Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
May 1914

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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MAY 1914 1

5-1-1914
40 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Cool. Pay day. Clearing PM. 2 o'c. Minnie & I went down town. Paid int. & $50.00 on acct at Central Sta. Got my check. Went to the bank. Dep. $40.00. Didn't have my Bank Book with me so took cr. slip.

5-2-1914
40 deg. E wind. Fair. Went to N. Mil. Talked over route & business with Walter. Went to Marquardts. Minnie took me to Schmidt Bros. Co. I agrees to wait until Tues. & look over S. Bed line with view to taking it along. Went to Bank, drew $40. I dep. & got ready for trip on Tues. PM- 1:10, Minnie & I went to Pt. Got flowers. Staid at Jakes.

5-3-1914
40 deg. Fair. SE wind. Cool. Staid at Jakes. Bro't Rollo with us. Got home in time for church. Mrs. Carrie Busse & family came at 10:15. Went to church & staid to dinner. PM- We went to the park & Busse's went home. Dell goes to her school. Thunder storm in eve.

5-4-1914
50 deg. W wind. Fair. Bright sunshine. Cut the grass this morn. Go out at 1:15 PM for 2 weeks. 1:15 PM.- Off on Lake Shore Line via Pt.. Sheb. etc. Very pleasant after the rain. Am taking Schmidt Bedding line along.

5-5-1914
45 deg. N wind. Fair. Warm toward PM. Went from Hortonville to New London. Sold E.C. Heuer. 4:18 PM, went to Shiocton. Back to New London & Clintonville. Stopped at Ward House.

5-6-1914
38 deg. Fair. W wind. Cool. Worked Clintonville, went to Shawano at 10:15. Met R. H. Schultz & wife on train. Sold to M. C. Korth at S. Back to Clintonville at 7:01 PM. Went through Marion. Stopped at Sattler Hotel.

5-7-1914
40 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Cool. Went from Marion to Tigerton. Called on Badger Lbr. Co. store. Nothing doing. Dinner at Hoffman, 35 cts. PM- To Wittenberg. Eve. to Antigo. 8:29. Rain PM. No Biz.

5-8-1914
34 deg. W wind. Fair. Cool. Slept at the Butterfield, Antigo. Go to Mattoon. Back to Antigo, noon. Saw the trade & spent the PM with Wallie Herbst, shoe man. Go to Rhinelander at 9:40.

5-9-1914
45 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Cool, rising temp. Rhinelander. Arrived 2:15 AM. Got orders this morn & go to Minocqua at 1:52. SW warmer. At Minocqua, went to Woodruff & down to M. on Stage. Went to Tennants. Sold Beds & cots to Min. Hdw. Co. Shower this eve.

5-10-1914
45 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Cool & pleasant. Sun rose, clear. Went into cloud. At M. Met Peter LaPorte, SS Missionary. At Tennants, went to church in morn. & outside appointment with T. & LaPorte. Organized SS 6 miles NW of Woodruff. Cold. cloudy all PM.

5-11-1914
32 deg. N wind. Cloudy. Cold at Minocqua. Leave for Tomahawk on 7:30 train. Arrive T. after 11 AM. Cold icicles on water tank at Goodnow Sta. Rain, hail & sleet at T. during the day. Took 5:50 for Merrill. Arriving went to Larkin Hotel. Cold & freezing all day.

5-12-1914
32 deg. E wind. Fair. Worked Merrill. No way out. Stay till 7 PM.

5-13-1914
40 deg. NW wind. Fair. Warmer. At Wausau. Went to Marathon City at 2:40. got there at 3:10. 3 dealers. Sold two. Prehn & Stieber. Heinman Hdw. Co. Sauer is an old man. "Bracht Nichts" Go to Edgar on 10:15.

5-14-1914
40 deg. NE wind. Fair. At Edgar. Stopped at John Kaas Hotel. Bom place. Went to Marshfield. got dinner at Juneau. Took 1:37 to Abbbotsford. Got mail. Went back to Colby. Got small order. Went back to Hotel.

