Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
June 1901

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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JUNE 1901

6-1-1901
44 deg. E wind. Cloudy. Wheel. Cool. Wind becomecs variable. Orders to wear white Helmets & Blouses tomorrow. Cjecks this Morn. Went to Pautke's to get a white helmet. Couldn't get a fit. Paid for one & order it sent up.

6-2-1901
46 deg. Northerly wind. Fair. Wheel. Cool. White helmets & Blouses. Paid my Relief Assn Dues.

6-3-1901
40 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Wheel. Warmer. PM- Met Sergt Heineman at 27th & Fond du Lac at 2:30. Cappon & Kopf called this eve. Getting subscriptions.

6-4-1901
58 deg. High SE wind. Fair. Wheel. Warmer. PM- At 6:45 got notice that Geo. & John Schwartz had surrendered & deposited bail in the A&B case, Geo. Knoch, Comp. Subpeonaed witnesses before I went home. Eve. committee of neighbors talked over sidewalk affair with Sponholz's man.

6-5-1901
60 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Warmer. Sultry. Shower at 8:45. Took my blouse to Reilleys to have new stripes & a new collar. Court with Schwartz's. Both found guilty. Geo. paid costs. John went free. Both parties had Atty's. Back to Sta. at 12:20. On the beat at 1:35. Row in Schweitzers saloon, 22nd & Hadley. at 5 PM. Louis Wesenberg on a drunk.

6-6-1901
64 deg. NW wind Fair. car. Cooler at 7 AM. Left my wheel at Miss. No. 2. 1:45 PM- Warr for Louis & Albert Wesenberg & Wm. Lutz charging them with A&B on Chas Schweitzer1101-22nd St. Found Louis at Fuller & Warren. Alb. & Wm. at Abvel & Bach's trunk factory. On the way from Trunk factory I saw Pabst Brewery on fire. Met Lt. JK. & he told me to report at fire as soon as possible. Staid at fire till 7:15. Then subp. witnesses for court in Wesenberg case. Home at 8PM. Wis. Furniture Co. N. Mil. burned this eve. Loss $65,000.00.

6-7-1901
46 deg. High NW wind. Fair. Cold & disagreeable. In court with Wesenberg etal. Louis Wesenberger fined $25.00 & cost. Albert W. & Lutz- $5.00 each. Total $44.40. Back to beat (via 8th St. Car) at 10:15. J. F. Painter living 1 mile from city on Fon du Lac Ave. reports that a suit of clothes was stolen out of his buggy at Tiegs Grocery, Tamarack & Fond du Lac Ave. Boys gray suit with small green strip, Pr. suspenders, & baseball goods, bought of Zillmer.

6-11-1901
58 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Foggy. Quite warm. Hair cut this morn. Sultry all day.

6-8-1901
42 deg. NE wind.fair. Rising Temp. PM- Wind E. Cold. Met Sergt Heineman at B. Ball field at 22nd & Clark at 4:15.

6-9-1901
44 deg. NE wind. Fair. Chilly. Eng. 22 was called out at 3:30 AM & men say the grass was white with frost at that time.

6-10-1901
54 deg. Easterly wind. Partly cloudy, Warmer. Looks like rain. Rain from 9:45 to 10:45. SW wind. Stolzenfeld goes on vacation. Ressel on his beat.

6-11-1901
58 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Foggy. Quite warm. Hair cut this morn. Sultry all day.

6-12-1901
58 deg. Wind changed to NE at 7 AM. Fair. Warm at 5 AM. Cooler at 8 AM. PM very warm. Shower at 7 PM with heavy thunder. Chas. Nestler 978-24 1/2 St. moved today.

6-13-1901
66 deg. SW wind. Fair. Vaery warm & pleasant. Thunder & lightning storm at 4:15 PM.

6-14-1901
64 deg. Vairiable wind. Fair. Met Sergt. Heinemann at 27th & Fond du Lac. at 9:30 AM.

