Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
November 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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NOVEMBER 1901

11-1-1901
36 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool. Checks this morn. Schroeder in Sta. this morn. Change day- Linden on North Dist. Check cashed at North Ave. Fuel Co. office. Reception for Rev. Cox at Kingsley this eve.

11-2-1901
30 deg. SW wind. Fair. Frost. Smoke hangs low. Fog horn blowing. Sign of changing weather. 11:30 orders to go to B.B. Park. Foot ball game. Wis. vs. Nebr. Back to beat at 5:06 PM. Mail at 1:45. Mr. Chapin called this eve.

11-3-1901
50 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Car. Rain at 7:30. Growing cooler. Rain all the forenoon. Growing very cold at noon Therm. 33 deg. Met Sergt Linden at 3:15, 27th & Fond du Lac. Growing colder. Put on flannels at noon. Lost one glove Sat. eve. on car. Met car at 3:15 & got it back. A few flakes of snow fell PM & Eve.

11-4-1901
16 deg, NW wind. Fair. Cold. Ground frozen vert hard. Per tel. Orders to wear caps in the morn.

11-5-1901
12 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold. Caps this morn.

11-6-1901
31 deg. SE wind. Partly cloudy. Raw wind. Got slip to go to 572-19th to see Mrs. "Kaumer" about Mrs. Lunpke 1104-22nd calling her names. No one home. Went to 572-19th St. at 2:30 PM. Found Mrs. Komoll at home. Nothing to her complaint. Thing occurred 2 yrs. ago.

11-7-1901
36 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Damp & growing colder. Jake came at 9 PM last night - Staid all night & went home from N. Ave. Depot at 7:30 this AM. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:30 PM. Went to Summerfield Church this eve. to meet Lois, Alice, Everett & Eunice. Got home at 10:35 PM.

11-8-1901
22 deg. W. Wind. Fair. Heavy frost. Rising temp. Everett staid with us. I took him over on my beat at noon & sent him down to see Walter. Met Linden at 9:20, 2oth & Hadley. Libbies Birthday. 46 yrs. old.

11-9-1901
28 deg. W wind. Fair. White frost. PM Orders at 3:445 to go to B.B. Park. Football game. MMC vs. Lawrence University. Lawrence won 16 to 0.

11-10-1901
32 deg. High SW wind. Fair. White frost. PM- Met Linden at Fond du Lac & Tamarack at 3:20.

11-11-1901
56 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Quite warm this morn. Everett went home on 7 o'c. train this AM. Showers with ;ightning & thunder during the PM & eve. Colder at 8 PM.

11-12-1901
30 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Car. Growing colder. Cold & chilly all day.

11-13-1901
32 deg. W wind. Fair. Wheel. Warmer. Minnie Young came to stay all night. Has been to Port to bury her step-mother who died at Highland Park.

11-14-1901
30 deg. High NW wind. Fair. Chilly. Sergt Heineman in command this morn. Drill day: Back to beat at 4:35. Very dusty.

11-15-1901
28 deg. High Northerly wind. Partly cloudy. Very chilly. Change day: Schneider on N. Dist. PM- Surprise party for Mr. Chapin. No. 2 Mission raised $ 30.00

11-16-1901
22 deg. NOrtherly wind. cloudy. Cold & disagreeable. Looks like snow. Wore overcoat & blouse this PM & was not warm.

11-17-1901
22 deg. W. Wind. Cloudy. Care. Cold & Chilly. Snow flurries all day.

11-18-1901
22 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Car. Half inch of snow this morn. Very warm & pleasant during the day. Met Sergt Schneider at 9:35, 20th & Center. Took overcoat to Tailor on N. AVe. to be repaired. Minnie & I - to Sherman St. Church this eve.

11=19-1901
22 deg. NW wind. Fair. Car. Frosty. Zastrow's dog bit Lucile Neubert in the face at Hahn's Store at 4:30 PM.

11-20-1901
20 deg. NW wind. Fair. Car. White frost.

11-21-1901
23 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Car. Frosty. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:30. Repaired bicycle this eve.

11-22-1901
40 deg. No wind. Smoke goes straight upk. Cloudy. Car. Looks like rain. Light shower at 6 AM. Commenced raining steady at 11 :45. NE wind. Met Sergt Schneider, 27th & Chambers, 9 AM. Rain all PM & Eve.

11-23-1901
38 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Rainy & damp. Sergt Schneider on 3 day Vac. Rec'd. 20 bu. Potatoes from Nigh Bros. Barton. North Ave. Fuel Co. brought them from NW freight depot.

11-24-1901
36 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Very damp. Commenced raining & snowing together at noon. Rained & snowed alternately all PM.

11-25-1901
30 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Car. Colder. Wore overcoat this Morn. Cleaned furnace this eve.

11-26-1901
20 deg. NW wind. Fair. White frost. Sergt. Schneider in Sta. this morn. Sent J.P. Schmidt up to the house to take measure for smoke stack for furnace.

11-27-1901
26 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Chilly. Bo't 13# Turkey off a farmer
2 10 cts. per lb.-$1.30.

11-28-1901
18 deg. W wind. Fair. White frost. Thanksgiving day. Orders to go to B.B. Park. Foot ball game at 2:30. Half hour extra for dinner today. 11 to 12:30. No drill today. We drill Sat.

11-29-1901
32 deg. Fair. Warmer. Clouding up toward noon.

11-30-1901
32 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Car. Pleasant. Orders to be at Chestnut St. Bridge at 7 PM. Drill today. Average minimum temp. for mo. 29 deg. Relieved at the bridge at 10:20 PM.

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