He was born in Durand , Wisconsin in 1884 .
He was edited and published his own short - lived paper , The Menomonie Badger , in Menomonie in 1903 and 1904 .
He was born in Durand , Wisconsin in 1884 and edited and published his own short - lived paper , The Menomonie Badger , in Menomonie in 1903 and 1904 .