Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
October 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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OCTOBER 1909

10-1-1909
42 deg. Fair. Variable wind. Change day:- Linden at noon. Checks. Worked all eve. at Fellowship Mission.

10-2-1909
44 deg. Fair. W wind. PM- wind chgd to NE, cooler. Betts picked up a man with St. Vitus Dance. Booked him for Dis. & never told the wagon men the charge.

10-3-1909
54 deg. Fair. E wind.

10-4-1909
46 deg. Fair. NE wind. Very pleasant. Mrs. Barned pd. me $10.00 on rent. Will pay bal. on 15th. Went to Fellowship Mission to work on finishing. Kapitzki, Edwind Hinnrichs & myself.

10-5-1909
46 deg. Fair. Northerly wind. Very pleasant. 10 AM- wind SE. Mailed checks to Gas Co. for service pipe on 34th St. & Wis. Tel. Co. for phone.

10-6-1909
46 deg. Fair. Heavy fog in early morn SW wind at 8 AM. Asked perm. to attend St. Com. Meeting at City Hall at 2 PM. in the matter of opening 34th ST. Back to beat, 3:15 PM. Spoke in favor of opening the St. Wm. Rauschenberger, Chr. Jury. PM- Cool Wind, SE.

10-7-1909
48 deg. Fair. SE wind. Pension Bd. Meeting at 10 AM. Nothing doing. Mayor postponed meeting till next Tues.

10-8-1909
50 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. Very warm & pleasant. Met Linden, 3 PM, 27th & Fond du Lac. Minnie & I went to surprise party given to Mr. & Mrs. Davis - 25th Wedding Anniversary.

10-9-1909
58 deg. Partly cloudy. E wind. I ordered Horse & Buggy at Strandt's for Minnie & Ada to take a drive this PM. They had a good time. Helen went to Port.

10-10-1909
58 deg. Cloudy. Southerly wind. Rainy. Rained all night. Rainy all morn. Cooler. Lois Tel. that R. Reinhard & Bride would be home tomorrow & we should come out.

10-11-1909
48 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Showery earl;y morn. Partly clearing toward noon. PM- Much colder. Snow flurries PM. Asked perm. to go home at 5:30 PM. Going to Port on 6:30 car. Ada, Minnie & I went to Port. Got to Jakes at 8 o'c. Took car for home ay 11:04. We were home in bed at 1 o'c. Snowing furiously.

10-12-1909
30 deg. Cloudy. NW wind. snowing, ground white. Pension Bd. Meeting at 10'o'c at Mayors Office. Voted on Gill case & by tie vote refused to acknowledge jurisdiction. Maas late. Vote on Donahue case- defeated motion to reconsider by vote 4 to 3. Adjourned. PM- went to Clerks office with Mrs. Koch, 12205 Fond du Lac. Got Warr. for her husband, John Koch, A&B.

10-13-1909
32 deg. Partly cloudy. NW wind. Cold. PM- Sick headache, staid at home.
Robrau arrested Koch.

10-14-1909
30 deg. Fair. NW wind. Went to work as usual. Cold all day.

10-15-1909
34 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Looks like snow. Genthe out- PM.

10-16-1909
32 deg. Fair. W wind. Very chilly. Bright sunshine. Evening: Mrs. Carrie Busse & son Harry came to stay all night. Helen came home at 10:45 PM.

10-17-1909
32 deg. Fair. W wind. Cool all day.

10-18-1909
34 deg. Fair. NE wind. Cold. Betts on Vac. I cover his beat. 2:30- Sent to 1908 Wright- Man insulting women. Found nobody there.

10-19-1909
32 deg. Fair. White frost. NW wind. Cold.

10-20-1909
38 deg. Fair. SE wind. White frost during the night. Chilly. 3:30 PM- commenced raining. Rained all eve. Went to Kingsley Church Prayer Meeting. Then to Fellowship business meeting. Home at 11:10. Walked all the way. Mrs. Niederhausen asked for use of Mission Church for Girls Club. Gillespie objected.

10-21-1909
50 deg. Cloudy. West wind. Rainy. Emma Maechtle came at noon. Monroe came on later car. Met Geo. Reichert at NW Depot at 10:45. Took him to Fredrichs. The Warrens came in PM. I did not see them.

10-22-1909
44 deg. Fair. W wind. Cooler.

10-23-1909
40 deg. Partly cloudy. N wind. Growing colder. Rain during the night.

10-24-1909
34 deg. cloudy. W wind. Chilly. Met F.A. Miller at Center & RR track. Had a pleasant walk with him.

10-25-1909
40 deg. Cloudy. Raw SW wind. Monroe came in from Horicon on 22. Liebenstein & Emma came from Bay View. Wm. Reinhard died last night. To be buried Thurs, 1:30.

10-26-1909
42 deg. Fair. SW wind, Very pleasant. Mail at 2:30. Warr. for B. Nell, 834-29th, Jos. Hauser, Comp. Disorderly conduct. Notified to come to Sta. at 7 AM tomorrow. 5:50 PM. Wm. Besch, 2623 fond du Lac & others driving at 29th & N. Av. struck by St. Car. Wm. B. taken to Emergency Hospital by No. 3 Wagon.

10-27-1909
32 deg. Fair. Nell came to Sta. Put up $35.00 Bail. In court at 9 AM. Case thrown out of Court.

10-28-1909
26 deg. Fair. W wind. Froze hard. Wm. Reinhard to be buried today. Helen & Minnie go at 10:10. Betts ret. from Vac. Noon: G. Frellsons automobile burned at 29th & Clark. Fire Dept. called out. Minnie & Helen home at 7 PM. Bo't new pr. of gloves at Garens.

10-29-1909
34 deg. Fair. S wind. Very chilly. Dessecker case tomorrow. Caps, Sunday.

10-30-1909
46 deg. Fair. SW wind. Dessecker case cont. from Sept. 30. Cont. to Nov. 30th. Back to beat - 10 o'c.

10-31-1909
50 deg. Fair. SW wind. Very pleasant. Very warm.

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