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Blackberry Presenes
NOVEMBER PROGRAM
Plealse Note the Ch:ange of Date!!
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1920's MURDER MYSTERY
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Alan Stein
PRESIDENT'S LETTP' "
Bob D U r K C
This is usually our last newsletter of the year so it
seems appropriate to reflect about what KHS has
done this year! Last January we had a Board and
Committee Chairs brainstorming session at the Rose
Hill Fire Station. Out of that came most of the ideas
which we've accomplished this year: nearly all of
which resulted from our seeking out and working
with othe:r organizations. Among: these are:
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- Historic Display, Fundi ng1
- Interpretive Markers, Virginia 1V
- Comprehensive Plan Update
King County Landmarks Division
- Funding for Historic Tour Brochure
- Trainingfor Hi.storic Sh
Kirkland Arts CIenter
- Booth and sponsur UJ-SF' v r u r i r
Kirkland Chamber of Commerc
- Supportfor Historic Tour Gran
- Auction & Membership
Neighborhood Associaticons
'WAC A'.
- North Rose Hill. HiahlaIbuo,
Central Houghtc
Other Historic 0
- Bellevue & Issaquun, rrugrurn~'
- Marymoor - Archives, Marsh Tour
- Puget Sound Regional Archives
- Centerfor Puget Sound History and
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Thanks to each of you from KH
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Sevenlty years; ago, a 1~rutalcrime in Kirkland sent
.shock waves around Yuget Sound. The lifeless body
of a young girl had been discovered in the
Sammamish Slough. After much investigation, the
wrong man was brought to trial. The press had a
feeding frenzy, the courtroom became a circus, and
justice was never served on earth. To this day, the
murder remains unsolved. It also remains relatively
unknown.
On November 20th, Alan Stein will present the
details of this sad event in East Side history. At the
time, The Seattle papers had banner headlines about
the case almost daily. Today, very fe7N peoplc
remember this heinous crime. Using Inews cljippings
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Seattle P.I., Alan will show us; how anI over-zczalous
media, inept investigation and show-bboating 1awyers
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allowt:d an innocent man to stand tnal while a killer
walked free.
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WecdnesdayI,November 20,1996
7:00 p.m.
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Kirk~ana
~ongregationalChurch
106 5th Avenue, Kirkland
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If you need a ride to KHS meetings, please call
;e Hams; in advance - 822-7 141.
Board and Committee Chair Meeting
5 3 0 p.m.
Wednesday, November 20,1996
Kirkland Congregational Church
KHS Me
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Blackberry Preserves
EAST SIDE JOURNAL
has become the
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TRAINING WORKSHOPS:
HOW TO CONDUCT SURVEYS
HISTORIC PROPERTmC
On October 8 and 15th we had an extremely use
training course given by Clo Copass, Historic
nner fro]m the King County
Preservation Pla~
Landmarks and hcllragc Division. Thank you VP-*
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much Clo for spending y our time:training us ! TIhis
d Historic Sites
was arranged by the Plar~ningan1
Committee chaired by Lynette Friberg and Vell
Wilson. Although Clo provided a great deal of
information about conducting surveys of historic
properties, one of the big hits was a wonderful
colored map showing the age (10 year increment:s) of
all structures. It had been done by King County fnt
the new City of E;horelinc:Hopefully we will be able
to get a similar rrlap for t:he City when Kirkland 1Zets
our GIs mapping system completed. The data on age
is available through King County.
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It is interesting that this week that thr:owner:s of the
Journal American announced that the:y were changing
the name of the newspaper to the Eastside Journal, I
asked Chuck Morgan, KHS Lifetime member, and
retired publisher of the East Side Journal for his
reacti:on. He said he Ithought it was a "wise rnove"
and it: was "PIersonall:y gratifying the) would return tc3
this more encompassing name "
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Ithers who participated in the training in
eard, Bob Burke, Barbara Loomis, 7
lewhard, Galen Page,
and Nanrv
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tephens. With this corr:group I~f people we ho
~mpletethe prel iminary survey of histol-ic propt
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I the City of K i r ~ a n a .we want to work with tl
eighborhood Associations to identify those
lildings and sites which they feel are important
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ecognin:e these buildings: What stvle are the
There a1re they? What is their historic:name?
