Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
January 1902

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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JANUARY 1902

1-1-1902
14 deg. SW wind. Partly cloudy. Some colder. Got home from watch night service at 12:20 AM. Change day- Linden on North Dist. at noon. Albert Maechtle died this morn. at about 10 o'c. Minnie sent word to No. 2 Mission by Mrs. Chapin. I left the Miss. at once & went directly to the house. We staid until 11:45 PM.

1-2-1902
34 deg. High NW wind. Flying clouds. Growing rapidly colder. Met Sergt. Linden at Eng. 22 at 5:00 PM.

1-3-1902
6 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold all day. Asked Lt. JK for leave of absence to attend funeral of Alb. Maechtle tomorrow afternoon. Ordered carriage from J.W. Froeming to be at house at 1 PM. Ordered overcoat from Zillmers. John Lessel sent it up to Meiers to be tried on.

1-4-1902
5 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold. PM- Off on leave of absence to attend Albert Maechtle funeral. Carriage called for us at 1 o'c. Back home at 4:45. Mrs. Chapin & I sang "Nearer My God To Thee", "Rock of Ages" & "Saved By Grace." Mr. Chapin preached the sermon. Harry Siecker came out of H of C this noon.

1-5-1902
20 deg. W wind. Partly cloudy. Raw wind. Flurries of snow at 4 PM. German service at Faith Mission No. 2. Uncle Sam Houston , 34th & Fond du Lac, died this morn at 9 o'c. in his 82nd year.

1-6-1902
28 deg. SW wind. Partly Fair. Moderate temp. Warm at noon. PM- Stolzenfeld arreated Harry Sucker for stealing a pair of gloves from Bitkers. I got a warr. for Frank Raith & Otto Bublitz as accomplices. I arrested the latter two at their homes. in the evening. Called the wagon to 27th & Fond du Lac at 6:30 PM.

1-7-1902
26 deg. SW wind. Fair. Frostry. Rising temp. Walters burthday- 18 yrs. old. After church this eve, we invited Mr. & Mrs. Porter, Ben & the Misses Crowell, Ida Lindow, Lois Gallaher, Cox, Jr. Met Linden this AM, 9:30, 27th & Fond du Lac. Walked to 21st & Hoplins.

1-8-1902
27 deg. SW wind. Fair. Very mild & spring like. Eve- Dopke arrested Herm. Schwane on chg. of com. Drunkard & asked me to go as witness.

1-9-1902
34 deg. W wind. Partly cloudy. Quite moderate. Frost drawing. Very slippery. Very warm at noon. court as witness for Dopke. vs. Herm. Schwane. Com. Drunk. Sentence 30 days. Back to beat at 10:30. Drill day- Went to drill. Met Boerner at cor. of Broadway & Oneida. He said there was no drill. Back to beat at 3:20 PM.

1-10-1902
26 deg. W. Wind. Fair. White frost. Warm toward noon. PM- turned cold very suddenly at noon. Wind changed to NW.

1-11-1902
17 deg. N wind. Fair. Koge back again. Has been off 3 days getting married. Mrs. Wieber hanged herself at her home yesterday. Mail for Ald. Dettman at 1:45.

1-12-1902
12 deg. HIgh NWE wind. Fair. Cold. Got my own breakfast to let Minnie sleep. Cooked my own dinner while the rest went to church.

1-13-1902
9 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Cold all day.

1-14-1902
20 deg. W. wind. Fair. Rising temp. Quiet all day. No drill till further orders.

1-15-1902
22 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool. Change day- Schneider on North Dist. at noon

1-16-1902
22 deg. Northerly wind. Partly cloudy. Snow flurried. Chilly wind. Clearing toward noon. Regular drill today. Back to beat on time.

1-17-1902
18 deg. SW wind. Fair. Frosty. Rising temp. Met Sergt. Schneider at 31st & Fond du Lac at 3 PM.

1-18-1902
24 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Growing colder.

1-19-1902
16 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold but pleasant.

1-20-1902
26 degr. SW wind. Partly cloudy. Raw wind. Warmer. Commenced snowing at 4:45 PM & continued all the eve. New Patrol Box at 24th & Hopkins. Bpught a watch chain for Mama.

1-21-1902
30 Deg. Snow. About 4" fell during the night. Looks like more snow.

1-22-1902
26 deg. Northerly wind. Cloudy. Looks like more snow. Asked for Per. to go & pay Taxes. Went 8:45. Back to beat 9:45. Taxes on property, 731-33rd. $118.00 & On vacant lot-11-blk 6 Logan Park- $42.00

1-23-1902
17 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Drill day- Back to beat at 4:35 PM.

1-24-1902
14 deg. NW wind. Fair. 8:45 Rept'd at 24th & Hopkins. Got orders to to school, 20th Wright, trouble bet. union & non-union bricklayers. Staid there until 4:30 PM. Got dinner at 11 o'c. Miller & Dopke waited till I got back. Sergt Schneider came & sent Miller to beat at 3:30. & I staid till the men went home. H.J. Maechtle came in on 6:40 train from Saukville.

1-25-1902
8 deg. NW wind. Fair. Frosty. 10:45 AM. Got orders per tel. to go to 10th Ward School where I was yesteday. Went at once. Met Sergt Schneider & Dopke. I went to dinner at 11 o'c. & D. waited till I came back. Staid there until 4:30 & then went to beat.

1-26-1902
28 deg. W wind. Cloudy.. 2 In. snow fell last night. Turned cold at 11 AM. Zero at 9:30 this eve. High NW wind.

1-27-1902
-8 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold. Zero at noon. High wind all day. Very sharp. Eddie & his father came back from Waukesha this eve.

1-28-1902
-12 deg. W wind. Fair. Very cold but pleasant. Little Arthurs Birthday- He would have been 10 yrs. old. Mrs. Notbohm took dinner with us today. H.J.M. went home on 1:50 train to Port.

1-29-1902
10 deg. N. Easterly wind. Cloudy. Snowing. Rising Temp. Snowed until 10:30. 4 inches fell. Flurries all PM & Eve.

1-30-1902
14 deg. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Snow fluuries. Rising Temp. Good sleighing. Drill day:- Went to Reilleys, ordered a new pair of pants. Back to beat at 4:45.

1-31-1902
22 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Looks like snow. PM- Partly clearing. Southerly wind. Ave. Min. Temp. 15 deg. 3 deg. colder than last year in Jan.

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