Artifical Ice

1896 - Jasper Garet and others to Maxinkuckee Lake Ice Company, lot 256 in Daniel Garett's sub div to South Bend, $3,300. - South Bend Tribune (Indiana)

1896 - Feb 12 - Initial Work is Begun

The first Step Taken Toward South Bend's Artifical Ice Plant

The Maxinkuckee Ice Company began the first work yesterday on the cold storage plant which it will erect in this city before the opening of the summer months.

The initial work is the drilling of two wells to provide water for the plant.

This will be followed by the erection of a building and the instuallation of machinery necessary for the manufacture of artificial ice.

Sterling R. Holt, of Indianapolis, who is at the head of the company, has just selected a site for a similar plant at Brazil, Ind. and work on that will begin at once.

The Brazil plant will be of 30 tons capacity with nine cold storage rooms and will cost about $30,000.

The SOuth Been plant will be erected at Main and Sample streets andwill have a large capacity - - SOuth Bend Tribune (Indiana)

1896 - Mar 24 - The New Ice Plant

The new building of the Maxinkuckee ice company, on the corner of Main and Sample streets to be used for the manufacture of ice from artesian water, is enclosed and work on the interior well along -- SOuth Bend Tribune (Indiana)

1900 - Jan 30 - Local Ice Matters

A New Firm Organized to Deal in the Article

The local office of the Maxinkukcee Ice Company refuses to confirm the statement that the manufacture of ice would ceas in South Bend this year.

When asked if there was any truth in the statement made several days ago the local management expressed both surprise and ignorance on the subject and stated that it had heard nothing of any such arrangerment.

The management, however confirmed that report that Messers Beck and Hollingsworth had severed their connection with the Madinkuckee compant and would during the present year start another company.

It is thought that the new company will deal solely in lake ice and will not attempt to manufacture the article. South Bend Tribune (Indiana)

1900 - Mar 12 - Ice Notice

Try our Ice.

Try our prices

The Maxinkuckee Lake Ice Company are the oweners of the ice plant situated at the corner of South Main and Sample Streets, and will operate the some.

We are in the market with both lake and articial ice and would be pleased to furnish ice to all of our old patrions.

Telephone 359

Ice wholesale and retail

Redpectfully Maxinkuckee Lake Ice co. - South Bend Tribune (Indiana)