Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1920-08-17
ONE-HALF OF LATE
MRS. PARCHER'S ESTATE
LEFT TO WAUSAU

mIto. FARCHER . ESTATE
LEFT TO WAUSAU
The city of Wausau. shares equally
with the heirs of the late Mrs. Mary
Helen Parcher in the estate left by
her. One-half of the estate, which is
expected to approximate $4,000, has
been requested to the city, to create
the Parcher Welfare fund. This is to
be used by board of trustees, the
will naming three prominent citizens,
G. D. Jones, j. M. Kuebler and the late
Charles E. Turner, to act in this ca
pacity. How much the citizens of this
city appreciate the thoughtfulness of
the late Mrs. Parcher, who by her
generous gift has only more certain
ly verified the high estimate Wausau
people have of her, time alone will
tell. The gift will mean much and
sets splendid precedent. A bequest
to St. Johns Episcopal church and
one of $1,000 to the Y. W. C. A. have
also been made. From Mrs. Parcher's
will the following is quoted:
The lives of both my dearly be-
loved husband, Robert E. Parcher.
and myself, have been spent in the
city of Wausau. We both came to
Wausau at an early time, and we both
lived to see it emerge from rough
and rude forest village into a beauti-
full city. In this growth we both par
ticlpated, and my husband gave gen.
erously of his time and service in its
interests. 1t is my wish, and l know
it was my husbands wish also, to con-
tribute something to the future hap
piness of the people of the city we
both so dearly loved. 1 therefore di-
rect that the residue of my estate be
divided into two equal parts, and /
direct that one-half thereof be diyid-
ed among the heirs at law, and | give,
bequeath, and devise the remaining
one-half thereof to Charles E. Turner,
John M. Kuebler and G. D. Jones, or
the survivors of them, In trust. the
same to be known as the Parcher
Welfare Fund, and to be used by
them in such manner. as IN their judg-
ment will in the largest measure con-
tribute to the pleasure and happiness
OF the citizens of Wausau, forever,
hereby expressly authorizing said
trustees to use the whole or any por-
tion Of the principal sum of said
trust fund for the requirement of
lands to be dedicated and used as
public parks for the citizens of the
City of Wausau, for the acquiring of
rights of way, and for establishing
and duly dedicating roads, drives, and
boulevards within the said city of
Wausau, and in the country and vicin-
ity thereof, and improving the same
and making the same and other pub
lie roads, drives and boulevards of
said city and surrounding country
beautiful with trees, shrubs and flow
ers, and In other ways, as in their
judgment may be most likely to pro-
mote the pleasure and happiness of
the citizens of Wausau And | do eX-
pressly authorize my said trustees to
fill any vacancy which may arise in
their number by death, resignation. or
other cause, by election or appoint
ment made by the surviving or re-
naming trustees, SO as to maintain
the number of said trustees at three
and falling so to do within reason
able time, not exceeding three months.
| direct that such vacancy shall be fill
ed by appointment by the county
judge OF Marathon county, and I di-
rect that the appointment of all trus-
tees shall be for life. I do further
expressly authorize my said trustees
at any time hereafter, if in their iudg-
ment this shall be advisable to bet
ter carry out and perpetuate the OBJ
lects or this trust, to establish and or
ganize a corporation for the purpose
OF carrying out the objects herein
stated. And in that case l request
that my trustees shall serve as trus-
tees or directors Of such corporation
for life, and that the articles of in
corporation of said corporation shall
so provide. And I do expressly au-
thorize my said trustees in their dis
erection, upon the organization of such
corporation to convey to it the resi-
due OF any property remaining unex-
pended in such trust fund. I do fur
Their expressly authorize my said trus-
tees, in their discretion, to convey
such trust fund, or the remainder
thereof, at any time they maye deem
it advisable so to do, to any duly
constituted department of the city
government Of the city of Wausau au-
thorized to perform and carry out the
objects of this trust, or to any duly
incorporated civic association within
the said city of Wausau organized for
said purposes. And upon such con-
veyance of said trust fund the said
trusteeship shall terminate. re-
quest that during the continuance of
such trusteeship the said trustees
shall render an annual report of their
proceedings, to be filed in the office of
the county judge of the County of
Marathon. And 1 expressly direct
that my said trustees herein named,
and their successors, shall never at
any time be required to furnish any
bond for the faithful performance of
their duty as trustees under this will"