betz by Pope Leo was an unusual one
His first wife was a well known
Catholic and his interest in Cathol-
icism and in the Roman see originated
in the influence which Mrs. BetZ eXer-
cised over him. He gave large sums
of money for the uses of the church.
Was Once a Millionaire.
st Louis. Mo-, Jan. 17.-John II
Clements, aged siXty-four years, who
fifteen years ago was local million
aire. but who for the past year had
been marriage license clerk of st
Louis at 500 a month, was found dead
in bed He had been in i'll health for
several months When Clements was
rich he was a close friend of John W
Gates. and Selwyn c. Edgar. Between
the three there was great rivalry in the
breeding and developing Of fine trotting
horses. Clements stable of thorough.
bred roadsters was the largest in st.
Louis.
Pioneer Grain Dealer Dead.
st. Joseph. NO.. Jan. 17.-Justice
c. Gregg. pioneer Missouri valley grain
dealer, and ex-president Of the ST.
Joseph city council, dropped dead Of
heart disease at his home here, aged
st1ty-one years.