Ice, Frank Doering, Burchard

  • Below: Vintage postcard showing downtown Burchard circa 1909, soon after Frank Doering sold his meat market and ice house to Gotlieb Steinauer. The telephone had arrived in Burchard. The Burchard Times newspaper had Phone No. 12.
    Below: Vintage postcard showing downtown Burchard circa 1909, soon after Frank Doering sold his meat market and ice house to Gotlieb Steinauer. The telephone had arrived in Burchard. The Burchard Times newspaper had Phone No. 12.
  • It’s the Story
    It’s the Story
    Don’t you just love a good story? Better yet, one set in Pawnee County. Ice was once considered a crop, and harvested. What was it used for? Ice was broken up and used to make ice cream and, in even smaller pieces, to cool beverages like iced tea and lemonade. It was used in the big c...

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