Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
November 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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NOVEMBER 1913

11-1-1913
25 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Heavy frost. Off duty at 6 AM. Went to Bank at 11 AM. Then to Ada's to dinner. Went to Central Sta. Made paym't of $200.00 & int. $43.00 from Ada.

11-2-1913
43 deg. SW wind. Fair. Warmer. 4 PM - Went to Weat Allis. Called on Everett. Home at 8 PM.

11-3-1913
44 deg. SW wind. Partly cloudy. Warmer. Got up at 1:30. Went to Bank. Dep. check from Walter, $49.80. Went to Siebens farm to look at lots. Price too high. Went to Ada's. Took Minnie to Optician to get glasses.

11-4-1913
32 deg. Fair. White Frost. Reported sick at 1 AM. Bronchitis. Everett came this morn & looked me over & prescribed for me.

11-5-1913
32 deg. W wind. Fair. White frost. Rec'd $30.00 check from Walter on $1000.00 loan.

11-6-1913
34 deg. W wind. Fair. Very pleasant. Still coughing. Ada came in during the day. She & Art came in the eve on the way to church.

11-7-1913
40 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Warm during the day. Went to Barber Shop, to Bank, to Brown St. garage, got tire cement, to 14th & Fond du Lac, got vulcanizing rubber. To Baldauf's, got Presc filled & Home. All in an hour with auto.

11-8-1913
32 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Colder. Snow, this morn. Home coughing all day. Colder toward eve. Art gave me check for $25.00 Paym't on place.

11-9-1913
26 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold, blustering. Got up at 10:30. Headache. Art & Ada came to dinner. Linden called in the eveving. Ed. M. came & spent the eve.

11-10-1913
20 deg. W wind. Fair. Minnie washed. I made window box for Ada.

11-11-1913
22 deg. NW wind. Fair. Got up at 9:45. Got the machine out. Had dinner. Went to the Bank. To Ada's, put up window ice box. Went to Library, to Munger's & home. Go to work at midnight tonight.

11-12-1913
30 deg. SE wind. Fair. Chilly. Slept all day.

11-13-1913
36 deg. Vraiable wind. Fair. Cool. Got up at 2:30. Fixed up some storm sash for Ada's cellar windows. Painted them. Set glass in two sash.

11-14-1913
34 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cool. Off tonight. Minnie, Helen & I went to Bucks to dinner. After dinner, Kelley Dicks Barn burned & we went over there, then home.

11-15-1913
34 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cloudy. Got up at 8:30. Worked in the yeard. Minnie & I went to the market, then got 25 gals of gasoline at 15 cts per [gal]. then home. After dinner went to Ada's. Took storm sash. Helped Art fit storm sash. Took inner tubes to Walter.

11-16-1913
32 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Frost. Linden off. I go out early. Went to bed at 8:45 AM. Slept till 1:30 PM. Walter, Ida & Milton, Art & Ada were to dinner with us. Weather very pleasant.

11-17-1913
36 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Cool. Mr. Kohlstedt called. PM - Minnie & I went to Ada's. Took Mrs. Junek & her girls for a ride.

11-18-1913
50 deg. S wind. Cloudy. Rain all night. Slept all day. Went to Ada's in eve.

11-19-1913
60 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Rained all night. Thunder last eve. Slept all day. Minnie & Helen went to prayer meeting with me this eve.

11-20-1913
50 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Fog horn blowing. Very warm during the night. Slept all day. Very damp.

11-21-1913
58 deg. S wind. Cloudy. Warm & damp. Got up at 3:30. Went to Library. Got some books.

11-22-1913
52 deg. South wind. Fair. Cool. PM - Minnie & I went to Ada's. Helped Art fix storm sash. Home at 6:15 & to bed at 6:40.

11-23-1913
40 deg. NW wind. Fair. Colder. Went to Walters to supper. Miltons Birthday Celebration although his birthday is tomorrow. Gr'd Av. Cong. Church at 7:30. Rescue Mission Sunday.

11-24-1913
36 deg. NW wind. Fair. Slept till 4 PM.

11-25-1913
36 deg. SE wind. Fair. Chilly. Slept till 1 PM. Got out the auto. Went to Mitchell Park. Then to West Allis to Everett's, then to the Mauseoleum, then home. Milto came to stay the eve. Art & Ada went to church to supper.

11-26-1913
46 deg. W wind. cloudy. Went to bed at 9 AM. Got up at 1 PM. Went to Kohlstedts at 2 PM. Took him a round making calls raising money to pay off church debt. While running auto into garage auto stalled & I had to get neighbor Wendt to help push it in. Rainy. Se wind. Sergts. Exam.

11-27-1913
42 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Rainy. Thanksgiving. I go out early. Linden off.
Art & Ada helped us eat a 12 lb. turkey. Bo't at A.B. Clajus Market, Green Bay Ave. 25 cts. per lb. or $3.00.

11-28-1913
46 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Damp & Foggy. Off tonight. Home at 2:30 AM. Got books from library. Minnie & I went to Ada's.

11-29-1913
44 deg. Foggy, SE wind. Cloudy. Painted Elmslies kitchen. Rainy & damp.

11-30-1913
52 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Damp & foggy. Checks. Slept till 4 PM. Mrs. Vinal called on us. Everett bro't her, went home after Velma got stuck. I took Mrs, V. to C&NW train at 7:20 PM.

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