Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
September 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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SEPTEMBER 1909

9-1-1909
42 deg. Northerly wind. Cold. Newspapers published acct. of discovery of the North Pole, Apr. 21st 1908, by Dr. Fredrick Cook. of Brooklyn NY.

9-2-1909
46 deg. Fair. SW wind. Rising Temp. White frost reported in the low lands. Minnie, Ada & I started to go to supper at Sherman St. Church. When we got to 12th & Sherman Sts. I looked at the tickets & found we made a mistake in the date. Tomorrow eve. is the time.

9-3-1909
56 deg. Cloudy. SW wind. Cool. Cloudy all day. Rain all night. My birthday- 51 yrs. old. 6 PM- found Jake & Lois at the house when I got home. Walter & Ida came to supper. I didn't go to rehearsal. J&L went home on the last car. 11:15 PM.

9-4-1909
60 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Went to court as witness vs. Tetzie, Wm. Tetzlaff 1075 W. 24th, father, Comp. in case of Vag. Back to beat at 10:15. Tetzie got 60 days. Showers during the eve.

9-5-1909
48 deg. Fair. Northerly wind. Cool. Cars commenced running on 35th St. 10 min. service. 1/2 of State cars run to 35th. Other 1/2 to N Ave. Cool & pleasnt all day. Walter & Ida came to supper & went to Church with us.

9-6-1909
48 deg. Fair. SW wind. Met Mrs. Wood & Ethel on Third St. car. Just coming home from Mich. where they spent Sunday with Knox's. Labor Day. Very quiet. Eve- Mrs. Gill, wife of Thos. Gill came to see me on matters pertaining to her husbands pension. She is bound to have it, whether it is right or not.

9-7-1909
56 deg. Fair. NE wind. Very pleasant. School begins. Mail at 2:30 PM. M.E. Conference at Kenosha.

9-8-1909
52 deg. Fair. Variable wind. Rising temp. Cloudy at noon. Met Linden on Fond du Lac, 10 o'c. PM- showery.

9-9-1909
60 deg. Cloudy. SE wind. Showery. Heavy shower at 2 AM. Mrs. Post buried at 2:30 PM. 2 PM- Met Mr. & Mrs. E. S. Turner, 28th & N. Av., looking for Gavrens store. Took them there & then Nash's office where Eugene Wright works. Geo. & Pauline came today on their way home from Ill.

9-10-1909
60 deg. Fair. Westerly wind. Geo & wife staid to dinner. Then went to Epps. Minnie went with them.

9-11-1909
64 deg. Partly cloudy. E wind. Pension Board Meeting, 10 AM. Retired John Kiley, 72. Frk. Radke, 61 yrs. Pd. Mil. Lbr Co. $50.00 on acct of Fellowship Mission Church.

9-12-1909
64 deg. Fair. SE wind. Showers PM.

9-13-1909
68 deg. Partly cloudy. Southerly wind. Warm. Schnell & Hutchison go to State Fair. Mail at 2:30, Hohensee.

9-14-1909
70 deg. cludy. SE wind. Very sultry. Hot all nisght. Linden absent from roll call. Mailed check to Dady Roof Co. 398 - 14th Ave. Genthe at State Fair. Linden on night duty. Showers all PM & eve. 2:30- got Warr. for Wm. Beyer, Com. Drunkard, 2310 Kilborn. Left Warr. for Robrau at 21st & N. Av.

9-15-1909
56 deg. Fair. NW wind cooler. Helen & Dora came in the night. Dora goes to Port at 1:40. Rev, Davis back to Kingsley for another year.

9-16-1909
48 deg. Fair. W wind. Orders to Rept. at Auditorium at 7:15 tomorrow morn. 1:30 PM- sent to N. Av. Depot, Arr. John Toelle, 18yrs. old, jumping on moving train. Was caught by JJZ & held until I came.

9-17-1909
52 deg. Fair. Northerly wind. Cool. At Auditorium 7:20, 5 min. late, on acct of car stoping at Barn. Waited until 8:48. Started for Court. Met presidential Parade of 16 autos on W. Water St. 9:00 in court with Toelle. Sen. Susp. 9:16 on way to Auditorium. All over. Went to beat. President Taft in town. Takes in Auditorium, Soldiers home, & State Fair.

9-18-1909
60 deg. Fair. E wind. Social for Fellowhip Mission at Ganserich's, W. 24th & Hopkins.

9-19-1909
58 deg. Partly clioudy. E wind. Home sick all day. Bad cold.

9-20-1909
58 deg. Fair. E wind. Pleasant. Home sick.

9-21-1909
60 deg. Partly cloudy. E wind. Home sick. PM- Rain all PM & Eve. Stella Cappon buried. Minnie went to funeral. Helen went to Reeseville.

9-22-1909
60 deg. Partly cloudy. W wind. Pleasant. Reported for duty. Stolzenfeld on Schnell's beat. Schnell on Wantz beat. Wantz on Langes. Lang on Wagon in Bermels place. B. takes Stolzenfelds. PM- Showery at 1:30 to 5 PM.

9-23-1909
48 deg. Fair. N wind. Cool. Eve- Went to Fellowship Miss. Helped with the ceiling. Home at 10 o'c.

9-24-1909
44 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cool. PM- Mail at 2:30. Warr. for Christian Tessecker, 836-24th. The right name is C. Dessecker, 836- W. 24th.

9-25-1909
44 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cool. Orders for Black helmets & Dress coats for tomorrow. Went to 191 Florida St. after Dessecker. Found he has gone to Daisy Rolling Mill to work. Went there. Works nights. Can get him at 6:15 PM. Went there with Regan from No. 2. Found Dessecker had drawn his money & quit.

9-26-1909
48 deg. Fair. N wind. Black hemets & Dress coats. Juv, Ct. summons for Mrs. Fischer 2128 Kilbourn Av. in case of Wm. Fischer, her son.

9-27-1909
48 deg. Fair. NW wind. Eve.- Everett came at 6PM. Helen came at 6:30. Worked at Fellowship.

9-28-1909
50 deg. Partly cloudy. Southerly wind. Showers AM. Mrs. Fischer to be in ciourt with Willie PM. Everett goes to Chicago. High SW wind at noon. Showery. Worked at Fellowship.

9-29-1909
50 deg. Cloudy. NW wind. Chilly. Genthe back from Vac. 3:20- Arrested Christ. Dessecker at 836 W. 24th St. Abandonment. Gabriella, wife, Comp. Supt. Spindler. Met Genthe, 21st & Fond du Lac, 5:30.

9-30-1909
44 deg. Fair. NW wind. Chilly. In court at 9 AM with Dessecker. Cont. till Oct. 30. Ordered to pay $6.00 per wk. Back to beat at 10:35. Rehearsal at Hinnrichs, then went to Church & worked.

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