surveyor, county clerk and deputy county clerk fourteen years, and land office 
clerk in State Auditor’s office, Topeka, Kans., two years, and has been employed 
in other clerical positions for thirty years, off and on; was appointed from 
Beloit, Kans., March 1, 1898, through civil-service examination 
Davip A. WINNIk, Stock Examiner, was born at Albany, N. Y., June 7, 1842; 
served as post custom-house officer at Murfreesboro, Tenn., in 1863, and later 
in that year located at Sioux City; engaged in steamboating on the upper Mis- 
souri River, and for a few years was in business at Helena, Mont.; returned to 
Sioux City in 1867 and became associated as stock buyer with the first packing 
house established there, remaining with that firm until 1892; was appointed 
April 17, 1893, as tagger, and promoted to stock examiner Dec. 21, 1398 
CuarLes J. CHAMBERLIN, Stock Examiner, was born at Sioux City, lowa, Aug. 
18, 1858, and attended public schools of that city; lived on a stock farm from 
1871 to 1876, then worked in a bank five years; was afterwards engaged in 
handling live stock, and during 1885 and 1886 worked on the range in Wyominz 
and Montana for the Weare Cattle Co.; was appointed from Sioux City as tag- 
ger March 1, 1894, and promoted to stock examiner, after passing examination, 
Jan. 1, 1899. 
Dovatp McDonanp, Stock Examiner, was born at Caledonia, N. Y., Sept. 29, 
1844; attended country school in Wisconsin; during the Civil War served from 
1862 to 1865 as sergeant in Co. B, 28th Wis.; in 1871-72 was in charge of men in 
quartermaster’s department under Major Fuerry, at Sioux City; engaged in 
farming and stock raising; was sheriff of Woodbury Co., Iowa, six years, deputy 
sheriff ten years, and afterwards sheriff for another term of six years; was ap- 
pointed tagger March 1, 1895, and promoted to stock examiner Feb. 1, 1896. 
THOMAS GREEN CowaiLL, Tagger, was born at Cowgill’s Corner, near Dover, 
Del., Oct. 2, 1844, and received education in common schools and academy; 
rerved two years in U. S. Army as private and first sergeant in Co. E, 1st Del. 
Cav.;: has been engaged as farmer, merchant, and in live-stock and real estate 
and insurance business; was appointed from Sioux City April 15, 1892, and 
served one year; was reinstated May 9, 1898. 
Myron H. Kiinc, Tagger, was born at Adams, Walworth Co., Wis., April 6, 
1854, and educated in the common and high schools of Iowa; taught school a 
number of years, and for three years was county superintendent of schools for 
Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa; engaged in stock farming fifteen years, and during two 
years of this time also dealt in grain, live stock, coal, etc.; was appointed from 
Mason City, Iowa, after civil-service examination, July 18, 1898. 
Georck H. Roprnson, Tagger, was born at Minonk, Ill., Sept. 1, 1867; prior to 
entering the Bureau service was employed at clerical work; received appoint: 
ment from Omaha, Nebr., Nov. 10, 1899, through civil-service examination. 
WILLIAM E. Hay, Tagger, was born at Bellefontaine, Ohio, Jan. 26, 1869, and 
receivea common schovl educaticn: served three years as minister of the gospel, 
and afterwards worxed at the printing trade; received appointment from Bus- 
sey, lowa, Dec. 1, 1899, through civil-service examination. 
