Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
October 1891

Milwaukee County Police Department

These diaries are a mixture of work and family affairs of William Bramwell Sizer. William was on the Milwaukee Police Department and a member of the Sherman Street Methodist Episcopal Church, later transferring their membership to Kingsley Methodist Episcopal Church and died in 1916. The diaries give a pretty good view of life in the years involved. The diaries were given to me for presentation on this site by family members see contributors page.

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OCTOBER 1891

10-1-1891
Pay Day. Went to court. Wendelburg case discontinued. Fair. 5 AM wind S.

10-2-1891
Went down town this PM. 65 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind S.

10-3-1891
Man hung jhimself at 672 3rd St. last night. Went to see Rhode this evening - paid the rent. 75 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind S.

10-5-1891
Cleared up during thje night. Jake and Mrs. Beikers of Lowell came this morning. Went back on the 11:10 train. M's mother went with thwm. 40 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind NW.

10-6-1891
Went downtown this PM and then looked for a house. 38 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind NW.

10-7-1891
Commenced raining at 6:30 PM and continued off and ao all night. Cleared up this morning. 47 degrees and rain. 5 AM wind NE.

10-8-1891 Drill commenced to-day. 45 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind NW to SW.

10-9-1891
Went house hunting. 40 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind W.

10-10-1891
Slept till 2 o'clock. Went house hunting. 43 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind W.

10-11-1891
Slept nearly all day. Very chilly. Dance at the Vorwaert. last n ight. 48 degrees and cloudy. Wind SW.

10-12-1891
Dance at the Vorwaert last night. 50 degrees and cloudy. Wind SW.

10-13-1891
5 new men sworn in yesterday. Wm. Pagenkop sent to the west side. He went out with Hasse. 50 degrees and fair.

10-14-1891
40 degrees and rain. (no other entry)

10-15-1891
Pagenkop went out with me last night. Made an arrest at 9:o'clock.. Two girls. Lieut. discharged them. 38 degrees and rain. 5 AM wind SW.

10-15-1891
Heavy frost this morning. Got up at 12:30 and took the children to the Exposition.. 32 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind S.

10-17-1891
Commenced raining at 12 midnight and continued to rain all night. 48 degrees and cloudy. 5 AM wind E.

10-18-1891
Dance at the Vorwaert and a party at Schobers last night. C. Schreibers and daughter and cousin Nellie called on us and took supper. 45 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind W.

10-19-1891
Entertainment at the Vorwaert last night. Weather quite cool. Station duty this PM. 40 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind SW.

10-20-1891
Pagenkop went out on the late run last night. Takes to north half of my beat. George and Pailine and Ella came this noon. Bought a stove. 32 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind NW.

10-21-1891
Got up at 10 o'clock and went out with the folks. Home at 11 o'clock. The folks started home at 1:30 o'clock. 41 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind NW.

10-22-1891

Drill to-day. Killian-Lambrecht wedding on 1st St. this evening. 30 degrees and fair,. 5 AM wind N.

10-23-1891
Cleaned carpet and blacked the heater. Worked hard all afternoon. Got done at 5:30PM 35 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind E.

10-24-1891
Went to see Hemrod about the carpet and then ordered 4 tons of coal and some wood. Coal is $5.75 a ton. 40 degrees and fair. 5AM wind SW.

10-25-1891
Home all day. Very warm. 45 degrees and fairw. 5 AM wind S.

10-26-1891
Went over to the new house and put in the wood. Took over the front room carpet. 50 degrees and fair. Wind W.

10-27-1891
Commenced moving to-day. Took two loads over and laid the front room carpet. Vogt and Killians Opera house burned to-day. 35 degrees and fair. 5 AM wind NW.

10-28-1891
Finished moving this morning. I didn't go to bed till 3:15 PM. Our address is 622 18th St. 39 degrees and cloudy. 5 AM wind S.

10-29-1891
Put up the curtains and laid the sitting room carpet. Geo. came home at noon. Went to meet Alice on her way to Clara's. She stayed for supper and left on the 7:45 train. 41 degrees and fair. 4:45 AM wind S.

10-30-1891
Got up late. Went to Rohdes and did some tinkering. 59 degrees and fair. 4:45 AM wind S.

10-31-1891
Got up at 9:45 and set up the heater. Cleaned both lounges and hung some pictures. Was called at 2 o'clock to go to football game. Weather turned cold. 55 degrees and fair. 4:50 AM wind S.

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