ˈæftɚ ðə wˈɔːɹ, hiː bɪkˌeɪm ɐ stˈuːdənt æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv mˌɪnɪsˈoʊɾə æt mˌɪniːˈæpəlɪs ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti, ˈæftɚ wˌɪtʃ hiː ɹᵻtˈɜːnd tʊ ænd ɛŋɡˈeɪdʒd æz ˈɛdɪɾɚɹ ʌvðə swˈɪft kˈaʊnti nˈuːz ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti ænd nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛnti wˈʌn.
After the war, he became a student at the University of Minnesota at Minneapolis in 1919 and 1920, after which he returned to and engaged as editor of the Swift County News in 1920 and 1921.