Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
November 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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NOVEMBER 1908

11-1-1908
34 deg. Cloudy. No wind. Very chilly. 9 AM - wind SE, becoming variable.

11-2-1908
38 deg. Fair. Variablw wind. Went to Suelflows & Centra Sta. Pd. Int. $54.75. Orders to be at Sta. at 6:30 to get papers & instructions for Elections.

11-3-1908
40 deg. Stationed at 34th & Clark Sts. Reported 190 votes at noon from Gust Franks Saloon. Cor. 35th & Clark. Left booth at 8:20 PM. Home at 9:30. Taft elected. State & county Rep. except Sheriff. Franke elected Sheriff.

11-4-1908
30 deg. Fair. Northerly wind. Colder.

11-5-1908
26 deg. Cloudy. NW wind. Cold. 11:07 AM- Arrested John O'Donnell, 21st & North Av. begging for whiskey from saloon to saloon on N. Av.

11-6-1908
36 deg. Fair. W wind. Keebler case- 9 AM. Pd. costs. John O'Donnell - $25.00 & costs or 30 days. Back to beat at 11:30.

11-7-1908
32 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Snow & rain at 12 noon. 4 new Sergts sworn in yesterday. Maas, Hensler, Murray & Wegner. Sergt. Linden transferred to No. 5. Orders for caps tomorrow.

11-8-1908
38 deg. Fair. W wind. Very pleasant. Caps this morn. The new "Prince Henry" caps. Notice of Executive Committee meeting at 7:30 tomorrow eve. at Pastor's Residence, 897-30th St. Tom Mackey at Kingsley this eve.

11-9-1908
32 deg. Fair. SW wind. Frosty. Notice per tel. of Pension Board Meeting tomorrow morn.

11-10-1908
20 deg. Fair. NW wind. Pension Bd. Meeting at 10 AM. Pensioned Mrs. Pimbley.

11-11-1908
22 deg. Fair. NW wind. Colder.

11-12-1908
22 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cold.

11-13-1908
20 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cold. Tony Burger killed on RR track at 15th St. yesterday. Lieut Joe on Vac. Very cold all day. Nettie M. & Miss Jacobson came to stay all night. Chas. Bauch & wife came up to spend the Eve.

11-14-1908
20 deg. Fair. W wind. Very cold & frosty. Overcoat this morn.

11-15-1908
22 deg. Partly cloudy. SW wind. Very chilly. White frost. 10PM snow flurry.

11-16-1908
24 deg. Fair. High W wind. Snow flurry at 10 o'c. last night.

11-17-1908
20 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. Very chilly.

11-18-1908
38 deg. Fair. NW wind. Warmer. Ada & I went to Sherman St. Church.

11-19-1908
44 deg. Fair. NW wind. Warmer. Ada & I went to S St. Church.

11-20-1908
32 deg. Foggy. SE wind. Heavy frost. Lieut Joe in Sta. I went to Church alone this eve.

11-21-1908
30 deg. Fair. Frosty S wind. Very pleasant at noon.

11-22-1908
40 deg. Fair. SE wind. Fog horn blowing. One dollar for election exp. Showers at 10:30 AM to 2 PM.

11-23-1908
48 deg. Cloudy. SE wind. Rain during the night.

11-24-1908
48 deg. Cloudy. SE wind. Rain during the night. Rainy all day.

11-25-1908
44 deg. Cloudy. SE wind. Rain during the early morn with some thunder. Thunder showers all day.

11-26-1908
36 deg. Partly cloudy. High SW wind. Turkey day. 1/2 hr extra for dinner. Home all eve.

11-27-1908
32 deg. Fair. NW wind.

11-28-1908
34 deg. Fair. SW wind.

11-29-1908
31 deg. Fair. SE wind. Rain at 2 PM & the rest of the day & all eve.

11-30-1908
48 deg. Fair, SW wind. Av, Min. Temp. for Mo. 33 deg. High SW wind, rainy & blustery all day.

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