Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
March 1912

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.

Back to the Index
Key to names and places in this diary

MARCH 1912

3-1-1912
- Zero. Fair W wind. Schaefer brot. My check. PM- Went to bank. Eve. Swartout came and asked me to loan him him. $100.00 for 90 days. I gave him a check, He gave ne a note.

3-2-1912
- Zero. Fair W wind. Cold

3-3-1912
= 14deg. Fair. Ewind. Very chilly. John Fkeckenstein shot & killed Walter
Shallock at 2 AM.

3-4-1912
- 16deg. Ewind. Cloudy. Chilly. Selpt all day. Mrs. Chapman came to supper.

3-5-1912
- 10deg. Ewind. Fair. Frosty.

3-6-1912
- 10deg. Fair. E wind. Frosty. Rising temp.

3-7-1912
- 23deg. Swind. Fair. Warmer.

3-8-1912
- 26deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Snow flurries during the early morn. Washed .
windows for Minnie

3-9-1912
- 8 deg. Fair. Wwind. Very cold & frosty.

3-10-1912
- 10deg. Fair Wwind. Frosty. Everett and Irene Irene is going to stay a week.

3-11-1912
- 22deg. Cloudy Swind.Snowing from 9AM till night. 4" fell.

3-12-1912
- 25deg. NEwind, Fair.

3-13-1912
- 16deg. Fair. Wwind. Rising temp. Very frosty during the night. Out early
for. Linden.

3-14-1912
- 28deg. Fair. Variable wind. Ada's birthday-24. Outtonight. Snowing, NE -
wind all day.

3-15-1912
. - 20 deg. N wind. Went with Minnie to the carpet weavers. Irene went home this eve. Art came to supper.

3-16-1912
- 8deg. Swind. Fair. Frosty. Slept till 5PM.

3-17-1912
- 33deg. SWwind. Cloudy. Warmer. St. Patricks day. Rain at noon. Thawing
very fast.

3-18-1912
- 32deg. Fair Swwind. Pkeasant. Out early for Linden. Genthe sick. Linden
will be days over primary election. Thawing very fast.

3-19-1912
- 36deg. W wind. Primary Election. Thawing very fast. Out early. Linden
on day duty for primary election.

3-20-1912
- 26deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Snowing all day and eve. Colder.

3-21-1912
- 22deg. NE wind. Snowed all night. Hard walking. Slept all day.

3-22-1912
- 8deg. W wind. Fair Frosty. Walter called this PM.

3-23-1912
- 16deg, W wind. Fair. Frosty. Wrote cards for Brotherhood meet. Next
Thurs.

3-24-1912
- 28deg. High NeE wind. Fair. Chilly.

3-25-1912
- 26deg. S wind. Fair. William Zillmers wife buried today. Swartout pd-note
$100.00 today.

3-26-1912
- 34deg. Fair. Snow flurries with variable wind during the night. Went to
Bank at 10AM.

3-27-1912
- 32deg. Fair S wind. Warmer. Out early. Linden off.

3-28-1912
- 32 deg. W wind Fair. Off tonight. Brotherhood Meeting tonight.

3-29-1912
- 32deg. E wind. Fair. Raw. Chilly Minnie Emma & I papered our bedroom
today. Went to N Mil at 5:25.

3-30-1912
- 26deg. E wind. Fair. Frosty. Reported sick at 5:15 AM. Slept till 3:PM.
Have terrible headache. Painted bedroom floor this eve.

3-31-1912
- 38deg. E wind. Cloudy. Thunder storm durinng the night. Minnie and I slept downstairs the first time in years.

Back to the Index
Key to names and places in this diary