Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
October 1905

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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OCTOBER 1905

10-1-1905
68 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy, clearing at 10 AM. Very warm & sultry. Showers. Change day. Genthe out at noon.

10-2-1905
56 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool. Regular drill at 3 PM. Inspection of uniforms & pistols. Back to beat at 4:25.

10-3-1905
58 deg. High SW wind. Fair. Cool. Mail at 1:45 for 1098-24th & 1415-24th St.

10-4-1904
58 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool. Very warm at noon.. & all PM. Kleiner hauled one load of stone this PM.

10-5-1905
54 deg. N wind. Fair. Cool. Gave J. Grady $1.00 for H. Vogt. Left $2.85 at 1226-22nd for Henry .... Laborer. Met Genthe at 24th & Center, 5:30 PM. Steiner hauled a load of stone this PM.

10-6-1905
50 deg. E wind. Fair. Ernst Loth buried this PM.

10-7-1905
50 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Raw wind. Quite warm at noon. Pipeman Thomas, Eng. 22 buried this PM.

10-8-1905
56 deg. SW wind. Fair. Warmer & very pleasant. Very warm toward noon.

10-9-1905
54 deg. S wind. Fair. Warmer. Hot at noon. Drill day:- Bsck to beat at 4:30. 8:45, subpoenaed to appear in Judge Tarrants Court in Divorce case, Schroeder vs. Schroeder. Back to beat at 10:45. Mail at 1:45. Went direct to drill. Made application for a loan of $1500.00 from Police Relief Assn.

10-10-1905
48 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Cool. Rained nearly all night. clearing towards noon. Cool.

10-11-1905
32 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. First frost of season. First snow at 11 AM. only a few flakes fell. Cold all day.

10-12-1905
32 deg. NW wind. Fair. Frost. Very chilly. Cold all day.

10-13-1905
40 deg. W wind. Fair. Rising Temp. Minnie, Walter & I went out to 45nd St. & staked out cellar this eve. Worked with a lantern & by moon light.

10-14-1905
54 deg. S wind. Partly cloudy. Warmer. PM wind chgd to SE. Eve. Went with Minnie, Ada & Walter to Zillmers, met old choir.

10-15-1905
60 deg. Variable wind, changed to High W. Cloudy. Warm, turnoing cold at 8 AM. Home this AM at 1:30 from Zillmers. Change day:- Schroeder out at noon.

10-16-1905
37 deg. W wind. Partly cloudy. Cold. Light frost during the night. Walter started on weeks trip for the firm. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:35. Went to Reilleys, ordered a pr. of pants.

10-17-1905
48 deg. E wind. Cloudy. Rain commenced at 3 AM. Rained all day & eve. Rubber coat & boots all day.

10-18-1905
54 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Warmer. Cooler toward noon.

10-19-1905
42 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Cool. PM-Rain all PM with lightning & thunder.. Saloon Keeper Hartent, 3019- Wright arrested for threatning to kill. Phil Klein, comp.

10-20-1905
34 deg. High NW wind. Partly cloudy. Cold. Met Lieut. Joe at 21st & Wright, 3:10 PM. Walter came home this eve.

10-21-1905
30 deg. NW wind. Fair. Heavy frost.

10-22-1905
40 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool. Raw wind, chilly. Arthur Behling 1066- 24th St. arrested at Fuller & Warren by John Marx for breaking windows.

10-23-1905
37 deg. SW wind. Fair. Cold raw wind. Warm at noon. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:30 PM.

10-24-1905
38 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Cold. Chilly damp air. Clearing towards noon. Engel digging cellar for us on 42nd & Elm. Went out there at noon.

10-25-1905
34 deg. Raw E wind. Fair. Cold. Went out to 42nd & Elm this morn. Asked perm. of Sergt. Schroeder. 1:45- went to Clk Woller office & reported Ihlenfeld till tapping case. Carl Kraffin took the money ($10.00) & Paul Heller watched. They changed the $5.00 bill at Kittelmanns.

10-26-1905
36 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Heavy frost during the night. Ligh showers this eve. Worked at cellar window frames this eve.

10-27-1905
36 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold. Frost during the night. 2:15 PM Met Lieut. Joe on 20th St. near Hadley & walked with him on Center to Fond du Lac. Worked on cellar window frames all eve.

10-28-1905
26 deg. NW wind. Fair. Froze hard. Cold all day. Served summons on MRs. Heller & Mrs. Graffin to bring their boys Paul & Carl into Juvenile Court Tuesday PM. Oct. 31st. Walter & I worked on cellar window frames all eve.

10-29-1905
24 deg. N wind. Fair. Froze hard. Wind NE at 9 AM.

10-30-1905
34 deg. W wind. Partly cloudy. Chilly. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:30. Sent Engel back to finish the cellar. Had to dig out 3 inches. Finished making door & window frames this eve.

10-31-1905
24 deg. SW wind. Fair. Average min. Temp. for Mo.-43 1/2 deg. Heavy frost. Rising Temp toward noon. 2 PM in Juvenile court with Paul Heller & Carl Graffin. Boys placed on probation. Back to beat at 3:45 PM. Then went to Sta. & got check. Frank Maechtle came tonight. Painted widow & door frames.

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