Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
October 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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OCTOBER 1910

10-1-1910
58 deg. Fair. southerly wind. PM- Went to Walters, connected gas stove. Helped until 4 PM.

10-2-1910
48 deg. Fair. W wind. Cool.

10-3-1910
60 deg. Fair. SW wind. Warm. Went to Barnes, he asked me to wait till the 15th for the money. Shower.

10-4-1910
66 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Ret. book to library. War, all night. Rain all morn. Went to N. Mil. 12:08. 2:00 AM- Wegner came in Sta. seeming to be under the influence of liquor.

10-5-1910
66 deg. Fair. SW wind. Warm.

10-6-1910
50 deg. Cloudy. N wind. Rain all night. Cooler.

10-7-1910
40 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. Drill Day. 2:30- cool. Got my cap when I went to drill.

10-8-1910
50 deg. Fair. S wind. Cool. Ella & Freda Maechtle came this morn.

10-9-1910
50 deg. Fair. W wind. Linden comes out early. I take late shift tonight.

10-10-1910
38 deg. Fair. W wind. Frost in the low ground. Home at 6:35 AM. Lieut. - day off. Genthe in Sta.

10-11-1910
50 deg. Fair. SW wind. Fair. Warm all day.

10-12-1910
56 deg. Fair. N wind. Cooler at 2: AM. Wind chgd to E. Went to Gas office. Got tickets Minnie, Rovers Lecture.

10-13-1910
50 deg. Fair. E wind. Very raw. Warmer toward eve. Maass came & took my photo at 4:30.

10-14-1910
60 deg. Fair. southerly wind. Day Off. Minnie & I go to Port.

10-15-1910
50 deg. Fair. S wind. Day duty at noon. Foot Ball Game at Athletic Park. E. Side High School vs. N. Side HIgh School.

10-16-1910
60 deg. Fair. SE wind. Warm. Lieut. day off. Took mail to Central. Staid in Sta. all day.

10-17-1910
50 deg. Fair. SE wind. Warm.

10-18-1910
54 deg. Fair. SW wind. Large balloon passsed over the city at 7 AM from west to slightly N of E. It came from west on Hadley St. We saw it at the Sta. Meeting of Board at the Schneider Furniture Factory. Moss took Ada & I out in his auto. Bd. Meeting at N. Mil., 7:30PM.

10-19-1910
60 Deg. Fair. Southerly wind. Hot. Paid Maass for photo. 80 cts. bal. due to date.

10-20-1910
44 deg. cloudy. NE wind. Rainy. Lieut. on Vac. I have charge of Sta. Walter & Ida came to supper. We all went to Kingsley to E.L. entertainment.

10-21-1910
53 deg. Cloudy. Rain. Variable wine. Lieut. on Vac. Drill day.

10-22-1910
40 deg. Fair. W wind. colder. Finished Poll Lists today.

10-23-1910
32 deg. Fair. SW wind. Frost this morn. Rising Temp. Took Poll Lists to Central Sta.

10-24-1910
50 deg. cloudy. W wind. Looks like rain. Lieut. in Sta. this morn.

10-25-1910
42 deg. Fair. W wind. Chilly all day.

10-26-1910
44 deg. Cloudy. SE wind. Rainy. Senn case from Aug. 26. Ptm. Buege. Partly clearing toward eve. Cold & NE wind.

10-27-1910
38 deg. Fair. W wind. Nearly froze. Balloon America wins worlds distance record record. 1300 Miles from St. Louis to a point 300 miles NW of Quebec, Can. First snow of season, just a flurry. Banquet of Brotherhood at Kingsley.

10-28-1910
32 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Snow flurries. Cold.

10-29-1910
24 deg. Fair. W wind.

10-30-1910
32 deg. Fair. S wind. Day Off. Minnie, Ada & I went to Mitchell Park this PM. Mrs. Mauske & Mrs. Grindrod came to go to church with Minnie. M. sick didn't got to church.

10-31-1910
36 deg. SE wind. Cool.

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