The Dickinson press. (Dickinson, Stark County, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1883-1927, 1912-10-05
0AkDAlE HAS A BANK
northwestern STATE
Great Change Comes Kdeer Mt Place Where Memorable. Indian
Battle Was Fought July 2sh 1854 Mike Cuskey Curry
Robert Wilcox Rasmus Jensen and Hubert Dehlneer
Directors of New Bank-6th Organized County.

History is still making in the Kildeer
mountain country, where one of the
most important battles with the Indians
was fought on July 2sth. 1864. Com
with the early eighties the ter
ritory around Oakdale was occupied ex-
clusively as q grazing country and later
came the homesteaders who settled on
the vast agricultural districts outside
the mountainous parts and raised good
crops.
This week another mark of the rapidly
advancing development of the country
came in the organization of the North
western State Bank of Dunn county with
headquarters at Oakdale. The bank is
capitalized at $1O.0 and numbers
among its stockholders some of the most
substantial business men of the country
north. The directors and officers are:
M. s. Cuskelly, president Robert Will
cox, vice president: A. B. Curry. cash.
ier also Rasmus Jensen and Hubert
Dehlinger.
The capital of the bank is fully paid
in and was all subscribed some weeks
before the organization was completed.
In fact it had been impossible to supply
capital stock to all the old timers who
were desirous of purchasing.
A regular banking and insurance
business will be conducted, and Cashier
Curry stated this week that the North
western State would open just as soon as
the necessary vault and other supplies
could be placed in the new building
which is to be erected at the postoffice
at Oakdale. The plans are being prepar-
ed and it will not be many weeks at
the least before the bank will be opened.
The new bank is the sixth state bank
organized in Dunn county, the others
being the Dunn County State at Man.
ming. the Farmers State OF Emerson.
Halliday State. the First State of Man.
ming and the Bailey State. The North
western occupies a large field, embrac-
ing much of the remaining grazing
country as we'll as large tract Of FARM
ing area east and south of Oakdale,
The directors and officers of the North
western State are known to our readera
as men of high character and financial
standing. M. S. Cuskelly is one Of the
oldest residents of the Kildeer country,
where he was in trade for many years
and is still interested in stockgrowing.
Robert Wilcox is one of the heavy stock
growers out north and the same is true
of Rasmus Jensen. A. B. Curry be-
came settler at Oakdale in 1895 and
was for many years a successful grow,
er of cattle and horses Last year he
cleaned up his cattle interests, retain
ing his horses and 1000 acres of land,
and moved to Minneapolis, engaging in
business in the Flour City, The climate
of the east did not agree with Mrs.
Curry like the health-giving ozone
of Western North Dakota aud they
decided few weeks ago to move back.
They retain their interest in the Min
neapolis business but Mr.. Curry has re-
leased active management and is now
free to give his undivided attention to
the new bank. Hubert DehIinger was
engaged for some years in the cattle
business in the Kildeer country and
during the past year associated himself
with c. A. Larson and purchased the
general store at Oakdale.