Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
November 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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NOVEMBER 1911

11-1-1911
30 deg. Fair. W wind. Frosty. Inspector Riemer died at 1 PM. Colder. Snow flurries. Went to dentist. Slept all eve.

11-2-1911
20 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold.

11-3-1911
24 deg. NW wind. Fair. Frosty. Went to Dentist.

11-4-1911
32 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Snow flurries. Inspector Riemer's funeral. I went to the house. Then to Center & Teutonia where I waited for the procession. Met Julius Froemming with auto. He bro't me home.

11-5-1911
36 deg. W wind. Fair. Chilly. Slept all day.

11-6-1911
48 deg. S wind. Clouidy. Rain all night. Koge died at 6:20 AM. Check from Skerlowski. 1-$40.00: 1-$42.00. $82.00

11-7-1911
38 deg. Fair. W wind. Cooler. Go to dentist at 4 PM. Ethel S. went away this PM.

11-8-1911
28 deg. S wind. Fair. Heavy white frost. Frank Koge buried this morn.

11-9-1911
44 deg. S wind. Cloudy. Rain. Rained hard all eve. Nettie & Josie came this eve with Everett to stay all night.

11-10-1911
46 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool.

11-11-1911
60 deg. Cloudy. S wind. Warm. Very sultry. Shower at 5 AM. Showers & warm during the day. Irene went home this PM.

11-12-1911
18 deg. High SW wind. Snow flurries. Cold. Slept till 10:30. Got up & went to church with Minnie. Snow flurries during the forenoon. Went to bed at 2 PM.

11-13-1911
8 deg. Fair. Cold. High NW wind during the night.

11-14-1911
22 deg. S wind. Cloudy. Raw. Looks & feels like snow. PM. Snowing. One in. snow fell. Out early for Linden.

11-15-1911
28 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Home at 3AM. Got up at 11 AM. Helped Minnie clean house all day. Off tonight.

11-16-1911
18 deg. S wind. Cloudy. PM-Snow. Went to N. Mil. This AM went to Hickman, Lauson & Dieuer. Bargained with J. E. Nelson for Ford auto. Dep. $25.00 - $710.00

11-17-1911
40 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Rain, sleet, turning to rain and coming in torrents from 2 to 5 AM. Colder toward eve.

11-18-1911
26 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Cold & disagreeable.

11-19-1911
18 deg. Fair. SW wind. Cold. Slept all day.

11-20-1911
28 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Snow 4 to 8 AM.

11-21-1911
24 deg. W wind. Fair. Slept all day.

11-22-1911
32 deg. S wind. Fair. Looks like rain or snow. PM- Rain & all eve.

11-23-1911
32 deg. Cloudy. NW wind. Colder.

11-24-1911
18 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold. Milton Arthur Sizer born 7:30 AM to Walter & Ida. at 1375-24th St. Dr. N.W. Hollenbeck attending.

11-25-1911
24 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold. Eve.- went to Walters to see the new boy.

11-26-1911
30 deg. W wind. Fair. Frosty. Off tonight. Kingsley Church dedicated by Bishop Hamilton.

11-27-1911
32 deg. SW ind. Fair. Frosty. Ada & I went down town. Brotherhoos banguet at Kingsley. About 75 couples ate Chicken Pie. Bishop & Mrs. Hamilton banquetted with us.

11-28-1911
32 deg. NE wind. Colder. Cloudy. Rain turning to snow at 4 AM. Snowed all day. 2 in. of snow.

11-29-1911
8 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold.

11-30-1911
20 deg. Sw wind. Fair. Raw wind. Thanksgiving. Out early. Linden off..

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