Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1910-01-03
EORRECT RECORD
IN W.. W. P. CASE
|ay Spent in Comparing Original
Evidence With Typewriter Copy

At 1915 this morning the task |
OF comparing, correcting, amending !
and harmonizing sol pages OF type
written record In the overflow cases
now being heard before Register
Batting was commenced. The oflc-
ial record taken by Government Stem
ographer Greb Is read aloud by Reg
lister Batting and the copies OF the
same, which are in the hands of STEM
ographer Lane and Attorney Gray
for the company. and Attorney Lang
for the government, are made to con-
form to the official copy. Many dis
crepancies were found for which the
offending stenographer was released
from service several days ago. Up
to 1890 o'clock today 131 pages OF
the record have been covered with
out serious differences OF opinion
having arisen. At this rate the rec
ord will be ready and the hearing
continued by Wednesday morning.
More Testimony.
Before adjournment for the New
Year Friday afternoon three wit
nesses were examined BY the govern
ment as to the value Of the lands as
follows: ~
Armand Perrenpud: giving his
vocation as mot dolns anything only.
real estate In Occur d'Afene," prov
ed an excellent witness for the gov
eminent his answers were to the
point and showed q good knowledge
of the productiveness Of the lands In
raising hay. Witness testified that
he was acquainted with the land m
controversy > had haled -hay at. two
places along railroad across section
30; hay cut betweeu7rtver and hills
on north and from middle of section
3 west to the railroad between 800
and 400 acres, was hauled to the
baler at the railroad; worked for
Steve Liberty baling this hay; some
of this hay was spoiled had camp
on section go; commenced to bale In
October, 1889. Baled in 1890, about
500 tons on north side of river in
sections 32-4 and 3, and about $50
tons on the south side of the st.
Joe river on sections 9 and 10. Hay
was shipped to Toilette and Harris.
butchers at Wallace and fed by them
to their cattle. This hay was bought
/. loose at IS per ton, the contract be-
ing taken from Toilette and Harris
by Steve Liberty.
This witness was not asked the
value of lands in controversy. On
that he was not an intervenor, had
mot signed any affidavit to the gov
eminent concerning the w. w. P.
: company or presented any claim
against the company.
Charles Perrenoud had also baled
hay on sections 1884 in 1sS9-SO,
and testified to ballng 200 tons of
. lhay; the rest of the $50 tons was
: wasted; by imprope- stacking 1t had
} rotted in the center of the stack. 1t
was red top Fnd slough hay. Have
| signed no petitions for or against
/ either side in this controversy.
Joe COLE. lived at st. Maries
{ from 1897 to 1906. Now runs
store and sawmih ae Troy. Ran
D cheees factory at st. Ma-ies three
D years. Ran boats on Occur d'Alene
: river for three years. Am familiar
5 with section 3 had hay put up In
: IsO4-5 and also on and II on south
r side of river. In 1904 cut about so
0 tons wild hay along the high land.
: Peter Borsaw. an Indian. got half the
a hay. got 81 baled delivered in
Occur d'Alene. Cut SIS tons over
{ about 80 acres along river in 1905
r and fed to my cattle. Ground was
dry in. August in 1904 In sections
IL and I6. Had ridden along south
= side OF river from st. Maries to sec
: ton II; found ground dry. At
g O'Clock the hearing was at stand.
5 lstill due to an objection 10 the wit.
ness being asked the price paid him
!. by the ". W. P. company for piees
r of his land on the river. half a mile
/; Iabove the reservation line, the com
v pany strenuously Directing TO tbs
q Y4tnass answering the question.
Register Batting sustained the OBJ
: lection. The government attorne1
o persistently put the question to th'
witness but Register Batting refuses