Private practice, Buffalo Center, Iowa, 1894-1896
County attorney, Winnebago County, Iowa, 1896
Private practice, Forest City, Iowa, 1897-1905
Mayor, Forest City, Iowa, 1897-1901
Private practice, Bismarck, North Dakota, 1905-1907, 1915-1922
Assistant attorney general, State of North Dakota, 1907-1908
Attorney general, State of North Dakota, 1909-1915