Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
July 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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JULY 1906

7-1-1906
65 deg. SE wind Cloudy. Looks like rain. Went to Kingsley with Minnie & Ada. PM, went to Soldiers Home with Minnie & Ada. Eve.- Went to Schlueters Church with Helen, Minnie & Ada. Home at 11:32.

7-2-1906
62 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Showers during the morning. 1:45 train for Kenosha. Went to Bristol to get mother. J.L. took me to Somers for a ride.

7-3-1906
60 deg. E wind. Partly cloudy. Left Bristol on 7:47 train. Met Chas. Zahn in Kenosha. Young Interbitzen was with him on the way to Escanaba. Alice met us in Kenosha. Ada met us in NW Depot & went to Port with mother. PM. I worked on 42nd St. house till 3 0'c.Went home. Got ready, missed car. Walked to Wauwatosa. Took 5:10 train to Reeseville.

7--4-1906
52 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cool all day.. At Reinhardts in Reeseville.

7-5-1906
55 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cool.
Started for home on 6:55 train. R. & wife went as far as Watertown. PM- Chas. Schultz helped me at house.

7-6-1906
58 deg. Fair. Warm. Went out to house 754-42nd St. Worked on cement floor all day with Chas. Schultz & Wm. Krueger. Vac. ends.

7-7-1906
52 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cool. Look for dogs, 26th near Hopkins. Wassow on Vac. Smudde in Sta. Schultz on S's beat. I take old beat. Tel. order to meet Kelley at 4th & Grand at 8 PM. Met committee at 4th & Grand Av. Decided to see Ald. Yockey & have an amendment introduced in salary matter before the council making salary: 2 yrs $80, 2yrs $90 & 5th yr. $95 per mo.

7-8-1906
60 deg. W wind. Fair. Warm & pleasant all day.

7-9-1906
62 deg. W wind. Fair. Warm & pleasant. Hot at 8 AM. Kelley wants to meet me at Broadway & Wisc. St. at 11:30. I asked perm. of Lieut Joe. Met Kelley & Fry. Went Ald. Yockey's office, 12th floor of Wells Bldg. Talks with him about amendment to salary ordinance. He agrees to ask for 1st 2 yrs $80.00, 2nd 2 yrs. $90. , 5th yr & thereafter $95.00. Mrs. John Maechtle operated on at Trinity Hospital.

7-10-1906
65 deg. NW wind. Fair. Warm. Light shower at 4 AM. Hot at 8:30 AM. PM- wind chgd to NE. Cooler. Mail at 1:45 for Druggists.

7-11-1906
63 deg. SE wind. Fair. Warm. Mail at 1:45 for VanEll's. 5:20. Minnie went to the country to stay a week or so.

7-12-1906
66 deg. SE wind. Fair. Very warm. Emmaus Church Picnic at Greunewald Park. 3215 Fon du Lac Ave.

7-13-1906
64 deg. SE wind. Fair. Warm. Went to 42nd St. this morn. Sent tinner out there to put in furnace boot.

7-14-1906
64 deg. SE wind. Fair. Warm. Showers toward evening. Miss. 2 Picnic at Sherman Park. Went from Sta. to 4nd & Elm by perm. of Lieut. Gave Wm. Krueger $5 on account. Went to picnic at 6:45. Found them all on the way home on acct of rain. Went to new house & then home.

7-15-1906
70 deg. W wind. Partly cloudy. Sultry. Very warm all day. Change day:- Schroeder at noon. Went to cemetery. Nothing doing. Only 2 funerals, no crowd. Freda Maechtle went home this eve. Jack Eimmerman came to dinner today.

7-16-1906
56 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. PM- wind SE. Casper Knoerr 1275-30th St, Crazy. Stolzenfeld & I went there & talked to him. 5:45 Notice per tel. that Kelley wants to meet me tomorrow at 10 AM, Broadway & Mich. St.

7-17-1906
60 deg. W wind. Fair. Warmer. Went to Ald Liedows office in Mitchell Bldg. Met the Kelley salary committee there. Had talk with Ald. L. He called a com. meet for Thurs. PM. (4'o'c) & said we had better be represented there.

7-18-1906
60 deg. SE wind. Fair. Growing warmer at 8 AM. Mail at 1:45. Non belongs to my beat. Minnie & Ada came home this eve. on 106.

7-19-1906
60 deg. SE wind. cloudy. Rain this morn. Jos. Barnes Saloon License No. 477, July 13th '06, at 922-21st St. Went to council Committee Meeting at 4 PM. Com. agreed on schedule of wages for us.1&2 yrs 80, 3,4, & 5 yrs 90, & thereafter 95 to begin Jan. 1st '07. Dis. Warr. for J. Hein 1189-23 rd St. Ottilie Witt, comp. Arr. him at 6:35 PM.

7-20-1906
66 deg. W wind. Fair. Very warm. In court at 9 AM with Hein. Case cont. till Monday. Took bail money back to Sta. Met Lieut Joe at 3rd & N. Av. & gave hime the money.

7-21-1906
.70 deg. W wind. Fair. Hot 96 deg. in shade PM. Saarous Picnic at Greunewald's. Subp. Augusta Nencke 1183-23 rd St. for def. in case with Hein.

7-22-1906
73 deg. W wind. Fair. Very warm. 92 deg. at noon. Christ. Epckey buried. 3:40 PM thunder storm lasting till 4:30 PM.

7-23-1906
56 deg. Northerly wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. Hein case yhis morn. Found guilty, sentenced sus. on payment of costs $10.15. Took bail money back to No. 5 Sta. after costs were pd. Went to dinner.

7-24-1906
58 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool. & pleasant. PM wind SE. 1:45 mail for Nehrbass 2506 Hadley.

7-25-1906
58 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Rising temp. PM wind SE. Walter & I worked on his house all eve.

7-26-1906
66 deg. Variable wind, mostly south. Fair. Light shower during the night. Thunder shower at 10:15 AM. showery all PM. Droegkanp came up, took measurements for bid on furnace this eve.

7-27-1906
62 deg. Wind. Fair. Warm. Partly cloudy toward noon.

7-28-1906
66 deg. Easterly wind. Partly cloudy. Sultry. Showers at 9:15 & all day.

7-29-1906
64 deg. Variable wind. Partly cloudy. Warm. Heavy rain during the night. Orders to be at Pabst Park at 7 PM. BRewers Picnic. At the cemetary 2:15 to 4:30 PM. Home from Pabst Park at 11:30 PM. John Maechtles wife came from Trinity Hospital & will stay with us for a few days.

7-30-1906
64 deg. NW wind. Fair. Warm. Sultry all day. Johns wife went home this 1:35 PM. Eve- Ophelia & Lydia came this eve on the way home from Huron.

7-31-1906
64 deg. NE wind. Cool breeze. Av. Min. temp. for Mo. 62 deg. Lydia, Ophelia & Milton left for Fredonia at 5:20 PM.

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