Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
August 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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AUGUST 1913

8-1-1913
60 deg. Fair. W wind. Went to N. Mil. Got Walter. Went down town. Bo't U.S. tire, 30 x 3 at Goodyear Co. Speedometer shows 6800 miles. Went to garage. Had door lock put on. PM- Ada, Helen, Minnie & I went to Bucks, 4 mi. S. of Waukesha. Picked 2 quarts of black berries.

8-2-1913
60 deg. NW wind. Fair. Started at 10 AM. Went with Helen & Minnie to Reeseville. Hot. I got badly sunburned. Got to R. at 2:30., 4 1/2 hrs. Eve. Took Henry Reinhard & family out for ride.

8-3-1913
60 deg. NW wind. Fair. Mrs. Reinhard went with us to Waupun vis Beaver Dam. Visited Chas. Lapp. Back via Juneau. Got to W. at 8:30 AM. Back at 6:30 PM.

8-4-1913
56 deg. NE wind. Fair. Got up at 5:30. Took Alvin R. to Wm. Breyer to work. 8:20- started for home. Mrs. Runkel (Aunt Kate) came as far as Waukesha. Picked Choke Cherries along the road. Go to work at midnight.

8-5-1913
56 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Cool. Got ice for us & Ada. Got electric light bulb at garage, 20th & N. Av. Fixed ice box.

8-6-1913
70 deg. Variable wind. Partly cloudy. Warm. Orders to be at Lake Front at 7:30 PM. Showery. Slept till 1 PM. A man came to look for board. Went to the Parade on Gd. Av. Minnie Young came this PM. At Lake Front all eve.

8-7-1913
62 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Looks like rain. Cool and damp. Slept all day. Vulcanized 4 tires toward eve. At Juneau Park & Lake Front 7:30 PM. Thunderstorm with drizzling rain spoiled most of fireworks of the Perry Centenial Celebration.

8-8-1913
72 deg. SE wind. Showery. Warm. Went to harness maker & had fan belt made. Got an extra one made. Went to Bank for Ada. Went to Weishaupts, got Helen's shoes fixed.

8-9-1913
68 deg. SE wind. Fair. sultry. Took Tinner up to the house to fix ice bax. Got Ice for us & Ada. Vulcanized inner tube for Walter. Slept 2 hrs. after dinner. Art & Ada washed & polished the auto.

8-10-193 70 deg. E wind. cloudy. Rain during the night & early morn. Slept all day. Minnie Young went home this PM. Went to church this eve. Walter & Ida & Milton came to supper.

8-11-1913
60 deg. E wind. Cool. Fair. Went home chaged clothes & took auto apart & cleaned the carbon out. Worked till 2 PM. Then couldn't sleep. Linden off. I'm out early. Home at 2:20 PM.

8-12-1913
64 deg. E wind. Fair. Cool. Off. Minnie, Ada & I went to Pt. via Cedarburg, Line road to Saukville to Liebensteins. PM- to cemetary, to Pt. Left Pt at 8:12 for home. Jake came with us. Home at 10:40.

8-13-1913
62 deg. SE wind. Partly cloudy. Got up at 7 AM. After breakfast Jake & I got ice for us & Ada. Took Ada with us, Jake, Minnie, Helen, Ada & I went to Waukesha & looked at Farnes home. Home at 5 PM via Menomonee Falls. Bo't potatoes of Birkhahn, old Fond du Lac Rd. Took Jake to Mil. Northern Depot- 6:47 car.

8-14-1913
70 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Sultry. showers.

8-15-1913
70 deg. S wind. Cloudy. Thunderstorm AM. Slept till 2 PM. Minnie & I went & got Ada & took a spin around looking for a farm.

8-16-1913
74 deg. No wind. Hot. Fair. Sultry. Found Henry Reinhard, Reeseville waiting for me when I got home. Got some ice for us & Ada & took H.R. out for a spin. Went to bed after noon. Showery.

8-17-1913
72 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Showers. Got up at 1:30 PM. After dinner, Art & Ada, Minnie & I went for a ride to Cudahy, S. Mil., Carrolville & would have made Racine only the roads were bad.

8-18-1913
72 deg. NE wind. Fair. Warm. Massino 1347 Holton came to Sta at 8 AM & went with me to Mundt's to see what he did in the gas fitting line. Went to the Bank. Deposited $40.00. Went to bed at noon. PM- Cooler.

8-19-1913
70 deg. N wind. Fair. Growing colder. Off tonight.

8-20-1913
62 deg. E wind. Partly cloudy. Minnie Ada & I went to Buck's. Took Mrs. B. & child, went to Palmyra, passed through Genesse, N. Prarie, Eagle. Home at 7:45 loaded with Plums, Black Berries, Sweet Crabs, Green Corn, Wild cherries etc.

8-21-1913
70 deg. No wind, 5 AM. Fair. Linden goes on Vac. Out early.

8-22-1913
68 deg. NW wind. Cooler. Got up at 9:30. Ate a little. Minnie, Ada & I went to Kienzle & Family, out to Finks at Mequon. Left Mrs. K & Ruthie out there. Came home. Got ice & slept an hour before time to go to work.

8-23-1913
58 deg. E wind. Fair. Cool. Linden on Vac. Got up at 10:30 AM. After dinner Minnie I went to Ada's, took Art & Ada out for a ride. Went out in Town of Brookfield to see a farm.

8-24-1913
62 deg. No wind, 2 AM. Fair. Cool. Linden vac. Got up at 10 o'c. Went to church. After dinner we went to Crossman's on Loomis Road.

8-25-1913
62 deg. E wind. Fair. Cool. Linden Vac. Got up at noon. Worked at the auto. Ada came & after lunch took Grandma Parker out for a ride.

8-26-1913
73 deg. W wind. Fair. Warmer. Linden Vac. PM- Minnie Ada & I took Mrs. Andrecht & Carrie out for a ride. Got ice.

8-27-1913
65 deg. W wind. Fair. Warmer. Slept till noon. Went to 20th & N. Av. Got electric bulb on auto. Minnie & I went to Ada's.

8-28-1913
66 deg. S wind. Fair. Warmer. Slept till n oon. PM- Ada, Minnie & I called on Mrs. Munz 872-16th St.. Took her to see Ada's house.

8-29-1913
60 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool Slept till noon. Went to Harness Shop. Fixed fan belts. Mrs. Towsley came to spend PM & eve. Mrs. Fredrichs called.

8-30-1913
58 deg. W wind. Fair. Got up at 6:30. Went with Minnie & Mrs. Kohlstedt to the market, 5th & Vliet. Got a few things. Got ice for us & Ada. Went back to bed & had a few hours sleep.. Checks.

8-31-1913
68 deg. S wind. Cloudy. Rain, 1:30 AM. Frank & I arrested Henry Pahlow & Walter Lambrecht at Center & Fond du Lac Av. at 1 AM. Fighting. Got home at 3 AM via Center St. Walked from Center & Fond du Lac. Up at 12:30. After dinner went to W. Allis. Called on Everett. Rain, eve.

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