Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
February 1906

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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FEBRUARY 1908

2-1-1906
24 deg. N wind. Cloudy. Snow during the night. About 2 in. fell. Growing colder. Change- Genthe at noon.

2-2-1906
-2 deg. NW win. Fair. Cold, frosty & clear. " Candelmass day. Half the grain & half the hay"

2-3-1906
12 deg. southerly wind. cloudy. HIgh raw wind. Clearing towards noon. Rising temp. Walter & I went to the new house & put in some wire for bell.

2-4-1906
` 14 deg. High NW wind. Partly cloudy. Very chilly: Cold all day>

2-5-1906
Zero. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Cold. Snow flurries PM. Drill day & go to the tailors. Back to beat at 4:30. Got my old blouse & tried on my new one.

2-6-1906
12 deg. NE to variable wind. Cloudy. Snowing, 4 in. at 8 AM. Snow flurries all day. E. L. Business meeting at our house this eve.

2-7-1906
4 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Very frosty. Partly cloudy. Finished Ada's bob this eve.

2-8-1906
8 deg. NW wind. Fair. Frosty.

2-9-1906
6 deg. NW wind. Fair. Frosty. Schnell on Beat No. 9. I am "in it" again. Travel N. of Hadley St. No dinner for me. Too far to walk. Went home via. 32nd & Fond du Lac for dinner.

2-10-1906
-2 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold, very frosty. Had dinner with Naab at the RR crossing, same as I used to a year ago.

2-11-1906
8 deg. SW wind. Fair. Raw wind, vert chilly. Warmer toward eve.

2-12-1906
30 deg. SW wind. Warmer. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:30.

2-13-1906
38 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Warm. 9 AM, rain turning to snow at 10:30. Colder. Wind NE. PM, wind blowing a gale. Snowing very hard all PM. Snow drifting badly. 6 In. fell. Mail at 1:45 for E. Traffold.

2-14-1906
10 deg. North wind. Fair. Growing colder. Election appointments to serve this morn, for Inspectors, clerks & ballot clerks. Finished serving the Election Papers at 6:45 PM.

2-15-1906
Zero. NW wind. Fair. Cold but pleasant. Rising Temp. Change dat:- Schroeder out at noon. PM, 1:45, Schroeder arrested Hilda Kordes 1511- Hopkins at Hobus Grocery, 1222-23rd St. Obtaining money under false pretense.

2-16-1906
2 deg. SW wind. Fair. Frosty: Thawing at noon.

2-17-1906
12 deg. Variable wind. Partly cloudy. Rising Temp. Thawing at noon. 2:45 Mail for Ald. Malewski. Walter & I went out to the new house this eve.

2-18-1906
32 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Raw wind. Thawing at noon.

2-19-1906
24 deg. S wind. Fair. Very pleasant. Thawing all day. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:15.

2-20-1906
40 deg. W. Wind. Cloudy. Thawing very fast. Damp air. Rain from 1:30 PM to 2:30 PM. Showers all PM.

2-21-1906
30 deg. N wind. Fair. Cool. Reported cross walks necessary on Burleigh, 20th, 21st & 24thSts, also on 27th from Hadley to Chambers. 5:45 PM ordered to 21st & Fond du Lac to see what the trouble was. Found Schnell at Krienitzs with Augusta Boeck, about 90 yrs. old. Schroeder came & after we found out where she lived S. ordered me to take her home to 29th & Greves St. She comp. about her husband abusing her. I left he with Hulda Groth, 2906 Greves & reported case for investigation. Home, 8:40.

2-22-1906
28 deg. SE wind. Partly cloudy. Raw wind. Washington's birthday. No school. Election laws for inspectors & clerks.

2-23-1906
40 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Growning colder at 8 AM. Partly cloudy at 4 PM.

2-24-1906
35 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Rain. Rubber coat, boots & black helmet. Took cap & shoes to 30th & N. Av. on way back from Sta., got them. Mail at 1:45 for Ald. Malewski. Rain turned to snow at 4:45. snowed about 1 in.

2-25-1906
32 deg. SE wind. Fair. Very bright this AM. I am sick. Minnie tel. Sta. that I could not work today.

2-16-1906
24 deg. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Chilly. Home today with the grippe. Dr. Bradley called this PM.

2-27-1906
12 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold. Froze very hard. Murphy Aband. case today. I am a witness for def. Reptd for duty this morn. on acct. of Murphy case. Would have been better off at home.

2-28-1906
14 deg. NW wind. Fair. Frosty. Av. Min. Temp. for Mo. 17 deg.

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