KANSAS CITY, MO., AND KANSAS CITY, KANS. 
Saarve. E. Bennevr, Inspector in charge, was born at East Liverpool, Ohio, 
December 17, 1868; attended public schools of that place and graduated from 
high school in 1887; entered Ohic State University that fall and graduated in 
1890 with degree of D. V. M.; took post-graduate work at Royal Veterinary 
Scheol, Hanover, Germany; from 1891 until entering the Bureau service was 
professor of veterinary science in A. & M. College of Kentucky at Lexington, 
and also engaged in practice; received appointment as assistant inspector, 
through civil-service examination, Jan. 10, 1896, and was stationed at Chicago; 
on Noy. 1, 1896. was transferred to Milwaukee and put in charge of microscopic 
inspection, and on Feb. 16, 1897, was placed in charge of the Bureau work at Mil- 
wiankee and Cudahy; received promotion to inspector and was placed in charge 
at Kansas City June 15, 1897. 
Sesco Srewarr, Microscopist, was born at Weston, Ontario, Canada, March 23, 
1855; received education in common schools, academy at Mayville, N. Y., medical 
department of Wooster University, Cleveland, Ohio, and veterinary department 
of Iowa State College, and holds degrees of M. D. and D. V. M.; engaged in 
practice of medicine at Oakland, lowa, from 1878 to 1885, and in veterinary prac- 
tice at Atlantic and Council Bluffs, Iowa, from 1886 to 1891, received appoint- 
ment as veterinary inspector at Omaha, April 15, 1891, and was transferred to 
Nebraska City Jan. 11, 1892, and to Kansas City Dec. 1, 1892; appointed micro- 
scopist July 1, 1893; is now Dean of the Kansas City Veterinary College. 
CrarLes H. Davirs, Inspector, was born at Piqua, Ohio, Feb. 4, 1853; graduated 
from Piqua high school in 1871; is also a graduate of Jefferson Medical College 
(M. D., 1877) and Kansas City Veterinary College (D. V. 5., 1898); practised 
medicine at Eldorado, Kans., for fourteen years prior to entering the Bureau 
service; was appointed Sept. 18, 1891. 
Joun C. Minnes, Inspector, was born in Derbyshire, England, July 8, 1852, and 
came to the United States in 18: after attending common schools, took a four 
years’ scientific course at Iowa State College, graduating in 1877 with degree of 
B.S. in mechanical engineering; also graduated from Ontario Veterinary College 
(V.S., 1879); engaged in general veterinary practice at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, for 
the following sixteen years, and for five years of this period served as State vet- 
erinary surgeon; married Miss Genevra G. Shafer, of Cedar Rapids, in 1880; is 
the inventor and patentee of a veterinary operating table which bears his name; 
was appointed as assistant inspector October 1, 1896, through civil-service exami- 
natien, and promoted to inspector Dec. 21, 1898. 
BENJAMIN F. Kavrr, Inspector, was born in Williamsport, Pa, March 16, 1874; 
higher education was obtained at Odessa College and Kansas City Veterinary 
College, graduating from latter in 1895 with degree of D. V. S.:; practised veteri- 
nary medicine in Missouri until appointment in the Bureau as assistant inspec- 
tor, Feb. 10, 1896, through civil-service examination; was promoted to position of 
inspector, June 2, 1900; is an active member of the Missouri Valley Veterinary 
Association and of the Missouri Veterinary Medical Association, and is now 
serving a second term as secretary of the latter organization. 
W. Ross Coorer, Inspector, was born in Quasqueton, Buchanan Co., Iowa, Feb. 
7, 1869; graduated from the Quasqueton high school, and from the veterinary de- 
partment of the lowa State College, at Ames, with degree of D. V. M.:; practised 
veterinary medicine in Towa, and also served as house surgeon in the veterinary 
department of the Iowa State College; was appointed assistant inspector Jan. 
16, 1897, through civil-service examination, and on Sept. 12, 1900, was promotei 
to position of inspector. 
A.W. Swepperc, Assistant Inspector, was born at Washington, D. ¢., July i, 
1868, and attended private and public schools of that city; took special scientific 
course at Virginia A. & M. College, Blacksburg, 188687; went to Ontario Veteri- 
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