Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
April 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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APRIL 1906

4-1-1906
26 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Froze hard. Quite warm all day.

4-2-1906
32 deg. SW wind. Fair. White frost. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:10. Dress coat this morn.

4-3-1906
40 deg. S wind. Partly cloudy. Raw wind. Warm at noon. Election day. Stationed at 34th & Wright. Polls open at 6 AM, closed at 8 PM. Minnie brought my dinner & Ada brought my supper. Home at 9:45. Becker elected by 1707 plurality.

4-4-1906
44 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Growing colder. Warmer towards eve. 3:30- Stolzenfeld got Warr. for Wm. Schroeder, Robt. Leightfus, Tony Woelkey & others. We got Schroeder & Leichtfus at Shortys Place & got Woelkey at 916-21st at 6:45 PM.

4-5-1906
38 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Snowing at 8:30 AM & all forenoon. PM- Partly clearing.

4-6-1906
32 deg. N wind. Fair. Cool. Wind chgd to E, chilly. Mail at 1:45 for Ald. Malewsky.

4-7-1906
40 deg. NW wind. Fair. Warm & pleasant. Mail at 1:45 for C. F. Winkelman & Ald. Malewsky.

4-8-1906
40 deg. E wind. Cloudy. Rain at 7:30 AM. Rain all day. & eve. Black helmets this morn. Minnies birthday 45 yrs. old.

4-9-1906
40 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Rain all forenoon from 9 o'c on. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:15. Mail at 1:45 for Supervisor Chas. E. Jeske 2434 Hadley St.

4-10-1906
38 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Cool.

4-11-1906
40 deg. W wind. Fair. Very pleasant. Rising temp. PM- wind chgd to SE. Our Wedding Anniversary. 23 yrs. of happiness. What will the end be? Mail at 2:45 for Ald. Malewsky. Minnie & I went to the Munhall Meeting , 5th & Grand Av.

4-12-1906
42 deg. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Growing cooler. Stolzenfeld & I met McKevitt at 27th & Fond du Lac. He wants us as witnesses in retrial of case of Louise Schroder vs. CM&St.P Ry for loss of foot at Fond du Lac crossing in 1900. Mail at 1:45 for Ald. Malewsky.

4-13-1906
44 deg. SE wind. Partly cloudy. Raw wind. Good shower during the night. Warm & sultry at noon. Commenced taking up sidewalks. Wrote 20th St. this PM. Henry Knoch took charge of Geo. Kirchs Saloon 3036 Fond du Lac. I notified him to close up until he has license in his own name.

4-14-1906
50 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Quite warm this morn. Growing cooler toward noon. Very damp & showery all day.

4-15-1906
46 deg. N wind. Cloudy. Easter. Growing colder. Damp. Bits of snow & sleet falling at 8 AM. Easter service at Minns. 2.

4-16-1906
32 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold, white frost. To meet Kelley at Central at 2 PM. Drill day:- Got Ex. from drill. Drew vac. this morn. - Jun 7 to Jul 7. Met Kelly committee in Kleinstuebers office. Made up schedule of wages. Lieuts from 116.66 to 133.33. Sergts. from 100.00 to 116.66. Patrolmen: 1st yr. 80.00, 2nd yr. 90.00, 3rd yr. 100. Detectives same as Lieuts.

4-17-1906
40 deg. W wind. Fair. Rising temp. Stolzenfeld & I to Judge Tarrants court at 10 AM in case of Mrs. Louise Schroder vs St. P RR. Excused at 11 AM. Be in court at 2:30 PM. Back to beat at 5:15 PM. Mayor Becker takes his office today Henry Bell; detailed as his bodyguard.

4-18-1906
45 deg. SW wind. Fair. Rising temp. Very pleasant. Wrote up sidewalks all day.

4-19-1906
50 deg. W wind. Fair. Very pleasant. Shower at noon. Cooler PM. Walter & I went to new house this morn. Meckelburgs factory damaged by fire last night.

4-20-1906
46 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool breeze. Warm during the day. Bro. JL's birthday 46 yrs old. Met Lieut Joe this PM on Fond du Lac Ave.

4-21-1906
44 deg. N wind. Partly cloudy. Growing colder. Walter & I transplanted Maple tree from garden to lawn back of the house. Julius Binninger & wife 538-17th St. came up this eve & looked at plan of house I am building.

4-22-1906
38 deg. N wind. Partly cloudy. Very chilly. Signed payroll.

4-23-1906
30 deg. NW wind. Fair. Heavy frost. PM, wind E, chilly. Drill day:- Back to beat at 5:15. After drill, went to Sec's office for information regarding salary question. Missed 4:45 rept.

4-24-1906
40 deg. SE wind. Partly cloudy. Raw wind. Thunder showers toward eve. John Giencke & I called on Ald. Seidel this eve. at 7 o'c.

4-25-1906
42 deg. E wind. Fair. Warmer. Thunderstorm from SW at 3 PM. Rained heavy, nearly an hour
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4-26-1906
48 deg. W wind. Fair. Rising temp. Heavy thunder storm last night. Orders to be at Bahn Frei Turn Hall at 7:30 PM- St. Boniface Church Fair. Home at 11:55.

4-27-1906
44 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cool.

4-28-1906
40 deg. SE wind. Partly cloudy. Very chilly all day. Thunder storm at 4 PM. Not much rain.

4-29-1906
52 deg. W wind. Fair. Warmer.

4-30-1906
40 deg. SE wind, Fair. Cool. Av. Min. temp. for mo. 41 deg. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:20. Drill in hall at Central. Batons & belts.

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