Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
September 1908

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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SEPEMBER 1908

9-1-1908
62 deg. Fair. W wind. Cool. Primary election. Stationed at 34th & Clark Sts. 6 AM. 46 votes at noon. 193 votes cast. Relieved by night officer at 10:30.

9-2-1908
50 deg. Fair. Cool NW wind. Ed. Young leaves for Chicago on electric car, 10 AM.

9-3-1908
49 deg. Fair. Cool W wind. My Birthday - 50 yrs. old. Mrs. Reinhard & daughter Emma came to stay a few days.

9-4-1908
54 deg. Fair. SW wind, warmer. A woman playing pool at 2729 Fond du Lac Av., Engelmann's Saloon. No. 2 choir surprised me this eve. Made a present of copy of Tennysons Poems.

9-5-1908
66 deg. Fair. SW wind. Ethel Woods Birthday - 18 yrs. old.

9-6-1908
60 deg. Fair. NW wind. Growing cooler.

9-7-1908
53 deg. Fair. Cool northerly wind. Labor Day. State Fair opens. Mrs. Reinhard & Mrs. Bickel with the babies came from Pt. with Ada.

9-8-1908
56 deg. Fair. West wind. Met Betts at 6:30 AM. Went to 1144-24th St. Arrested Hulda Greffin. Walked her to Sta. 5. Ret. Warr. & took her to court. Minnie Goll, comp. in dis. case. Case cont. till tomorrow, Back to beat at 10:05 o'c.

9-9-1908
60 deg. Fair. SW wind. OHC goes to Rochester, Minn.

9-10-1908
66 deg. Fair. SW wind. Warm. Ada went to State Fair.

9-11-1908
70 deg. Fair. Very warm SW wind. Wind chgd to E toward noon.

9-12-1908
60 deg. Fair. N wind. Warm. PM-wind NE cooler. Our men report from State Fair. Copies for Hillary Munroe, Juv. court.

9-13-1908
60 deg. Cloudy. NE wind. Very smokey. Fog horn blowing all night. Rain 10 AM to 12M.

9-14-1908
60 deg. Smoky. NE wind. Met Genthe. 3:30, 27th & Fond du Lac. Father & Mothers wedding day. 1854.

9-15-1908
58 deg. Fair. SE wind. Eunice came in last night. I took her to Weishaupts & got her pr. of shoes.

9-116-1908
50 deg. Fair. E wind. Heavy fog early. Very warm at noon. Lieut. Joe on Vac.

9-17-1908
53 deg. Fair. Variable wind. Cool. Eunice got her shoes & went home on 12:30 car. Minnie went away this PM. Don't know where.

9-18-1908
65 deg. SW wind. Warm, 90 deg in shade at noon. Walter went to Neenah. Got letter addresed to W.H. Sizer 731-33rd. Opened it. Minnie came home at 7 PM.

9-19-1908
70 deg. Fair. W wind. Very warm & dry. Lieut Joe in Sta. Orders to be at Tenth & Burleigh at 7 PM. Home at 11:20 PM.

9-20-1908
62 deg. Fair. Foggy in early morn. Southerly wind. Very sultry. Ella M. came to stay all night.

9-21-1908
67 deg. Fair. E wind. Hot.

9-22-1908
67 deg. Fair. SE wind, becoming varaible. Examintation for promotion to Sergt., 2:30 PM.

9-23-1908
67 deg. Fair. W wind. Rain during the night. Very pleasant. 9:45- Arrested Fred Thurow, 27th & Fond du Lac, begging. Mail at 3:30 PM.

9-24-1908
65 deg. Partly cloudy. Variable wind. Muelendyk case from Aug. 24. In court at 9 AM with Thurow. Thurow $10.00 & cost. or 30 days. Muelendyk dismissed. Back to beat at 11:00 o'c. Got my new cap-$2.35. Clarence Primbly died of blood poisoning. Orders to be at Schlitz Park, 7:30 PM. Home at 11:30. Schroeder on Vac.

9-25-1908
66 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. Took a ride in Dr. Differts auto. Wm. Schultz, Ptr., came at 7 PM, asked for money. I gave him $3.00.

9-26-1908
67 drg. Fair. SW wind. Warm all night. Off at noon to go to Lydias wedding. Went to Port on 2:30 car. Arthur met us. Went to Geo's. I got rig & went to Fredonia. Got Walter from 6:30 train.

9-27-1908
67 deg. Cloudy. E wind, cooler. Walter came home on 9:00 car. Home at 10:45. 4 PM- Rain, NW wind. Rain all eve. Took John Weinstein, 90 yrs. old, to 1168 Hopkins, He wandered away & got lost.

9-28-1908
38 deg. cloudy. NW wind. Cold. Furnace fire. Trustees Meeting at Dr. Hollenbecks house, 8 PM.

9-29-1908
34 deg. Fair. Cold NW wind. Orders for dress coats & black helmets tomorrow.

9-30-1908
47 deg. Partly cloudy. W wind. Cool. Shower during the night. Av Min Temp - 59 deg. Dress coats & black hemets.

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