The Delta independent., 1902-08-29
WYOMING IN BRIEF,

James Keffer. sentenced to be hanged
September ), 1902. for the murder Of
c. J. Warren at Derby December 10,
1901. has been granted stay of execu-
ton pending revision of his case by
the Supreme Court.
DIR. c. G. Verbryck. formerly resi-
dent of Newcastle Wyoming. died Au-
gust 22d at Salt Lake. The deceased
was for many years prominent citizen
of the state and served terms in both
houses of the Legislature.
\ cloudburst on the afternoon of Au-
gust Goth did considerable damage a
few miles south of Cheyenne. A rat
tlesnake took refuge from the water in
the kitchen of the Hammond ranch
and was killed by Mrs. Hammond.
A brother of Lewis s. Trammell has
been in Cheyenne arranging to apply
for pardon for Tranmeli. who is serv-
ing term of twenty years in the peni-
tentialy for manslaughter committed in
this city in 1896. Application will be
formally filed about September 18th
Work has been recommended on the
big reservoir on South Bates creek near
Casper and will be prosecuted until
snow flies. Twenty men and teams are
employed ON the dam. The reservoir
will cover 400 acres and will be
mile and quarter in length. 1t is
community enterprise and will reclaim
a large area of arid land.
James S Eason. Union Pacific en-
gineer. running between Rawlins and
Green River, has been granted a pat
ent on forced draft appliance for To-
comotiveS. Mr.. EaSOn is said to be in
receipt of numerous letters from lead
ing railroads asking for terms for the
sale outright of the patent. which is
recognized as IA valuable invention.
The mother and others relatives of
Lewis S Tremmell. now serving a
twenty-year term .in the State Penl-
tentiary for the murder of Frederick
Stabler. committed October II, 1896.
will petition the governor for pardon.
rremmell and Stabler Were brakemen
and had quarreled frequently. Trem-
nell claimed Stabler prosecuted him
and in order to save himself shot his
companion
A Cody dispatch to the Denver News
says: The entire Big Horn has risen in
revolt against the action of the Bur
lington in cutting down the number or
trains TO this place from six TO three
a week. The road has a contract with
the government to deliver mail at Big
Horn points and tributary star routes
six times week and Il formal COM
plant is to be lodged with the post
master general.
J.F. Crawford. editor of the Saratoga
Sun has received authority from WASH
ington to organize a force of men Tor
the purpose of eNtinSuishinE forest
fires in that vicinity. His hrst ace
was TO send large force to Brush
creek to fight the fire that had been
steadily burning its way toward Gold
Hill for several weeks Other parties
Were sent to the north fork of Encamp-
ment river and the Bib creek district.
Ed Light has been arrested at Raw
lins charged by the Carbon County
Wool Growers Association with the
theft of sheep. Ii is alleged that the
Pioneer Sheep Company and other out
fits have lost large numbers OF sheep
during the past few weeks, and that an
organized gang has been committing
the depredations. Light, it is alleged.
was caught selling some Of the stolen
sheep in the vicinity of Grand Encamp-
ment.
A letter has been received by Judge
Homer Merrill OF RawlinS from J. :.
Vain of Philadelphia. brother or
VAIN, one Of the men murdered by
Thomas O'Brien near Rawlins in ISIS,
in which he says he is convinced that
O'Brien is the murderer. and says he
can produce the evidence 10 connect
him with the crime. Mr. Vain failed,
however. to give any clue upon which
the local authorities might base their
prosecution. He will be asked to do so.
2lst says: Acting Commissioner Rich
ards of the general land office to-day
ordered three additional special agents
TO Saratoga, Wyoming. where forest
fires are raging. Special agents pre-
viously had been sent to the scene Of
the confia grafton. but owing TO the
progress of the flames ii was deemed
advisable to send additional assistance.
The agents have authority to employ
all the help needed to check the prog
ress of the flames.
The ranchmen of Central Wyoming.
who have suffered severely from the
depradationS of crasshoppers this sum-
mer. claim that the unusual number of
the insects in the country can be traced
directly TO the slaughter of sage chick
ems. Sage chickens live entirely on
graSShopperS when they can be OBJ
tanned and when the birds are killed
OF in community the hoppers increase
at Il startling rate. The state law pro
tecting sage chickens is tiagrantly VIC
lated every day and very little attempt
TO punish the offenders is ever made
Denver News.
4 sheridan dispatch OF August 23d
says: Word was received here to-day
that Razor Dick" who recently es-
capped from the Fremont county author
tiles. had been recaptured near Gray
Bull. Razor Dick" is a notorious
horse thief who was arrested last Sun
day near Lost Cabin by Il deputy sher-
i'll of johnson county. He escaped
from custody and stole a horse. saddle
and bride from Senator Madden and
headed north. There is Il reward Of
81 MhN nffnr.l by The little Missouri