GIRL MANAGES BRICK YARD.

Alexandra Herald and Central Otago Gazette, Issue 365, 7 May 1903, Page 6

GIRL MANAGES BRICK YARD.

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Perhaps Owen«bororKy.,liasih«only ' young lady in the country who is.en- J gaged in £he business of mahufactur- | ing J brick ana'who can lay brick as J rtpfdly as any man and do any kind j "fcf wo¥k in connection with J irfaerure and use'of bridk that? a man j 'can 'do and perfdrm-it as raipidlyl- She J is Miss Ida Hafnfer,- andJopeiates an' extensive brick- manufacturing- plant in the lower end of the city. 'She.-has! been known to dig and cart the clay: for 3,000 bricks'ima day and to wheel and set 10,000 bricks in a day. She is assisted by her mother and a younger, sister, and many of the residences; and business houses of the city \yere ! built With brick made by them. About four years ago'fhe'husband and 'father 1 , who had built-up the I 'largest brick' industry in the city,! died and left a wido*w- l and two daugh-i ters. Miss Ida took up the business! where her father left it and has con-| • ducted it with marked success. . She; and her mother and the younger, sis-: ter have built their own home, which! is a handsome structure, and they are! rapidly accumulating .money ,aud} proptr.y.