110 years ago (1907)

Police department records for

the past six months show a total

of 289 arrests. Of these, 142 were

purely perfunctory proceedings,

the complaint alleging that the

prisoners were guilty either of

keeping or being inmates of bawdy

houses. The others include 82

drunk and disorderly arrests, 27

for operation of slot machines, 14

for assault and battery, eight for

discharging firearms in the city

limits and two under the misdemeanor

heading.

A forest fire on the hill immediately

behind Port Discovery and

not far removed from the sawmill

plant located there has passed

beyond control and must be left

to burn itself out.

90 years ago (1927)

Jefferson County is now officially

assured of one of the finest

state park developments in the

state with the approval of Fort

Townsend as a state tourist recreation

park.

“The stage is almost set for

the formal groundbreaking

ceremony marking the inauguration

of construction work on the

Port Townsend Municipal Golf

Club course on the Hastings Field

tract.”

80 years ago (1937)

Four residents of Port Townsend

and one from Port Ludlow graduate

from the University of Washington,

and one Port Townsend man

graduates from Washington State

College.

60 years ago (1957)

This area will become the center

of Pacific Northwest yachting activity

Saturday with the arrival of an

estimated 20 sailing craft of all

classes for six days of racing in Port

Townsend Bay and adjacent waters

of the Strait of Juan de Fuca. The

Hudson yacht basin is headquarters

for the regatta, and the port

made extra improvements to better

host the boats.

W.E. Harms, operator of

the Guilford Packing Co. here,

announced the cannery will start

the customary canning of salmon

on Monday, July 1.

35 years ago (1982)

The leader on the Port

Townsend Salmon Club’s monthly

prize ladder is Jim Rondeau, with

the 53-pound, 10-ounce king he

caught while trolling with herring

off Point Wilson on June 10.

“The Port of Port Townsend

Commission has approved preparation

of a lease that would allow

use of the port’s property between

Sims Way and Kah Tai Lagoon by

the City of Port Townsend for a

park.” Commissioner Herb Beck is

the lone nay vote, not ready to give

away a $275,000 piece of property.

Commissioner Bob Porter notes the

property exists only because it was

the cheapest place to put the spoils

from dredging the boat haven and

says he favors a 30-year lease at

$1 a year.

(Sources: Leader Collection;

Jefferson County Historical Society

Museum and Research Center,

13692 Airport Cutoff Road, Port

Townsend; Jefferson County

Historical Society, 379-6673, jchsmuseum.

org;