sentences:  During the First World War he served as a private in the Infantry from April 1918 to May 1919, with overseas service in the 91st division.He served as the county auditor for Wells County, North Dakota from 1920 to 1940 and a clerk of the Fessenden School District from 1922 to 1940.He was elected as the North Dakota State Treasurer in 1944, but resigned from the position on September 7, 1945.