Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
August 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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AUGUST 1911

8-1-1911
66 deg. Warm. Fair. W wind. Rain all night. 7:15- Got team, drove to N. Mil., then around city with Aunt Lina & Monroe. Got home at Noon.

8-2-1911
62 deg. Fair. W wind. Pleasant.

8-3-1911
48 deg. Fair. E wind. Cool. Minnie & I went to N. Mil. at 12>08, Soo train. with Mrs. Chalker to look up some lots.

8-4-1911
62 deg. Cloudy. Variable wind. Looks like rain. Went to tailor, fitted on vest & pants, Left vest there for alteration.

8-5-1911
62 deg. Fair. W wind. Warm. Helped Minnie peel apples till 11 o'c. Went to bed. Slept till 8 PM.

8-6-1911
68 deg. Fair. W wind. Warm.

8-7-1911
70 deg. Partly cloudy. SW wind. Warm. Looks like rain. Very warm all day. PM- Went to Weishaupts, got Minnie a pair of shoes.

8-8-1911
66 deg. Fair. High NW wind. Growing cooler. AM- wind chgd to NE, cooler. Got up at noon & went to bank for Ada.

8-9-1911
64 deg. Fair. Variable wind. Cooler this AM.

8-101911 64 deg. Partly cloudy. NE wind. Cool all day. Lawn social at our place this eve. Thunder storm after 10 PM.

8-11-1911
60 deg. Cloudy. NE wind, becoming variable. Heavy thunder shower during the night. PM- Minnie & Ada went to Pt. at 3:30.

8-12-1911
60 deg. Cloudy. NE wind, becoming variable. Showery. Off. Got up at 7:10. Went to Pt. Jake took us on his hayrack to Sucker Brook. I worked like a slave all PM to get the cottage in order. Minnie & I staid at Eimmermans.

8-13-1911
64 deg. cloudy. E wind. Showery. Went to church at Pt. and came home on 4 o'c. car. On dutyat 10 o'c.

8-14-1911
68 deg. Cloudy. SE wind. 6 PM- Went to N. Mil., directors Meeting. Rained hard on the way home. Got wet. Rain during fore part of the night.

8-15-1911
68 deg. Fair. W wind. Ptm. E.F. Vogt went before the Chief on charges of conduct unbecoming an officer. He promised to do better if the Chief would give him a chance.

8-16-1911
73 deg. Partly cloudy. SW wind. Warm. 4:55 AM- Arrested Frank Gaulke at Teutonia & Hopkins - drunk.

8-17-1911
68 deg. Fair. Variable wind. Warm all night. Minnie & Mrs. Reinhardt went to Pt. this PM. On the way to the car we met Mrs. Gaines & daughter. I went with them to Soldiers Home & then to HIrschingers.

8-18-1911
64 deg. Fair. W wind. Cool. Went out in plain clothes in the eve. Watching for "Nosey".

8-19-1911
58 deg. Fair. W wind. Cool. Disturbed several time by tel. & door bell. Geo. Maechtle came up & we went to N. Mil. at 4 PM.

8-20-1911
56 deg. SW wind. Pleasant. Fair. Cool.

8-21-1911
61 deg. Fair. S wind. Pleaant.

8-22-1911
70 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Warm. Showery dring the night. Stolzenfeld to be operated this morn. for tumor. Minnie & Ada come home .

8-23-1911
50 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Cool.

8-24-1911
52 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool.

8-25-1911
54 deg. E wind. Cool. Fair. Arrested Alvin Ehrhardt, Theo. Randeraux at 1 AM. Fighting on the street at 1 AM. $5 & costs. Put early for Linden

8-26-1911
62 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Off tonight. Arthur Swartout died this PM. Heart failure.

8-27-1911
60 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Minnie fell down stairs & hurt herself this morn.

8-28-1911
60 deg. W wind. Fair. Rained all night. Lois & Eunice came this eve.

8-29-1911
50 deg. W wind. Cool. Fair. Arthur Swartout buried this PM.

8-30-1911
54 deg. Fair. S wind. Cool.

8-31-1911
60 deg. S wind. Warmer. Fair. Slept nearly all day. General Order:- 2 nd squad on duty 12 M to 8 AM. Sept 2nd.

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