Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
December 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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DECEMBER 1901.

12-1-1901
38 deg. SW wind. Fair. Car. Warm. Doors & windows open at noon. Check this morn. Change day- Heinemann on North Dist. at noon.

12-2-1901
32 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Car. Chilly. Met Sergt Heinemann, 20th & Center, 2:50 PM. & again 3:50, Eng. 22. Carcass of dead horse found on 24th & Auer. Flesh all taken off.

12-3-1901
22 deg. Northerly wind. Cloudy. Snow flurries. Cold all day.

12-4-1901
14 deg. Northerly wins. Fair. Cold & frosty.

12-5-1901
24 deg. W. wind. Partly cloudy. Snow flurries. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:30 PM. Harry Siekert arrested by Officer Dopke on charge of Disorderly conduct. Was sentenced to 30 days, House of Correction.

12-6-1901
24 deg. Southerly wind. Cloudy. Snow flurries. Mail at 1:45. Met Sergt. Heinemann at 18th & Locust. At Sta. got orders from Sergt. Linden to go at once to 24 1/2 & Hoplins at once as there was a row in Saloon. Went up there & found J. Dick, S. Tiehl, Steiring & Reich in Mellis Saloon. Got them out & told them to go home. 20 min. late on 2:45 report.

12-7-1901
32 deg. Southerly wind. Cloudy. Very damp. Mail at 1:45 PM. Bicycle out of service.

12-8-1901
32 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Rain with flakes of snow. Snow all PM. About 1 inch fell. Met Sergt. Heinemann at Eng. 22, 3 o'c.

12-9-1901
26 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Snow 1 in. deep this AM. Bo't Pr. Rubbers at Zillmers. Arnold goes to tax office this morn. Went to see A. Zepp 1222-23rd St. at 6PM about case of till tapping. Claude Huebeschein 2422 - Chambers suspected.

12-10-1901
28 deg. W. Wind. Cloudy. Damp. Went to A. Zepps this morn. Z. told me that Huebeschein came to him last night & told him that Claude had taken the money & that he would return it & asked that the boy might not be prosecuted. F.A. Miller taken sick on street yesterday.

12-11-1901
24 deg. NW wind. Partlyu cloudy. Colder. Warmer at noon. Rev. O.P. Christian at Kingsley tonight.

12-12-1901
24 deg. Easterly wind. Cloudy. Snow flurries. I called at Killians, 1620 Wright St. to take a last look at the mortal remains of Father Jacob Killian. His last word were Heim! Heim!

12-13-1901
32 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Rained all night. Wind changed to NW. Snow at 11 AM. Snowed all PM & Eve. Growing colder.

12-14-1901
14 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold wave. -6 deg. at noon. 4 in. of snow. Assistant Chief of Fire Dept. Edw. Riemer died this PM of pnuemonia.

12-15-1901 -16 deg. W. Wind. Continued cold. -2 deg at noon. Change day. Schroeder on North Dist.

12-16-1901
Zero temp. Southerly wind. Cloudy. Warmer. Snow flurries at 7:30 AM & continuing all day.

12-17-1901
-2 deg. W wind. Fair. Frosty. Cold all day.

12-18-1901
-4 deg. NW wind. Fair. Continued cold. Assist. Chief of Fire Dept. Edw. Riemer buried today at Calvary Cemetary at 2 PM fron Voerwart Turn Hall.

12-19-1901
2 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold. Drill day: Back to beat at 4:20 PM.

12-20-1901
-10 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold & frosty. 1:55 PM Arrested August Haffermann ( from 21st & Cherry) at 2410 Center St. Was begging for money. Was tipsy. Charge, disorderly. Wagon came to 27th & Fond du Lac.

12-21-1901
-2 deg. SW wind. Fair. Chilly. Rising Temp. Court with Haffermann. Guilty, $20.00 or 60 days. Back to beat at 9:30. L. A. VanToon chosen 4th Assist. Chief of Fire Dept.

12-22-1901
17 deg. SW wind. Partly cloudy. Rising Temp. Chilly wind. Very warm at noon.

12-23-1901
30 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Damp. Looks like snow. Bo't turkey on Fond du Lac & 29th St. 8 3/4 lbs @ 12 cts. Christmas exercises at Faith Mission No. 2 this Eve.

12-24-1901
30 deg. Southerly wind. Cloudy. Commenced snowing at 6:30 AM. Sergt. Schroeder me me at 21st & Fond du Lac & we went to Tolliffe's. 1178-24th St. to see if they had Rec'd. supplies from Poor Office. They have diptheria.

12-25-1901
30 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Christmas. Growing colder. Half Hour extra for dinner.

12-26-1901
28 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Damp. Looks like snow or rain. No drill to-day. Snow flurries all PM.

12-27-1901
28 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Moderate. Orders to go to Expo at 7:45 PM. Arions Rendered the "Messiah". Got home at 11:30. Walter went with me.

12-28-1901
30 deg. Westerly wind. Cloudy. Very damp. Indications of snow.

12-29-1901
26 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Snow flurries & colder.

12-30-1901
22 deg. Westerly wind. Partly cloudy. Colder. Budget came to me from Barton. I wrote & will send it on in the morn. Met A.E. Bullock at Neumanns Blacksmith Shop.

12-31-1901
24 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. Forwarded the Budget (family letter) to W. C. Lange this morn. Checks at 1:45. Cashed mine at Winkels. Invitation to go to Zillmers to supper. Minnie & Ada will go early. I went down to E. Zillmers at 6:45, ate supper with them & Theo. & family. Then went to Kingsley. Minnie & Ada went to the church. I went home & fixed the fire, changed clothes & went down with Helen.

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