Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1926-11-19
History Of Vashon Island
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wife and children were in Tacoma doing drcssmaking help
support themselves while he worked over here When we came
ne offered his house home until could build,
lived there with him. The deep that first winter,
aud the woods thick that sometimes for months at time
| could hardly step outside.
MI Heriot got the permit for the but he decided
he wanted go back Tacoma with his family Mr. Black
burn took and moved up little cabin on the
homestead II forget coming the trail with my hus
band the first time It all strange and didn know
where gong Finally saw cute little cabin down In
The hollow and SAID, My wouldn like to have place
like that and my husband said, " Well II yours, my
dear
Those were The DAYS when ueghbors lived far apart
calling each ter meant bringing tie baby and spending
the day, maybe rFo days
Mrs Blackburn goes tell Everybody hard up, and
if you uae elly there might not be enough to go
around The berries were plentiful though Lovely black
and hckber luse put the hekleberries away
big crooks filled with and they would keep just beau
fuy Many time ve broken the ice on the top to get Der
res to make pie with.
These happy times for but tragic tnies for 9th
uries received in fan. Francis sherman tells of another
death which family which lived the hill above hs
s'The mother and three children lived alone while the
father away fishing trips he states finally the
mother taken IN and died suddenly 1t late at night
and the littc boy twelve running down alone through
the woods the old log the creek aud by trail to tell
about it. We the nearest neghbors they had
No telephone chen 10 carry the news 10 auto to jump into
and dash OUT oI helpus dark eerie trail for twelve
year old boy travel knowing his mother dead and his
sisters frantic with fear SO tie Shermans took of the
children until they could get word TO tte father.
Ella Minor was the first white child born to any of the
futile the hall breed daughter OF Old Man futile was mar
RED to Lucky ST CLOUD, French Canadian. 1t was
years later before another marriage took place when Blanche
Vey and berry ANYWAY were married by her father who was
Justice of the Peace.
1881 the fitst log school established Center
Mrs Charley Cook teacher The Presbytcrians also held
church services there. Tie Mods built the first church
Vashon The story told Of how the raced to get
the first log 10 the building site One hardened old sinner with
Of mules beat the slower and hauled in the first
big log Iooray he yelled throwing his hat in the air.
The Devil hauled the FIST log for the Methodists"
the raising
I'VE ali brought food and had big dinner--srawberry
orakes and scen aud home made bread and all Of
rood things Then the Of the church raised the peak
and the men worked TO get the logs together After that they
worked evenings finish it's mctimes by lantern light after
their other done They put good shake roof it,
and finally mana carpenter whose name cant remember
now came over from Seattle aud donated his services to finish
the inside Of IT,
That church meant great deal those people Going to
church WASH easy N those days On Sunday mornings Moth
would pack up lunch dress the children in clean oyerals
and with Dad carrying the youngest tramp the meeting
place whore they spent the day worship and companonhp
WIN ther ncg6bol TO some that was the only diversion
they had and they looked forward to Sunday with its picnic
and church with than do hundred mile
The first frame house was built where the bank now
stands by Mr. ivey II is aid that he brought the lumber
by scow Quafermser and hauled from there to Vashon
One sympsthise with Mrs Lvesy who, when She auded
here followed her husband through the woods the place
ne had picked Tor home-Stumbng mp the trail after him.
and lawing hun al the way for leading her such long way
from home II good uatured iaving though and the
b ars she feared never got rear enough to bite her
While al of these things going in the center Of the
island the shermans working prospecting the south
end Cap sherman had blacksmith shop. Monday
ngs when possible he his boat the Old Joe Tacoma
fof supplies The Old Joe wasn't fancy such
we have nowadays II was a small two mastcd schooner
with passenger limit of 20 persons besides the captain Later
about 1854 finding the schooner inadequate he bought the 32f
steamer Swan n had dnky little engine that nsed bark and
bcacvood for fuel And The fare l5cs each way Per
hafs the present high cost 81 living had its start then
Bert Cfi,man, who n 1854, laughmpy tell, about
SOME of the voyages sIe made.
Cap ddu believe much 10 Preparedness he says. "Lot3
Of times folks used down TO GO and Cap woudu have
fuel ready. he take the wheelbarrow go mp in the
woods and cu bark off ol3 tce bring it back and load
10 aboard while be passengers waited Maybe after he got an
ready to bed black cloud coming up and decide there
going 10 De wind tbey better not go. Then every
h0uy'i climb out and 90 baci home again.
M Crisngn also tells of other amusing incidents.
we used 90 iu r0wboats. too. Many % time
I've brought load of grQccfr back bate 90 NIGHT an alone
was Nothing bu a Lid tlen either But he funniest thing
that happened be- % tsl was when four boys
started go TO Tacoma They 20 got no.
early start Hey wouldn't miss he paral,, they e
soon m 10 got daylight % was iuegy morning aud they had
to by comrg- Those four of them and 10 make
better time two would lasi They could for fifteen