Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
August 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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AUGUST 1901

8-1-1901
60 deg. Variable wind. Partly cloudy. Cool. Checks this morn. Cashed mine at Winkels/ Met Sergt. Schneider at 27th & Fond du Lac at 10:45. Change day. Heinemann on North Dist..

8-2-1901
66 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy &. Warmer. 2 PM met Sergt. H. at Eng. 22. Transplanted Maple tree in front of Helens house this eve.

8-3-1901
60 deg. Northerly wind. Partly cloudy. Cool & pleasant. Very quiet all day..

8-4-1901
58 deg. Northerly wind. Fair. Cool. Rising temp. Found a bicycle at 1906 Center St. Took it to 2101 Center. It is an old wheell Gladiator Make. Has no no. 10:30 AM- Arrested Mike or Mat. Kretschman on charge of riding Bicycle on side walk. He rode on 23rd St. from Hadley to Locust Sts.

8-5-1901
60 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Cool. Court with Kretschman. Found guilty. Fined $ 5.00 & costs. Back to beat at 10:25. Met Heinemann at 27th & Fond du Lac.

8-6-1901
56 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Wheel. Cool. Rising temp. PM wind E. Sun hot. Rear tire sprung a leak this AM & I had to walk the PM. Fixed wheel this Eve. Haase & Miller on Vac.

8-7-1901
64 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Warmer. Looks like showers. NW wind & light shower at 10:30 AM. Minnie & I went to Kingsley this eve.

8-8-1901
64 deg. NW wind. Fair. Warmer.

8-9-1901
66 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Car. Showery. Light rain at 6:30 AM. Showered at intervals during the night. Showery till 3 PM, then clearing. with W. wind. Warm.

8-10-1901
62 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Cool. Scotch picnic at Shooters Park. Orders to be there at 7:30 PM. Faith Miss. No. 1 Picnic at Perigo Park. PM- clearing & warmer. Went to Scotch picnic at 7:30. Went home 10PM.

8-11-1901
56 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Cool all day.

8-12-1901
58 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Met Heineman at 4:30, 27th & Center.

8-13-1901
62 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Warmer. 90 in shade at noon. Wind changed to SE. Netz called me & I went with him & talked with Tina Von Sueden who had been living with him & threatened suicide because he told her to leave.

8-14-1901
70 deg. SW wind. Partly cloudy. Warm. Hans Carstens applies for permit to run Whirligig at 23rd & Center. Shower went south this 1 PM. Thunder & lightning here. (27th & Center)

8-15-1901- 68 deg. W wind. changed to E. Fair. Very pleasant. Warm. Change day- Schroeder takes North Dist. at noon. H.C. Carstens Whirligig license no. 68. Aug. 14 to 21st.

8-16-1901
58 deg. Variable wind becoming easterly. Fair. Wheel. Cool. Rising temp. Miller returned from Vac. Koge on Vac.

8-17-1901
58 deg. Northerly wind. Fair. Night cool. 8AM sunshowers. Hot. Irish Picnic at Schlitz Park. Orders to be there at 1:30 PM. Staid till 7 PM. Koge & Wilde on Vac.

8-18-1901
72 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Shower at 7 AM. Shower from NE at 4:15 PM with thunder, lasting till 6:45 PM.

8-19-1901
66 deg. Northerly wind Fair. Wheel. Very pleasant. Quite warm at noon.

8-20-1901
64 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Cool. Clearing toward noon. PM- Warm in sun with cool NE wind.

8-21-1901
68 deg. E. wind. Cloudy. Sultry. Foggy & damp. Signed payroll this morn.

8-22-1901
70 deg. Varaiblw wind. Cloudy. Warm all night-very damp. PM- thunder shower at 3:00 o'c. lasting till 4:00 o'c.

8-23-1901
64 deg. N wind. Partly cloudy. Some cooler, better atmosphere. PM- clearing & pleasant. Wille Barth, 1117-19th St. arrested by Moth & Markey for stealing Bicycle. Hans C. Carsten paid for Whirligig from 8/22 to 8/29 '01 on 23rd near Center.

8-24-1901
58 deg. Northerly wind. Fair. Rising temp. Very pleasant.. Met Sergt. Schneider at 10:20 AM. Schroeder is on night duty. Linden on Vac.. Adolph Scholz came out of H of C today.

8-25-1901
62 deg. Variable wind. Partly cloudy. Cool. Looks like rain. Sprinkled at noon. Clearing towards Eve.

8-26-1901
Vacation. Home all day.

8-27-1901
Went to Sheboygan on Steamer Sheboygan with Minnie & Ada. Mr. Chapin went to Manitowoc on same boat. Went to Sheboygan Falls on Electric Car. Arrived there at 2:15.

8-28-1901
Spent the day at Sprowls & went driving with Dr. Pfeiffer.

8-29-1901
Went thru the mills & factories & at 1 PM started for Port Washington. Got there at 3 PM. Took Pa's horse & drove to Henry's & staid all night. Light rain in the eve.

8-30-1901
Called at Geo.'s & went to cemetary. Drove to Saukville & then up to the old home to Dopels & back to Geo's to dinner, then to Jakes & back to Port. To Willie Maechtles to stay all night after preaching service at M.E. Church. Sermon by Rev. Banchop of Hingham.

8-31-1901
Epworth League Rally. "The Masters Eight" held Rally at Port. Sheboygan, Sheboygan Falls, Hingham, Glen Buelah, Mulleton, Onion River, Grafton, & Port Washington Leagues were represented. Went to Henry's to say all night. Average minimum temp for mo. 63 deg.

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