Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
March 1907

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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MARCH 1907

3-1-1907
32 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Foggy & rainy: Rain bearly all day. Oders per tel. to go to the fights - Beggs Bldg., 7:30 PM. Home at midnight. Checks this AM. Geo. Schwab 2229 Center St., card with numbers, shake dice for cigars ordered out.- 1 PM. change day:- Genthe out at noon. Got new shoes from Weishaupt, leather lined, $5.00.

3-2-1907
20 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Snow flurries, growing colder. Asked perm. to go to Tailors. 15 min. late at the 9:45 on that acct.. 3:20 PM. Notified Wm. Knospe to throw out his chance games, Electric clock & $12.00 Rain Coat free.

3-3-1907
16 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold, frosty air. Snow flurry duting the night. Cold all day.

3-4-1907
20 deg. SW wind. Partly cloudy. Frosty. Schnell on his beat this morn. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:45. Went to Tailor, got dress coat & vest. Paid $24.50. Had them inspected. Gave Paul F. Meier one hundred dollars to apply on note for four hundred dollars at West Side Bank.

3-5-1907
26 deg. High NW wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. Very cold all day. Krafin & Heller this PM. in Juv. Court at 2 PM. Sen. sus. Back to beat at 4:45.

3-6-1907
20 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Chilly. Wind chgd to SE. Notice of meeting of Pension Board tomorrow morn. at 10:00 at Mayor's Office. 10:45, went to 1143-25, found Mrs. Marie Vartley, 606-10th. She is taken sick on St. & Mrs. Witt took her in. I took her home on car. Orders at 1:45 to watch strikers at Bridge Works Foundry.

3-7-1907
30 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Snowing all forenoon. Went from home to Mil. Bridge Wks. to watch strikers. Went to Mayors Office at 10 o'c. to Police Pension Board meeting. Pensioned Mrs. Dopke & after long discussion postponed the others for two weeks to get an opinion from several Atty's on Section 8 & 9 of pension law.

3-8-1907
32 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. 3 in. of snow fell yesterday. Went to the Bridge Wks. this morn. Thawing very fast all day. Frieda Eimmerman & Mrs. Robinson ( Mary Maechtle ) came to visit us today.

3-9-1907
22 deg. SW wind. Partly cloudy. Froze hard. PM, wind E, chilly. Went to Milw. Bridge Works this morn. PM. 5 men of Eng. 22 MFD got orders to be ready for shift at 2 o'c.

3-10-1907
32 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Went to the Sta. Reported to Lieut. Heineman & he told me to discontinue watch for a while or until further complaint. Went home & went to Church with Minnie.

3-11-1907
28 deg. southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Raw wind. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:45. Ordered Grey Helmet.

3-12-1907
40 deg. W wind. Clouidy. Rained during the night. Spring like all day. Tax bills this morn. I have one bill.

3-13-1907
30 deg. NE wind Cloudy. Chilly. Collected taxes from Frank Meizner. Bill from 200 E. Water St., 3rd Wd. Snowing toward eve.

3-14-1907
20 deg. NW wind. Fair. About 1 in. of snow this morn. Ada's Birthday, 19 yrs. old. I bo't her a bottle of perfume. & two boxes of candy. Eve- Fair all day. Brisk W wind. 5 PM snow all gone.

3-15-1907
33 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Snow squalls also this morn. 1/2 in. of snow. Change day:- Schroeder out at noon.

3-16-1907
40 deg. High SW wind. Fair. Rising temp. Roads drying very fast.

3-17-1907
32 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. "St. Patricks Day in the Morning". PM Snow flurries, 1/2 in. of snow fell.

3-18-1907
26 deg. E wind. Partly cloudy. HEavy frost. Drill day:- Back to beat at 4:40. Turned in taxes amtg to $7.42. Eve. Rain, Murphy brot load of green maple wood from Fond du Lac crosing. I carried it from curb & Walter took it from window of basement.

3-19-1907
38 deg. southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Damp & muddy. PM, High NW wind. clearing.

3-20-1907
28 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Chilly. PM- Wm. Bohlman 714-33rd St. fell while at work in Erecting Shop at 32nd & Locust. was taken home by No. 5 Patrol Wagon.

3-21-1907
36 deg. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Chilly. Adjourned meeting of Pension board at Mayor's Office, 10 AM. After long argument pension was voted Mrs. Sullivan. Leaman & I voting with the Chief against the pension. Adj. at noon. Orders for Black Helmets on Sun. Mar. 24. Mrs. Fritsche of Waukesha staid overnight with us.

3-22-1907
50 deg. W wind. Fair. Warm & spring like. Very warm at noon. Put on dress coat this morn.

3-23-1907
44 deg. NE wind. Fair. Coolo. Thunder storm early this AM. Went to Sherriffs office at 2 PM & was serv. with injunction papers, Chas Bock vs Police Pension fund & Mary Sullivan. Mail at 2:45. Thunder shower at 3 o'c. to 3:20 PM. Notice of Pension Board meeting Monday at 2:30. thunder showers all PM.

3-24-1907
36 deg. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Cool. Black Helmets.

3-25-1907
36 deg. SE wind. Fair. Raw wind, chilly. Drill day. Meeting of Pension Board at Mayor's office at 2:30. Board requests City Atty. to defend injunction suit. Laid over the application of Mrs. Donahue till injunction suit is settled. Trustee Bechtner to ask Ins. Actuary to pass on adequacy of pension fund.

3-26-1907
40 deg. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Very chilly. Warmer toward noon.

3-27-1907
64 deg. SW wind. cloudy. Sultry. Partly clearing toward noon. J. E. Caps of Chicago was at our Sta. looking for Max Hoffman, whirligig man. I took him to 24th & Fond du Lac & turned him over to Jaunke to look for him.

3-28-1907
44 deg. SW wind. Partly cloudy. Cool. 1 PM, rain. Rainy all PM & Eve.

3-29-1907
45 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Wet. Rained very hard during the night. 10 AM wind changed to high SW. Box at 22nd & Locust, freshly painted. PM, high W wind, clearing & colder.

3-30-1907
29 deg. W wind. Fair. Froze hard. Injunction suit, Chas. Bock vs Pension Police Pension Board in Judge Tennants court this AM. Signed $5.00 to fight Sullivan pension grant. 10AM, injunction pension suit cont. for one week. Back to beat at 10:45 AM. 1:45 PM. Checks. Cashed mine at Winkels.

3-31-1907
20 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold. Easter. Av. temp for mo. 32 deg. Wind chgd to NE, cold all day.

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