A.D. Winitants, Stock Examiner, was born in Hillsville, Va., Nov. 10, 1849; en- 
tered the Bureau service from Pittsfield, [1L., first as laborer, receiving regular 
appointment as stock examiner June 27, 1895. 
Grorce W. Woop, Stock Examiner, was born at St. Johns, N. F.: from sept. 
1, 1861, to Sept. 10, 1864, served as seaman on a transport; for thirty-two years 
previous to appointment in Bureau was a cattle dealer and shipper; was ap- 
pointed June 27, 1895 
FRANK C. Cooney, Stock Examiner, was born in Almont, Mich., May 21,1868; 
attended the public and grammar schools, and later followed the vocation of live 
stock buyer and butcher; was appointed from Chicago as a tagger June 27, 1895, 
after having served several months as laborer, and promoted to stock examiner 
Nov. 1, 1895. 
Frep D. WarerMay, Stock Examiner, was born in Van Buren, Onondaga Co, 
N. Y., Aug. 16, 1860; was appointed tagger June 27, 1895, after having served 
some time previously as laborer, and on Jan. 15, 1896, was promoted to his pres- 
ent position 
H. B. Wetter, Stock Examiner, was born in Chicago, May 21, 1844; entered 
the service of the Bureau as laborer in July, 1898; was appointed tagger, June 
27, 1895, and promoted to present position Feb. 1, 1896. 
THOMAS R. Fucir, Stock Examiner, was born in New Albany, Ind., Nov. 26 
1854; attended graded and high schools of that place, and studied medicine itt 
Louisville, Ky.; from 1872 to 1884, was engaged with large manufacturing firm 
in various capacities, with five years’ experience as traveling salesman; after 
some time spent in breeding horses and short-horn cattle, took civil-service ex- 
amination and was appointed in Bureau as tagger, Feb. 1, 1896, and was pro- 
moted to present position, May 1, 1899. 
JosePpH C. Wuirnry, Tagger, was born in Parish, Oswego Co., N. Y., June 8, 
1833; served in Civil War as private in Co. C, 96th Ill. Vol. Inf., from Aug. 15. 
1862, to June 10, 1865; became a farmer after the war, buying a farm on the 
borders of Lake Zurich, Ill., and also engaged in stock-raising; acted as justice 
of the peace for eighteen years; was appointed in Bureau Noy. 22, 1890. 
Wittram D. Char, Tagger, was born at Crown Point, Ind., Nov. 7, 1843; served 
as a private in Co. B, 20th Ind. Vols. from June 22, 1861, to Sept. 9, 1864; before 
eutering the Bureau service was employed as salesman; was appointed from 
Hammond, Ind., June 22, 1891, and stationed at Chicago, and was out of the 
service from May 15, 1893, until his reinstatement, Oct. 14, 1897. 
THEODORE SAveER, Tagger, was born in Herman, Wis., Jan. 27, 1860; was ap- 
pointed Aug. 15, 1891. 
WILLIAM CLEVELAND, Tagger, was born at Greenwich, Mass., Nov. 5, 1835; pre- 
vious to entering the Bureau service was a farmer; was appointed from Chicago 
Jan. 1, 1892. 
WittiamM A. BITNER, Tagger, was born at Carlisle, Pa., March 9, 1837; his edu- 
cation was finished in the high school; served in the Civil War in Co. L, 3d N. Y. 
Cay., and was eight months a prisoner of war; was engaged in butcher business 
during most of his life previous to entering the Bureau service; received ap- 
pointment from Chicago Aug. 1, 1892, serving one year; was reinstated Feb. 15, 
1898s. 
Josrpir BE. Trovanron, Tagger, was born in London, England, June 20, 1842: 
came to the United States, and served in the U. S. Army from April, 1861, to 
May, 1864, as private, corporal and sergeant, in Co. K, 10th N. Y. Inf.; was ap- 
pointed in the Bureau Dec. 1, 1892. 
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