pointed from Kansas City, Kans., April 20, 1891, and is stationed at Quanah, 
Texas, inspecting live stock for interstate shipment. 
B. L. Stine, Special Live Stock Agent, was born in Juniata Co., Pa., Feb. 29, 
1849; parents were known as Pennsylvania Dutch; received common-~ school 
education; served in the Civil War as private in Co. F, 16th Pa. Cav.: resided 
in Pennsylvania until 1872, and since that time at Rosedale, Kans.; was a mem- 
ber of Kansas Legislature from 1881 to 1887; received appointment in the 
Texas fever inspection work of the Bureau April 1, 1892, and served until April 
20, 1893; was reinstated as stock examiner in meat-inspection service at Kansas 
City Aug. 1, 1897; transferred to quarantine service Feb. 1, 1898; promoted to 
car inspector March 1, 1900, and to present position July 1, 1900; stationed at 
Kansas City. 
Wintiiam E. Hinn, Live Stock Agent, was born in Chautauqua Co., N. Y., Dec. 
5, 1829, and received a common school education; for many years was engaged 
in grain and lumber business in Nebraska City, Nebr.; received appointment 
June 1, 1893, and is stationed at San Diego, Cal., inspecting Mexican live stock 
for importation. 
Dan McCunnincuam, Live Stock agent, was born in Ireland, Feb. 27, 1847, 
and received education in public and private schools; removed from Pennsyl- 
vania to Texas in 1870 and has resided in latter State thirty years; engaged in 
farming and stock raising in Williamson Co.; married Miss Mary C. Lawrence 
in 1877; was a member of executive committee of Farmers’ State Alliance in 
1888-89, and of the county commissioners’ court in 1890-91; in 1891 was elected 
to represent his county in the State Legislature and served in regular and called 
sessions; in 1893 was appointed deputy and lecturer for State Grange; was ap- 
pointed in the Bureau from Taylor, Texas, July 1, 18938, and is located at Coffey- 
ville, Kans., supervising transportation of southern cattle. 
GeorcE C. Moser, Live Stock Agent, was born at Lewiston, Mifflin Co., Pa., Nov. 
7, 1867; received education in public schools at Wichita, Kans., and Kansas 
Wesleyan University at Salina; before entering the service of the Bureau was 
engaged in raising and handling horses and cattle in Dickinson Co., Kans.; 
Was appointed Oct. 16, 1893, and is stationed at Kansas City, Kans., supervising 
transportation of southern cattle. 
LAoMER West, Clerk, was born in La Salle Co., Ill., May 30, 1853; was ap- 
pointed from [resno, Cal., as clerk at San Francisco, June 1, 1896, through civil- 
service examination; resigned Nov. 30, 1899; was reinstated on the quarantine 
farce at Kansas City Aug. 15, 1900. 
Harry L. McDovatp, Stock Examiner, was born at Chillicothe, Mo., July 10, 
1870; attended public schools of that place and Kansas City, Mo., and Swarth- 
more ( Pa.) College, receiving degree of B. S. in engineering in 1891; from grad- 
uation until appointment in the Bureau was employed with foundry and mac) 
ine shops at Kansas City; received appointment on the meat-inspection force at 
Kansas City May 1, 1894; transferred to quarantine service March 1, 1900, and 
stationed at Topeka, Kans., supervising cleaning of cars. 
Cuarctes A. Brown, Stock Examiner, was appointed from Syracuse, Nebr., June 
1, 1895, and stationed at South Omaha; transferred to Nebraska City Dec. 1, 1898, 
to Kansas City Aug. 23, 1899, back to Nebraska City Nov. 9, 1899, and to the 
quarantine service July 1, 1900, and assigned to sheep inspection work at Trin- 
idad, Colo.; is now located at Kansas City, supervising the dipping of sheep at 
the stock yards. 
TEXAS FEVER QUARANTINE EAST OF MISSISSIPPI RIVER. 
HEADQUARTERS AT KNOXVILLE, TENN. 
Rice P. Sreppom, Inspector in charge, was born at Lebanon, Ohio, Dec. 23, 1864; 
received common school and academic education, and in 1886 graduated from 
Ontario Veterinary College with degree of V. S.; prior to appointment in the 
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