. Agricultural societies newsletter. Agriculture. A Salute to Pioneers — Court93y of Alberta "75" Commission In a small farming community just southeast of Calgary stands an imposing cairn of granite, about six feet high and roughly in the shape of Alberta. Embedded in the cairns is a plaque shaped along the lines of the Bow Valley Agricultural Society District, featuring the names of the pioneers of Indus and the surrounding district. The cairn represents one of 45 anniversary projects of the municipal district of Rockyview, under the direction of commit- tee chairman Sanford Sydnes
. Agricultural societies newsletter. Agriculture. A Salute to Pioneers — Court93y of Alberta "75" Commission In a small farming community just southeast of Calgary stands an imposing cairn of granite, about six feet high and roughly in the shape of Alberta. Embedded in the cairns is a plaque shaped along the lines of the Bow Valley Agricultural Society District, featuring the names of the pioneers of Indus and the surrounding district. The cairn represents one of 45 anniversary projects of the municipal district of Rockyview, under the direction of commit- tee chairman Sanford Sydness. Organizers of the Indus project were two local couples, Russell and Muiel Coonfer and Lincoln and Marion Wheeler, who were responsible for researching and authenticating the pioneer families whose names appear on the plaque. On hand to unveil the plaque during Indus Old Tyme Days was Annie f^cKinnon Fuller, the first white baby born in the district. She may be Mrs. Fuller to some, but she's still Ar kar kar ki to those who have known her throughout the years. The name, meaning 'little white woman' was bestowed on Annie Fuller at her birth In 1894 by the local Indians, and It has Vs§tuck to her since. Mrs. Fuller fondly recalls the days of her youth, when homesteaders from eastern Canada, the United States and Europe were moving Into the province and 'proving' their claims. "I was the oldest of 13 children. The Indians who named me Ar kar kar ki used to travel by our house, along the trail t>etween Gleichen and Calgary. We lived in a log house made of po{Slar, and I used to travel 12 miles In a buggy pulled by two horses to take ; "We really had a good chance to be educated, because the teacher lived right with us," Mrs. Fuller reported. "When Alberta jomed the Dominion of Canada, we read all about the September 1,1905 Ceremonies in Bob Edwards •Eye Opener*, and discussed it with our teacher. "We had lots of neighbors across
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