He cartooned part-time for the camp newspaper. Beginning in the 1960s, he cartooned for the "Lubbock Avalanche-Journal". The artwork is a cartooned painting of the artist screaming over a black background. Against an Arctic background, cartooned native animals go through the gestures of singing and dancing. Cartooned by H. W. Lonsdale, it resembles the "cave canem" floor at Pompei. After resigning as postmaster, Baer relocated to Fargo and cartooned for the "Fargo Courier-News".