120 years ago this week (1897)
The schooner Norman Sunde out of Port Townsend has been chartered to take a cargo of merchandise from Seattle to Sunrise City, Cook Inlet. The schooner has recently …
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The Dairy Herd Improvement Association helped Jefferson County dairy farmers coordinate activities and market their products. Photo from Leader Collection
120 years ago this week (1897)
The schooner Norman Sunde out of Port Townsend has been chartered to take a cargo of merchandise from Seattle to Sunrise City, Cook Inlet. The schooner has recently been purchased by a group of Port Townsend people to make charter runs to the Alaska to capitalize on the rush to the Yukon gold fields.
The masters of sailing barks from Hong Kong, Yokohama and Peru post notices in The Morning Leader that they will not be held responsible for debts incurred by officers or crew while the ships are in port here.
60 years ago this week (1957)
Due to continued dry weather conditions, the city will offer no more burning permits.
Bill Brown wins the Port Townsend Salmon Derby’s $1,000 top prize with a 24-pound, 10-ounce king salmon, the largest of 199 fish registered.
An exterior renovation project is complete at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, founded in 1865 and said to be the oldest Episcopal church in the Northwest.
“The herd of Bob Huntingford led all others in production in the Jefferson County Dairy Herd Improvement Association during July. His herd of 21 cows produced 22,670 pounds of milk and 1,052 pounds of butter fat.”
The Uptowners, managed by Dave Suter, win the 1957 City Softball League tournament.
“Burglars entered two Quilcene places of business last Wednesday and made off with beer and cigarettes, the sheriff’s office reported.”
30 years ago this week (1987)
The Port Townsend City Council hears from people who want the city to approve a McDonald’s restaurant opening in the man-made “flats” next to Kah Tai Nature Lagoon.
Port Townsend guitarist Phyl Sheridan presents his Blues Collage, a combination of guitar, harmonica and vocals, at the Back Alley Tavern.
“The Port Townsend Boat Haven commercial dock is congested with gill-net fishing vessels prior to two nights of sockeye salmon fishing in the San Juan Islands and Strait of Juan de Fuca.”
These “Looking Back” news items are gathered from the Leader newspapers on file at the Jefferson County Historical Society Museum and Research Center, 379-6673.
