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A young man who has dedicated his life to the important science of veterinary medicine and who has those progressive and prepossessing qualities which make him welcome among the most enterprising residents of Fresno County, is J. R. Hoop, the son of James A. Hoop, a native of Ohio, and Martha A. Casey, who was born in Indiana. His parents were married in Iowa and moved to Western Kansas, where Mr. Hoop engaged in the stock business. Choosing to move still further west, he brought his family to Santa Ana, Orange County, Cal., in 1906; but although he could see the many advantages of the Southland, he was not satisfied until, two years later, he brought his household north to Selma, where the family is now residing. Here the father is the fortunate possessor of forty acres set to peaches and vines, while he has a residence with two acres at the city limits, just north of Selma. He is now at work for the county, hauling oil for road purposes. Two daughters are: Mrs. A. B. Scholes and Mrs. J. F. Berry, both of whom are living in Selma.

Born on June 20, 1888, at Santa Fe, Kans., and reared in Cowley County, that state, young Hoop attended the grammar schools of Kansas, while growing up on farm and stock ranches. Thus, early in life he became familiar with live stock; and that boyhood experience has been of great value to him. He rode the range as soon as he could keep his balance in the saddle. When a youth he became a jockey, and weighing only 114 pounds, he rode many famous horses, frequently winning for the owners.

Mr. Hoop had come to California with his parents in 1906, but in 1907 he returned to Kansas, and entered the Kansas City Veterinary College. After completing the three-year course, which has made that institution notable in the West, he graduated with the Class of 1910. He has not only acquired scientific knowledge, but the latest ideas in practical devices, and as a result he has the most up-to-date electrical float and full equipment for veterinary dentistry and surgery. He very successfully treats anthrax, lumpy jaw, black leg, and tuberculosis, by means of vaccines and serums, and administers tubercular tests; and he also treats hog cholera by means of serums. He also castrates ridglings, stallions, etc., very successfully, having castrated forty-seven ridglings and never lost a case. His office is at 1612 East Front Street. Selma, and so successful has he been that he owns the building in which the office is located. He also owns the lots at the corner of his business street, that is, at the corner of East Front and Orange Streets. Dr. Hoop is a member of the State Veterinary Medical Association.

On February 11, 1913, Dr. Hoop was married to Miss Mary A. Wagner, a native of Oklahoma, who came to California about seven years ago. They have one child, J. D., four years of age. Dr. Hoop owns a handsome five-room bungalow residence at 2465 B Street, in Selma, where he resided with his family before he entered the service. Fie is a Mason and a member of Selma Lodge, No. 277, F. & A. M. He also belongs to the Foresters. He is a loyal booster for Selma and Fresno County, and actively supports the Raisin Growers' Association.

Dr. Hoop enlisted in the Veterinary Corps in the late war and was commissioned lieutenant, serving three months at Camp Lee, Virginia. When he enlisted he gave up his practice at Selma. He was honorably discharged on January 1, 1919. Since his return he has devoted nearly all his time to his two splendid ranches of twenty and forty acres, respectively, which lie about four one-half miles west of Selma, and which are in vines. Dr. Hoop and family moved to the city of Fresno upon his return from the service, and are now domiciled there.