Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
August 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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AUGUST 1910

8-1-1910
62 deg. SW wind. Change day:- I go to late shift. Went home 11:30.

8-2-1910
64 deg. air. E wind. Cool. 4 PM- went to camp at 4 PM. Met Linden. He said I was not needed, so I went home.

8-3-1910
68 deg. Partly cloudy. SW wind. Looks like rain. Nice shower during the forenoon.

8-4-1910
64 deg. Fair. W wind. Slept till 3 PM. Ada & I went to the Pythian Camp this eve. before I went to the Sta.

8-5-1910
52 deg. Fair. SW wind. Cool. PM- Mr. & Mrs. Towsley & Ada ( Towsley) & Mrs. Love (Alice T.) camp up to supper. Mrs. Reinhard here on a visit.

8-6-1910
61 deg. Fair. SW wind. Got up at 3 PM.

8-7-1910
64 deg. Cloudy. E wind. Minnie Young came from Pt. this PM while Minnie & the folks were at Wauwatosa. Buffalo Bills Wild West Show in town.

8-8-1910
64 deg. Fair. SW wind. Mrs. Reinhard went to Pt. this eve. Ada & I went to Buffalo Bills show. Rained while we were there. Went to Steinborns. Got some new plates to take some pictures.

8-9-1910
66 deg. Cloudy. S wind. Damp. 16 yrs since Arthur Died. Minnie Young went home this PM. I went to Weishaupts, fixed his gas light. Went to bank, deposited money for Helen & Ada. Pd. Ada $40.00.

8-10-1910
64 deg. Fair. W wind & cool. Paint3ed the b edroom floor. Wed. eve. Met Fred Schneider at 10:30 PM.

8-11-1910
60 deg. Fair. Variable wind becoming SE.

8-12-1910
66 deg. Fair. W wind. Very warm. Genthe - day off. I take early squad out.

8-13-1910
70 deg. Fair. E wind. Home at 3:30. Found a man sleeping on our lawn. Gave him the boot & told him to go. My day off. Minnie, Ada & I went to Resue Mission excursion to Pt. Wash. F & PM didn't land home at 6:30.

8-14-1910
62 deg. Cloudy. No wind. Rain. Gentle rain falling straight down on very dry
ground. I go to work on 10 PM shift.

8-15-1910
70 deg. Partly cloudy. N wind. Very damp. Rain in eve. Bad headache, awsked to get off but as Linden is on Vac. I had to work on early shift.

8-16-1910
70 deg. cloudy. E wind. PM- Very warm.

8-17-1910
70 deg. Fair. Foggy during the night. Warm during day. Ada gave Beck check for $70.00 in full for all accts. Told Robrau not to meet Schuerman on cor.

8-18-1910
70 deg. Cl;oudy. N wind. Rainy. Very damp all night. Clearing & cooler during the day. Went to Barber this PM.

8-19-1910
60 deg. Fair. E wind. Cool breeze all day. Warm in the sun. Took my light shoes to Weishaupts this PM. Burmeister, Buege & O'Gorman went on beats this eve.

8-20-1910
70 deg. Fair. southerly wind. Heavy thunder showers during PM.

8-21-1910
70 deg. Fair. S wind. Warm. PM- Maass came & took our pictures.

8-22-1910
76 deg. Fair. Hot all night. W wind. Hot all day. Very sultry. Flora Keller & Frieda Maechtle came this morn. on their way home from Lomira.

8-23-1910
66 deg. Fair. SE wind. Thunder storm during the night. Warm all day. Jake came on his way to Chippewa Falls with Herbert.

8-24-1910
72 deg. Fair. SW wind. Very sultry. Walked home. Hot all day. Mrs. Reinhard & Robs. wife came from Pt. R's. wife went home on 5:47 car.

8-25-1910
79 deg. Fair. SW wind. Hot all night. Hottest night of the year. Thunder storm, 5 AM till 7:30 AM.

8-26-1910
52 deg. Fair. W wind. Very cool. Went to court with Buege in ...... case.

8-27-1910
56 deg. Fair. SW wind. Cool, nice weather. Got up at 2 PM.

8-28-1910
61 deg. Fair. W wind.

8-29-1910
62 deg. Fair. W wind. Cool all day. Got up at 1 PM. WEnt to Rechygles, got a gas hose. Rested all PM.

8-30-1910
66 deg. Partly cloudy. SW wind. Warming. Sprinkled during night. Day Off. Ada & I went to Cedar Lake where Sloans & some young Kingsleyites are camping. Rained all the morn. PM was fine. Home at 7:30. We walked from ......... to Schleisingerville.

8-31-1910
60 deg. Fair. E wind. Cool. Minnie & Helen went down town this PM.

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