We turn once again to the Kirkland paper East Side News for a look at Bellevue a century ago.

-Bellevue celebrated the Fourth in a quiet way, many people picnicking along the lake, and others spending the day in Wildwood Park.

– Special mention should be made of the decorations on the Charles Hamley and L. P. Smith homes on the Fourth.

– The neighborhood picnic, postponed on account of bad weather, will be held Wednesday, July 12, at Atlanta Park, just south of Houghton.

– For some unknown reason, no mention was made last week of the linen shower given Mrs. Gordon J. Clayton at the home of Mrs. A. B. Strong on last Wednesday afternoon. The affair was most pleasant, and Mrs. Clayton was the recipient of many useful and beautiful gifts.

– The first raspberries of the season, so far, were eaten by the Editor from the patch of Mr. C. R. Campbell of Bellevue. The berries were grown on a light, warm soil, with a southern slope.

This and other early Eastside newspapers can be viewed on the website of the Kirkland Heritage Society.

Heritage Corner is a feature in the Bellevue Reporter. Material is provided by the Eastside Heritage Center. For more information call 425-450-1049.