▁ 1 8 7 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁studied ▁law , ▁was ▁admitted ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁and ▁comm enced ▁practice ▁in ▁Clar ion , ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁mayor ▁of ▁Clar ion ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 6 ▁and ▁again ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁He ▁edited ▁the ▁Clar ion ▁Dem ocrat ▁from ▁ 1 8 7 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 8 9 . ▁ ▁K rib bs ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Fif ty - second ▁and ▁Fif ty - third ▁Congress es . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁un success ful ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 4 . ▁ ▁He ▁res umed ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁in ▁Clar ion , ▁and ▁again ▁served ▁as ▁mayor . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁of ▁the ▁Clar ion ▁State ▁Normal ▁School . ▁ ▁He ▁moved ▁to ▁Os ce ola ▁County , ▁Florida , ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁and ▁engaged ▁in ▁orange ▁culture . ▁ ▁He ▁re - eng aged ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law ▁located ▁in ▁K iss im mee , ▁Florida , ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 . ▁ ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁pro sec uting ▁att orney ▁of ▁Os ce ola ▁County ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁and ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁county ▁court ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁res igned ▁and ▁res umed ▁the