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MAY 22, 1886-The Grand Jury at Sitka, in its report, asked Judge Dawson to set regular term of court at Juneau at least once a year because of the volume of litigation here. Judge Dawson has set a special term to be held at Juneau on June 18. The Grand Jury also pointed out the need for a courthouse and jail and a school building.

On May 10 the U. S. Customs Inspector here seized one barrel of sugar in the center of which was concealed one 10-gallon keg of whisky. Also seized recently were a five-gallon demijohn marked 5 gals ?spirits of nitre? but found to contain brandy; a box containing eight one-gallon jugs marked ?arnica,? ?paregoric? and ?tincture of iron? but all containing whisky, and a five-gallon demijohn marked ?spirits of camphor? but holding gin.

A dance was held in P. Brady?s large storeroom on April 27. J. J. McGrath served the food. Those present included Mr. and Mrs. Hoff, Captain and Mrs. Martin, Mr. and Mrs. Malony, Mrs. Levy, Mr. and Mrs. Prior, Mr. and Mrs. Barnes, Mrs. Schmeig, Messrs. Hilton, Goldstein, Murphy, Dingley, Heid and Cohen, and the Misses Hoff and Murphy.

The Pacific Coast and Steamship Company will be running two steamers a month to Alaska during the coming summer. The Idaho, Captain Hunter, will leave Portland about the first of each month and the Ancon, Captain Carroll, about the 15th.

JUNE 6, 1886-N. A. Fuller won his case against R. T. Harris in the U. S. District Court, according to word received here from Sitka, but the judgment was less than half the amount sought. Fuller had sued Harris for $15,000 damages which Fuller claimed he suffered as a result of mining operations conducted by Harris on part of a lode claim owned by Fuller. The main point at issue was whether the Harris-Juneau lode claims had been located before the Fuller lode claim, as Harris?s record book showed, or afterward, as Harris once stated in writing and as was testified by Joe Juneau. The case was heard before Judge Lafayette Dawson and a jury at Sitka on May 24 and judgment was rendered for Fuller in the amount of $7,000 plus expenses. It is understood that the U. S. Marshal will sell as much of Harris?s property as necessary to satisfy the judgment.

JUNE 13, 1886-Adolph Lippman has been appointed U. S. Commissioner in place of Henry States. He has been with the Customs Service as acting Inspector Afloat aboard the Ancon.

The Rev. and Mrs. E. S. Willard have gone to Haines Mission, and the Rev. J. P. White has arrived here to take charge of the mission station and church.