Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
July 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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JULY 1909

7-1-1909
64 deg. Partly cloudy. E wind. Checks. Went to Sta. 6:45 AM. Early order a mistake. Rept. on old time. Go home at 6 PM. Took Betts check to his house 717 1/2 - 40th. Orders to be at 21st & Center, 7:30 PM. St. Carnival. Ice cream social at our house. Reported to Sert. Linden, 21st & Center & was excused from duty. Went home. Big crowd at social. Go home at 6 PM.

7-2-1909
64 deg. Fair. SW wind. Very pleasant. Mrs. Lindow staid all night with us. PM- High SW wind. Hot. Sudden chage at 5:00. Cooler. Went to Barnes for rent. Barnes got $10.00. Get bal. July 16th. 5:30 PM- Heavy rain from NE. Flooded everything.

7-3-1909
56 deg. Fair. NE wind. Cool. Paid Relief Assn dues. Everett, Nettie, Josie & Robt. Reinhard came to dinner on their way to Reeseville.

7-4-1909
54 deg. Fair. Northerly wind. Cool. Picnic at Stencel Park.

7-5-1909
58 deg. Partly cloudy. E wind. Cool. Eve. Went to Wash. Park at 6 PM. Minnie, Ada Helen & I took our supper there.

7-6-1909
58 deg. Fair. NE wind. Cool. 2 PM- Juv. court- Edw. Mayes 949-33rd;J ohn Kohler 826-32nd. Mayer, Sent. Susp. Kohler- Reform School. Back to beat at 11:35. Mail at 4:35. Meeting at Fellowship Mission to frame & adopt constitution.

7-7-1909
58 deg. Fair. E wind. Pension Bd. Meeting, 10 AM. Organized by electing old officers. Donahue case came up & was cont. 1 week. Back to beat at 11:15 AM.

7-8-1909
60 deg. Fair. SE wind. Cool. Mail at 2:30.

7-9-1909
60 deg. Fair. SW wind. Warmer. Partly cloudy at noon. Mail at 2:30.

7-10-1909
70 deg. Partly cloudy. Southerly wind. Warm. 2:30- Warr. A&B for John Androyua; Ferd Kreuz, Comp. All of 1057-29th. Arr. him at his home. Went to Sta. on car. Spent the evening at Towsleys. Dora & Ed came this eve. while we were way.

7-11-1909
68 deg. Partly cloudy. Variable wind. Sultry. Warm all day. Mr. & Mrs. Brooks came up & spent the evening with us. We all staid home.

7-12-1909
74 deg. Partly cloudy. High SW wind. In court, 9 AM with Androyaus. Paid cost of $6.90. Left court at 11:40. Back to beat at 12:10. Mail at 2:30.

7-13-1909
64 deg. Fair. NE wind. Warm. Mail at 1:30.

7-14-1909
64 deg. Fair. W wind. Rising temp. Pension Bd. Meeting 10 AM. City officials not present. Sizer, Temp. Chair. Donahue case cont. 2 weeks. Mrs. Gauer, pensioned. Back to beat at 11:20.

7-15-1909
68 deg. Fair. NW wind. 8:45- went to 23rd & Hadley. Escorted school to 13th & Vine St. Back to beat at 10:10. Frank Peterson killed by lightning at T.M.E.R. Tel. at S. city limits.

7-16-1909
62 deg. Fair. NW wind & cool. Served Notices of Defective Elavators on Hanson & Sons., Mahew Mfg. Co. Romadka Trunks.

7-17-1909
60 deg. Fair. southerly wind. Cool in early morn. Saarous Church School Picnic in Stencels Park. Mail at 2:30 for H.C. Hinz.

7-18-1908 60 deg. Fair. NE wind. Cool. Orders to be at Pabst Park, 7 PM. Soc. Dem. Picnic. Home at 10:40 F.K. Petersen 1249-21st St. buried.

7-19--1909
54 deg. Fair. Very cool. NE wind. Eve- Walter & Ida came to supper & staid the eve. JL came to supper & staid all night.

7-20-1909
60 deg. Fair. Eaterly wind. Cool. PM- wind chgd to SW, warm.

7-21-1909
64 deg. Fair. High Sw wind. Mail at 2:30 PM.

7-22-1909
72 deg. Fair. W wind. Warm. Thunder shower during the night. PM- Cooler. High W to NW wind. cloudy.

7-23-1909
60 deg. Fair. NE wind. Cool. Schnell back from strike on S. side. Mail at 2:30- Mayhew Mfg. Co. Caucus for candidates for Trustees of P.P. Assn. Election to be held Aug. 2nd.

7-24-1909
58 deg. Fair. NW wind. Cool. Fellowship Mission Picnic, sherma Park. Very pleasant all day. Minnie & Ada went to Lake Park. PM & then to Sherman Park. We took supper at the Park & went home.

7-25-1909
62 deg. Fair. NW wind. Warmer. Platt Deutscher Picnic, Stencels Park.

7-26-1909
64 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Looks like rain. Betts back on his beat.

7-27-1909
62 deg. Partly cloudy. E wind. Moderately warm during the day.

7-28-1909
70 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. Hot. Sprinkled about 11 AM. Showers 11 to 12 AM. PM- SW wind. sultry.

7-29-1909
76 deg. Partly cloudy. SW wind. Very sultry. Hot all night. 94 deg. in shade. 104 deg. in sun. Shower at 2:50. Mail 2:30. 6 PM- Went to Flushing Tunnel Park with Minnie & Ada. Home at 8:40. Went to Lawn Social at Cummings. Moss took us for an auto ride.

7-30-1909
66 deg. Fair. NE wind. Cooler.

7-31-1909
68 deg. Partly cloudy. Variable wind. Clearing at noon. Light shower at 6 AM. Hot. Checks at 1:30. Minnie & Helen went to Waukesha this forenoon. 6 PM- got rig from Schubbe. Went to N. Mil. Got Ada & drove around till 9:15. Went home & got supper.

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