Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
August 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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AUGUST 1902

8-1-1902
58 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Car. Cool & damp. Checks this morn. Change day:- Heinemann on North Dist. at noon. Sergt Schneider ret. from Vac.

8-2-1902
62 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Warmer. Orders to be at Pabst Park at 7 PM. Scotch picnic. Asked leave to go to Reillys & get my clothes this morn. Went to Reilleys at 8 :45. Put on suit & went to Central to have it inspected by Lieut. O'Connor. Back to beat at 10:10. Missed 9:45 Report. Met Walter on Wis. St. as I was talking to Mr. Hamilton. PM.- On examining my vest, found it defective. 5 button holes had been cut wrong and sewed up. Went home at 5:10. Went to Scotch picnic at 7 o'c. Home at 10:45 PM.

8-3-1902
66 deg. NW wind. Fair. Warm. Showed my vest to Lieut JK. He told me to take it back.

8-4-1902
62 deg. Easterly wind. Fair. Cool & Pleasant. Minnie & I went to Wauwatosa this eve. & called on Notbohms.

8-5-1902
62 deg. N Wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. Forgot to pay my Relief Assn dues & Lieut JK wanted to deposit the money so I borrowed $7.00 from Stolzenfeld, $3.00 from Miller & paid up. Noon - Got money & at 12:30 paid Stolzenfeld back the $7.00 I borrowed. Met Miller at 5:45 & gave him his $3.00.

8-6-1902
56 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool.

8-7-1902
54 deg. Southerly wind changing to West. Rain at 4 AM. 1:45 PM. Fire broke out in barn of Wm. Kaun, 1003-21st St. Damage $ 200.00, cause unknown. I was not present at the time of the fire. I was out on Hopkins & Keefe Ave. Learned the particulars at 3:45 & reported to Central.

8-8-1902
58 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cool. P.F. Meier & Sister Rose went to the "Dells" this morn. Mrs. Kottnauer died at 3 PM. Consumption.

8-9-1902
60 deg. southerly wind. Fair. Car. Cool. Mission No. 2, 20th & Chambers will have picnic today at Sherman Park. Walter goes to Racine on excursion boat this PM. Excursion for benefit of Rescue Mission.

8-10-1902
66 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Warmer. Looks like rain. Rain from 9:45 to 2 PM. Dopke ret. from Vac. Saloon application of G. T. Schwab, 2229 Center St.

8-11-1902
54 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool. Fraser asked me to take his place at the Expo to which I agreed. Home at 11 PM. Mrs. Kottnauer was buried this PM. Rev. Hintz officiating.

8-12-1902
52 deg. SW wind. Fair. Wheel. Cool. Went with Stolzenfeld to 23rd & Elm this morn. at 6:45 o'c. to make an arrest. I got to the Sta. in time for roll call.

8-13-1902
58 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Rain all forenoon. Cloudy all day. 4:40- Miller arrested Gust Goebel, 1183-20th St. for riding bicycle on side walk at 20th & Locust.

8-14-1902
60 deg. NW wind chgd to E. Cloudy. Car. Damp & sultry. Miller asked that I be in court as he feared Goebel was going to fight his case & deny that he rode on walk. Went to court. Goebel pleaded guilty & Recv'd suspended sentence. Back to beat at 9:45.
Fire broke out in house at 938-17th at 5:30 PM. Tel. alarm. Damage $100.00. Cause-filling gasoline stove while lighted. Mrs. Louise R. seriously burned on back & arms. Dr. Kratsch attended her. House owned & occupied by Ernst Rintelmann.

8-15-1902
62 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Damp. Indication of rain. Light sprinkles at 6:30 AM. Clearing PM. Change day. Schroeder on N. dist. at noon. 8 PM. Henke bro't me a warr for Herman Elke 1242-23rd St. F. H. Suttler, a neighbor, complainant. Chge- Cow running at large.

8-16-1902
52 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cool. Left home at 6:10. Went to Ehlkes House. He was not at home. Out collecting garbage. Dem. Caucus this PM., also Irish Picnic at Schlitz Park. Schroeder came up on car with me to 24th & Hopkins. Notified G.F. Schwab 2227 Center St. to get saloon license at once. 1:45- Went to Wm. Pagenkopf 955-21st St. & told his wife to go & see Sec. R.H. next Sat. Went to 1242-23rd, arrested Herm. Ehlke. Went to Sta.. Got mail for 20th-22nd & 19th wds. Fire on 21st St. near Elm. Bohlmans child burned Hlemb & Droeses barn. Subp. witnesses after 6 PM.

8-17-1902
56 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Cool. Fuller-Warren Employees picnic at Greunewalds Park. Two ladies from the YWCA Institute came up to No. 2 Mission this eve. Miss Russell of Brooklyn & Miss Lake of Lexington Ky.

8-18-1902
58 deg. SE wind. Fair. Cool. Rising Temp. Showery in PM. In court this morn. with Herm. Ehlke - Cow running at large. Ehlke found guilty fined 50 cts & costs. Total $7.19. Back to bea at 11:10 AM.

8-19-1900
64 deg. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Warmer. Asked perm. to go to tailors to get my vest bet. 8:45 & 9:45. Back at 9:50.

8-20-1902
60 deg. NW wind. Fair. Pleasant. Math. Rauch is home again from the Correction House. Wm. Volkmann arrested as suspect by Schroeder (firebug).

8-21-1902
60 deg. Northerly wind. Cloudy. damp. Alex Michaels 1085-26th Arrested on chge of Embezzlement. Chas Barker, Comp. Arrest mad yesterday. Order from JL Capt. per Lieut JK to tell Frank Malick 1209-30th St. to support his family or he would be arrested. Met Malick at 6 PM. Told him. He said he was doing all he could. Gave his wife all the money he earned.

8-22-1902
52 deg. Northerly wind. Fair. Cool. Wind changes to NE. Cool all day. Went with Minnie & Ada to Tent Meeting, 1st & Center this eve.

8-23-1902
50 deg. Northerly wind. Fair. Cool. Very quiet all day.

8-24-1902
52 deg. NW wind. Fair. Wheel. Cool. Quite warm at noon.

8-25-1902
53 deg. SE wind. Fair. Cool with rising temp. Foggy at 5:30 AM. Signed payroll.

8-26-1902
56 deg. NW wind. Fair. Warmer. Walter went to Union Grove this PM to attend E. L. Rally or Dist. meeting.

8-27-1902
60 deg. Northerly wind changing to E. wind. Wamr. Mat Schroeder on car at 17th & Fond du Lac. He went with me to 20th & Center. PM- Household goods of John Colby 1022-24th St. were set out on the St. by Constable for non-payment of rent.

8-28-1902
55 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Warm. Stolzenfeld sick. I reported him so at Sta. (Abe), A.J.G. on his beat. Walter Ret. from Union Grove. He was elected Sec'y of Dist. League.

8-29-1902
56 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Warm. Wahlen on Vac. Ressel on Stolzenfelds beat.

8-30-1902
65 deg. SW wind. Partly cloudy. Warm. Sultry all day. Shower at 5:45. Minnie & the children went on the Excursion Boat to Racine. Excursion by Kingsly E. L. 1/2 of profit to go to Deaconess Home. Pere Marquette Str. No. 5.

8-31-1902
80 deg. High SW wind. Partly cloudy. Very sultry. Showery toward noon. Hot PM. Met Schroeder at 8:30 AM. Staid with me till 9:45. Went though Union Cemetery. Ave. Min. Temp. 58 deg. Siegrist came down from Fond du Lac.

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