Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
June 1913

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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JUNE 1913

6-1-1913
60 deg. SW wind. Warm. Fair. Walter called at 10 PM last night & told me he was stuck in the mud with his auto. Told him to leave it there till morning.

6-2-1913
52 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Pleasant. Went home & started cleaning the carbon out of the auto. Worked all forenoon. Went to Ada's at 2 PM. Then home & to bed at 3:30. Slept till 10:30. Fine growing weather.

6-3-1913
62 deg. W wind. Fair. Pleasant. Warm. Went to tailor, tried on blouse. Left it there for futher improvements. Home to bed. Up at 2 PM. Went to Bank & to Ada's. Arthur went with me to the Hospital to get Lydia.

6-4-1913
50 deg. Fair. NE wind. Cooler. Linden off. I go out early. Lindens daughter to be married to Chas, Ollrogge. Called at Clemens 1316- 10th St. to see Mrs. Seeman from Los Angles. Not at home.

6-5-1913
56 deg. W wind. Fair. Off tonight. Went down to HLD, got auto adjusted. Art & Ada went with us & called at Clemens.

6-6-1913
62 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Wind chgd to W. Warm & sultry. Minnie Ada & I left home at 5:55 AM. Went to 1316-10th. Got Mrs. Seeman & Edith Head. Went to Port. Visited all the folks. Had dinner on the farm with Monroe & Walter. Left Dora's at 2:54. Traveled in the rain from Cedarburg home. Had a fine day. 6 PM took Lydia S [Sylvester} to Wauwatosa. Mrs. Brooks & boys came to stay all night.

6-7-1913
40 deg. NE wind. Cold. Fair. Temp. dropped 45 deg. in 12 hours. Took Mrs. Brooks & boys home. Went to tailors. got my Blouse. Had it inspected. Got check book from Bank. Went home & to bed. Got up at 6 PM. Took Art & Ada home. Got Helen. Took her home.

6-8-1913
42 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cold & raw. Went to bed at 11 AM. Up at 2:30. Went to Ada's at 4:30. Had supper. Visited with the folks. Mrs. Seeman & Edith Head, Ed & Emma, Frank's Emma, Walter, Ida & Milton came in. Home to bed at 8:15.

6-9-1913
40 deg. E wind. Fair. Chilly, very chilly. Minnie & I went downtown to the stores. Got machine adjusted. Home at noon. Art & Ada came. Ada got dinner when Minnie got home. Art & Ada to auto & got pie plant from Wauwatosa.

6-10-1913
40 deg. E wind. Fair. Cold with prospects of rising temp. Nailed up 3 cellar screen dash for Walter. Painted them. Went to bed. Got up at 3:15. Went to Ada's, put up 3 screens. Art & I went to filling Sta. Got 26 gals. "Buzz water" 12 of gasoline & 14 of Motor Spirits. Went home & to bed.

6-11-1913
50 deg. West winf. Fair. Warmer. Worked on Walter's screen sash. Slept 5 hours. Took machine out & had a spin out Grand Av. Minnie, Ada & Art went with me to Prayer Meeting.

6-12-1913
54 deg. W wind. Fair. Pleasant. Made 4 screensash for Ada. Painted them & Walter's. Slept from noon to # PM. Varnished the dining room & kitchen floors. Went with Minnie to Ada's to supper Took sand to Milton. Minnie & I took Betts & wife out for a spin.

6-13-1913
62 deg. W wind. Fair. Pleasant & warm. Got up at 1:30. Ada & Art came to dinner. Got Helen. Went to Fox Point & Donges Bay.

6-14-1913
64 deg. W wind. Fair. Warm.. Linden off. I go out early. Got up at 3 o'c. Went with Minnie to Ada's. Called on Ida & "Bubby". Called there again in the eve.

