This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: CONANT, FINCH, WAKEFIELD Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/DFC.2ACE/1753 Message Board Post: From the Stevens Point Daily Journal [Stevens Point, Portage Co., Wis.], Thursday Nov. 8, 1900, Page 1 MILK TEAM RUNS AWAY Tom FINCH, proprietor of the CONANT milk wagon, had another runaway this morning. The team started on Strong's Avenue and ran north to Main Street, where, after barely missing several rigs that stood in the street, they turned east and ran as far as the eye could follow them from downtown. The team was left standing for a moment in front of George WAKEFIELD's residence on Strong's Avenue. Probably made impatient by the cold wind blowing at the time, they started off on a walk but soon increased their pace to a mad gallop. At the upper end of Main Street they turned into Illinois Avenue and ran to the FINCH home on Center Street. As they entered the yard, the wagon tipped over and was slightly damaged. A few bottles were smashed and the corks knocked out of others, and about 40 quarts of milk were spilled along the route. One day last summer the same team ran away on Strong's Avenue and was finally stopped in a collision with the Central Depot. Submitter: Joan M Benner <[email protected]> Golden Rule Genealogy http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/resource/r-joanb.htm Specializing in Central Wisconsin Records Member, Association of Professional Genealogists