The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-12-16
Will Submit to Serious OPP
Grafton in Hannemaan
Hospital, Chicago.
SURPRISE TO FRIENDS
Small Tumor Said to Be Cause
of Operation Ordered by
Surgeons Saturday.

Mrs. Mary D. Bradford, superinten-
dent of the schools Of Kenosha and the
idol of the teachers and school children
of Kenosha, is in the Hahnnemann hos
pital in Chicago today and on Wednes-
day she will submit to an operation
The facts in regard to the condition
of Mrs. Bradford did not become
known to even her closest friends un-
til this afternoon and it is stated that
the operation to which the we'll known
educational leader Of the, city will
submit is regarded as serious oper-
alton for tumor.
At the offices of Mrs. Bradford in
the administration building this morn
ing no information was given out in
regard to the condition Of the dis
tinguished patient. It was said that
Mrs. Bradford was out of the city for
a few days but that nothing farther in
regard to her movements were known,
Friends Tell of Condition.
From close personal friends Of Mrs.
Bradford it was learned that she had
ing an examination by DIR. H. R. CHS
lett, one of the best known surgeons
Of Chicago, on last Saturday. 1t was
discovered that she was suffering from
growth which had extended under
the rightarm and which had the ap-
pearance of malignant condition. In
addition to DR.. Chislett, Mrs. Brad
ford was under the care Of DR.. N. A.
Pennoyer Of Kenosha and he will as
sist with the operation at the Chicago
hospital on Wednesday.
The announcement that Mrs. Brad
ford is to submit to the operation
came as q profound sensation in school
day she had been busy with the work
of her Office in Kenosha and she had
remained late at the Office to take care
of pressing school matters before she
consented to go to the hospital for the
operation. 1t was said by her friends
that the superintendent felt that it
would be impossible for her to return
to Kenosha until after the close of
the Christmas vacation.
Injured Two Years Ago.
It is believed that the growth is due
to an injury sustained by Mrs. Brad
ford more than two. years. ago. She
slipped on the floor of the bath room
at her home and suffered a severe
bruise on the right side. At the time
it was not thought that the injury was
Of
believed that she had entirely recov-
cred from it but short time ago the
growth under the arm was discovered.
While surgeons who made the examina-
ton did not veil the fact that they
considered the growth serious one,
they were very hopeful of the early re-
covery Of Mrs. Bradford following an
operation for removal of the growth.
Mrs. Bradford is in splendid general
health and for this reason her friends
are hopeful of the success of the
operation and her early recovery.
She has made complete arrange
ments to take care of all the demands
Of the schools from now until the clos
ing for the Christmas vacation and
she left Kenosha with the hope that
she would return before the work of
the schools were started.
AS soon as the facts in regard to
the case became known the hospital
room in Chicago was filled with flow
ers, the gifts of admirers in Kenosha.
Mrs. Bradford was declared to be very
cheerful at the hospital.