Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
January 1909

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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JANUARY 1909

1-1-1909
4 deg. Fair. NW wind. Watch night at K. Frk. Maechtle went with me. Went to bed at 1:15 AM. Eve.- Hinnrich came to see me about church affairs. Linden out PM.

1-2-1909
14 deg. Partly cloudy. S wind.

1-3-1909
34 deg. Cloudy. SW wind. Damp. Litzkow & I tried to talk to O. H. Chapin in regard to FMC work but he would not listen.

1-4-1909
34 deg. Cloudy. S wind. Clearing toward noon. Very warm.

1-5-1909
22 deg. Fair. NW wind. PM- colder, snow flurries. Went to Sta. Got tickets for Benefit for earth quake sufferers. Sold 10 at $1.50.

1-6-1909
-14 deg. Fair. NW wind. -8 deg at noon. Ada froze her nose going to the depot.

1-7-1908 -4 deg. Cloudy. NW wind. Snowflurries 8 to 10 AM & all PM. Walter's birthday. 25 yrs. old.

1-8-1909
14 deg. Cloudy. SW wind. Pd. taxes. Ours & Helens total $127.77. Took storm sash to Barnes. Nobody home.

1-9-1909
20 deg. Cloudy. Variable wind. Eve. - Went to Hinnrichs. dictated resolution & request to FM church for hearing in regard to church work.

1-10-1909
22 deg. Snowing. Variable wind. Linden quarantined with Scarlet Fever in home. PM colder. Eve. Went to church with Minnie.

1-11-1909
-2 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cold all day.

1-12-1909
-4 deg. Fair. NW wind. Mail at 1:30. Verhein discharged.

1-13-1908 8 deg. Partly cloudy. S wind. Met Rooney & Kruse looking for F. Wolfgram. We called for Betts who knows him & arrested him.

1-14-1909
24 deg. Cloudy. Raw wind. Damp. Litzkow presented our petition to OHC.

1-15-1909
26 deg. Cloudy. E wind. Snow in eve. Minnie went with Mrs. Fredrichs to lecture, 28th & Clark.

1-16-1909
22 deg. Cloudy. NW wind. About 2 in. snow. Went to Becks, Pd. Plumbing bill for Helen.

1-17-1909
22 deg. NW wind. Overslept. Went to work without breakfast.

1-18-1909
28 deg. Cloudy. E wind. Thawing at noon. Jakes birthday - 50 yrs. old. Had pipe to our boiler clogged. Worked till midnight.

1-19-1909
30 deg. Cloudy. West wind. Warm at noon.

1-20-1909
23 deg. Cloudy. S wind. Frosty, disagreeable.

1-21-1909
38 deg. Cloudy. SW wind. Thawing. Damp. PM-Rainy, warm. FMS Annual Meeting. No. 2 secedes on announcement that church would or could be turned over to Presbyterians.

1-22-1909
38 deg. Cloudy. SE wind. Heavy fog. Rained during the night. PM- Warm & foggy.

1-23-1909
52 deg. Cloudy. SW wind. Thunder showers during the night. Jake came in yesterday. Goes home this AM at 9:30. 8 PM- Went to Kapitzki's. Met 15 Persons who took steps to organize an independent church on acct of FMC being turned over to the Presbyterians.

1-24-1909
38 deg. Fair. NW wind. Growing colder.

1-25-1909
30 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cool. Went to court with Nic Schulz on probation from Dec. 24th. Continued to Apr. 21st.

1-26-1909
26 deg. Fair. SW wind. Pleasant. Pension Board Meeting at Mayors office, 10 AM. Pensioned two daughters of Ptm. Otto Flieth who was injured while on duty & died from the effects of the injury. Back to beat at 11:15 AM. Flieths daughters get Widows Pension, $35.00 per mo. till they are 18yrs of age.

1-27-1909
30 deg. Fair. NW wind. Pleasant.

1-28-1909
28 deg. Fair. SE wind. Arthur's birthday. Would have been 17 yrs. old. 3:30- Warr. for Dr. R. F. Teschau, Failing to report contagious disease. Health Dept. Comp. Notified subp. witnesses.Commenced snowing, 5:30 PM. Mens meeting at Kingsley. Neelen & Halls.

1-29-1909
32 deg. Cloudy. NE wind. Snowing. 6 in wet snow at 7 AM. In court at 9 AM with Teschau. Cont. one week. Back to beat at 10 AM. Snowed & blowed all day. Lindow came home with Ada. I wouldn't let him go home because of the storm.

1-30-1909
10 deg. Fair. High NW wind. 1 ft. of snow this morn. Checks at 2:30.

1-31-1909
6 deg. Fair. NW wind. Told Ward Foreman to shovel snow in front of 2822 N. Av. Hard snow 1 ft. deep on walk. Went to Hinnrich's to hear Gillespie preach.

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