Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
March 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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MARCH 1902

3-1-1902
32 deg, W wind. Cloudy, Freezing. Change day: Linden on North Dist. at noon. PM. Check at 1:45. Snow flurries all PM.

3-2-1902
26 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Snowing, growing colder. Had to walk to 27th & Walnut. Cars did not run on time. Met Linden at Eng. 22 at 6 PM.

3-3-1902
22 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Chilly.

3-4-1902
24 deg. N wind. Partly cloudy. Snow flurries, cold. Orders to be at Expo at 1:30 PM. with white gloves and overcoat. At Expo. Stolzenfeld, Schoepperle, Brennecke, Brandt, Unserberg, & myself were detailed as escort to Prince Henry of Prussia. To escort him in the building & guard him & party while there. After leaving the Expo went to 2nd & Grand Ave till after fire run. Then went to YMCA got supper. Went home at 10 PM.

3-5-1902
24 deg. NE wind. Fair. Chilly. Rising Temp. Called to Sta. at 8:45 AM. Got copies of Election laws for Election inspectors. Registration yesterday & today.

3-6-1902
33 deg. SW wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. No drill this week.

3-7-1902
34 deg. Southerly wind. Cloudy. Looks like rain. Mrs. Thos. Butler & her sister ere run down by the train & injured very badly. Taken to the Emergency Hosp. on train at 8 PM yesterday. I met Butler and told him of it this morn. He went to the hospital to see her. PM: Met Fritz Strelow, walked around with him for an hour, Ella Maechtle came this eve.

3-8--1902
34 deg. Northerly wind. Cloudy. Rain & snow showers in early morn. Asked Per. to go to Sec'ys office to make payment on mortgage. Paid $100.00 & got relase of Mtge. Went to Court House & had it recorded. Back to beat at 10:15 AM. Absent, 1 1/2 hrs. Price of recording release- 45 cts.

3-9-1902
40 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Damp. Fog horn blowing. Looks like rain.

3-10-1902
38 deg. S. wind. Partly cloudy. Pleasant. Warm at noon. No drill this week.

3-11-1902
50 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Warm. Thunderstorm last night. Wind changed to west, becoming variable.

3-12-1902
42 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Rain. Rain all night. Rain all forenoon & turned to snow in PM. Snowed hard all PM. Jos. Schmidt locked his mother out of doors & would not let her in. I went there & would have arrested him had not his mother pleaded for him.

3-13-1902
26 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Froze quite hard. Very pleasant. Rising temp. Orders to be at Caucus Booth at 26th & Meinecke at 12 noon. Dem. caucus closes at 8 PM.
tax bills this morn. Went to dinner at 10:45. Sending me to 26th & Meinecke was a mistake. Dem. caucus was held at 24 1/2 th & Elm St. After waiting at 26th & Meinecke a half hour I went to the Wd. yard & was told the Caucus was at 24 1/2 & Elm. Staid till 8 PM.

3-14-1902
32 Deg. Southerly wind. 32 deg. Fair. White frost. Orders to be at Caucus booth at 26th & Meinecke Ave. Rep. caucus at 12 noon. Staid till 8:10 PM. Ada's Birthday- 14 years old. Rush at caucus booth, 26th & Meinecke. About 40 voters turned away.

3-15-1902
40 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Looks like rain. PM- Rain all PM. Change day- Schneider on North Dist.

3-16-1902
26 deg. High NW wind. Fair. Cold Wave. High wind. Snow flurries all day. Very cold. Herman Menke, a drunken cigar maker, was arrested by Hy. Gutknecht- Died in his cell at 4 AM.

3-17-1902
2 deg. High W wind. Partly cloudy. Very cold. Rep. Convention at W. Side Turn Hall. Orderx to be there at 1 PM. At convention till 4:50 PM. Went back to beat at 5:45. Got orders to be at West Side Turn Hall at 7:30. Judicial Convention. Staid till 11:30 PM. City ticket- Anson, Starke, Kuth & Carbys. For Circuit Judge, L. G. Wheeler.

3-18-1902
8 deg. NW wind. Fair. Rising Temp. Wind becoming variable. Chilly all day.

3-19-1902
22 deg. Southeasterly wind. Fair. Raw wind al day.

3-20-1902
24 deg. E wind. Cloudy. Warmer. 8:30 AM met Sergt. Schneider, 20th & Locust. Rain at 2:45 PM. Rained until 6 o'c. PM.

3-21-1902
34 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Cold wind. 4:15- Orders to go to 1601 Hopkins & meet Det. Rooney. Did so. Rooney had a Warr. C. J. Johnson for Embezzelment., not at home. Took my bicycle to Bleisners this eve.

3-22-1902
36 deg. Easterly wind. Cloudy. Rising Temp.

3-23-1902
32 deg. Easterly wind. Fair. White frost, rising temp. Very pleasant this morn. Emil Brandt & his girl arrested by East-Side Night Officer this morn.

3-24-1902
36 deg. SE wind. Partly cloudy. Cool & spring like. Regular drill from today on. Went to Central. Paid taxes- $41.43. 17 1/2 min. late at 2:45 on that acct.

3-25-1902
32 deg. East wind. Fair. Frost. Last day to register.

3-26-1902
36 deg. E. wind. Partly cloudy. Raw wind. Chilly. Spaded in the garden for a lettuce bed this morn. Mail at 1:45. .Showers in PM. Met Sergt. Schneider at 4:45.

3-27-1902
44 deg. SW wind. Fair. Warmer & very pleasant. Drill day' Notice to wear Black Hemets on Sunday Mar. 30th.

3-28-1902
44 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Looks like rain. Growing colder. Good Friday. Rain in PM. Went to Sta. for mail at 1:45 PM. Letter for Miss Helen Ahnert 1099-24 1/2 St. from B of PW.

3-29-1902
32 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool & Bright. Very pleasant. Met Sergt. Schneider at Wright & Fond du Lac at 10:45.

3-30-1902
36 deg. High Northerly wind. Cloudy. Snow & Rain. Easter Sunday. Snow this eve.

3-31-1902
32 deg. High W wind. Fair. About 1 inch of snow this morn. Ave, Min. Temp. - 32 deg.

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