Fred Stegemiller loses his dairy wagon

Thursday afternoon of last week Fred Stegemiller, a diaryman, stopped at the house of one of his customers in South Norwood, to deliver the usual amount of milk. It being a cold day Fred stepped into the kitchen to warm up and have a little social talk with the young lady who presides over that department. After he had thawed out he started for his wagon, when lo and behold, horse, wagon and milk had disappeared. He hunted everywhere but could find no trace of the vehicle, so presuming that the horse had gone home he trudged through the snow to his dairy, out near Carthage, only to find that the horse had not arrived before him. Friday morning he came back to the village and notified Marshal Eberhard. That officer succeeded in locating the property about noon in the stable of Prof. J. U. Lloyd, on Harris avenue. The horse had been found leisurely walking up Harris avenue by Prof. Lloyd's coachman, who tied him to a post in front of the residence. No one calling for him and night coming on he was unhitched and carefully housed and fed in the Professor's stable. Stegemiller was overjoyed when he found his property safe, and says he will never stop to have sociable talks with pretty girls again.

A clipping from the The Norwood Enterprise newspaper, Thursday, January 12, 1899:
THE WAGON DISAPPEARED
Thursday afternoon of last week Fred Stegemiller, a diaryman, stopped at the house of one of his customers in South Norwood, to deliver the usual amount of milk. It being a cold day Fred stepped into the kitchen to warm up and have a little social talk with the young lady who presides over that department. After he had thawed out he started for his wagon, when lo and behold, horse, wagon and milk had disappeared. He hunted everywhere but could find no trace of the vehicle, so presuming that the horse had gone home he trudged through the snow to his dairy, out near Carthage, only to find that the horse had not arrived before him. Friday morning he came back to the village and notified Marshal Eberhard. That officer succeeded in locating the property about noon in the stable of Prof. J. U. Lloyd, on Harris avenue. The horse had been found leisurely walking up Harris avenue by Prof. Lloyd's coachman, who tied him to a post in front of the residence. No one calling for him and night coming on he was unhitched and carefully housed and fed in the Professor's stable. Stegemiller was overjoyed when he found his property safe, and says he will never stop to have sociable talks with pretty girls again.
Here is another story of a man losing his horse and buggy in Norwood, in January 1899.

Dairyman loses his horse, wagon and milk in South Norwood.

THE WAGON DISAPPEARED