Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
December 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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DECEMBER 1912

12-1-1912
40 deg. cloudy. E wind. Rainy. Walker came after noon. Moss came & talked over church site. Gary & Verna came at 4:30. Rain.

12-2-1912
32 deg. Northerly wind. Snowing during the night. coughed all night.

12-3-1912
28 deg. W wind. Rising temp. Everett came at noon with his new Ford. I took a ride & adjusted it.

12-4-1912
40 deg. SW wind. Fair. Home all day, except going to the Bank in morn. & church in eve.

12-5-1912
40 deg. Variable wind. cloudy. Rainy. Went to church supper in eve.

12-6-1912
24 deg. NW wind. Fair. Colder. Took machine out. PM- Went down town with Kohlstedt. Ada & her dressmaker went along. I met Drs. Rollins & Perry, Kohlstedt, Moss & Barrett at YMCA. Talked over & visited church site on 46th & Meinecke.

12-7-1912
20 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold. Reported for duty last night at mid-night. Slept all day. Went to tailor from Sta. Tried on overcoat.

12-8-1912
20 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Slept all day. Went to church in eve. Brotherhood Meeting after church service.

12-9-1912
10 deg. W wind. Fair. Walter had trouble with his auto. Radiator froze. I hauled him to N. Mil. Went to Meiers. Got medicine. Went to bed. Cough won. Minnie reported me sick. Staid in bed & rubbed sweet oil on lungs.

12-10-1912
32 deg. Fair. Warm. Slept till noon. 24 hrs. in bed. Some better this eve. In house all day. Colder toward eve.

12-11-1912
10 deg. SW wind. Fair. Cold. Betts came & spent the PM with me. Still coughing.

12-12-1912
4 deg. Fair. W wind. Cold. Walter came in this morn. His auto radiator was frozen. Thawed him out. Art rode away with him. Eve.- Ada & Arthur married at 8 PM by Rev. Kohlsted.

12-13-1912
W wind. Fair. Art & Ada went to Chicago. I went out to the house. Linden came at 9 PM.

12-14-1912
28 deg. Fair. W wind. Warmer. PM- Called Dr. Hollenbeck. Eve.- Ada Tel. from Chi. this eve.

12-15-1912
28 deg. S wind. cloudy. Shower AM. Rising temp. Walter, Ida & the Boy came to supper. Boy staid while they went to church. W.G. Searles 3208 Walnut St. called. Bro't greetings from Long's, Rothburg, Mich.

12-16-1912
40 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Looks like snow. Went to Barber Shop & back before noon. Ada & Art came home. Ida bro't the Boy down to stay while she went shopping.

12-17-1912
40 deg. Sw wind. Cloudy. Rained all night. Home all day. Eve.- Went to Wash. Park Presb. Chapel. Met me who want to do away with the race track at Wash. Park.

12-18-1912
34 deg. Cloudy. W wind. Cooler. Linden off. I go out early.

12-19-1912
34 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Snow flurries. PM- Took auto out for a while. Vulcanized tires. Eve.- Walter came & gave me a note for $200.00, I accepted it & wished him a Merry Christmas.

12-20-1912
28 deg. cloudy. W wind. One inch of snow fell during the night.

12-21-1912
20 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Cold. Went to tailor at 8:30 mAM. Tried on overcoat. Left it there to be changed.

12-22-1912
8 deg. W wind. Fair. Chilly. Slept all day.

12-23-1912
20 deg. SW wind. Fair. Chilly. Went to N. Mil. at 6 PM. Directors Meeting. Rode home with Moss.

12-24-1912
20 deg. SW wind. Fair. Frosty. Took out the auto & Ada & I went to the S. side. Got table for Mau at Wm. Bergers. Set it up & took it down to him. Went out to the house with Ada.

12-25-1912
30 deg. W wind. Fair. Frosty. Christmas Day. Slept all day. Walter & Ida & the Boy came to supper. After supper we took a joy ride in the auto.

12-26-1912
30 deg. N wind. Cloudy. Went to tailor. got my overcoat. Had it inspected. Bo't Diary for next year. Off tonight

12-27-1912
24 deg. Fair. PM- Took auto out for a spin. Worked down in the basement the rest of the time.

12-28-1912
26 deg. SW wind. Fair. Worked in the basement on the Boys sleigh box. Slept the rest of the day.

12-29-1912
34 deg. W wind. Fair. Mild. Out early. Linden off.

12-30-1912
40 deg. S wind. cloudy. Rain at 12 mid-night. Out at 6 PM last night. Home at 2:15 AM. Took auto down to Sta. at 10 PM last night. PM- Went down town with Ada & John Maechtle.

12-31-1912
36 deg. SW wind. Fair. Pleasant. Mild all night. Traveled Dobratz beat all night.

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