Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-11
ALMOST "A DAY
WITH BOUTELIER
CALLED AS A WITNESS RY THE
GOVERNMENT - GIVES
STRONG TESTIMONY.
Has Lived on q Ranch Near Ht. jos
Since 1905.


direct examination: Took my aliot-
ment on sections re and i7. on north
side OF river; had oportunlty 10 g..
lect lands around Tekoa and Rock
Greek valley; chose my lands on st.
Joe because consider the value Oh
lands along the st. Joe twice the
value Of lands anywhere else on the
Preservation; had leo acres; there Ii
a shortage now; part OF It over
flowed; soil IL sand and loan along
the banks; richer and heavier out on
meadows than on river banksi Am
acquainted with the market value on
lands IN the vicinity os the reseFva-
ton lands; valued tine lands IN con.
troversy ct s100 per acre; on the
government rolls my name il Bou-
teller: entire family. II In number,
were adopted by the Occur d'AIeme
tribe OF Indians; born at PendlegOn.
Ore; am a steam engineer: took
course at Carlisle sehool; have been
employed by government one year nt
Rockford school IN South Dakota, anu
some time al Warn Springs, Ore;
left Carlisle In the spring Of 1898;
went 10 Spokane In 1899 after my
years service At the Roseblrd Agen-
Icy; worked six months for Great
Northern. most OF the time ct KalIs-
pell; worked for government az
Warm Springs, Ore, from-July. 1900.
10 July, 1901; returned 10 resefga-
ton and then returned to Warm
Springs, Ore; in 1909 got on for :
vacation; returned for duty for ons
year; IN is03 returned to Warm
Springs few days before my time
was up; resigned June 30. 1904; put
In week prospecting In the Cascades
and returned 10 reservation; thlnk
resided on reservation on and on
all summer; worked winter of 1904
at Burke, Idaho. was back and forth
to Burke, Spokane and mp TO 81.
MaTies making deal with my brother
to get my ranch on the 81. Joe-the
fright he had purchased from the In
dams: made my ranch my headqnar-
ters In 1866; In 1909 was en-
pioyed by government as electrician
and engineer at Browning, Mont; In
1907 went Into cigars and confec-
tlonery business In Spokane til Au-
gust. 1908, when / turned the buaI-
ness over TO the creditors.
Old Soils Testimony.
The hearing In the big water case
was fabricated today by q most re-
freBhIng application OF Old Soils best
sunshine when Sol Walters. proprie-
tor OF the boat house hotel at Chat
eolet. testified and proved strong
witness for the government, though
bis testimony was given in a vernae-
uiar that produced considerable
amusement. Attorney Posts usually
severe manner of REORGANIZATION
melted before the genial disposition
of Host Walters and he questioned
only enough 70 keep the witness talk
Ing whithersoeyer he listed. While the
Testimony was similar 70 that here
tofore presented. the animated and
interested manner In which the tes-
tlmony poured forth conTuised the
court room time and again. furnish
Ing the most pleasant diversion of
the hearing. With whirfwind rapid
ity the testimony on location Of
springs. dry meadows. section lines
and hay would turn to trout fishing.
best bait. mosquitoes and personal
Experiences. Attorney LANCE for the
, government was as unsuccessful as
, Attorney Post In directing and con-
trolling the spontaneous ebulitions
OF testimony OF the witness and be
was permitted to run down. As be
left the witness stand he turned with
beaming eountenanee TO Attorney
Post and said: al Amt mad. ana I
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