Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
October 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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OCTOBER 1907

10-1-1907
50 deg. Fair. Raw SE wind. Rain in Eve. Betts on day duty, covers Hutch's beat.

10-2-1907
56 deg. Fair. Rising temp. SW wind. Very warm at noon. John M. Sr. came this eve on his way home from Reeseville.

10-3-1907
60 deg. Partly cloudy. Warm SE wind. Heavy thunder storm at 5 AM. Very sultry all day. 8:45, Went to the Hatter. Got my new Black Helmet-$3.10.

10-4-1907
52 deg. Fair. Cool NW wind.

10-5-1907
46 deg. Fair. Cool NW wind. Minnie & Walter go to Pt. to attend Jake & Lois Silver Wedding. Lina M. goes to hospital to have her eyes attended to. Minnie & Walter came home at 9:30.

10-6-1907
52 deg. Fair. Cool SW wind. Fair with HIgh SW wind all day.

10-7-1907
58 deg. Cool west wind. showery. Partly cloudy. Int. due on lots, $7.50. Walter send check to Frank Hemp. One man started to frame Litzkow's house this morn about 10 o'c. Went to Sta. at 1:45. got A&B Warr. for Gust. Gelz, alias Aug. Horstshaefer. Went to 557-31st St. Arrested Aug. Klinger, carpenter for Herm. Guetzow. Took 3rd st. car to Sta.

10-8-1907
32 deg. Fair. Heavy frost. W wind. In court at 9 AM with Klinger. Guilty. $5.00 & cost. $9.74. Left clerks office at 12:15 for dinner. Back to beat at 1:30. Went to Sta. at 1:45 for mail. Letter for Goenes Cooperage Co.

10-9-1907
50 deg. Fair. Cool West Wind. PM- cloudy & cooler. Got Deed & Abstract for Litzkow from Wm. Roloff this PM & paid R. the Bal. of the money. $2 & $5.00.

10-10-1907
50 deg. Partly cloudy. Cool NW wind. 6PM- Stolzenfeld & I arrested: Albert Weigel, 15 yrs. old, 1033-29th., Paul Retzlaff, 17 yrs old,1082-30th, Arthur Metcher, 17 yrs. old, 1086-24th, Frank Tile 19 yrs. old, 1091-28th, Drunk & Dis.

10-11-1907
38 deg. Fair. Cool. NW wind. PM- Cold, rain & hail. In court at 9 AM with the 4 boys. Each one guilty. Weigel was let go. The others were fined $5,00, Back to beat at 10:25.

10-12-1907
32 deg. Fair. Cold. Heavy frost. Inspection at 2:20 PM. Went to Sta. Got letter for F. W. Moore of Mil. Bridge Co.

10-13-1907
32 deg. Fair. Heavy frost. Northerly wind. Lieut. Joe not in Sta. YMCA men at Miss. 2 this eve.

10-14-1907
32 , deg. Fair. Heavy frost. SW wind. PM- Rising temp. Quite warm around noon.

10-15-1907
46 deg. Cloudy. Warmer. Southerly wind. Rained all night. Very damp all the morning. Change day:- Schneider out at noon.

10-16-1907
50 deg. Cloudy. Warmer. Southerly wind. 1 PM- Arrested Tony Streiff at 19th & Hadley. Drunk. Went to Zions Church with Minnie.

10-17-1907
54 deg. Fair. Warmer. SW wind. In court at 9 AM with Streiff. As we left, one wheel of the wagon ran tight & I took two prisoners on the car to court. Streiff fined $10.00 & costs or 30 days. Back to beat at 10 o'c.

10-18-1907
36 deg. Fair. Cold NE wind. Schnell on own beat.

10-19-1907
36 deg. Partly cloudy. Cool, variable wind. Rain in eve. Helped Litzkow move his goods up stairs in new house after work hours.

10-20-1907
44 deg. Fair. Clearing at 8:20 AM. NE wind. Rain during the night.

10-21-1907
35 deg. Fair. Heavy frost. SW wind.

10-22-1907
42 deg. Fair. Cool west wind. Very pleasant out. Smudde in Sta. Arnold on Vac. Schnell & I divide on 20th & Wright. PM- Stolzenfeld sick. I cover his beat with mine.

10-23-1907
36 deg. Fair. Cool, northerly wind. Very pleasant. Frost during the night. On S's beat. Subp. for J. Haubner, served & returned to court. Went to Tailors, got one dress coat. Back to beat at 9:40 AM.

10-24-1907
32 deg. Partly cloudy. Raw SW wind. On S's beat with mine.

10-25-1907
36 deg. Fair. Cool NE wind. Growing colder. Stolzenfeld out this AM.

10-26-1907
38 deg. Cloudy. Raw SE wind, very chilly.

10-27-1907
44 deg. Fair. Cool NW wind. Light rain during the night. Sleet at 1:30 PM. 1:45- Went to Sta. Got Warr. for Chas. Huebbe 1534- W. 24th St. Notified him to be at Sta at 7 o'c. in the morn. Tim Murphy, comp. Using street without permit.

10-28-1907
28 deg. Fair. Cold W. wind. In court at 9 AM with Huebbe. Fined $5.00 & costs-$9.16. Left court office at 12 0o'c. for dinner.

10-29-1907
36 deg. Partly cloudy. Cool west wind. 10 AM- Saw Chas. Soltow, Saloon keeper, drag John Wehole from his saloon to shed in rear of his place & have him there on the ground. The man was drunk & could not be roused. from his stupor. Sergt. Schroeder & I arrested him. Called the wagon to 30th & Fond du Lac.

10-30-1907
44 deg. Cloudy. Raw SE wind. In court at 9 AM with Wehole. $5.00 & cost-$6.58.

10-31-1907
45 deg. Cloudy. Cool E wind. Min temp for Mo-42 deg. Hattie Rink, cont. from Aug. 31st - Sentence susp. Back to beat at 10:48 AM. Brotherhood meeting this eve. Went to Halloween party at Moss's. Home at midnight.

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