Digital Bob Archive

JULY 3, 1886-Here is one for the book! The Grand Jury in Sitka in May indicted one of its own members for selling liquor! The unfortunate juror is our townsman Dankert Petersen, carpenter and builder, sawmill owner and partner in a drug store, where the offense is alleged to have occurred. Petersen is not alone on the indictment list. Others are Morris Orton, Dave Flannery, Pat McGlinchy, H. Hoff, Herman H. Hart, Charles E. Coon, Mike Thomas, Oscar Wallin, John Prior, William Mulcahy, Dave Ackerman, Charles Morse and Frank Berry, all respected residents of this camp. Each has posted a $100 bond to appear at the September term at Sitka to answer the charges of selling or manufacturing intoxicating liquors.

Twenty-five head of beef cattle and seven head of stock cattle arrived on the steamer Ancon, consigned to Reed and Payne who have a ranch about five miles north of Juneau on Gastineau Channel. W. F. Reed, who operates a retail and wholesale merchandise business and a hotel, owns the 160-acre ranch, and Payne runs it for him. They propose to raise cattle to supply the local market. Next door to the Reed ranch is the 160-acre farm of ?Uncle Jimmy? Pullen. He raised a valuable crop of vegetables there last year and has put in an even larger acreage this season. The growing season this year has been rather backward, but Pullen expects his crops to turn out well.

Only in Alaska! The Idaho Exchange has been opened by J. F. Grossman and is advertising ?the very best brands of Wines, Liquors and Cigars.? The sale of the first two items is forbidden in Alaska, but the Idaho Exchange is doing a lively business-next door to Juneau?s courthouse.

William I. Webster is now deputy Collector of Customs for Juneau and has turned the operation of the Webster stamp mill over to his son, Edward Webster, although retaining his financial interest in it. The mill, which drops five stamps, was the first mill built on Gold Creek, except for arastras, but it is reported that two Huntington mills will be put in place this season. The Webster mill is expected to commence running again in a few days, an adequate supply of ore apparently having been assured. Some of it will come from the Humboldt lode, owned by the Websters.

Adolph Lippman, who last month was designated to succeed Henry States as U. S. Commissioner here, has decided not to take the position and remains an Inspector Afloat in the Customs Service.