We have a lovely icebox at the Relic Home. It is not known who donated it. Many of the mainstay items were never cataloged. It may have come from the home of Hilda Madsen Longsdorf. Hilda was the secretary of this organization; she had no children and so many of her items were brought to the Relic Home.
We have been told that the ice was taken from Wales Reservoir and cut up in blocks. Some have said that a wagon would be used to canvas the streets and the ice were sold from there. The Ericksen Meat and Grocery had an "icehouse" behind their store where they stored their meat and also sold ice to customers.
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