The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-06-20
BY ELECTRIC NEEDLES
A Successful Operation on Col.
w. r. Sanders.
A GROWTH BURNED OUT
There Was a Dangerous Growth Aoov'
the Left Eye and a Similar
One on the Right
Side.

The New York Journal Of Wednesday
has the following in regard to a we'll
known Montanan:
Colonel Wilbur r. Sanders OF Helena,
former United States enator from Mon
tana, and one of the pioneers OF tine
Northwest. IL recovering from a wonder
full and successful surgical operation per-
formed a few days q at the New York
Opthalmic and Aural Institute. No. S
East Twelfth street.
The operation was performed by DIR. H..
Knapp of the hospital staff. When he ex-
amined Colonel Sanders he found a dan
gerous growth above the left eye. extend
ing to the nose and into and beyond the
corner of the eye. There was another
similar growth on the right side OF the
face above the colonel mustache. q
DIR. Knapp would not say what mad
caused these growths, but declared they
must at once be burned out with electric
needles. which would call for considerable
transplanting Of skin.
Colonel Sanders consented to undergo
the operation. and sent for his wife. who
has been with him from the beginning and
Is still his attendant and nurse. Though
the colonel was born 81 years ago he Is
still rugged.
The operation involved aking ether.
The two growths were burned out with
electric needles. and then it was found
necessary to cut a large block OF SKIN
from over the left eye and twist Ii about
to cover the wound. With the CROWN
above Colonel Sanders mouth the opera
ton was much simpler. as in the other
the eye had to be carefully guarded. Skin
grating was not resorted to.
The patient came out of the operation
strong. even jovial. Doctor" he SAID,
my wife married ms for my beauty SC
I hope you nave not disfigured me much.
The wife did not laugh at the witticism
She breathed a sigh of relief.
Colonel Sanders cannot read the papers
yet, but his wife keeps him posted on th'
war news in which he is greatly inter
ested. He is a veteran soldier. He wa'
| admitted to the bar I'm 1856. but left nj:
practice I'm 1861 to recruit a company o.
infantry. He was made first lieutenant o
the cath Ohio regiment. and soon became
assistant adjutant general on the stan o
General James w. Forsyth. He WORKED
on the defenses Of Nashville until II
health compelled his resignation.
After the wal he practiced law in Mon
ana and became interested In mining an
stock raising. He became one OF the Iar
famed '~'vigilantes,'' and was the prose
cutting attorney who did so much to ri
the territory of its large crop OF stag
robbers and %all-round murderers. He ais
took a hand in disposing of bad Indians
and after this work had been well don
became general counsel for the Mortimer
Pacific railroad.
Colonel Sanders went TO congress as
delegate I'm 1864. 1867. 1880 and 1856: wa
delegate to the national republican cor
ventions OF 1868. 1872, 1876 and 1884: was
member of the Montana assembly fror
1872 to 1880: was appointed United state
district attorney by President Grant, bt
declined the office. and was made IN
first United States senator Montana eve
had. taking office in 1890. He made wa
for Lee Mantle i'm 1898.
Colonel sanders is the Chauncey Dope
of Montana. and for many years was u
best story teller in Washington.
Colonel and Mrs. Sanders hope to sta
for Helena within a few weeks.