The Waterfront Thief's Abandoned Skiff
A night watchman at Johnson's Mill seeks the owner of a small boat left behind by two arrested wharf-thieves.
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NOTICE — I have a boat at my place, left there by the two wharf-thieves who were arrested for stealing iron; probably the boat was stolen: owner can call and prove property, pay for this 'ad' and take boat. J. M. Kelsey, night watchman and policeman at Johnson's Mill.
“I have a boat at my place, left there by the two wharf-thieves who were arrested for stealing iron.”
While Seattle’s waterfront has evolved from the rough-and-tumble industrial mill sites of 1891 into a hub of modern commerce and tourism, the enduring local struggle to curb petty property theft remains a constant, recurring headline in the city's civic discourse.
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