Title
WILLIAM R. EVERETT
Creator
Mrs. Mahlon Everett
Coverage
TOWNSHIP 139N RANGE 96W
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WILLIAM R. EVERETT
William and Daisy Gerlich Everett came to Stark Co. and the town of Dickinson, N.D., late June 1906. They had been married at Mapleton, Minn. June 12th and after a brief honeymoon in Colorado they came directly to Dickinson and resided here all of their married life.
Mr. Everett, or Bill Everett, as he was known, had become interested in the development of North Dakota lands. Prior to his marriage he had come to Dickinson and had taken office space where he established the Everett Real Estate and Loan Co. He remained actively engaged in the real estate, loan and abstracting business until his death April 1945.
The Everett Real Estate Co. from the beginning mainly dealt with the sale and care of ranch and farm properties. This has continued through the years. Mr. Everett bought and sold vast tracts of land in this Slope area.
Mr. Everett was truly a naturalist and conservationist. He was one of the first in this area to plant trees and tree belts. At one time he was the owner of the then known E-Six Ranch, which was west of New England, N.D. He spent much time and resources building this ranch up to be a beautiful place. It was his intention to use this as an example of what could be done in North Dakota.
Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett: a daughter, Elizabeth, Mrs. Vernon Shafer. Her husband, now retired, worked with the U.S. Immigration Department. She was a school teacher all of her life until retirement. They now reside in Sun City, Calif. A son, Mahlon R. Everett, is a graduate civil engineer. In 1945, upon the death of his father, he returned to Dickinson and assumed the management of the family company. Most recently a grandson, William R. Everett the 2nd has headed up the firm. A daughter, Alice (Mrs. Alfred M’Closkey) — her hus-band is a real estate broker and they reside in Los Angeles. She is a professor in the department of art at U.C.L.A., Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Eeverett were both active in their community. They were both dedicated members of the First Congregational Church. He was an active Rotarian. She was a member of the Eastern Star and he was a member of Dickinson Lodge No. 23, AF & AM.
Music was a great part of Mr. Everett's life. He was an excellent drummer and joined the Dickinson City Band in 1906. He began his training as a drummer under the supervision of his father who had been a drummer of Co. E of the Eleventh Minnesota Regiment during the Civil War. Studying music in Minnesota for a number of years, Mr. Everett was at one time a member of the St. Paul Symphony Orchestra.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Everett were champions of North Dakota. They loved the prairies and the Bad Lands. Mrs. Everett recalled how her mother, from Mapleton, Minn., cried for days when she thought of her daughter going so far to live in the wild and dangerous part of western North Dakota. It is interesting that Mrs. Everett's entire family, with the exception of one sister, ultimately moved to North Dakota and the Dickinson area.
Mrs. Everett died May 1963 at Santa Monica, Calif., where she was living with her daughter, Alice.
By Mrs. Mahlon Everett
William and Daisy Gerlich Everett came to Stark Co. and the town of Dickinson, N.D., late June 1906. They had been married at Mapleton, Minn. June 12th and after a brief honeymoon in Colorado they came directly to Dickinson and resided here all of their married life.
Mr. Everett, or Bill Everett, as he was known, had become interested in the development of North Dakota lands. Prior to his marriage he had come to Dickinson and had taken office space where he established the Everett Real Estate and Loan Co. He remained actively engaged in the real estate, loan and abstracting business until his death April 1945.
The Everett Real Estate Co. from the beginning mainly dealt with the sale and care of ranch and farm properties. This has continued through the years. Mr. Everett bought and sold vast tracts of land in this Slope area.
Mr. Everett was truly a naturalist and conservationist. He was one of the first in this area to plant trees and tree belts. At one time he was the owner of the then known E-Six Ranch, which was west of New England, N.D. He spent much time and resources building this ranch up to be a beautiful place. It was his intention to use this as an example of what could be done in North Dakota.
Three children were born to Mr. and Mrs. Everett: a daughter, Elizabeth, Mrs. Vernon Shafer. Her husband, now retired, worked with the U.S. Immigration Department. She was a school teacher all of her life until retirement. They now reside in Sun City, Calif. A son, Mahlon R. Everett, is a graduate civil engineer. In 1945, upon the death of his father, he returned to Dickinson and assumed the management of the family company. Most recently a grandson, William R. Everett the 2nd has headed up the firm. A daughter, Alice (Mrs. Alfred M’Closkey) — her hus-band is a real estate broker and they reside in Los Angeles. She is a professor in the department of art at U.C.L.A., Los Angeles.
Mr. and Mrs. Eeverett were both active in their community. They were both dedicated members of the First Congregational Church. He was an active Rotarian. She was a member of the Eastern Star and he was a member of Dickinson Lodge No. 23, AF & AM.
Music was a great part of Mr. Everett's life. He was an excellent drummer and joined the Dickinson City Band in 1906. He began his training as a drummer under the supervision of his father who had been a drummer of Co. E of the Eleventh Minnesota Regiment during the Civil War. Studying music in Minnesota for a number of years, Mr. Everett was at one time a member of the St. Paul Symphony Orchestra.
Both Mr. and Mrs. Everett were champions of North Dakota. They loved the prairies and the Bad Lands. Mrs. Everett recalled how her mother, from Mapleton, Minn., cried for days when she thought of her daughter going so far to live in the wild and dangerous part of western North Dakota. It is interesting that Mrs. Everett's entire family, with the exception of one sister, ultimately moved to North Dakota and the Dickinson area.
Mrs. Everett died May 1963 at Santa Monica, Calif., where she was living with her daughter, Alice.
By Mrs. Mahlon Everett