He successively worked for the "Chicago Daily Journal" (1894) and "Inter Ocean" (1894--1898), before joining the "Chicago Daily News" in 1899, where he became art director.
He successively worked for the "Chicago Daily Journal" (1894) and "Inter Ocean" (1894--1898), and in 1899 published the children's books "Our Indians" and "Wonderful Willie!". In 1899 he joined the "Chicago Daily News", where he became art director.