Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1921-07-08
LOOKING BACKWARD
TWENTY-FIVE YEARS
Cleaninss From a Copy Of The
Vashon Island Press Print
ed In 1896

While it is a popular cry to
"look forward" an occasional
backward glance will often do "a
lot toward making us satisfied
with the progress we are making
both as individuals and as com
munity. This week, through the
courtesy of w. w. Prigg of Cove,
we were handed a copy of the
strawberry Number" of the
Vashon Island Press published
December 18th, 1896. Under the
masthead appears the name of
Oliver Van Olinda as editor and
publisher and Chas. +. VanOlinda
as Local Editor. The subscrip.
ton price was $l.00 per year and
it was first issued on July 3Oth,
1895. The front page was given
over to the exploitation Of fruit,
especially the strawberry, and a
picture of "The Eleanor" straw
berry appears in colors Of green
and red. On this front page APP
pears also an ad Of "Schilling's
Best" tea-roastcd in San Fran
CISCO, the ad says. Articles on
special subjects appear signed by
initials as follows: 81. C.'', 81
B. A., "T. W., and "C.W.T."
A map of Vashon island APP
pears, showing the following
places only; PIT. Vashon, Aquar-
ium, Vashon Landing, Chautau-
qua, Burton, Dry Dock, PIT, Piner,
Quartcrmaster Harbor, Lisabeula
and Vashon. Where was Cove,
Colvos, Portage, Center, and the
Magnolia Beach district twenty
five years ago? Eth? The paper
called the mountain Rainier
at that time, and had "direct-
DRY" of advertisers under both
Tacoma and Seattle heads Frank
G. Hart was selling jewelry then
according to his ad, but none of
the Seattle names are familiar
Il. G. Thompson wanted the farm
ers to know he was selling farm
implements and berry crates, and
S. j. Stephenson was repairing
shoes. G. E. Wyman was MAS
ter" of the steamer Sophia and
G.. S. Barlow was manager Of
the Skagit Chief. E. w. Culver
was selling all kinds of straw
berry plants at so cts per hun
bred, or $500 per thousand.
Under General News we read
that Queen Lilioukalani of Homo
lulu landed in San Francisco
Thursday" 1t says nothing. about
Grover Cleveland being there to
welcome her, though. Under
local mention We read that
Charles O'Keefe killed a hog
that cost him $500, clover fed,
weighed 1917 lbs, and the re
mark made that Vashon can, in
a pinch, produce something be
sides Strawberries" Under the
Burton head we read that Rev.
S. P. Brokaw is attending the
ministerial association at Port
Townsend this week. Also that
MRS. M. r. Hatch entertained in
honor of Miss HawIey MeSdames
Suffer, Paterson, Ross, Beaver,
Pierce, Nc Clintock, Kingsbury,
Greer, Bentley and Leathers. I'M
Quartermaster items we read that
Crank Miner has been down
this way looking after the roads,
and to note the effect Of the con
tinuous rains" SO it rained here
25 years ago did it2 There was
VermontvillG then and we find
that "B. Reed returned to the
Cedar Mountain Mines to work
for while" Also "Mr. Ed
Mace, Herbert Start, and Walter
Cutler are at work getting out
wood for the Skagit Chief at the
old wood yard" DiSabeula is
also represented and we note that
"F e. Bridgman visited Tacoma
Wednesday the 9th, :" "Mr. J.
Brink, ST., came home on the boat
Thursday from Tacoma.
A probate notice relates to the
estate of Ella l.. Masters deceas-
ed, with James Il. Masters, adj
ministrator. Carrie Blackburn
was leader of the Epworth Lea.
que. Oliver Van Olinda was
president of the league Frank
Barton was president of the Jun
Tor Leagne. and ThOs. Steil'enSon