Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
July 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.

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JULY 1912

7-1-1912
58 deg. S wind. m Cool. Fair. Circus in town, Ringlings. Took Ada out & gave her a lesson in auto driving.

7-2-1912
62 deg. SE wind, Fair, Went from Sta. to Donaths & Met Walter. Walter came up with Johnson Auto to see how we liked it. Took spin thru the park. Went to Walters in eve. Took Ada & Art to 500-35th. Went back to Walters after Miss Pursell. Took Ed & Rev. Schlueter along.

7-3-1912
70 deg. SE wind. Increasing clouds. Sultry. Ada took me out for a 10 mile spin. Hot.

7-4-1912
70 deg. W wind. Fair. Very pleasant early in the morn. Our folks with Walter, Ida & the boy went to Pt. to the picnic at 10 AM. Back at 7 PM. Thunder shower at 2 PM. Hot.

7-5-1912
73 deg. Fair. W wind. Warm. Ada & I washed the auto. Masterson's came this PM. We took them out for a ride. Went to see the Boy.

7-6-1912
76 deg. SE wind. Fair. SE wind. Sultry. Hot all night. At 10:40 AM Minnie & I took Mastersons to Pt. Got there at 1:30. Had dinner at Jakes. Visited Laura a few min. Minnie & I started for home. Got home at 4 PM. I went to bed at 6 PM. Rain during the night.

7-7-1912
68 deg. Variable wind. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Showers during the night. Showery, SE wind. Art & the folks took the auto out & after supper I took them out for a spin. Rev. Joliffe preached at K.

7-8-1912
70 deg. S wind. Fair. Sultry all night. Worked around home till noon. Slept till 4 PM. Took Ada to Wauwatosa. Went to John Killians. Took him, his wife & mother on a trip to Lake Park.

7-9-1912
70 deg. SW wind. Fair. $ AM, cool breeze. Went to Wauwatosa. Got Ada. Walter was with us. Went to McHenrys- nobody home. Went to see Walters Auto at F&S factory. Got Lbr. for Walters garage.

7-10-1912
72 deg. E wind. Cooler. Partly cloudy. Thunder shower during the night. Walter came & helped me on his garage.

7-11-1912
64 deg. NE wind. Fair. Out early. Linden off. No sleep all day. Walter came & we worked at the garage roof. Art bro't the auto down to the sta. so I could get home early.

7-12-1912
63 deg. Fair. Off. Took Robrau, Koehler & Leuhin home. Got home at 2:30. Slept till 6 AM. Started for Port at 9:16. Took H. Rintelman & wife to Henrys. Eve- took them to Port. Got 5 gal. gasoline from Jake.

7-13-1912
70 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Heavy rain, Thunder storm. Minnie, Ada & I staid at H's. 9 AM started home with Verena & children. Home at 11 AM. PM- Art & I helped Walter with garage. Got it up at dark. Had supper at Walters.

7-14-1912
66 deg. S wind. Fair. Slept till 4 PM. Took Verena & children out for a spin. Rode in Walters auto this morn.

7-15-1912
78 deg. NW wind. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Hot at night till 4 AM. Cool all day. PM- Took Verena & children to M&N Sta. 6th & Davis. Helped Walter on garage.

7-16-1912
54 deg. Fair. E wind. Cool. PM- Went to Walters. Put some work in on his garage.

7-17-1912
52 deg. Fair. SW wind. Took Minnie & Ada downtown. Went to Walters. Painted his garage. Ate dinner with him. Got home at 2:30 PM.

7-18-1912
66 deg. N wind. Partly cloudy. Cooler. Looks like rain. Went to Roloff's with Minnie. Got some currants. Went to Walters, helped him put roofing on garage.

7-19-1912
53 deg. Fair. Ptm. Gutknecht case to come before the Chief at 2 PM.

7-20-1912
60 deg. E wind. Cloudy. Rained all day. Slept all day.

7-21-1912
60 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Foggy & damp. PM- clearing. Minnie & I took Mrs. Andrecht & daughters out for a ride. Walter, Ida & the Boy came & staid to Supper.

7-22-1912
60 deg. No wind, 5 AM. Fair. Pleasant & Warm. Minnie, Ada & I took Mrs. Reinhard out to N. Mil. Got 15 gals of gas.

7-23-1912
60 deg. SE wind. Fair. Warmer. Shower during the morning. Slept all day.

7-24-1912
70 deg. Variable wind. Warm Linden off. I go out early. Slept 3/4 of an hour. Took a spin in Lake Park.

7-25-1912
74 deg. W wind. Fair. Growing cooler. Home at 3 AM. 8 AM- Koth came & made sidewalk along the house. PM- Took Rev. Schlueter, wife & two young ladies out in auto.

7-26-1912
60 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. Off tonight. 9:10 AM, started for Henry Maechtles. Gor there at 10:40. PM- Helen, Lina, Minnie, Ada & I went to Batavia via Adell, returning via Cedar Swamp. 40 miles. Went to Pt. in eve.

7-27-1912
60 deg. W wind. Cool. Fair. At 9:10 AM we took Paulina, Helen & Milton Goehring & went to Waubeka, west to Barton, West Bend & home via Newburg & Saukville. Stolzenfeld died. Ate dinner at Geo's. Left for home at 1:14 PM. Came to Mequon, then east to Pt. Wash. Rd. Home via daisy.

7-28-1912
66 deg. Southerly wind. changing to SE. cloudy. showery. Stolzenfeld died at 8:30 yeaterday morn. Home all day. Art took auto out & took his grandmother out to W. to stay a few days. Thunder shower.

7-29-1912
62 deg. NE wind. Warm Fair. Helped Minnie in the yard. Went after ice. Took W. H. Crossman out for a spin. 16 miles. PM- Went to N. Mil. - directors Meeting.

7-30-1912
64 deg. W wind. Fair. Warm. Stolzenfeld buried this morn. Betts, Linden & Peter Kiehl rode with me. Met Minnie & Helen on the St. Took them to Wauwatosa. Staid there to dinner. Took Helen downtown. Went to bed at 2:45. Thunder shower.

7-31-1912
56 deg. E wind. Fair. Cool during the night. Warmer at 7 AM. P Clemens came to dinner. I took him to N. Av. & 3rd. at 2:02. Walter, Ida & Boy came to dinner.

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