Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
November 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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NOVEMBER 1912

11-1-1912
34 deg. N. Wind. cloudy. Interest due from Skerlownik $38.50. Snow flakes flying. Minnie & Ada went down town. I slept all day. Freezing nearly all day.

11-2-1912
26 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold. AM- Went to the Bank. Deposited $ 100. got 13.70 cash. Went to new house. Called at Walters. Went to bed at 12 o'c. Louis Goehring came at 3 PM. I got up at 3 PM. Minnie,
11-2-1913
Ada & I took him out for a spin. Then to 5:25 train for Random Lake.

11-3-1912
28 deg. Fair. Skerlownik called last ight. Paid int. & paym't. I made him an ofer of $100.00 if he would get the whole of the money by Christmas. Haukohl sent papers to be signed for loan. 6:15- Went to 8th & Walnut, helped Walter get his auto to garage. Steering gear broke.

11-4-1912
38 deg. S wind. Fair. Home all day. Worked in the garden. Helped nieighbor Braun trim his cherry tree. Ida & the Boy came towards eve. Check for $1800.00 loan from Police Relief Assn.

11-5-1912
42 deg. W wind. Fair. Election day, both National & State. Slept all day.

11-6-1912
50 deg. Cloudy. N wind. Rain all night. Went to the Bank at 10 o'c. Paid note of $950 & int. $3.00. Went to Butcher, bo't 18# of round steak for Mince Meat & to make corned beef. Home at 12:30.

11-7-1912
34 deg. W wind. Fair. White frost. Vulcanized inner tube. Slept all day. Josie Maechtle came. Went to Ed's. Made arrangement for a Loan. Tel. Koller Bros. to thst effect.

11-8-1912
44 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Sprinkled at 3:30 AM. Sister Libbies Birthday. 57 yrs. old. Eve. Ed Maechtle came up & gave me check for $1000.00. I gave him a note for it & will make out mtge as soon as he gets blank etc.

11-9-1912
34 deg. W wind. Fair. Chilly. Art gave me a check for $3.00 for interest at the Bank. Went to the Bank with the $1000.00 check. Went to Kollers Office. It was closed. Went to House & walked to Walters to see the Boy. He was asleep.

11-10-1912
42 deg. E wind. Fair. Went to church with Minnie. PM- We all went to Waukesha vis West Allis, Mukwanago Road. Called on Sydow's. Home at 7:00 o'c. Minnie & I went to bed.

11-11-1912
48 deg. SW wind. Fair. Minnie, Ada & I started for Sussex. Got near Templeton, had 3 blow outs. Walter came & helped us home. Home at 6:10. Minnie, Ada & Helen rode in with an agnt. for machinery. Tel. 2 times to Pt. on acct. of Geo. & Pauline coming to hospital with Pauline.

11-12-1912
50 deg. E wind. cloudy. Rainy. 8 AM- Went to Gross Hdw. Got new 3 1/2 x 30 tire & tube. Went home. vulcanized front tube. Minnie & I went to C&NW Depot. Got Geo. & Pauline, Ella & Everett & took them to Milwaukee Hospital. Went back to Chapmans. Got Minnie & Helen. Went home.

11-13-1912
40 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Rainy. 8 AM growing colder. Rain turning to snow at day break. Rained all day. Snow in eve. Pauline operated on, found gall stones.

11-14-1912
32 deg. NW wind. Cloidy. Snow during the night. Took Minnie, Ada & Helen to Mil. Hospital to see Pauline.

11-15-1912
26 deg. W wind. Fair. Frosty. Slept all day. Went to Boeck's 617 40th - Banquet Com. meeting.

11-16-1912
32 deg. W wind. Fair. Frostry. Linden off. I go in early. Otto Schumacker & Wm. Kanitz transferred from No. 3 to No. 5.

11-17-1912
32 deg. NW wind. Fair. Walk home at 2 AM. Got up at 9:45. Went to church. PM- Went with Moss & Barnett to look up church site, NW side. Took auto to S. side. went to bed at 6 PM.

11-18-1912
26 deg. W wind. Fair. Frosty. Warming during the morning. Fixed ash box for Elmslie's. Cleaned up back yeard. Went to bed at 12:30 PM.

11-19-1912
40 deg. W wind. Fair. Warmer. Went to N Mil., got some gasoline. Eve.- Went to N. Mil. - Directors Meeting.

11-20-1912
36 deg. SW wind. Fair. Light frost during the night. Slept all day.

11-21-1912
48 deg. W wind. Fair. Quite warm. Off tonight. 8 AM- Growing colder. Brotherhood Banquet tonight. I took tickets. 86 including couples.

11-22-1912
40 deg. W wind. Fair. Took the woman folks to the hospital to see Pauline. Rev. Wiegand died last night.

11-23-1912
40 deg. W wind. Fair. Lois came this eve. Tomorrow is Milton's birthday. We all spent the eve. with him. 1 yr. old.

11-24-1912
36 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Snowed all night. About an inch of snow at 2:30 AM.

11-25-1912
28 deg. W wind. Fair. Frosty. Slept all day.

11-26-1912
30 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold. Slept all day. Wedding at Bardenwerpers this eve.

11-27-1912
30 deg. NW wind. cloudy. Snow flurries. Got up at 2:30. Skelownik came shortly after & gave me check for $160.00. Later Koller called up and asked us to come to Armitage's office. Minnie & I went - deeded the place 1403-34th St. & lots to Skerlownik & got check for $2200.00.

11-28-1912
24 deg. W wind. Fair. Frostry. Thanksgiving day. I go out early. Linden off. Walter, Ida & the Boy came to dinner at 2 PM.

11-29-1912
36 deg. SW wind. cloudy. Raw wind. Snow fluuty this morn. Slept till noon. Got up & got the auto out & went to 300-25th with Helen, then to the Bank.. Deposited $2360.00 recv'd from Skerlownik Went out to the house & home again. Reported sick at 4:30 PM.

11-30-1912
30 deg. SW wind. Fair. Pleasant. Sick all night. Shall stay home a day or two. PM- Art went with our folks & took Pauline to the 2:05 train.

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