Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
July 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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JULY 1908

7-1-1908
56 deg. Fair. Westerly wind becoming variable. Risng temp. Change Day:- Genthe out at noon.

7-2-1908
60 deg. cloudy. Rainy, heavy shower during early morn. Peryle Richardson surrendered at West Side Sta. Took him to court. Case settled on payment of costs.

7-3-1908
58 deg. Cloudy. E wind. Damp. Rainy all forenoon. Rainy all day. H. Winkelman took screws out to the house for me. I paid him $50 on acct. Ada goes to Fredonia- 5:30 PM.

7-4-1908
60 deg. Cloudy. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy at 8:30. Eve.- Minnie& I went out for a drive this eve. Collected rent from 1403-34th.

7-5-1908
66 deg. Partly cloudy. Southerly wind. Warm & pleasant. Quiet all day. Ada came home at 9:30 PM.

7-6-1908
62 deg. Partly cloudy. SW wind. Very sultry. 4PM- Wind became vairable. Showers 4 to 6 PM.

7-7-1908
54 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Cool. Rain during early morn. Clearing toward noon. Wagner bro't Warr for H. Lemke 819 W 24th.

7-8-1908
58 deg. Fair. Went to Lemkes at 6 AM. He had gone when I got there. Arrested Lemke at 6 PM. Took him to Sta. on car.

7-9-1908
62 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. In court at 9 AM with Lemke. Case dismissed. Took bail money to Sta. at 12:00.

7-10-1908
62 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. PM- wind SW. Warm. Betts on Vac. I looked up Ourveins Saloon at 3432 Fond du Lac because Verhein didn't know how.

7-11-1903 76 deg. Fair. SW wind. Hot all night. 91 deg. in shade at noon. 3:30 PM- Went to 862-26th St. Found cow tied to post, rear of Wenningers barn. Abandoned by Zillmer, a farmer. Reported case to Lieut. Joe. Told me to get Humane Soc. Saw Whitehead. Claytons office closed. Missed 4:30 Rept. Ada went to Chicago with Emma.

7-12-1908
72 deg. Fair. Very hot all night.

7-13-1908
70 deg. cloudy. Variable wind. Warm.

7-14-1908
66 deg. Fair. Northerly wind, chgd to NE- 9 AM.

7-15-1908
60 deg. Fair. Northerly wind, chgd to E toward noon. Change day:- Schroeder out at noon.

7-16-1908
63 deg. Fair. SE wind. Shower at 6:30 PM. Ada came home from Chicago.

7-17-1908
60 deg. Partly cloudy. sultry. W wind. Hot at noon. Heavy rain during the night & early morn. 6 PM. Sultry. Light shower. Shower at 7:15 PM. Tom Blackwell - Dirty Pup.

7-18-1908
66 deg. Fair. Northerly wind. Cooler. Miss. No. 2 Picnic-Sherman Park.

7-19-1908
56 deg. Fair. Northery wind. Cool. Wind NE at 10:30.

7-20-1908
60 deg Fair. Easterly wind. PM- cloudy. Schnell on Vac.

7-21-1908
65 deg. Fair. SW wind.

7-22-1908
64 deg. Fair. NE wind. Cool breeze. Mail for Hohensee, 1:30 PM.

7-23-1908
62 deg. Fair. NE wind. Booklets from Health Dept. to carry house to house. Went to Barnes this eve. Took floor varnish & 4 cellar windows & screens.

7-24-1908
70 deg. Fair. NE wind. Sultry.

7-25-1908
70 deg. Fair. E wind. sultry. Very warm.

7-26-1908
72 deg. Fair. E wind. VEry sultry. Orders to be at Pabst Park at 7 PM, Home at 11:30 PM. A.F.L. gave me $25.00 to bal. acct. on house.

7-27-1908
68 deg. Fair. Westerly wind. Very warm. Ringling Bros. Circus. PM- Wind SE. Cool in the wind. Hot in the sun.

7-28-1908
68 deg. Fair. NE wind. Very sultry. PM- thunder storm passed to the south at 2 o'c.

7-29-1908
70 deg. Fair. SE wind. Sultry. Ethel Sizer & Chas. Taylor came at noon. Ethel to visit. Charles on his way to Michigan to get his family.

7-30-1908
72 deg. Fair. W wind. Very Warm. Hot all PM & Eve.

7-31-1908
68 deg. Fair. NE wind. Cool. Very warm in the night until near morn. Orders to rept. to Lieut JK at 1 PM tomorrow at 5th & Cedar. Check at 1:30.

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