Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
November 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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NOVEMBER 1906

11-1-1906
29 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Frosty. Warmer toward noon. Checks this morn.

11-2-1906
32 deg. SW wind. Fair. White frost. Warm during the day.

11-3-1906
40 deg. E wind. Cloudy. Warmer today. Mail at 1:45. Hartman at home nights. Left Warr. in box at 24th & Hopkins for night officer.

11-4-1906
44 deg. SE wind. Fair. Warm for the season.

11-5-1906
34 deg. Fair. Cool. Drill day: Orders to be at Sta. at 6:30 PM to get stations for tomorrows election.

11-6-1906
48 deg. E wind. cloudy. Rainy all day. Election day. Sta. at 34th & Wright St. At booth, 5:50 AM. Minnie bro't my dinner. 1130 votes at 12 o'c. noon. Ada bro't my supper at 5 PM. Walter bro't my jacket. I left booth at 9:05. Home at 10:10.

11-7-1906
50 deg. SE wind. Partly cloudy. Eve. Cloudy & Damp. Reception for O.H. C. at Miss. 2. Minnie & I went. Home at 11 0'c.

11-8-1906
43 deg. Variable wind. Heavy fog. Partly clearing toward noon.

11-9-1906
45 deg. NW wind. Fair. Growing colder. Robt. Hartman & wife came to clerks office. I arrested him. Then Mrs. Hartman wanted the case dropped but the Dist. Atty. would not consent & asked continuance till tomorrow to get G. Frellson in court. Went from court to dinner. Reported sick when I got home & laid abed all PM. Sick headache.

11-10-1906
34 deg. S wind. cloudy. Cool. Hartman case at 9 AM. Frellson, Zuemer, Rud. Horthals & I testified. Judge Neelen sent hime our for one year. Henry Knoch quit his saloon 3036 Fond du Lac Av. & moved his family out of the place.

11-11-1906
30 deg. N wind. Partly cloudy. Chilly. PM at cemetary from 2 to 4 o'c. Growing colder. Home this eve. Went to Kingsley Church with Minnie & Ada.

11-12-1906
28 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Snow flurries, very chilly. Drill day:- Went to Tailor, got new pants and had them inspected. Back to beat at 4:55.

11-13-1906
28 deg. NW wind. cloudy. Very chilly. Company this eve. Lois & Dewey, Laura & Mrs. Josie S. they are attending Missionary Convention at Summerfield Church. Carpenter work on Adams Barn done. Pd. F. Rassch sr. $33.07 for work on Adams Barn.

11-14-1906
24 deg. SW wind. Fair. Frosty. Overcoat this morn & blouse under over coat this PM. Feel chilly all the time.

11-15-1906
32 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Very chilly. Change day:- Schroeder out at noon. F.J. Rasch finished painting the Adams Barn.

11-16-1906
32 deg. SE wind. Cloudy, Very chilly. Raw wind. Rain toward eve.

11-17-1906
48 deg. SW to W wind. Cloudy. Rainy this morn. Growing colder. Clearing at noon. Pleasant.

11-18-1906
34 deg. W wind. Partly clousy. Frost during the night. Cool. Juvenile summons for Mrs. Nauman 1138-30th St. for abandoning children for Tues. PM. Mrs. Murawsky 3002 - Fond du Lac (3rd floor) complains of losing gold neck chain, ear ring & silk umbrella from house. Don't know when. Suspects- Frank Maranjek & her son Mike.

11-19-1906
W wind. Cloudy. Cold. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:50.

11-20-1906
28 deg. W wind. cloudy. Chilly. Rain at 6 PM. Nauman Case, Juv. court, 2 PM. Case cont. 2 weeks. Children given to Eissfeld till trial. Back to beat at 3:30. John Kouteny 1149-22nd St. held up on Locust St. bet. 22nd & 23rd at 6:30 PM. yeaterday. Badly beaten but not robbed. I think Rich. Kanitz may have done the job but doubt if Kouteny could identify him. Kanitz lives at 1166-21st.

11-21-1906
40 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Rain all day. Wind chgd to W at 3:30 PM. Snow & Rain at 4:14. Colder. Called to 1229-20th St. at 5:45. Found Carl Carl Jahn lying on the floor drunk. Told his wife to leave him there & Notified the Sta. to have night officer keep an eye on the place.

11-22-1906
32 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Colder. Put up storm windows this eve.

11-23-1906
24 deg. SW wind. Fair. White frost. Cool all day.

11-24-1906
27 deg. SW wind. Fair. White frost. Cool all day.

11-25-1906
35 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Rainy. Showers all morn.

11-26-1906
45 deg. High SW wind. Cloudy. Rain, 9 AM. Partly clearing. Colder. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:30. Walter Bro't home a "Stanley 45" Plane".

11-27-1906
36 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Chilly. PM, clearing & very pleasant.. Waited in Sta. till 7:45 for mail. Got subpoena for Hy. Perch & Mrs. Schellenberg in case of Nauman children. Subp. Botts at 6 PM. Walter & I worked all the eve. in my shop getting cleaned up for once so I can do carpenter & cabiner work.

11-28-1906
32 deg. High NW wind. Partly cloudy. Growing colder. PM- Went to Meiers, Pd. $50.00 on acct. & signed note to West Side Bank for 4 mo's. for $400.00, payable on or before.

11-29-1906
26 deg. SW wind. Fair. White frost. Thanksgiving day: 1/2 hor extra for dinner. Minnie stayed at home & got dinner for me as she has done for many years.

11-30-1906
36 deg. Southerly wind. Cloudy. Rainy & damp. Ave. Min Temp for mo. 34 deg. Minnie went to Waukesha with Mrs. Kube. Visited reform school.

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