6-15-1901
58 deg. Easterly wind. Fair. Pleasant cool wind. Went home from Sta. to see about sodding. Got Saloon books this morn. Paid E. Bauer $1.00 for cutting & rolling sode in front of ours and Helens house. Paid Gerlach $2.25 for relaying the sod.

6-16-1901
60 deg. SE wind. Fair. Cool wind. Camp meeting at Menomonee Falls today and next sunday. 5:40 PM.-Arrested Edw. Schwartz & Peter Wagner at 2507 Center St. on chaage of D&Dis. Officer Bennecke happened to be in the neighborhood & assisted me. Heavy thunder shower at 7 PM. Went to Kingsley church with Minnie.

6-17-1901
64 deg. W. wind. Fair. Car. Pleasant. 11th anniversary of my advent. into police dept. Court with Schwartz & Wagner. They pleaded guilty & were fined $5.00 & cost each. Total $11.84 which they paid. Back to beat at 10:15. Got my coat from Reilleys. Paid $2.25 for repairs, Went to West Park this eve.

6-18-1901
60 deg. W wind. Fair. Wheel. Very Pleasant. PM clouding up. Looks like rain. S'ly wind. Met Schroeder at 10:45, Wright & Fond du Lac. PM. Showery.

6-19-1901
60 deg. W. Wind. Fair. Wheel. Very pleasant. O.B. Rice, 2807 Fond du Lac died this morn. at 8:15. Met Schroeder, Wright & Fond du Lac at 3:15 PM.

6-20-1901
65 deg. NW wind. Fair. Very PLeasasnt. Stolzenfeld returnss from vacation. Minnie Entertained Kingsley Ladies this PM.

6-21-1901
56 deg. SE wind. Fair. Pleasant. Showers at 10:45 to 11:45. Primary classes at Scholz's school are having an outing at Lake Park. PM- Wind changed to NE. Quite cool at 6 o'c.

6-22-1901
66 deg. W wind. Fair. Warm & pleasant. Hot. H & B Gallaher, R. Garry & Daniels were arrested this morn by Schultz & Verfurth for riding on walk. Met Schroeder at 8:00, 21st & Center. Said with till 9:30.

6-23-1901
58 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. Minnie, Walter & Ada, Helen & Ella went to Menomonee Falls on a "Bus" this morn. at 6 o'c. Got home at 8 PM. O.B. Rice Buried at 3 PM. Rec. A.R. Grant Officiating.

6-24-1901
66 deg. SE wind. Fair. Warmer, very pleasant. Light shower at 1:30. Very sultry. Cool at 4 PM. Went to see Grant this eve to talk over song service to be held July 7th.

6-25-1901
70 deg. SW wind. Fair. Wheel. Hot. High wind from the North & thunder storm but very little rain. Therm. stood at 96 deg. at noon. At 2 PM 68 deg. Met sergt Schroeder at 8:20, 27th & Fond du Lac.

6-26-1901
74 deg. W. wind. Fair. Hot. Bo't two rubber collars at Zillmers. Emmaus Luth. School are holding their picnic at Perigo Park today. Gas went out at Mission at 8:45 PM & left us in the dark. Wm. Glasnap told me that he & Mrs. Krell were to be married Sat. the 29th.

6-27-1901
72 deg. Fair. Hot.- 9:20 PM. Wind SE cooler. Took off undershirt & vest.

6-28-1901
71 deg. W wind. Fair. Car. Hot. Shower at 3 to 4 AM. Asked per. of Sergt.Schroeder to go home after roll call. I wanted to see Frank Shoman. PM- Shower at 1:30.

6-29-1901
64 deg. W. wind. Fair. Cool & delightfaul this morn. Thunder showers at 11 o'c. last night.

6-30-1901
70 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Car. Warm. PM very hot. Went to Sta. on car. Got up to late to ride over on wheel. Wahlen & Flieth on vac. Average Min. Temp. for Month- 59 1/2 deg.

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