Maxinkuckee Lake Ice Company

1895 - Apr 23 - New Ice Company,

The Maxinkuckee Ice Company has established a branch in South Bend with a full complement of wagons, horses and men, and will begin delivering ice on Thursday morning. The company purchased its entire outfit here. It has ample capital and reliable service is assured.-- South Bend Tribune (Indiana)

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1895 - Apr 24 - New Ice Wagons, The Maxinkuckee Ice Company pleted outfitting its wagons to-day and will begin delivering There wagons will be started. The outfit is new throughout. & an ad same day South Bend Tribune

1895 - May 2 - Mr. Sterling R. Holt of Indianapolis, president of the Maxinkuckee Lake Ice Company, is in the city today looking after the company's newly established business. Mr. Holt says the company's success here has passed beyond his expectations. Three wagons are now employed in the service and a fourth will be added as soon as it can be made..-- South Bend Tribune

1895 - Nov 12 - MAXINKUCKEE ICE CO.

Purest and Clearest Ice in the State.

Two years ago the ice men of this city were obliged to compete with a formidable rival in the Maxinkuckee Lake Ice company.

This company, as the name implies, harvests its entire supply of ice from the beautiful lake of Maxinkuckee. It is pot necessary to dwell upon the purity of the lake water a9 its clearness and absolute freedom from impurities of any kind assure the biguest quality of ice.

When the company first began supplying ice to Logansport citizens, one wagon was put in the field. Later a second was added, and last season both were taxed far beyond their capacity to supply the consamers. The coming season three wagons will be ran, and judging from the patronage accorded company, it is safe to say that the three will be crowded with orders.

Besides the business in this city the company has offices at Indispapolis, Eransville, Terre Haute, Marmont and South Bend.

Much of the company's success here is due to their bustling and popular manager, Joseph Deitrich, whose. wide the acqusintance and familiarity with ice business eminently qualify him to conduct the business,

If you want good, pure ice the Makinkuckoe Lake Ice company, 511 Broadway will fill your orders promptly -- Logansport Pharos-Tribune

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)

1897 - Apr 2 - The Maxinkuckee ice company met with a serious loss on Sunay night at South Bend, their building and barn being destroyed by fire, together with three horses, three wagons, harnesses, feed etc., and although every human effort was made to save the horses, they perished. -- The Bremen Enquirer

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 cease 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 arrangement.

The management, however confirmed that report that Messers Beck and Hollingsworth had severed their connection with the Madinkuckee company 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)

Note: could Messer Beck be John Beck?

1902 - Jan 23 - Maxinkuckee Lake Ice Co to Andrew 0 Castleman and Henry I C Rogers, 160a sec 18, Union tp. . . . . 4360. -- Argos Reflector

1906 Mar 29 - Maxinkuckee Lake Ice. Co. QC d to Stepehen A. D. Harry, w hf of se q of and se q of sw q sec 18-32-1 $1; as shown for Maxinkuckee Ice in 1898

1908 - Aug 27 - James O. Ferrier and wife wd to Maxinkuckee Lake Ice Co. lots 37-38-57-58-59 Ferrier's add Culver $1000.

1910 - June 24 Acquires Business of Maxinkuckee Company

Co-operative Concern Consmmated Long Pending Ice Deal
Arrangements were completed today whereby the Co-operative Ice & Fuel Company will take over the good will of the business and the rolling stock of the Maxinkuckee Lake Ice Company

The territory is being terouted and a formal transfer of the horse wagons and equipment will be made Monday.

The ice business formerly conducted at Mand and Sample streets will be merged with that of the Co-operative concerm at 427 East LaSalle Avenue.

All wagons will then leave from the east side barns.

The Co-operative company has been working on the deal for some times.

The Maxinkuckee concern has not been making artifical ice, but has been supplying patrons with the product secured from Lake Maxinkuckee and from the Notre Dame lakes under lease by the Co-operative company.

The Notre Dame lakes are spring fed and ice from there will be delivered to the residence districts for the co-operative wagons.

It is the belief of the Co-operative company that by a consolidation of the businesses and a re-arranglement of routes it will be possible to deliver ice to a better advantage ande insure reliable and quicker delivery.

Two wagons will not cover the same route as in the past and with the four wagons and teams secured in the deal with the Maxinkuckee company it will be possible to handle the business with dispatch.

W. B. Hollinsworth, manager of the Maxinkuckee Lake Ice company, will in the future devote his entire energies to the manufacture of ice cream and will retain his headquarters at Main and Sample Streets. - - South Bend Tribune