The Jas. L. Humphrey Creamery was located at the corner of Wabash & 2nd. Two large and commodious buildings served to house the vast business of the local plant.

Humphrey came here from New Bedford, Mass. and from 1897 until 1932 Humphrey had the largest payroll in town. Additions were built on the office of the butter and egg house in 1904. By 1904 there were fifteen pickers employed. Frank McMillan was the champion chicken picker. He picked 325 chickens in one day.

In 1910 workers of the produce house picked 1800 turkeys for market in one day. About 50 workers were employed. Turkeys were sixteen cents a pound live and 23 cents ready for the roaster.

The town council arranged with George Taber to sound the steam whistle at the creamery to signal businesses to close each day. For a period of time during 1925 the steam whistle did not blow due to the illness of Mary Peterson who lived in the adjoining block.

Mar. 2, 1937 the property and all other property owned by Humprhey was sold at a sheriff's auction. This included the ones at Lamoni and Garden Grove.

In 193 seven of the wooden builidngs had been sold by the Reconstruction Finance Co., to Zed Hughes of Corydon. Creditors received a dividend of seven percent of approved claims from the law firm in New Bedford.

Hugh Campbell moved his Implements to the creamery and the town council got the lumber from the egg and poultry house to build a calf barn (this is where our swimming pool is located today 2002).

Ira Nunn and Pearl Smith on the dock.

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