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1to the paper tc1 urge
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them in their increased emphasis on the bastside, to
make a part of that emphasis be on the history of the
area. I suggested that through the combined
resou rces ofthe various historical groups on the
Easts:ide that we should be able to work with them to
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a very interesting weekly article witt1
photo~graphs.I also siuggesteci that it would b~euseful
if one: of their new re1Iorters h,ad a bac:kgroun d and
. . in hi!Story.
ongoing- interest
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Chuclk applauided the effort ar~dnotedI that tht:"depth
ana worth of a newsp;aper is nneasured by its Ieffort to
tie its community's hi story to the present." E[e
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how imp01LUL I L is for the citizel-_
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3g the piresent. 7Ve will keep you postet3 on our
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Blackberry Preserves
IGHT RAIL
E. C. McKibbrA recently obtained copy of the East Side News dated
January 12, 1912 reported the Kirkland Town
Council had passed an ordinance granting a franchise
for a streetcar system to Charles Easton and Boor1
Gordon. This included the right to lay rajils, erecl
poles and put up an overhead trolley wire system. It
was stipulated that they have the option of using an
electric cable traction system or any other means of
:the cars except that the,y may nlot emplOY
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steam lc~comotion.
The photo on the following page to the right is a view
down Picadilly from a level a bit above the present
railroad crossing. Central School is visible so that
dates it as some time after 1905.
The designated route was to be from
the east boundlary of ESrkland ( where the the.n
defunct steel rnil1 site was located - about wht=rethe
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Costco parking lot now lies) along Pic:aailly
he site c)f the
(now 7th Avenue) to Market
Peter Kirk Building.
,nt directed that the railway line
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must ruIl IIUIII this point down Market Street to Lake
Avenue (photo below -old State Bank building was
on that comer with the dock across the street) and
"along Lake Avenue in a north easterly direction" to
where that meets Picadilly Avenue (this would be the
general location of Central Way). Also, a line was to
run north on Market tcI the cit!Ilimits ;and "alc)ng the
whole of Spring Streelt" (today's 1lth. Ave. IJI.).
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TIhere wa!;to bes]pecial ccmsideration to the repai r of
m acadamized stre.ets althc>ughmost of thf
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st:ill had urooden t
View Dovvn Marl
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Source: Kirkl;and Heriitage Solciety Cc
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Blaekberrv Preserves
View Down Picadilly St1-eet Loo
Source: Marymoor Museurn
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and a shingle mill. But our town fathers were
thiinking BIG! The same edition printed a franchise
reement for installing electric light and power 1ines
the city. That franchise went to Boon C;ordon imd
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:ila May Gordon. Not long after that daLu
:cording the Arlene Ely in Our Foundel-ing
rthers) it was James Bell and T. L. Kyler who
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hat became of the Gordons, I do not know. They
not loom large in further Kirkland history. And
thr:street railwav? Well, we are still standing here,
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lm our past, considering the successful RTA vote
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RESIGNS FROM KHS BOA1
In discussions with Corey Kahler earlier rnls r.,.,.
he indicated that his schedule was such that he felt it
necessary to resign from the KHS Board. Corey
served in the capacity as Past-Presiden'IL
e President and became
He initially was electec
President when Barbara Loomis resigned. His term
was one of completing the reorganization as KHS.
During that time we started our membership growth
ie award for Blackberry Presen
and re(
was thc
ling of initiatives with the City (
Kirklail~UIU uther historic groups. One of tho^ w a s
Marymoor Museum where he continues as a Board
member. He will continue to represent KHS interests
cuss cooperative efforts on arch
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Corey, thank you for your service as Presidtll, ,
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KHS and your continued interest in helping!!
Kirkland Heritage Society
Blackberry Preserves
KHS BOARD POSITIONS OPEN
Interested?
MEMBERSHIP
and Coi
Matt Mc
With the resignal
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Kahler we now nave rwo posirions open on
Board. I:F you arc:interested in finding 01 at more about
the posit;.ons or serving, please call Bob Burke, I327-. . ,
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or me6550 (off-~ce)or 828-4095 (home:). une
positions is as Communication C)fficer; 2ind one
an At-Large member. Barbara L.oomis has exprr
lfficer which is
interest in the Communic
responsible for publishin
berry Preserves,
she assumed that positio~l.W G would need a neu
filling that
Secretary. Anyone interc
position??
er - Vic Newhaird. He
KHS welcorr
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has aireaay turnea
our to De a great volunteer DY
cleaning and acting as a host at the Marsh M;ansion
Tour, and by attending both training sessions on
conducting inventoric:s of his,toric prc)perties. Thank:
also to Sue Carter fc)r renewing her Imember,ship.
