Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
January 1911

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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JANUARY 1911

1-1-1911
32 deg. cloudy. southerly wind. Looks like snow. Stood in front of 951 Teutonia when the new year came in. On the late shift. Rain neatly all day. Minnie came gone at 3:30.

1-2-1911
20 deg. Fair. High W wind. Growing colder. Fell case from Dec. 2nd. No court today. Snow during the day. About 1 in. fell. Colder towards eve.

1-3-1911
Zero. Fair. W wind, cold. Fell case from Dec. 2nd. Fell case cont. till Mar. 3rd. Went to court at 9 AM. Got tax bills. Home:43.38. 20th Wd. $77.01; Total $120.39. Zero weather at 9 PM.

1-4-1911
-2 deg. Fair. Sharp W wind. Snow flurries PM & eve.

1-5-1911
-6 deg. Fair. Sharp W wind. Snow all PM & eve. Asked for an hour off. Went to N. Mil. Annual Meeting of Stockholders, S. Furn. Co. Old officers elected.

1-6-1911
18 deg. Cloudy. E wind. snowed all night. About 8 In. of snow. John Maechtle died at 7:45 AM. Lois tel. us at 9 AM.

1-7-1911
6 deg. Fair. Southerly wind. Rising temp. Chilly. Drill day:- Walter's birthday - 27 yrs. Took some things to Walter.

1-8-1911
32 deg. Cloudy. E wind. Rain & snow at 3:30 AM. Colder towards noon. PM- High W wind. Colder.

1-9-1911
6 deg. Fait. W wind. Cold. Minnie, Helen & I going to Pt. to John's Funeral. Minnie Helen & I went out on 8:30 car. Wittenweyler & Rev. Crawford conducted the funeral service. I came home alone at 9:30 PM.

1-10-1911
32 deg. Fair. southerly wind. James C. McHenry died last night at 11 o'c. Drusa tel. me. I went to her house, then called on Sizer family, 29th & Mt. Vernon Av.

1-11-1911
38 deg. W wind. Thawing all night. Got up ay 2:30. Went to McHenry's at 3:00. Minnie came home while I was gone. Bro. JL came this eve. to stay all night.

1-12-1911
28 deg. Cloudy. NE wind. J. McH will be buried at 2 PM. Minnie & I went to Mc's. funeral. Rev. Lean officiated. Home at 4:15. Rainy. Neime Billiard Co. burned, 10:50 PM. Total loss.

1-13-1911
30 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Snow flurriies, damp. Went to the BAnk. Got our books & Pd. for my overshoes at Weishaupts.

1-14-1911
28 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Chgd to N. Very damp all night. Drill Dat:

1-15-1911
6 Deg. Fair. W wind. Linden off. I come on early.

1-16-1911
4 deg. Fair. W wind. Frosty.

1-17-1911
10 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Very raw & chilly. Snow flurries. Got up at 1:45. Went to Bank. Got two checks certified. Went to City Hall. Pd. our & Helen's taxes. Helens - $72.03. Ours - $43.38. 20th Wd. - $77.01. Total $192.42.

1-18-1911
20 deg. Fair. South East Wind. becoming variable. Linden went to Iowa to attend the funeral of his Bro. I come on early.

1-19-1911
24 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Very damp. Eve.- Burmeister & I arrested a woman at 1121 - Weil St.

1-20-1911
32 deg. Cloudy. S wind. Damp, almost rain. Minnie went downtown & met Mrs. Reinhard & Mrs. Moore & bro't them home with her.

1-21-1911
22 deg. Partly cloudy. High W wind. Growing colder. Mrs. R &M went away after dinner. Helen & Ella came & Monroe & Frank came in the eve. Linden returned. I go out late.

1-22-1911
2 deg. Fair. W wind. Cold. Got up at 2 PM. Sat around till supper time & went to church.

1-23-1911
18 deg. Fair. W wind. Cold but pleasant.

1-24-1911
28 deg. Fair. S wind. Frosty. Pleasant.

1-25-1911
36 deg. Cloudy. S wind. Rain at intervals after 1 AM.

1-26-1911
40 deg. Cloudy. S wind. Rainy. Off tonight. E. Zillmer & wife came up to supper. I went to Kingsley with Minnie to Brotherhood Meeting - listened to E.T. Fairchild talk on Industrial Insurance.

1-27-1911
38 deg. cloudy. S wind. Rainy. Frida & little John came this PM.

1-28-1911
24 deg. Fair. W wind. Little Arthur's birthday. would have been19 yrs old had he lived.

1-29-1911
36 deg. cloudy. Southerly wind. Damp. A wild night. Masquerade dances everywhere. Linden off. I come out early.

1-30-1911
12 deg. Fair. High W wind. Growing colder, fast. 10:15 PM.- Arrested Tjos. Sheehan, a drunken Mick at 8th & Clark.

1-31-1911
26 deg. SE wind. Snow at 2 AM. In court 9 AM with Sheehan. Sentence suspended. Home at 10:30. Went to bed at 11:30. Slept till dark. Went to Public Service Bldg. Got our umbella that Minnie left on car.

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