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Show MANNED AT Old Man Finds His Affinity father Late in Life Chicago, Sept. lo. Volney E. Rus-co Rus-co established a record yesterday In (ho marriage license department in the county building. Mr. Rusco lacks two monthR of being 92 years old Ho applied for a license to marry Miss Helen Concer, 41 years old. Clerk Salmonson. Immediately after af-ter the departure of the couple, delved delv-ed into the archives and announced that all records had been smashed. Previously eighty five years had been the age of the oldest applicant for a marriage license. Rusco, who is a veteran of the Civil war and a resident of Chlengo for sixty years was born In Waterloo, Water-loo, N. Y , on Nov. 0. 181S. He married mar-ried at the age of 20. and his first wife lived to celebrate her sixty-seventh anniversary. She died five years ago. At his residence Mr. Rusco explained explain-ed his reaon for taking the latest step. "I grieved a lot over the death of my first wife." he said, 'it got to be lonesome with nothing but my parrot to keep me company. I don't j believe in the Robinson Crusoe type of existence as long as you don't live on a desert Isle "Since meeting Miss Conger (wo years, 1 fell that we were created for each other. Call It iuen(al waes of psychic suggestion, or whatever you want. "There was no formal proposal I did not ask her If she would be mine I knew she would, and she knew I wanted her. I icmarked to her the otherday : " It's about time we were applying for a license.' and she said any time I was ready she was." |