Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 47, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 February 1905 — “OPERATION" IS SUCCESSFUL [ARTICLE]

“OPERATION" IS SUCCESSFUL

So the Doctor* Soy In Dp. Harper’. Com— Cancer 1. Found Ultimate Recovery Not Promised. Chicago, Feb. 23. —While at the University of Chicago hundreds of students were assembled to participate in prayers for his recovery Dr. William It. Harper, president of the institution, underwent a serious surgical operation in the Presbyterian hospital. For nearly two years Dr. HarpeT had been afflicted with severe pains in the abdomen and about one year ago underwent an operation for appendicitis. This did not result In permanent improvement, and it was finally decided that a second operation was necessary. The diagnosis was a cancerous condition of the intestines near the head of thecolon. This diagnosis was confirmed by the operation. The operation from a surgical standpoint was a success. The putient rallied splendidly from the shock, and his condition gives every promise of an early recovery from the effects of the operation. His ultimate recovery is a matter on which the physicians decline to commit themselves, but merely express “the reasonable hope that the disease may lie checked.” It was found that Dr. Harper was afflicted with carcinoma of the posterior head of the colon, and the disease had progressed so far that it was found impossible to remove all of the diseased tissue. Medical and X-ray treatment will he continued for some time.