Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
March 1910

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 1910

3-1-1910
32 deg. Partly cloudy. Southerly wind. Checks this AM. Change day:- Linden at noon. 10:30 AM to 3 PM snow flurries. Partly cloudy toward eve. SW wind.

3-2-1910
32 deg. Cloudy. Southerly wind. Looks like snow. Mail at 2:30 PM. Took off overshoes & put on shoes this PM.

3-3-1910
30 deg. Fair. SW wind. Very pleasant. Thawing all day.

3-4-1910
34 deg. Fair. Very p[leasant. coutherly wind. Very warm all day. SW wind. Fellowship Mission Fair at 2101 Center St. today & tomorrow.

3-5-1910
40 deg. Fair. Se wind. Very PLeasant. Thawing all night. Warm. Minnie goes to Port on 10:35 C&NW train- to stay over Sun. Too late, took electric car. Went to Fair. Gillespie called Deacons Meeting in side room. Nothing important.

3-6-1910
40 deg. Partly cloudy. Variable wind. Hinnrichs came to see me this PM.

3-7-1910
22 deg. Fair. W wind, chilly. Wesley Maechtle came from Chicago.

3-8-1910
24 deg. Fair. Variable wind. Home sick with the grippe. Mrs. Mauske called in PM to talk over church affairs. Dr. Hollenbeck came this eve.

3-9-1910
22 deg. Fair. Variable wind. Sick day. Mrs. Priddell called & I gave her a dollar for WCTU work. Dr. called in again this eve. Very bad night.

3-10-1910
24 deg. Fair. Variable wind. Seating like a hard working man. Bed clothes wet through. Minnie came home this morn. Lois & Laura came with her. In bed nearly all day.

3-11-1910
32 Deg. Variable wind. In bed till 10 AM. Feel some better. Laura went home this morn. with Wesley M. I'm very weak. Minnie sick with headache.

3-12-1910
32 deg. Fair. Westerly wind. Don't know much about the weather confined to the house this way. Some stronger today. Minnie went to the Boston Store & was short cjhanged in the amount of $3.00. Lois went home this eve. Directors Meeting here at 8 PM.

3-13-1910
34 deg. Fair. NW wind. Thawing some. Some better today. PM- Zillmer came to see me in regard to the Mission work.

3-14-1910
20 deg. Fair. Cold NW wind. Ada's birthday- 22 yrs. old. Eve- Ada went to Chapmans to celebrate with Portice. 5:00 PM- Rev'd from Mrs. Knox per mail, check for $79.00. Called Fritsche in from St. & gave him $100.00 on Lbr. acct. Advanced $2.66 to make $100.00.

3-15-1910
20 deg. Fair. NW wind. At home sick. Hope to be able to go to work soon.

3-16-1910
32 deg. Fair. NW wind, chilly. Walked as far as the Barber Shop & got shaved. Charlie Arnold called up to inquire after my health. Billings sent scheck to me with notice that he would.

3-17-1910
32 deg. Fair. NE wind. PM-Went out,took walk. Got check cashed. Chilly. Father Thompson called. Went to Brotherhood meeting. Pd. my sub. to new room & 60 cts. dues. Mrs. Maggie Kelling spent the PM here.

3-18-1910
30 deg. Fair. SE wind. Frost. Intended to go to work today but bowel troubled me again. Went to Drs. office at 2 PM. Then, to Meirers. Got Pres. filled- went home.

3-19-1910
48 deg. Fair. SW wind. Warm & pleasant.

3-20-1910
40 deg. Fair. Chilly NAE wind. Went to church morn & eve. Mrs. Grindrod spent the PM & went to church with us.

3-21-1910
30 deg. Fair. SW wind. Reported for duty. Orders to be at Sta. at 5:45 PM. Got returns & Sta. at 5th Prec. of 22nd Ward for primary election tomorrow.

3-22-1910
50 deg. Fair NW wind. Warm & pleasant. Stationed at 5th Prec., 22nd Wd. for Primary Election. Wind chgd to NE & cooler. Minnie brought Breakfast, Dinner & Supper. Cool NE wind all day. Booth closed at 8 PM. Relieved at 10 PM by Dobratz.

3-23-1910
32 deg. Fair. Souitherly wind. White frost. Otto Raddatz,3022 Callious Pl., was taken to Childrens Free Hospital per. No. 5 Patrol at 10 AM. Appendicitis, overdue. L.B. Goehring & family came on 122 on their way to Naperville to live.

3-24-1910
56 deg. Fair. SW wind. Very nice & pleasant. Warm all day.

3-25-1910
46 deg. Fair. Cooler. Good Friday. Genthe sick. Cool & very pleasant. Very dry. No rain this month, PM- wind NW.

3-26-1910
42 deg. Fair. SE wind, cool.

3-27-1910
45 deg. Cloudy. SE wind. Looks like ain. Easter. Minnie & Helen went to Zions Church. I went to bed, too rheumatic to think of going anywhere.

3-28-1910
50 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. Warm. UNablw to work. Had to call Dr. at 6 AM. Hollenbeck came at 9 AM. Nibbed me with Capsiola. Went to sleep. PM- Feel better. Very warm weather.

3-29-1910
56 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. Very warm all day. Very rheumatic this morn.

3-30-1910
56 deg. Cloudy. Southerly wind. Rain during the night. I feel very lame & sore. Hardly able to walk. PM- Wet wind, cooler. High wind.

3-31-1910
40 deg. Fair. W wind. Cooler. clearing & fair toward noon. Home sick with rheumatism. Mock trial at Kingsley this eve.

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