Indianapolis Times, Volume 38, Number 331, Indianapolis, Marion County, 29 April 1927 — Page 14

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WISHES HE COULD LIVE ANOTHER NINETY YEARS

*Tve Enjoyed Life/’ Says Geo. W. Fuller of Busy <2 Career. The birthday of a man, whose life, covering ninety busy years, yet has been so full of vivid Interest to ■him that he would gladly extend the time to ninety more, Is being celebrated today ut the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary Belt, 11139 Central Ave. George W. Fuller, born in Paris, 111., April 29, 1837 w’illl incude in the ‘open house” hold for him today, nine of his ten living children, seven of whom live in Indianapolis, eighteen grandchildren and twelve great grandchildren. "I've enjoyed iny family,” this kindly old gentleman declares simply, "I've enjoyed Hfe. But where has it gone? Time —how it flies!” Is Kicknell's Founder Mr. Fuller, remarkably well preserved and with snow white hair which shows no sign of thinning, was the founder of Bicknell, Ind. "That was in ’C7,” he remarks. ‘T j bad been living near Vincennes, but' the idea was with me several years 1 before the morning I started out and said to my wife, ‘Don’t look for We until you see me, I'm going to start a town." ” Diking the location. Fuller built *be first house and general store, letter he had the postotflee In the town of Bicknell. "For the first three years there were only about

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a dozen hoifces,” he laughed, "but the town finally began growing well. "In 1885 coal was discovered on the outskirts of Bicknell. Fuller formed a company, opened a coal mine and for ten years was president of an organization which yielded excellent returns. The vein finally worked out. "All of that was interesting, but

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I not as exciting as some of the j earlier happenings of my life —such l as crossing the western plains with ! Government schooners, pulled by ! oxen, as TANARUS did for five years. This i was at a time when the Government | was trying to subdue polygamy in I’tah and I took soldiers’ supplies 'over Aose plains, many times see- '• ing Indians ami once being in a wagon train attacked by them.” "We formed a corral of our tweni ty-six wagons on this occasion and prepared for the attack. The InI dians —several hundred of themwere impressed with the fact that : we were not going to yield their i demands to give up our Government provisions, and finally- - you can Imagine the relief of it—we saw : them depart.” Civil War Prisoner Fuller was a soldier in tiie Civil i War and was at one lime a prisoner l of the Southerners in Belle Isle, Richmond. "Oh I've had a full life." |he declares "and of all things. I'm ; glad I've lived to see such wonders ! as talking through the air and the other modern marvels. The radio seems the most wonderful of all the wonderful things. I'm awestricken before It,” he says. Mr. Fuller, whose wife died many years ago. was connected with the Indianapolis stock yards as buyer and shipper for thirty-three years, retiring only eight years ago. "About all I’ve been doing since is reading the paper and enjoying ray thoughts.”. “Oh yes,” headds, "I've played bridge a lot. Any of the young folks who think they can play—tell them to come around and have a game with me!” Every muscle of the body, save those of the left arm, is constantly in use during a game of tennis. Even the left arm receives sufficient exercise to keep it in form.

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Persian Women Free PARIS, April 29.—Although women of Persia, still wear the veil, symbol of slavery, they are among the freest and happiest in the world, according to Mme. Dalatobadi, Persian feminist leader who is studying here. They have educational facilities equal to men, she says, as well as economic and industrial independence.

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No Greater Love TAELAHASSE, Fla., April 29. James G. Brown of Marianna, Fla., was a lifelong friend of D. L. Burns. Burns was sent to the penitentiary and now Brown has reques ed Governor John Martin to allow him to don the prison stripes and serve the remainder of his friend's sentence. The matter has been referred to the pardon board.

He Got in Hot Water CHRISTCHURCH. Eng., April 29. —An old law which makes it an offense to ask for hot water resulted In the arrest of William Murray, a tramp. The law was passed on the theory that cold water Is available in any house, but that a householder must prepare hot water and thus perhaps give a tramp a chance to steal something.

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No Taxes; Lost Wealth WELLINGTON, Kan., April 29. Seventeen two-acre tracts of sand to which the owners lost title when they failed to pay taxes of 98 cents several years ago, now are worth more than SIOO,OOO. Benjamin Reitz, pioneer, “had a feelin” that It would be valuable some day and kept up his payments. There is a 1,200-bar-rel oil well on his plot today.

APRIL 29, 1927

Waited and Died Bn United Pres * LONDON, April 29.—After being engaged for twenty years to a man who could never quite make up his mind to get married, Mary A. E. Warren, a London office cleaner, committed suicide. Her last words her suitor were, "Many happy turns of the day to you. Forgive me for what I have done.”