5-15-1914
32 deg. White frost at Phillips. Fair. Left Colby on 3:55 train for Phillips. Got to Phillips before 6. AM- Sold $62.10 worth to M. Christiason. 10:18 to Medford. Sold L.H. Latton, & Pflughoeft & Hartig. Missed train to Rib Lake. Go at 4:08 tomorrow.

5-16-1914
32 deg. W wind. Fair. Left Medford at 4:08 AM. Went to Prentice. Sold Prentice Merc. Met Rev. F.O. Carlson. Went to Bruce. Got turned down. Went to Ladysmith. Got mail & check from Walter. Card from Ada. Sold J.P. Pederson. Went to Gerard Hotel.

5-17-1914
50 deg. Fair. SW wind. At Ladysmith. Went to M.E. Church. Rev. Hocking. Met Blanchard & wife, Druggist. They are here now. Warm. Smoky. Settlers burning & clearing. Christian Church, 7:30 PM, Rev. Hoe. Left Ladysmith at 5:40 AM for Barron.

5-18-1914
50 deg. Sw wind. Fair. Warm. At Barron, 7:20 AM. Rice Lake. 10:30. Warm. Got two orders at Rice Lake. High S wind. Very dusty. Go to Spooner 5:17 PM. Met Tony Bayer at S.

5-19-1914
50 deg. S wind. Fair. Very dusty. Went to Cumberland. Sick. Couldn't work. Saw the dealers. No. Biz. Went to hotel & went to bed. 1:27, went to New Richmond. Got $8.00 order from M.J. Casey. Went to Chip at 8:47. Stopped at Stanley. Got in at 11 PM.

5-20-1914
50 deg. S wind. Cloudy. Showers. Got 3 letters from home. Saw 3 dealers in Chip. Went to Eau Claire. Got $141 order from A. Larson. Got 4 orders in EauC. 246 altogether.

5-21-1914
60 deg. W wind. Cloudy. Warm. Thunder storm during the night and early morn. Didn't sleep a wink all last night. Dirty bed. S. Rygh lives here in Menomonie. Went to Durand at 7:30 AM. Rained all day. Am sick. going home.

5-22-1914
50 deg. SW wind. Very pleasant. Left Chip. at 10:45. Rode all night. Home 7 AM. Went to bed. Sick all day.

5-23-1914
50 deg. Fair. Went to N. Mil. Talked matters over with Walter. PM- Started painting. Walter got me tire, 30x3 1/2 for left hind wheel.

5-24-1914
48 deg. Fair. Went to SS & Church. PM - Rained. Staid home with Minnie in eve.

5-25-1914
60 deg. Went to N. Mil. with Peters. Sold him a table. Home PM - Finished painting porch.

5-26-1914
70 deg. Got up early. Got ready to go out. Left on 9:50 train for Lake Mills. Very Hot. Eve. at Jefferson.

5-27-1914
65 deg. Variable wind. cloudy. Showers, cooler. At Jefferaon. Went to Johnsons Creek to see E. C. Stiehen. He chased me out. Got to Ft. A. at 11:23. Saw Bammel Bros. Went to Stoughton. 8 PM- at Dallmeyer.

5-28-1914
65 deg. SE wind. Cloudy. Stoughton. Rain during the night. Stpughton to Edgerton. Hot. Went from Edgerton to Palmyra. Pal. to Whitewater. Went to Lima Center at 6:01 to see VanHorns.

5-29-1914
60 deg. W wind. Fair. cool. At Lima Center. Fresh breeze blowing. Went to Palmyra on 7:14 train. Called on A.E. Smith. No. Biz. Went to Eagle. Sold table to J. W. Stead. Went to Elkhorn, sold Reed Delevan. "Nothin Doing", Clinton Junc. Sylvan Hotel. Phoned home.

5-30-1914
60 deg. Nw wind. Fair. At Clinton Juc. Cool. Decoration day. Bright & clear in southern Wisonsin & northern Ill. Reached Aurora 8 PM. Staid at Bishop Hotel. Stallmans not at home.

5-31-1914
60 deg. W wind. Fair. Very pleasant. Stopped at Bishop Hotel. First M.E. Church. Eve. - Went to Galena St. Church. Thunder storm came up. I went to hotel before service was over. Went to Stallmans twice. They were away.

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