6-15-1913
66 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Thunder storms last night. Out early again tonight. Got up at 10 AM. Got ready for church. Went after Art & Ada. Took them to church. PM- Went after Helen. John & his girl took a ride with us to Lake Park. Hot all day. 90 deg. in shade at noon.

6-16-1913
74 deg. W wind. Fair. Thunderstorms in the night. Very warm. PM- thunder shower this evening.

6-17-1913
65 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Warm all night. Went to Walter's. Put up cellar window screens. Took Milton 4 pails of sand. Art & Ada came to dinner. PM- Art took the women folks out for a spin.

6-18-1913
62 deg. SE wind becoming variable. Cloudy. Thunder shower, cool at 4:30 AM. PM- Grandma Taft came & we took her to Ada's & back. She staid for supper.

6-19-1913
71 deg. SE wind. Fair. Went to Ada's. Put in 4 cellar window screens. Then went out to look for Wild roses via Wanderers Rest, Town Line, & via N. Mil. Got Art & home on Cedarburg Road. Slept 1 to 10:30 PM. Thunder shower PM.

6-20-1913
62 deg. Fair. Cooler. 9 AM- Minnie & I went to 920 %th St. & got Frieda Eimmerman & her 3 boys, took them to our house. Got some ice for us & Ada. Called at Ada's & then home. Put on new rear tire. (Federal). Sent Walter check for $15.00, Cash Price.

6-21-1913
62 deg. WE wind. Cloudy. Rain all PM yesterday. Fog gy last night. Slept till 2 PM. Took machine out. Took Frieda & the kids out for spin through the Park. Then took them to Erdmans, 5th & Wright.

6-22-1913
54 deg. W wind. Cold. Fair. Went to bed at 9:00. Got up at 1:30. After dinner we went out with the auto to Butler, New Butler, Templeton, Sussex, North Lake, Monches, Holy Hill, Richfield. So. Germ'tn, Meno. Falls & home vis Engelsburg. Got home at 8 PM. 58 miles,.

6-23-1913
50 deg. S wind. Fair. Cool. Rising temp. Went to Coerpers, got 3 - 2x4x14 for 75 cts to fix Helens fence. Went to bed at 9:30. Slept till 5 PM. Went after ice for us & Ada. Went out on Sercomb Road after rose leaves.

6-24-1913
60 deg. SW wind. Fair. Rising temp. Went to bed at 9 o'c. Up at 3 PM. Went to KLD's. Got 5# can of diffential dope. Home- Mrs. Bennett & Mrs. Seidel called. I took them home. Met Lois on the St. & took her along. Looked like rain but none came.

6-25-1913
70 deg. Se wind. Cloudy. Warm. Slept till 3 o'c. Got up & fixed Helen's fence After supper, took the auto out & gave the folks some fresh air. Had 3 blowouts before we got home.

6-26-1913
72 deg. W wind. Fair. Very warm. Out early. Linden off. Vulcanized 4 inner tubes. 3 hrs. sleep. Hot all day.

6-27-1913
78 deg. SW wind. Fair. Hot. Kingle, Geyer & I went to Theinsville fishing at 3 AM. Home at 3 o'c. Got ice for us & Ada. Took bath & went to bed. Bro't home bullheads. Dinner at Zindt's, Mequon Sta.

6-28-1913
80 deg. W wind. Fair. Hot all night. Off tonight. 9:20 AM. We, Minnie, Ed, Emma & I started for Pt. Went N & W on Brown Deer road & came out 2 miles weat of Newburg. Went E to Pt. PM- Went to the farms.

6-29-1913
70 deg. S wind. Fair. Staid at Jakes over night. Ed & Emma out on farm. Morn.- All the rest went to hear Fortsche preach. I took Laura to the Cemetary. Home at 5 PM. Henry Peat called on us in eve.

6-30-1913
74 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Hot night. Hotter at 8 AM. Went to HDL & had radius rod put in. Took H. Peat around the city. Got some ice for us & Ada.Went to bed at 1 PM. Shower.

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