1116111"t :rs! If vou wan1: a
We now
have over 8GI mb-h.
memlbership :Form for a frienc1, call m
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The Boar.d will discuss it: at their meetinj;in
Novembr:rand a1I electioIn shoulc be helc at the
J;anuary r
ORAL E
Iteresting excerpts from the Oral History Program
rere presented to the membership at the October
ieeting by Christina Brugman. While listening to
le taped interviews she shared plictures 1which
lowed pictures of those who ha1d been i:ntervieured
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and a very different Kirkland froill
Luuay. vv
listened to interviews wit:h Helen Mickelson, Orval
Higginbotham and Dorri!;Forbes Beecher (we have
nwood t.rees in
cr parents to thank for tl
lanita!).
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he next Oral History Committee meeting will be
becember 5, 1996,7:30 p.m. at Christina Brugman's
Duse: 11122 NE 132nd, Kirkland - 821 2Lnc TC
ou are ir~terested,please plan to attend!
by
Rmbara Loomis
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The following article was also in the May 6, 1937
edition of the East Side Journal. I'm sure the: City
Parks and Recreation Department would like to see
these prices again. And, if the light r;ail would have
been built, Waverly Park would be at the end of the
line. The article is retyped to make it l,.-:L:lIG~~UIJS.
I KIRKLAND'S LAKESHORE PARK.
PROJECT NEARING COMPLETION
A few more weeks and Kirkland's $12,000.00 park
project will be completed and Kirkland's mothers anc
dads will not onlv have a fine place to take their
children for a summe:r day's cmting and swimming
party, but wil 1 have a beautifu11 spot where they can
spend a pleasant day picnicking.
The Park is located at the foot of 10th Ave. W. righ
on the lake shore with close to a thousand feet of lake
front which, with the aid of the artificial breakwaters
is rapidly being transformed into a splendid sandy
beach for swimming.
The park is being improved under a Works Progres
Administration program, supervised t)y W.J. Vague
of Kirkland. An average of 35 men have been
working on the park since December 9, and they are
expected to complete the present appropriation by the
middle of June. However, a new application for an
additional $1,500.00 has already been approved.
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There is also a training session to be given by
Lorraine McConaghy which is tentatively scheduled
for January 18, 1997,9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The location
will be announced later or you can call Christina for
information.
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The following articles, from the 5/6/37 edition of the
East Side Journal, details her career and her constant
dedication. A few years after this article, she came
out of retirement. War had broken out, and the local
shipyard attracted thousands of new workers to aid in
the effort. The local schools were not prepared for
the arnount oi children flowinig into town.
TALES FROM
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EAST SIDE JOURNAL
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plaque which hoinored L;aura Miller, and they we
interested in her accomplishments. This is what
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Miss Miller devoted her life to a1dvancin,g the
-.;enerationsbehind her. For over fifty years she
;athered what she had learned and shared it with
hildren. As these children aged, she watched tf
their
grow, and passed on their experil
children.
~NISSMILLER RETIRES AFTER FIFTY 1
YEARS AS 'REACHER ON EASTSIDE1
I n e n Mlnn Lnurn MIllcr rLrpR front nn now sllc fonird 11rr lcachlirg nnllso Centrnl rrndc arlionl nt t h r rnd fnctlon In the prlmnry urrtdrn From
thls term .he wlll hn\'c cornplrtrd her clnrrnrn Irnvc come nrnny who hold i
ty ycnrs of nchool lrnclrln~nnd thnt hlull plnrr-n In the nRnlrs of tllo nnys MIN Mlllcr "In cnoltff,rV,nnd so tlon. Jrldsra, nlntramrn, doctorn, ntlnlqOnr of IIre
e declded to retllo from 111e profrrr- tern nnd burlntwmcn
rn In whleh she hnn #pent h r r llfe snfkfncllo~lnof llrr long tcnchlng cnld hnn rnnde much n slpnnl mucccn~. rrcr hltn been to wntch the progrcsn
11 wnl In 18137 thnt MIM I.lttrn Mlller rnndi- by h r r puplln nn Lhry pnurd on
ceptcd her fin1 trnchlng ' I r s l ~ n m r n l thrnugh the ~ r n d c a ,a n to I l l ~ l ls c l ~ w l ,
id wlthout lntenuptlon nhc hns been c o l l r ~ ennd on Into Ilte.
