Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
September 1900

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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SEPTEMBER 1900

9-1-1900
68 deg.Southerly wind. Fair. Very warm this morn. Showers this PM. Checks ast `1:45. Sergts Heinemann & Linden went on day duty this morn. for two weeks.

9-2-1900
65 deg. HIgh SW wind. Fair. Cool Breeze. Sunshine warm. Sergts Heinemann & Linden in the sta. this morn. Met Linden at 23rd & Center at 11 AM. First S,S, at Hall, 20th & Chambers. 201 present. Rain at 6:45 PM with thunder & lightning. Got wet going home.

9-3-1900
58 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool. My birthday- 42 yrs. old. Orders to be at 3rd & State at 9 AM. Labor day parade, Staid at 3rd & State till the parade from the South Side passed & then went to 8th & Walnut, staid there till 1:45 PM. Then went to dinner. Got back to 8th & Walnut at 3:05 PM. Staid till relieved by Night Officers.

9-4-1900
54 deg. SW wind. Fair. Very cool in the night & early this morn. but growing very warmer toward noon. Wind changed to E Orders to take in Millers beat this PM.

9-5-1900
60 deg. southerly wind. Fair. Growing warmer. Meirer gave me $5.00 for Faith Mission No. 2. Attended Tent Meeting at 12th & Center this Eve.

9-6-1900
70 deg. Westerly wind. Growing colder toward 9 AM. Fair. !! am wind changed to NE. Quite cold & cloudy.

9-7-1900
55 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Cool. 1:20 PM- Arrested Wm. Betine for till tappinmg at C. Ledebuhr;s Butcher shop. When detected by Minie Springer he commenced looking on the floor as though he had lost something. When Ledebuhr came in he ran out and threw away the money as he ran. We found $4.75 & then sent him down & notified his mother. L. & I went to the Clerks Office & got Warr. for Larceny of $ 7.00. Went to Faith Miss. No. 2. Worked with J. Cappon till 11:15 making benches.

9-8-1900
56 deg. SE wind. Fair. Foggy. PM, warmer & clearing. Went to court with Bentine. Sent back to Reform School. Orders to be at Expo at 7:30 PM. Back from court - 10:45. Went to Expo at 7:30 o'c. Got home at 11:30.

9-9-1900
65 deg. Vairable wind. Fair. Warmer. 201 present at Miss.Faith No. 2 today. Same No. as last week.

9-10-1900
60 deg. SW wind. Fair. PM- 90 deg in shade. Pleasant. Growing warmer. Ordered to beat. State Fair tomorrow at 8AM. & Rept to Sergt. Schneider. Boerner goes there too.

9-11-1900
65 deg. High SW wind. Fair. Warmer. Went to State Fair with Sergt. Schneider & Boerner. 10 men there including Sergt. Had dinner at Baptist Dining Hall. Commenced raining about 1 o'c. Rained all PM. Came home at 5 o'c. High wind all evening.

9-12-1900
50 deg. Westerly wind. Fair. Cool & Bright sunshine. Started for the fair at 8 0'c. Ret. 6 PM. Jake came on evening train.

9-13-1900
50 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Cold. Put on underware this morn. Went to the fair - Jake, Walter, Ada & Louise Ostendorf. I stood at the Race track all day. Got home at 8 PM via Jahr Market. Jake went home on 5:20 train, North Ave. Depot.

9-14-1900
60 deg. South East wind. Fair. Warmer. Started for fair at 8:10 AM. On race track all PM. Started for home at 5 PM.

9-15-1900
70 deg. SE wind. Fair. Warm. Light rain at 6 AM. Clearing at 7:30. Back on beat this morn. Orders to be at 11th & Lloyd at 12 noon. Caucus Booth. Staid at caucus till 8 PM. Got home at 8:45 PM.

9-16-1900
46 deg. High NW wind. Cloudy. Cold. Orders to be at S.S. Sta. at 1:30 PM with Wilde & Boerner. 9:45 AM orders per tel. not to go to S.S.Sta.- too cold. Warr. for Emil PLischke. 1151-21st St. - selling impure milk. Notified him to meet me at the station at 7 AM tomorrow.

9-17-1900
36 deg. High NW wind. Fair. Cold. Court with Plischke. He met me at W. side Sta. Took car to court. Found guilty. Fined $25.00 & cost. Didn't have money enough. I went for for $2.60. Lent him 5 cts. for car fare to go home for the balance of the money. Orders to wear dress coats and black helmets on Sept.-18. Went to Reilleys, Got my coats. Pd. $3.00 down. Got back to beat at 11:10 AM.

9-18-1900
34 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold. Orders to be at West Side Turn Hall at 1:45 PM. Rep. Co. convention. Reptd to Sergt. Schroeder at 1:50- W. S. Turn Hall. Staid at Hall till convention was overat 7:30 PM. Rained when we went home. Worked at Bicycles att eve.

9-19-1900
50 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Rain all day. Miller goes on Vac. I cover his beat. Mail at 2:30. Election appointments. Letter from Brookline Mass. asking for information in regard to Brunn's children, 1507-23rd St.

9-20-1900
60 deg. SW wind. Fair. Warmer. Coll toward Eve. Millers beat today. Shower at 6 PM.

9-21-1900
46 deg. Westerly wind. 46 deg. Fair. Cool. Sta. for mail - 1:45. Letter for Ald. Schilling. My bicycle exploded in Meiers Drug Store this PM. Lina & Walter came in today. Will stay a few days.

9-22-1900
60 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Warmer. cloudy roward Eve. Dem. Caucus., 17th & Center. Minnie, Lina & Walter went to Union Cemetary this PM.

9-23-1900
60 deg. W wind. Fair. Guequirrie takes Miller beat today. I served Election appointments all over the ward this morn.

9-24-1900
56 deg. E. wind. Rain. Cool. E wind, commenced raining at 7:45. Rained all PM. Clearing in eve. Ressel takes Millers Beat.

9-25-1900
70 deg. SW wind. Fair. Warm. Very warm all day. Met Segt Schneider at 2:35 PM, 27th & Fond du Lac. Lina came back from Mukwanago this noon. Went to the Expo with Ada & Walter (Anton).

9-26-1900
70 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Warm all night, turning cooler at 8 AM. Wm. Huellscher, 170 Chambers St. had a bag of rags stolen from his wagon in alley rear of Emmaus Church, 23rd & Hadley. I found rags in yard at 1143-22nd & took them to 1139-22nd.

9-27-1900
40 deg. Northerly wind. Fair. Cold. Cool all day. Lina & Walter ( Anton) went home this PM on 1:50 train.

9-28-1900
40 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Cold this morn. Increasing cloudiness. Commenced rain at 4 PM. Carl Schroeder, 34th & Burleigh arrested by Seehawer for drunk. Notified his wife who said she was sorry he was not dead. Met Sergt Schneider at 4 PM.

9-29-1900
45 deg. Northerly wind. Fair, Cool. Checks at 1:45 PM . Orders to be at Base Ball Park at 2:30 PM. B.B. game Ivanhoe comm vs. Wis Lodge (Free Masons) Fake Game. Got back to beat at 5:15 PM.

9-30-1900
40 deg. Souitherly wind. Fair. Warming up toward noon.

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