Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1906-03-20
HOME FROM THE SOUTH.

w. H. Mylrea returned home from
the South last Thursday morning, leav-
ing Mrs. Mylrea in Chicago to visit
with her parents for week Mr.. and
Mrs. Mylrea left here on the Sd of Feb
ruary, spending six weeks in Knoxville,
Tenn; Asheville, n c.; Mama, Palm
Beach, Daytona, Seabreeze, ST. Angus
tine, Florida, and in Havana, Cuba
They were with their son, Jack, for
about two weeks, at Asheville. In
Cuba they found it very delightful, just
like summer weather here, the tempera-
ture being from 20 to S5 above in the
shade, every day. The city of Havana
was filled with people from the states
Park concerts were feature of much
pleasure to the visitors The concerts
there are conducted by the city, and
thousands of seats are placed about the
band stand and those seats can be had
for three cents each, and the police do
not allow anyone on the grounds except
those who have tickets. This has the
effect OF keeping out the kids and it
also pays for all expenses of music, etc.
Another source OF enjoyment are the
automobile rides over the macadam
roads, and there are hundreds of miles
of such roads running out from the city
of Havana These automobiles run
to points in every direction from the
city, some on short trips and others to
the end of the roads on which they run
They can carry about fifty passengers.
The law compels an automobile to stop
and take on a passenger whenever sig
nailed, no matter how crowded
Mr., Mylrea says that, personally, he |
is in favor of bonding the county of |
Marathon to build a macadam road to |
Athens from Wausau with branches to |
Marathon City, Rib Falls and Edgar |
Also to other parts of the county In |
Cuba, he says, such hroads are laid where
they can get the easiest grades, and the |
same should be done in this county |
The roads there are just as smooth and |
hard as asphalt, and the lands adjacent |
are worth from 25 to 100 per cent. more
than land few miles back; larger loads
of produce can be handled and large |
passenger automobiles can be run.
Fine macadam roads would certainly |
place Marathon in the lead of all other
counties in the state.
At Seabreeze, the Mylreas met Major
A. j. Harding, wife and daughter, of
Chicago and Plum lake; Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M. Pride and Mr.. and Mrs. w. H.
Bradley Jr., of Tomahawk; at Ashe-
vile, Judge and Mrs w G. Silverthorn.
AT the very outset of their southern
trip Mr.. and Mrs. Mylrea fell in with a
newly married couple (who travelled
with them over the whole route) and
they took various opportunities to
acquaint fellow travellers of the fact
The tables were turned on them, how
ever, at Palm Beach. Just as the two
couples were at the depot departing
for the north, and in the presence of
several hundred people, the newly
married ones showered Mr.. and Mrs.
Mylrea with rice and in moment they
were the center of attraction and no
matter how hard Mylrea protested the
crowd would have it that, They were
on Their Honeymoon, and amid song
and congratulations they had to beat
hasty retreat into the passenger coach.
Mylrea says he doesn't ever remember
of ever having lost head before, but he
did at that time and about all the blood
in his and wife's systems seemed to be
centered in their faces. The trip to
both Mr.. and Mrs. Mylrea was one
continual round of pleasure.
Mr.. Mylrea departed Saturday for
Milwaukee, where he will remain a
couple of days and then go to Chicago,
to join his wife. They will return home
this evening.