Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1907-09-20
"Aneisnt History Should Re Accu
rate.

honor was presented To the woman pres
cnt Who first came Ia Washington Terri
tory. Mrs. Jane kinncth, of Coupe
willie, Whidhv Island, was given the
badge. Mrs. klnneill Was born i'll Attn
rns. Ohio, in 1885. and, was taken To
Oregon lay her parents i'll 1884,.
The first Collector OF Customs at
Olympia was from Cincinnati, ohio, and
landed in that town about 1870, when
there were scarcely fifty inhabitants.
This county had three citizens III Wash
! in"ton-then Oregon-in the fall OF lS'l
or spring Of $50. viz: Captain Lcmuel
Bills John Van Buskrk aud II. Buck
ingham. The latter was printer who
graduated from the IL Il. rt"r office and
went to Olympia 10 start paper. but
failed To do 50 on account of misunder-
standing between the parties who owned
the press and the town company. We
think he WAS the first practical printer
who landed on the Sound. except one,
who was a member Of Wilkes's explOr-
ing expedition. He now resides in Law
ton. Okla
1t seems rather singular that Mrs.
kinncth should have been accorded
the badge for precedence as the pio-
ncer woman in Washington Territory.
from which. we presume, is meant
that part of Oregon north of the Co
lumbla river. There We're the Sim
mons, the Bush family, the Crosbys.
the Fords and many others who can
antedatc the year 1S47, all having
women in their families
1t is true the first Collector of Gus
toms established the first port of en-
try at Olympia, but it was in 1851
instead of 1880. and there were less
than a couple of score of whites
women and children here at that
date, when there were several hum
dred of the savage foe, lndi-
ans, cncamped permanently. In the
Spring of 1882, we can remember
quite number of others besides
those three residents named, among
whom were George A. Barnes, Simp-
son y. Moses first Collector of Gus
tOmS), A. ]. Moses. Isaac Wood, ST..
John Alexander. b. +. Shaw, Mel
son Barnes, Ira Ward and Mr.. Rider,
most of whom had families. and
host of others. If Mr.. Bucking-
ham" was here, then nobody seems to
have known it, for there had never
been type brought to this place till
the old Orcgoninn plant arrived in
1851, and 7. F. McElroy and J. w.
Wiley came over with it and estab-
lished the Cl"mbion, which name
was afterwards changed to the Po-
"eer, and A. NJ. Berry also worked
on it and the printing for the first
Legislature, as also f. T. Gum. as
ISOLATED formerly with 7. j. Dryer
in publishing the Orgonion, and in
the COS published the Transcript
here.
The first public printing and paper
was printed on Ramage hand press,
the frame of which was wood, which
we understand is still a carefully
guarded treasure of antiquity at the
State University. 1t was used also in
printing the first issues of the Ore
gomian. Some time afterwards r. l..
Doyle appeared, with a Washington
hand-preSs and few hundred pounds
of new Long Primer and Minion type,
and was competitor for the public
printing, issuing prospectus for the
Northwest Democr0t 1t was not long
till Messrs. McElroy & Wiley alb
sorbed' the new outfit by a partner
ship with Mr.. Doyle and the name of
the then paper was changed to Ho-
meer and Democrat, which continued
publication, with a few months sus-
pension during the Indian war, on
account of isolation from the strug-
Cling settlements) until July, 1861, a
few months after the establishment
of the WASHINGTON STANDARD, which
was then able to supply alone the
"long-felt want
There could have been no "misun-
Outstanding among the parties, who
owned the press" in 1851 or 1852,
for the only press arrived late the
latter year, and there was no dis
pute," except as noted which was
settled by consolidation.
Nor do we remember any John
Van Buskirk, which might have been
intended for John Van WOrmer, who
was here then, Or soon afterward.
>O~
The Minneapolis .Jurmnl has a
very seasonable cartoon entitled
He Seems to Know Where He
Wants to Co." in which Taft is
represented as a very chubby and
corpulent infant walking from Mr..
Roosevelt, on his knees, with out
stretched arms, towards the Presi-
dental chair, which by the way, re-
sembles the throne chair" used in
theatrical stage-settings. Taft is
stumbling along with the dada"
which always issues from baby-lips
while learning to walk by leading
strings" and he is in a fair way to
reach the coveted prize, but is still
quite q distance from destination,
suggesting the query, will he reach |
it or return to parental arms?
IT is said the physicians of the
State have organized a crusade
against the White Plague, consump-