Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
November 1904

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.

Back to the Index
Key to names and places in this diary

NOVEMBER 1904

11-1-1904
46 deg. SW wind. Fair. Very warm & pleasant. Leg sore. Can't walk. Groffman left us this morning to go home to Berlin.

11-2-1904
46 deg. Rising temp. W wind. Fair. Rising temp. Leg some better. Paper hanger working in Ada's room this PM. Stolzenfeld told me that Kruse came out on day duty this Morn.

11-3-1904
42 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Very pleasant. Home today. Leg some better. Dr. Bradley called this PM.

11-4-1904
44 deg. SW wind. Fair. Very pleasant, colder. PM. NE wind. Home today-can't walk without limping, so concluded to stay home another day.

11-5-1904
36 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Cold & Raw. Clearing at 10 AM. Reported for duty this morn. Ought to have staid at home. Limp a good deal. Couldn't run to save my life. Did not go home to dinner. Got a lunch & staid at Eng. 22 during the noon hour. Cashed my check atr Winkels.

11-6-1904
30 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. White frost. Quiet all day.

11-7-1904
32 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Frost. Asked to be excused from drill on account of my leg. Asked Perm. to go to Sec's office to pay int. Orders to be at Sta. at 6:30 PM to receive instructions for Election. Went to Secy's office at 8:45. Paid $100.00 on mtge & int- $5.00 due for 6 mo. Went to Reilleys, tried on overcoat. Found it did not fit. Back to beat at 9:55. PM. Went to Sta. Got Warr. for Otto Wesenberg 1137 - 20th St. A&B, Tom Kroner, comp. K. lives in N. Mil.

11-8-1904
42 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Chilly. Rain at 1 PM. Election day. Went to Sta. on 1st car. Got there at 6:04 AM. 7:15 started out to relieve officers stationed at Booth. Relieved Stolzenwald, Smudde, Giencke, & Betts. Then went to Sta. at 12 o'c. noon. 3 PM. Went to 28th hear Wright to shoot a horse. In Sta. till after 6 PM when I was sent to 709 Wright St. with Patrolman Metterman on acct. of family trouble. Back to Sta. & sat there till 8:30. Then went home.

11-9-1904
32 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Rainy towards noon & cold.PM- Otto Wessenberg gave himself up at the W. Side Sta. last night. I went there from the Sta. & read Warr. to him. Went home, changed coat & helmet & went to court. Got a continuance until tomorrow & went to No. Mil. to subp. witnesses. Got back to beat at 12 noon. PM went to Sta. Got letter for Ald. Malewesky. Beat changed this morn. Kruse goes from 16th to Fond du Lac & from North to Hadley. I take all north of Hadley & W of 20th.

11-10-1904
37 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Growing colder. Snow flurries. In court at 9AM with Otto Wessenberg. Pleaded guilty. Fined $5.00 & costs.-$10.56. by Judge Huchting. Back to beat at 10:45. Mail at 1:30 for Ald. Malewsky. Lois, Mrs. J.L. & Rollo came this eve. to supper. Rollo to stay all night with us.

11-11-1904
26 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Froze hard. We kept furnace fire all night. Met Genthe at 20th & Chambers, 10:15 AM. Took dinner at RR Flagman Shanty with Henry Naab, flagman. We cook dinner together. Walter sent home a new table this eve.

11-12-1904
27 deg. High W wind. Fair. Raw wind, very chilly. Lieut. Joe on Vac.

11-13-1904
30 deg. High N wind. Partly cloudy. Chilly.

11-14-1904
30 deg. W. wind. Fair. Cold. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:35 PM. Herman Baumbach 1657 Hopkins, arrested at No. 5. I notified his wife.

11-15-1904
33 Deg. W wind. Fair. Warmer toward noon. Very dry & dusty.

11-16-1904
32 deg. SE wind. Fair. White frost. Got rest of cooking outfit this morn. It consists of frying pan, roaster, knives, forks, 2 spoons, 1 tin plate, 1 porclean plate, several tin pails & cans, 1 cup. Eve, Cox commenced protracted meetings tonight.

11-17-1904
40 deg. SE wind becoming variable. Cloudy. Raw wind, looks like rain. Clearing toward noon. Put up storm windows this eve. whiile the rest went to Church.

11-18-1904
38 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Rising temp. Very dry & dusty. Wd. Foremen sprinkled street this PM for the first time in several weeks.

11-19-1904
42 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Cool & pleasant this morn. Warm toward noon.

11-20-1904
46 deg. Northerly wind. Cloudy. Looks like rain. Growing colder. Rain from 10 AM till noon. Clearing at 1:30 PM. Message came via. Police Dept. that my father was dead. Night officer called Walter out of Church

11-21-1904
30 deg. S wind. Partly cloudy. Heavy frost. Asked perm. of Sergt Genthe to get off tomorrow to attend Fathers funeral.

11-22-1904
38 deg, Varialble wind. Fair. Warmer. Left home at 6:10 AM for Pt. W. to attend fathers funeral. Minnie, Walter & I took 6:55 train. Funeral at 2 PM from the Church.
Rev. Lean, P.E. preached sermon. Two sons & two grandsons acted as Pallbearers. Buried in Cemetery at Pt. Minnie went home with Henrys folks to stay awhile. Walter & I & Rufus Karker came home on 7:40 train.

11-23-1904
44 deg. High W wind. Partly cloudy. Cool. Very dusty. Wind blowing a gale all day. Linden out days.

11-24-1904
40 deg. Fair. Growing colder. Cloudy & rain in the eve. Thanksgiving day. 1/2 hr. extra for dinner.

11-25-1904
36 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Chilly. Snow flurries during the day. Met Linden on 22nd St. at 8:45. Ada brought us a pie for dinner. Eve.- Made table for Henry & I to eat dinner on. Hang it with hinges so as to fold up when not in use.

11-26-1904
24 deg. High NW wind. Fair. Cold. Ther. at freezing all day. Went home & got my overcoat. Minnie came home this morn.

11-27-1904
18 deg. NW wind. Fair. Froze hard. Cold dry & dusty all day.

11-28-1904
24 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Raw wind, mostly S. Very dusty. Drill day. Back to beat at 4:30 PM.

11-29-1904
32 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Chilly. Met Linden, 23rd & Hadley, 9:50 AM. Geo. & Pauline came this PM on their way home from Aurora, Ill.

11-30-1904
14 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold. Average Minimum Temp. for Month - 34 deg.

Back to the Index
Key to names and places in this diary