Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
December 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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DECEMBER 1913

12-1-1913
44 deg. N wind. Cloudy. Rainy & damp. Slept all day.

12-2-1913
48 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Foggy & Damp. Slept all day. Brotherhood banquet in eve.

12-3-1913
44 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Slept all day.

12-4-1913
36 deg. W wind. Fair. Colder. First sunshine in 8 days. Supper at the church.

12-5-1913
38 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool & pleasant. Got up at 1 PM. Went to Kohlstedts at 2 o'c. Went out & made 12 stops looking for church subscriptions. Home at 5 PM.

12-6-1913
46 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Looks like rain. Slept all day. I sleep well this cool dark weather.

12-7-1913
34 deg. NW wind. Cloudy. Snow & rain begining before midnight & continuosly toward noon at intervals. Much colder. Slept all day.

12-8-1913
18 deg. NW wind. Fair. Cold & disagreeable. Went to bed 12:30. Got up at 7:30. Cold: Milton staid with Minnie all PM. Walter was in Chgo.

12-9-1913
24 deg. W wind. Fair. Clear & cold. Slept all day. Minnie & Ada went to Roy Gordon funeral. Then downtown.

12-10-1913
34 deg. W wind. Fair. Chilly. Off tonight. PM- Went out with Kohlstedt.

12-11-1913
28 deg. W wind. Fair. Put in inner tube. Went to Ada's with Minnie, then to N. Mil. Home at 12:15. Tel. Beck to bring closet seat & cover. PM- Out with Kohlstedt.

12-12-1913
40 deg. High W wind. Fair. P. Peterson took our piano to Ada's for $2.50. PM- Took Minnie & Helen up to Ada's. Then went home & read a while. Dressed up & went to Ada's to supper. Took my violin up & left it.

12-13-1913
37 deg. W wind. Fair. Pleasant. Went to bed at noon. Got up at 8 PM. Book Case came from Eggert's. Full moon.

12-14-1913
36 deg. SW wind. Fair. Mild & pleasant. Out early. Linden off. Got up at 2 PM. Took Minnie, Helen & Ed out for a ride.

12-15-1913
28 deg. W wind. Fair. Frosty. Home at 2:30 AM. Got up at 10 AM. Miller came over & we cleaned the carbon out of machine. Went down town, then to Ada's & back home.

12-16-1913
35 deg. S wind. Fair. Took auto to garage at 709 Chestnut. Went to Tailor, got new pr. pants. Had them inspected. Borrowed $200.00 from Helen & paid $200.00 on Mtge at P. R. Assn. Home at 11 AM.

12-16-1913
32 deg. W wind. Fair. Chilly. Went to Ford Garage, got auto. Went to bed at noon. Got up at 5:30 PM.

12-17-1913
22 deg. W wind. Fair. Frostry. Slept till 1 PM. Went with Kohlstedt 2 to 5 PM. Slept 7 to 10:30.

12-19-1913
24 deg. Fair. Raw. White frost. Went out with Kohlstedt at 2 PM.

12-20-1913
32 deg. SW wind. cloudy. Snowing, 3 AM. Art & Ada took the auto & made some calls this PM. Milton spent the evening with us. Art & Ada staid for supper.

12-21-1913
18 deg. NW wind. Fair. Went to bed at 9 AM. Up at 12:45. Jake & family came down to dinner. PM- Ed, Minnie & I went to Busse's at 2 PM. Home at 7 PM.

12-22-1913
26 deg. NE wind. Cloudy. Warmer. Went to bed at noon. Worked all forenoon in garage. Went to Ada's in eve.

12-23-1913
32 deg. E wind. Cloudy. Rear all morn. Went to bed at 11:30. Up at 6 PM. Went with Walter to Wauwatosa at 8 PM.

12-24-1913
32 deg. Variable wind. Cloudy. Got auto out. Went to Mil. Northern Depot. Shipped box oranges to JFM, Pt. Wash. Went to Ford Garage, pd. bill. got auto adjusted. Went to Ada's & Walter's then to bed.

12-25-1913
25 deg. N wind. Fair. Chilly. Off tonight.

12-16-1913
20 deg. W wind. Fair. Cold.

12-27-1913
18 deg. S wind. Fair. Chilly. Slept all day.

12-28-1913
26 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Snow flurries. Linden off. I go out early. Wm. Miller Planning Mill burned at 11:55 PM.

12-29-1913
28 deg. SW wind. Fair. Raw. Home at 2:25. Slept till 10:30. Mr. Frank & wife with daughter Elsie came to dinner.. PM- We went to Ada's. Staid a while.

12-30-1913
22 deg. W wind. Fair. White frost. Slept all day. Bro'hood Meeting at 8 PM. Carroll & Pearse spoke.

12-31-1913
20 deg. W wind. Cloody. Frosty. Went to bed at 8:45. Up at 11:50. Went to Ada's, then to Kohlstedts, down to Ford. Got spark plug, 9 gals. gasoline from filling station.
Went with K to Bay View. got Miss Martin's $500.00 for Kingsley. Took it to Bank. Took K to Deaconess Home. Went to Grunewalds, left my pump to be fixed. Got home at 4 PM. Bot diary for 1914 at Burghardts.

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