Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
December 1903

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 1903

12-1-1903
20 deg. W. wind. Fair. Frosty , PM snow flurries. Change say:- Heinemann on N. Dist. at noon. Checks this AM. Paid Stolzenfeld $40.00 to bal. of loan of $100.00 of Aug. 1st '03. J. Fardenheit loaned me $100.00 on note for 90 days. Pd Hy Grueschow $60.00 to bal. out acct & in pay't of Helens Bill of $4.00.

12-2-1903
16 deg. S wind. Fair. Frosty. Rising temp. Asked perm. to go to Brandt, 31st and Walnut & and F & W Stove Works to settle accounts with them. On beat at 8:30 AM. Smudder on day duty this AM.

12-3-1903
24 deg. S wind. Damp air. 1 inch of snow fell sduring the night. Drill day and overcoat inspection. Back to beat at 4:45

12-4-1903
20 deg. W wind. Fair. Colder. Snow flurries at PM

12-5-1903
20 deg. W. wind. Cloudy. Damp air. Chilly all day. 6:45 went downtown to meet Walter. Went to Gimbels & got W. an overcoat.

12-6-1903
16 deg. SW wind. Fair. Raw wind. Damp air. Chilly. Thawing at noon. Met Heinemann at Eng. 22, 9:20 AM

12-7-1903
20 deg. NW wind. Fair. Chilly

12-8-1903
22 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Snw flurries all day. About 1 inch of snow fell. Went to Station at 2:45 for mail.

12-9-1903
16 deg. NW win. Cloudy. Colder.

12-10-1903
16 deg. NW wind. Fair. Frosty. Drill Day. Went to Sta. for mail. Back to beat at 4:30. An old man had been troubling Mrs. Hoefer 1195-22nd St. I told Lieut JK & got orders to change clothes & get him. I did so. Went there in plain clothes at 9:45 & he came at 11:25. I saw at once that he was insane & took him to the Sta. His name is Carl Knuth 651-7th St. Went to dinner at 12:20 from Sta. Back to beat at 1:40 PM. Notified Mrs. Hoefer to be in court in the morning.

12-11-1903
14m deg. W wind. Cloudy. Chilly. In court at 9 AM with Karl Knuth. Got Subp. for Martha Hoefer 1195-22nd St. I made application for Judicial Examination. Mrs. Hoefer, Officer Braun signed with me. Case cont till Monday. Back to beat at 9:15 AM.

12-12-1903
26 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Snow Storm. Typical "Nor easter" Stopped snowing after dinner. High wind at PM. Drifted some. 6 " of snow fell.

12-13-1903
16 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold & frosty. Zero weather all day.

12-14 1903 -8 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold & frosty. Carl Knuth in court this morn. Case dismissed. K sent to asylum temporarily. Back to beat 10:39. Made Rept in Emil Kuneppel to Lieut. JK. Bock & Gueqinie go to Tax Office this morn. Arrested Leon Isaac om N. Ave. at 11:40 AM. Sent him to Sta. He is wanted on S. Side for some petty offenses. 1:15 Lieut JK te. me to see if I could get some one to proscecute Issac. Went to 598-37th St. to see Mrs. Miller. She agreed to go to court. Then went to Sta. Finally the S Side Sta. said they wanted him & I went & told Mrs, Miller she need not go to court in the morn.

12-15-1903
-6 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold & frosty. Chznge day. Schroeder on N. Dist. at noon. Met Rooney at 10:15, 27th& Fond du Lac. He is looking for Joe Schmidt, 1059-26th St.

12-16-1903
Zero. W wind. Fair. Snow during the night. 1/2" snow fell. Rooney arrested Joe Schmidt. I went to Henne Saloon & got 54 cartridges that H bought of Joe. They are supposed to be stolen by Joe while he was working on the Goodrich Boaat last summer . TOOK THE SWAG TO THE Sta.

12-17-1903
-2 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold & Frosty. Bro. J L came this morning at 6:30 while I was eating breakfast. is on way to Port. Drill Day. Back to beat at 4:40.

12-18-1903
12 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Rising Temp. Rooney arrested Harry Becker, Arth. Becker, Charles Potratz for Petty Larceny at H Marquardts Sallon, 22nd & Hadley. Commenced raining at 8 PM .

12-19-1903
34 deg. Southerly wind. Cloudy. Rain Very slippery. Raining all forenoon. PM foggy. Henry and Eddie came this eve.

12-20-1903
28 deg. NW wind. Fair. Colder. Freezing this AM.

12-21-1903
30 deg. SW wind. Fair. Brisk wind & warmer. Colder at 9 AM. No drill till after the new year. HJ & Ed went home on the 7:30 train this eve.

12-22-1903
24 deg. W Wind. Fair. Colder. Very chilly. Orders to be at 15th Dist. School, 20th & Cold Spring at 7:30 PM. Stolzenfeld arrested Otto Bublitz yesterday PM. Petty Larceny. Fined $5.00 cost. Ph. Wolf, Comp.

12-23-1903
24 deg. W wind. Fair Warmer this AM. Mail at 1:45. Went to 100-22nd St. to see if Hahnisch had a US Lcense. Found he was using Sheddins License.

12-24-1903
30 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Snow fl;ur3ry during the night. Thawing at noon. Colder again in eve. Went to Kingsley Church to the ChrismasTree this eve.

12-25-1903
4 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Cold & Chilly. Cold all day. Half hour extra for dinner today and New Years Day. Patrolman Rawson badly injured by unknown parties at 1:30 AM, 30th & Meinecke Ave. Snow fluryy from 9 AM to 3 PM. 1/2" snow fell. Stolzenfeld & Schroeder found out who Rawsons assailants were & they will be arrested as soon as they can get them.

12-26-1903
-13 deg. NW wind. Fair. Very cold & frosty. Zero at noon. 6 PM wind SW. Zero. Mail at 1:45. 5 of Rawsons assailants have been arrested.

12-27-1903
28 deg. W to NE wind. Cloudy. Snowing at 7 AM. Growing colder. Clearing at 9 AM. Growing colder all day.

12-28-1903
-2 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold. Rising Temp. PM Snow, about 3" fell. No. 2 <ission held Xmas exercises this eve. Had a housse full.

12-30-1903
- 2 deg. W. wind. Cloudy. Cold. Clearing at 1 PM. Commenced snowing at 11 AM with therm. at 8 deg. Wind SW. Home today. Feeling some better but not able to travel. Dr. Bradley, Dept. Surgeon called the PM.

12-31-1903
16 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Looks like more snow. Average min. temp. for mom., 13 deg. Ave. Temp. for year 39 1/2 deg. Stoltzenfeld brought my check this morn..

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