in Iowa, in which he has since been engaged with the exception of a few 
months early in 1900 spent in meat-inspection service at South St. Joseph, Mo.; 
was promoted to inspector Sept. 15, 1900; died Dec. 26, 1900. 
Joun I. BaGcnati, Laborer, was born Aug. 12, 1854, at Mercer, Pa.; present 
home is at College Springs, lowa; was appointed Sept. 7, 1897, to assist in hog 
cholera experiments, and has been employed in this work for each season since. 
J. S. Lunpsrepr, Laborer, was born in Sweden, Oct. 27, 1848; served as census 
enumerator in Iowa in 1890; was appointed from Bethesda, Iowa, Sept. 16, 1 
and served during the experiments of that season; was again appointed April 
1900. 
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25, 
E. J. Capwetr. Laborer, was born in Erie Co., Pa., July 24, 1839; removed with 
parents to Illinois when two years old; serve 1 in the Civil War from 1862 to 1865 
as private in Co. K, 83rd Il. Vol. Inf., in the Army of the Cumberland; removed 
to Page Co., lowa, in 1874; engaged in farming and stock raising until 1890; has 
since lived in retirement at Coin, lowa; was appointed April 19, 1898, and has 
served in the experiments each year since. 
M. M. Cramepers, Laborer, was born at Lynnville, Ind., April 25, 1845; during 
the Civil War served as sergeant in Co. K, 146th Ind.; has resided in the vicin- 
ity of Farragut, lowa, for thirty years, and most of this time was engaged in 
merchandise business; was postmaster at Farragut three years; received ap- 
pointment in the Bureau April 10, 1899, and again the following year, April 
25, 1900. 
S. N. Hearon, Laborer, was born March 7, 1863, in Iowa, and was reared on a 
farm; has followed farming and stock raising as a business, and owns a fine 
farm in Fremont Co., lowa; was appointed from Randolph, Iowa, April 10, 1899, 
serving through the summer and until the experiments were aiscontinued for 
that year; reappointed April 25, 1900, on resumption of the work. 
C. H. Poik, Laborer, was born in Germany; came to the United States, and 
during the Civil War served as private in Co. D, 138th Ill.; present home is at 
Sidney, Iowa; was first appointed April 10, 1899, for that year’s work, and 
again April 25, 1900. 
Henry Towns, Laborer, was born in Stark Co., Ohio, Oct. 8, 1835; served in the 
Civil War in Co. B, 24th Iowa Inf.; at present resides at Hamburg, lowa; was 
appointed April 10, 1899, and served during the experiments of that year; was 
again appointed April 25, 1900. 
M. V. Trowpson, Laborer, was born in Whiteside Co., Ill., Dec. 29, 1840; dur- 
ing Civil War served in the U. S. Army, in the 4th Brigade under Gen. Post, in 
the 14th Army Corps under Gen. McCook, and in the Army of the Cumberland 
under Gen. Rosecrans; took part in battles of Perryville, Stone River and At- 
lanta, besides minor engagements; was appointed from Clarinda, Iowa, April 
11, 1899, for that season, and reappointed April 25, 1900. 
Jonn E. Frank, Laborer, was born in Union Co., Ohio, Jan. 8, 1838; was a sol- 
dier in the U. S. Army during the Civil War, serving from 1861 to 1860; received 
appointment April 24, 1899, from Red Oak, Iowa, and also served during the 
experiments of 1900. 
Martin L. Byrp, Laborer, was born at Anamosa, Iowa, Nov. 5, 1851; has fol- 
lowed the occupation of bricklaying and plastering; was appointed April 25, 
1900, from Riverton, Lowa. 
Cc. W. Feircu, Laborer, was born at Lisbon, Maine, March 1, 1838; during the 
Civil War served in Co. E, 23rd Maine Vol. Inf., in the Army of the Potomac and 
the 3rd Brigade commanded by Gen. Hooker; was appointed from Clarinda, Iowa, 
April 25, 1900; 
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