Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
November 1898

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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NOVEMBER 1898

11-1-1898
Fair, warmer, southerly wind. Checks this morn. Went to 23rd & Grand Ave. Got $450.00 of Kate Laubenstein. Took $50.00 of Helen. Went to Secy office. Paid $28.75 int. & $500 on acct. Second registration.

11-2-1898
Fair, pleasant, westerly wind. Cool. New building., 24th & Auer Ave. 2 new bldgs. 28th bet. Chambers & Burleigh.

11-3-1898
Fair, warmer, southerly wind. Shower at 2:30 PM with thunder.

11-4-1898
Fair, warm, southerly wind. Ihlenfeld thought he would take a look into the fire box but could not get his key out. Felix went over and released it for him. High SW wind, Very warm.

11-5-1898
Partly cloudy, showery, SW ind. Warm. PM Colder. W. wind. Hail at noon. 25 or 30 dead geese and ducks on Burleigh near 24th St.

11-6-1898
Sunday:- Fair, cold, westerly wind blowing hard. Arrested Albert Hiller at Ed. Welters for stealing a horse blanket at August Schmidts . He in company with Adam Temes were out on a spree & having only one blanket went into Schmidts barn and got a blanket. Booked him for 2 D's. I told Schmidt to be in court. Called wagon to North & 21st at 9:30 AM. I was notified of the affair by Pointer living out on Fond du Lac Rd.

11-7-1898
Fair, cold SE wind. Went to court with Hiller. H. did not appear & was fined $10.00 & costs - $11.58.

11-8-1898
Election day: Fair & fine in early morn. Wind changing to NE. Clouding and colder toward noon. Stationed at 29th & Galena as usual. Arnold Hensler, of booth.

11-9-1898
Cloudy, Cold. NW wind. Got home at 11:30 PM from election. State & County to Rep. with exceotion of Sherriff Durner defeats Winkenwerder.

11-10-1898
Rain & snow. NE wind. Drill Day. Colder toward evening. Carl Henn, 52 yrs, 1129-21st committed suicide by shooting himself in the breast. Found in the barn loft by myself & Aug. Lindai from the Germainia office. Herm. did not go after his papers & Emma found several small notes he had written on the table & after Telephoning to the Germainia office & found he had not been there, she called me. Went to the West Side Sta. & reported the case & then home.

11-11-1898
Fair & pleasant. Heavy frost. Warmer toward noon. W. wind. Went to the Coroners office at 1:15 PM with Emma Henn to give evidence in the case of Henns suicide. 6:45 PM. Arrested Ernst Mai at 27th & Fon du Lac on charge of being drunk.

11-12-1898
Fair. Cold. Froze hard. NW wind. 2:20 PM Fire broke out in no. 1174-22nd. House owned & occupied by John Bergman. Caused by gasoline stove exploding. $200 damage. Present Miller & myself.

11-13-1898
Sunday:- Partly cloudy. Froze hard. Southerly wind. Henn buried this PM. Shas. Felsch charged with A&B by Mrs. Welter gave himself up at the Sta. & I returned the warr. this morn. Subp. witnesses, Kate Welter, R. Bast, Chas. Mischke.

11-14-1898
Fair, partly cloudy. W Wind. Colder toward noon. Went to court with Felsch. Judge Ries found him guilty. $5.00 & costs-$10.24. Got back to Sta. at 12:15 PM.

11-15-1898
Fair & cooler. W. wind.

11-16-1898
Fair, clear. Heavy white frost. SW wind, warmer toward noon. New bldgs, 28th bet. Chambers & Burleigh. New bldgs, 29th bet. Chambers & Burleigh.

11-17-1898
Fair & pleasant. SW wind. Gor up with Walter at 5 AM to see if we could see any meteors in the sky. Sky was clear, but we saw only two. Lieut. JK on Vacation. Drill day.

11-18-1898
Cloudy & damp. Southerly wind. Rain last night. Showers this foenoon. Colder PM.

11-19-1898
Fair & clearing, colder, Wind west. Rain last night. Hold up on 29th & Brown at 6:15 PM yesterday. Otto Reuter reported for duty this morn. after being sick over a year. (Schwein) Albert Schmidt, 933-17th arrested again. At his old tricks.

11-20-1898
Sunday:- Fair. High SW wind. Tore my new dress coat at the Carwheel Foundry this PM. John Duehl, 24th & Locust fixed it for me. Eastmans Developing Powders 12 for 50 Cts.

11-21-1898
Fair & warmer. SE wind.Walter went to Wolfenders and too picture of Box. Dead dog, 1153-20th. Clouding up and light rain after noon.

11-22-1898
Cloudy & cold. SW wind, freezing, flurries of snow. Colder PM. Wind NW. Chimney fire at 1195 - 20th. House owned by Carl Runke. No damage. Bo't puncture proof tire of Wilters for my hind wheel.

11-23-1898
Clear & cold. 10 degrees below zero. W. wind. Miller goes to Expo in my place tonight & I go in his place tomorrow night. Dead goat, 1196-22nd.

11-24-1898
Thanksgiving:- Clear and cold. NW wind. Warming up toward noon. Football game at B.Ball park at 10 AM. Orders to be there. Extra 1/2 hr. for dinner today. Expo tonight. Foot Ball at 2:30. Cold wind. Back to beat at 4:45. Expo at 8:00 Got home at 11:30 PM. Large crowd, at least 2500 People there.

11-25-1898
Fair & cold. SW wind. Clouding up at 8 AM. Flurries pf snpw. PM. Went to sta, 1:45 PM. Got slip to investigate Pritz family & report to Mayors Office. Albert Berghan, 1105-16th St. was in the war, 3rd. Regulars came home sick. Died yesterday. Pritz, stepfather, went to Mayors Office to get aid. I was sent to investigate & report at Mayors Office, which I did. I found they were in poor circumstances and reported do to the Mayors Secretary. Missed 2:45 report on that acct. Snowing.

11-26-1898
Fair & Cold. Wind NW. Zero. Henry M. came yesterday PM with horse and wagon. Drill day for Thurs. Squad. Lieut. JK returned from Vac.

11-27-1898
Sunday:- Clear, frosty & cold. SW wind warming up toward noon.

11-28-1898
Partly cloudy warmer. SW wind. Hoppe cleaned our privy vault last night. Made a good job of it. H.J.M. goes home. Snowing all PM. Dead dog, 1101-23rd. 15 min. late at 9:45 AM on acct of neighborhood trouble on 21st, 1177. Snowed all PM.

11-29-1898
Fair, warmer, S.W. wind. Thawing at noon. PM cooler. New bldg. 34th & Burleigh. Frank Schlaugert, 11..-24th has alley full of ground. Have been to see hime three times. cloudn't find him home.

1-30-1898
Fair cold, NW wind, frosty. Met Sergt. 3:30, 27th & Fond du Lac. Dangerous walk, 1134-21st St.

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