Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
March 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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MARCH 1909

3-1-1909
32 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Grootemaat on day duty. Takes Verheins beat. Change day:- Linden at noon. Eve.- With Ada to Asbury Church Concert.

3-1-10-9 26 deg. Cloudy. SE wind.

3-3-1909
32 deg. Cloudy. High northerly wind. Snow flurries. Met Linden at 4:40. Walter went to Chicago.

3-4-1908 24 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cool & pleasant. Inauguration of Pres. Taft. Ada home today. Not feeling well.

3-5-1909
26 deg. Partly cloudy. SE wind. Chilly. PM- Snow flurries. Louis Goehring & family came this eve. on their way home from Ill's.

3-6-1909
34 deg. Cloudy. Southerly wind. Rain 10 AM till noon. See if Horning moved his Lbr from St. 9:30- Went to Com's. Grundman's office & talked about this matter. He wrote a letter telling Horning he coudn't do anything for him. Mail at 1:30 PM for Horning. Met Frank Illgren & Paid $25.00 on lot for Fellowship Mission. Took receipt for same. Goehrings went to Fredonia at 5:25. Helen came back this eve.

3-7-1909
30 deg. Fair. NW wind. Chilly.

3-8-1909
34 deg. Cloudy. E wind. Very damp & chilly. Snow flurry during the night. Meeting at Kapitzke's this eve. to elect a Board of Trustees for Fellowship Mission. 8PM to 10 PM. I was elected Trustee with A.F. Litzkow, Theo. Hinnrichs, Geo. Kapitzke & Edw. Zillmer. I was elected Pres. of Trustee's. & Treas. of church. Litzkow, Secy.

3-9-1909
32 deg. Cloudy. E wind. Snow & rain all night. Rain all morn & all day. We make contact with Ilgen at 3 PM. Kopitzke starts building tomorrow morn. about 1908 Chambers. 3:30- Asked leave of absence for 3/4 hr. to go to Zillmers to sign contract with Zillmer & wife for lot for Fellowship Miss. Lumber & other materials ordered for tomorrow morning.

3-10-1909
30 deg. Partly cloudy. NW wind. Snow flurries. Colder. Kapitzke commenced carpernter work on Fellowship Mission. Me Linden, 3 PM, 25th & Meinecke. M.J. Stromberg resigned this morn.

3-11-1909
16 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cold. Risinmg temp. Tax Bills. Eve- Everett Sick. Called Dr. Hollenbeck at 10 PM. He came at 12 M.

3-12-1909
30 deg. Cloudy. E wind. Chilly all day.

3-13-1909
30 deg. Cloudy. NE wind. Snow at 8 AM. 4 PM- Snow flurries all eve.

3-14-1909
28 deg. Cloudy. Snowing. About 1 in. fell suring the night. PM- Clearing. Cold wind. Ada's birthday, 21 yrs. old. Stolzenfeld goes on wagon this eve. I cover his beat.

3-15-1909
20 deg. Fair. Cold W wind. Went to Haukohl's house. Talked about Tleskka Bill. Wrote protest against it to be signed by men in dept. Went to beat at 11 AM. Change day:- Genthe sick. Betts on Stolzenfeld's beat.

3-16-1909
23 deg. Cloudy. NW wind. Snow flurries. 44 names on petition to Senator Bodenstab. PM- Went to Secy's office, settled up taxes- $45.58. Mailed letter to Senator Bodenstab. Back to beat at 3:00. Snow flurries this PM.

3-17-1909
8 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cold. 1 in. snow. St. Patricks day in the morning.

3-18-1909
31 deg. Cloudy. SE wind. Very raw & chilly. Rain all PM.

3-19-1909
34 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Very damp. PM- Partly clearing.

3-20-1909
32 deg. cloudy. Variable wind., mostly east. Chilly all day. PM- Betts arrested "Waterhead" Steinmetz.

3-21-1909
28 deg. Fair. Spring begins. Wind E. Cold.

3-22-1909
28 deg. Cloudy. E wind. Chilly. Waterhead sent to Asylum temporarily. To be committed to Home for Feeble minded at Chippewa Falls.

3-23-1909
32 deg. Fair. SE wind. PM- Warmer. Shower bet. 7 & 8 PM. Judge Williams spoke to Brotherhood at Kingsley Church this eve.

3-24-1909
40 deg. Cloudy. Northerly wind. Cooler. Met Sergt. Schneider, 25th & N. Av. He told me about someone tel. him about me going to N. Av. Depot. I am sure it was Hankwitz the Butcher.

3-25-1909
32 deg. Fair. High NW wind. Fellowship Mission Social at Mauske's. Did not go because Minnie was home alone.

3-26-1909
27 deg. Fair. W wind. Froze hard. Rain & snow towards eve. Rose Dickie debate at Hippadrome.

3-27-1909
32 deg. Partly cloudy. W wind. Snow flurries during the day. Cold & disagreeable. Eve- Snow flurry at 8 o'c. Went to Knox's this eve. Checked up Treas. Acct.

3-28-1909
30 deg. Partly cloudy. NW wind. chilly. Genthe in Sta. this morn. Fellowship Mission ready for first service. My committee of the Brotherhood had charge of Kingsley eve. service. Ph. Willis spoke.

3-29-1909
31 deg. Partly cloudy. W wind. Snow flurries during the day. Cold. Met Genthe, 27th & Fond du Lac, 9 AM.

3-30-1909
29 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cold. 1/2 in. snow last east of 12th St., west side. Heavy frost.

3-31-1909
34 deg. Cloudy. NW wind. Av. Min. Temp. for Mo. - 29 deg. 8:30- Orders per. tel. to go to court in case of E. Kroening, com. drunk. Hofer, comp. 90 days. Back to beat at 10:30. Checks at 2:30. Mail for J. Hadley 829-26th. No such person there.

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