O.W. McClusky, M.D., a graduate of the Rush Medical College in Chicago, came to Carrington late in 1908 from Cleveland, North Dakota where he had been practicing for several years. He purchased the Dr. Van de Erve practice where he had offices in rooms over the Beatty restaurant on the south side of Main Street. In 1910 he built a house with office space on Main Street. The house was moved from the site which is now a part of the facility of the Foster County State Bank. For a short time, 1916‑1917, Dr. Milton Graham, newly graduated from Medical school, was associated with Dr. McClusky, but after his service in World War I, took up his practice elsewhere. McClusky also served in the Army Medical Corps as a Captain for about six months.

In 1921 he sold his Main Street home and office to Dr. Smebak, a chiropractor, and his practice to Drs. Van de Erve and Donker. He left Carrington permanently in October 1922 for postgraduate study and subsequently continued his practice of medicine in Kenosha, Wisconsin.

Source: A History of Foster County 1983 Page 223