Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
November 1899

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 1899

11-1-1899
40 deg. Northerly wind. cloudy. Went to Secy's office from 8:45 to 9:45 AM. Took down papers & got money. Pd. INT. on mortgage- $13.75. 6 PM. Called to 904 - 21st. Found Ernst Mai dead drunk on side walk. Took him to 21st & North Ave. Booked him for drunk. Snow flurries all PM.

11-2-1899
.Colder. Snow, about 1/2 in. fell. Got excused from going to sta. Went to North
Ave. Sta. & sent $400.00 to Kate Liebenstein, Adell, Wis. Went from there to beat. Went to court with Mai. Got off with costs- $1.58. Got back to beat at 10:45
Wore woolen jacket first time this PM. Lieut. JK supposed to be on vacation.

11-3-1899
34 deg. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Car. Raw wind. New bldg., 23rd & Keefe Ave. Remodel at 24th & Hopkins.

11-4-1899
34 deg. W. wind. Fair. Heavy frost. Orders at 10:45 to go to foot Ball game at 2:30 PM. Served election appt. of John V. Muench 2930 Fond du Lac Ave. on J. Schroff because M. is out of town. Foot Ball game at 2:30. MMc vs. Sacred Heart Coll. of Watertown. Medics won 12 to 6. Johnnie & Frankie came on there wheels this PM.

11-5-1899
28 deg. W. Wind. Fair. Heavy frost. Warm and pleasant at noon.

11-6-1899
28 deg. W. wind. Fair. Heavy white frost. Went to Dist. Atty. with Mrs. Dreizehauer to get complaint for Butcher Olk, 21st & Locust for stealing chickens. Dist Atty said no- I is only a disput of ownership of property. Sent her to Justice Zuehner.

11-7-1899
32 deg. SW wind. Fair. White frost. Warmer this forenoon. PM clouding up, looks like rain. Reception to A.R. Grant at Kingsley tonight. New bldg., Center bet. 22 & 23.

11-8-1899
28 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Heavy Frost.

11-9-1899
32 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Light frost. 4 PM- arrested Chas. Heller at 25th & Center. Helplessly drunk. Stolzenfeld called the wagon. I staid with Heller till the wagon came. S. & I picked him up & carried him to the wagon.

11-10-1899
34 deg. E. wind. Fair. Partly cloudy, looks like rain. Court this AM with Heller. Wm. Papke bailed him out at 2 this AM. Heller failed to appear & was fined $10.00- Total 11.58. Commence raining at 10:30 AM. Colder. E. wind. Left wheel home PM. J. Schmidt came up this eve. & helped me fix boiler stack.

11-11-1899
32 deg. Northerly wind. Cloudy. Cold Wind. Blind open this PM.

11-12-1899
26 deg. S. wind. Fair. Cold. Lieut. JK showed up at the Sta. this morn. after his Vac.

11-13-1899
32 deg. SE wind. Fair. Chilly. PM looks like rain. 2:45 PM Met Lieut JK with R. D. Whitehead inquiring about Schwane's boys, 1083, 20th St. Commenced raining at 6 PM. Walked home.

11-14-1899
36 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Car. Oscar Scholz arrested by J. Gaucke Sunday Night. Got $10.00 & cost yesterday morn. Suppose he "went out".

11-15-1899
40 deg. West wind. Cloudy. Cool. Arthur Pellman, 577- 76th Ave. down for Holcomb.

11-16-1899
40 deg. S. wind. Cloudy. Wheel. Raw wind. PM.- At 6:50 while on the way home found Ernst Radtke at 26th & N. Ave. drunk. Sent him to the Sta.

11-17-1899
48 deg. Southerly wind. Cloudy. Warm. Wind changing to west. Couirt with Radtke. Pleaded guilty to being drunk & fined $10.00 & cost. Total $11.58. Ressel & Flieth "called back" this morn. Showers from noon till 5 PM. Stolzenfeld reported sick. Ressel takes his beat.

11-18-1899
40 deg. SW changing to W. wind. Cloudy. Clouding up and growing colder at 8 AM. Northern Glass Works burned at 6PM. 3rd alarm. Eng. 22 went to 9th & Lloyd to attend a small fire. First run they had since Oct. 17th.

11-19-1899
32 deg. SW wind. Fair. Wheel. Frost. Quite warm at noon. Pleasant all day. Mrs. Notbohm came over with Harold this PM & staid to church. Harold, 4 yrs. old, & saw the inside of a church for the first time.

11-20-1899
32 deg. SE wind. Foggy. Wheel. Light frost on walk. Dense fog all morn. Fog lifted at 9 AM. sun shines. Warm variable wind. Patrol wagon called to Zingers this Eve. at 6:10. Fight on the road. No arrests.

11-21-1899
40 deg. SE wind. cloudy. Warmer. PM- rain, Drizzling rain all PM.

11-22-1899
38 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Colder. Roy Stolz, 33rd & Fond du Lac took 3 different horses in 3 days & drove them almost to death. Then let them go.

11-23-1899
36 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Wheel. Cold. Got orders to bring Roy Stolz in but he is not at home. At 12:30 got orders per tel. to let Stolz go as he is not the one sought.

11-24-189 36 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Very damp. Rained some durinng the night. Orders at 12:30 PM to be at the West Side Turn Hall at 7:30 PM. Boxing match, 6 bouts. Got home at 11:30 PM. Orders to wear caps Sunday 26th.

11-25-1899
30 deg. SW wind. Fair. Frost. Warming up at 9 o'c. Orders to go to B.B. Park to attend football game. OM- went to foot Ball game at 3 o'c. Mil Normals vs Oshkosh Normals. Oshkosh Normals won 17 to 0.

11-26-1899
30 deg. No wind. Fair. Frost. Very pleasant this morn. Caps this morn. Westerly wind. Warm at noon.

11-27-1899
30 deg. W. wind. Fair. Went to A.J. Ktingels, 1240-12th, to get him to swear out warrant for for Roy Scholz but he refused. Stolzenfeld came out this morn.

11-28-1899
32 deg. SW wind. Fair. Frost. I was taken sick last night. I did not go to work today. Walter went to Sergt. Schneiders house and told him to report me sick. Vomiting & diarreha. Stolzenfeld called & I told him to tel. for Dr. Boerner. Boerner came at 4 PM. Arthu Maechtle came at 10:30 AM. Will stay a week. Sprowls is in town. Called at door with Miss R. Said he would call tomorrow.

11-29-1899
36 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Warm. Light showers this morn. Home all day.

11-30-1899
40 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Thanksgiving day. Home all day. Went to Rutherfords in the Eve. Rain this Eve. Sergt. Schneider called this morn. Left Dr's certificate.

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