Nlnelcrn yonrn of her trncllln# cntenchlng the young people and rlnrth g them out on the road 01 Itfa. 7 ''en m r w e n spen! outnlde the rtnte and
lor the Inn1 31 yearn nha hnn k e n ccaUnuounly tenchlnr on the Enshide ot
Lake Wuhlnrton. D~rrlng (hat # I
yenrn t h a n r a n but u v e n w h d dnyn
Ulnt dld not flnd her n w p l l n @ the
ohosry rood mornlnm of her puplla.
Thrre of t l t a a dnym were loll whllu
terchlnr s t Anppy Valley, three at
Rme 11111 and one durlnl the past seven y e a n a t Onntrnl aohaal. Bhe taupht
In rlnppy Vnllry from 19013 10, Toll
I910 12. Role 11111 1911 12: n y l - r
1921 22, hcdmond 1912 16. Ronn It!,r
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Dcirlna all thrso yrnrr nlln llwr h e n
bnlwed by 11rr pnplln nnd rdmlred
and hnnnrwl by their p w t r ~ n n n p l l c
h r r y r a n o t t ~ n c l ~ lnlln
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nppllcnll~~ci.nlo118h ndvn~rrrdIn yrnrn
Cl rrr Srxakcrc Arc Chotrn for
MI-R Mlllrr In n1III r r ~ r t l r t lnr yor~ng
Grrduatto:r Excrc~srs. Grads
1 ro \ V c ~ r C.lps and Gouvns for
III wnvlllna rn~tnnlly by hrr cntrtrmT b t r d T l n r I ? School H~story.
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\Vllhln s f e n b y 8 l mi nrrtton In Europe will I
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who by f&ane of blrth b r klnr. l l e hnm na y r t fh
U u t would demanrtrrts h b at:llly to hlflll the .rblipuona ox rnas p r r o n .
We, In our o m clvb cnmmnnlt~,vs rbaul b hnre m m n r l l o n of oor
a m . A caromtlon h a r d upon r r r e q n l t l a s 01 r d c a natnrlly perlannd.
We nm (4 r m m with honor r pwhllc r m a n t who hnm npmt flfty y u n of h r r
llfe prrpnrlnr your ohlldrrn te bcoame brtter d l l r e n r
Bllm Ianrm Mlller I i lhnl knnher. 8hc hna demnnnlrnkd the qcullllu to
d c n w a lhnt honor. A grml mnn once =Id, "I would rnthcr be r b e h e r lhnn
a p m r h r r . for I hnd rnther ba r f m r lhnn a re-forrnrr."
M l n Mlller has h k r n ynnr chlldmn a t mn curl7 nw. when lhclr mfndm
nre llkc wnx lo ncclvc and Ilke mnrhle (n relnln Imprm!!onr. and haso led lhem
wllh pntlenae and k n d e m . mbng the rmd.
IYhll b r s be@n her r ~ t m p r n ~ l l o m ?An nplrlloa1, bet few dl them
n~ncinl.
I n looking mr Mr llat t ?.pmplh rh* ql1 nnd many wbo occup mpbndble
ponlllIn "h dolng 1 h d r fmrt In thls
work. ~ ~ ~ om rnr l n
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f m m lhem and the knoplcclm thnt .he
d m p r S In thelr muaem nnd the
rnpcct and nRertlan In whl-h ahe I# held. T h a w nre b r r rompctuntlnna.
MInn Mlllrr hnn llvrd up (4 the t c a r h m ' cmrd. "I bdlarc In baym nnd fir(%
the mcn and m m r n of the g r ~ bmnmrv.
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l h r l nhntmmcr lha bay .ow&
the mnn rhrll m p . 1 b l l r v e In the c u m of Ipalnnrc. In the rfflrnry of
~rltools. In the dlynlty of lmrhlng and In the Joy of rer*lnr." '
In th1m rnenrrc wav I nl-h b D.T my t r l b a b l o her work for I hnve
known h r r m lnrio porlion m f thom ljfli yeam
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