Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1918-01-17
PoCATEILo MAN SUCCUMBS IN
NATIONAL CAPITAL-BoDY
TO BE INCINERATED
ONCE GOVERNOR OF STATE
Junior Senator Expires After Illness of
Several Prominent in
Business, Politics

U. S. Senator James II. Brady, junior
senator from the state of Idaho died
Sunday night at $3.50 in Washington, d.
c., of heart disease, after an illness
which had been deemed serious since
the previous Thursday.
In accordance with a request made
by the senator on his deathbed, his
body will be incinerated, and the ashes
brought to Idaho for burial
Senator Brady's fatal illness was
similar to a heart attack which he
suffered nearly two years ago. Since
that first illness he never fully regain
ed his strength, and the exertion of his
recent holiday trip to Pocatello caused
his collapse on the train returning to
Washington Sunday week Not until
Thursday did the doctors give up hope
Bids His Wife Goodbye
Senator Brady was conscious through
most of his illness and Sunday fire.
quently recognized and spoke with
those at his bedside. Toward evening
however, he realized the end was APP
preaching and said goodbye to his wife,
Representative Smith and others at his
bedside. An hour before he passed
away he fell into quiet slumber,
from which he never awakened.
Neither of the senator's sons. S. r.
Brady of Chandler, Okla, and !. Robb
Brady Of Kansas, who had been tele
graphed for, reached Washington be
fore the senator died
Speaking of his late colleague Sena-
tor Borah in Washington said ''Sena-
tor Brady was hard working and
faithful senator. No man ever took his
work more seriously or worked harder
than he to represent his people. 7 have
no doubt that his remaining in Wash
ington through last summers long.
wearing session is in large part re-
sponsible for his death -
Millionaire When Governor
Senator Brady was prominent in both
politics and business. He was heavily
in business and property in
Boise, but in the last two years dis
posed of most of his outside business.
He was one of the original hvdro-elec-
+ric power developers of Idaho and fl
lanced number Of irrigation projects
Mr.. Brady had been successful in n bus
ness way and was generally creadited
With being millionaire at the time
ne was elected governor in 1908.
His most successful ventures were
10Th ditch and irrigation systems in
he semi-arid tracts of southern idaho.
After successfully concluding his irri-
ration enterprises, Mr.. Brady became
Interested in waterpower sites His
zig success in this line was at Ameri-
an Falls. idaho. whore he developed
bic plant which was later sold to the
fah
ire At the time of his death Senator
Brady was the owner Of the Mountain
Tome irrigation project. which waters
large tract of land around the town
f Mountain Home idaho. He also has
ther interests scattered around the
tate. including imDortant real estate
oldings at Pocatello and in northern
IDAHO
Brady SIS Years Of Age
Senator Brady was 55 years old last
une He was born in indiana county,
'enn.. but spent his boybood and
is first years as a young man in
,ansas. He was graduated in the
lathe (Kan.) high school and studied
{ the state normal school at Leaven-
-orth.
In 1894 Mr.. Brady came to Idaho and
lade his home at POcatello. He first
ppeared prominently in the political
fe Of the state when he became chair
IAN of the republican state central
in 1904 a position which he
ED until 1908 He was elected gov
rnor of idaho on Nov ,, 1905 and
rived IN that Office in the years of
400 and 1910
On Jan. "a. 1913. the state legisla-
ire elected Mr. Brady a Z. S. sena-
II to fill out the unexpired term of
lie late Senator Weldon B. Hepburn
ldge K J. Perky served by appoint
ent as L. S. senator between the time
Hepburn s death in October, 1912
it'll the legislature met and elected
r. Brady in 1913.
On Nov. 8. 1914. Mr. Brady was re-
ected to the U. S. senate for a term
hich expires March 3. 1921 He is
rvived by his widow, who was Miss
enc Moore of Chicago, and by two
ms. issue Of a former marriage.