Milwaukee County Wisconsin Genealogy

William Bramwell Sizer Diaries
June 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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JUNE 1914

6-1-1914
60 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Cool. Warm toward noon. No Biz in the town. To Stallmans at 10 AM . Ledt Aurora at 1:30 for Elgin. 2 hrs. wait in Elgin. Leave, 5:05, get to Harvard 6:45. Got small order from C. L. Putnam.

6-2-1914
60 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Cool during the night. Leave Harvard for Walworth at 7:25 AM. Got order from Crandall. Back from Walworth to late. Missed train for Beloit. Called on S. E. Betz. Went to Woodstock, 12:15. 2:21 to Beloit. 5 PM.to Janesville. 6;45 to Evansville

6-3-1914
60 deg. SW wind. Cool Cloudy. Shower at Evansville. Called on Biglow. "Nothin doin", Back to Janesville. To S. Wayne, 10:55. Back to Juda & got back to Monroe at 8:05.

6-4-1914
70 deg. SW wind. Cloudy. Sultry. Worked Monroe. Went to Monticello at noon. Got orders from Clayton, Monroe & Gerber, Monticello. Took 2:30 train for Brodhead. supper at B. Took 7:50 train for Monroe.

6-5-1914
60 deg. E wind. Cloudy. Cool. Rain during the night. Left Monroe. Went to Browntown, then to Shullsburg, back to Gratiot, to Darlington. 9:20 from Gratiot.

6-6-1914
60 deg. E wind. Fair. At Darlington. Cool. Put on undershirt this morn. Call on Raas, nothing doing. Took freight to Mineral Point. Got orders from Dancy & Miller. Took Mineral Pt. & Northern & went to Linden a mining town to stay over Sunday.

6-7-1914
65 deg. Southerly wind. Fair. Very warm. Went to Prayer Meeting at Linden in the morn. Tel. home at noon. Went to church evening. Made acquaintance of Mr. & Mrs. Hart.

6-8-1914
70 deg. SW wind. Fair. At Linden Wis. Left for Ridgeway, 9:35 AM. Nothing in Ridgeway but Irish. Went to Dodgeville & on to Montfort for the night.

6-9-1914
76 deg. S wind. Fair. Hot at Fennimore. Sold Glasser & went to Fennimore 10:20. Order $4.30-, Thompson, Fennimore. 4:44 to Woodman on narrow gauge. Stopped at Hotel Lull.

6-10-1914
70 deg. W wind. Fair. Warm-Woodman, Wis. 6:24 on way to Bocobel. Muscoda at noon. Lone Rock 4:20 PM. Got letter from Walter. Check for $ 10.00. John H. Rasque cashed it. Promised to get mattresses for Rasque.

6-11-1914
70 deg. SE wind. Fair. On the way home. Cooler. At Lone Rock. Got up at 3:15 AM. Took 3:56 train for home. Got home 9:25 AM.
6-12-1914
65 deg. Cooler. Fair. Eve. quite cool. Went down town. Got 5 gals. gasoline. Got engine fixed at Hld. Bo't 5 lbs. grease. Went to Ada's to Supper.

6-13-1914
62 deg. S wind. Cloudy. Went to N. Mil. Ada & Minnie picked rose petals along the road.

6-14-1914
56 deg. NE wind. Partly cloudy. Went to Church. Children's day. PM - Went to Mission SS & after we went to Menomonie Falls.

6-15-1914
60 deg. E wind. Fair. Cool. Went to N. Mil. PM - Got 15 gals. gasoline. Cleaned suit & overcoat.

6-16-1914
50 deg. E wind. Fair. Cold. Went to S. side to see Geo. W. Meyer about tables. Went to N. Mil. & home to dinner.

6-17-1914
54 deg. Variable wind. Fair. Cool. Wind chgd to E. Art & Ada went to Winneconne for one week Vac. PM - Minnie, Helen & I went to Bucks. Henry & Lina & Ed & Emma spent the eve. with us.

6-18-1913
60 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cold. Worked at the factory all day. H.J. Maechtle & wife spent the eve. with us.

6-19-1914
56 deg. NE wind. Fair. Cold. Henry & Lina staid over night with us. Go home today. Went to N. Mil. Worked in factory all day getting out goods & packing. Walter went to Muskego to stay over Sunday.

6-20-1914
SE wind. Partly cloudy. Went to N. Mil. Worked all forenoon. PM - Minnie, Helen & I went to see the Ford Parade in eve. TookEd & Emma out for a ride. Showery, warmer.

6-21-1914
60 deg. W wind. cloudy. Showery. Thunderstorm during the night and all AM. Went to church with Minnie.

6-22-1914
60 deg. Variable wind. Unsettled. Got man from Rescue Mission. Put concrete floor in Helen's garage. Elmslie helped a while Showers all PM. Hot.

6-23-1914
70 deg. Hot. Fair. Went to N. Mil. Helped Walter out. Art & Ada came home. Went to C & NW Depot & got their baggage. They bro't fish, fish, fish.

6-24-1914
70 deg. W wind. Fair. Terrific wind storm during the night. Much damage done. Walter ate dinner with us. 5:20 Went to Germainia Bindery. Got price lists for W. I am very lame.

6-25-1914
70 deg. Variable wind. Partly cloudy. Went to N. Mi. Got Klinger to help me take carbon out of our auto & ground valves. PM- Went to Evening Wisconsin & got catalogs for Walter.

6-26-1914
60 deg. E wind. Cloudy. Rain. Got up at 8:45. We intended to go to Pt. but the rain hindered. Showery all day. Got ice for us & Ada.

6-27-1914
60 deg. Southerly wind. Partly cloudy. Warm. Rheumatism very bad all night & all day. Went to Ada's this AM. Got medicine at Bunssens. Screened stone for garage floor. Took Wendts boys out for a ride. showery.

6-28-1914
54 deg. W wind. Cool. Cloudy. Suffering with Rheumatism. cloudy & cool all day. Miss Flemming came to dinner & supper. Everett & wife called at 7 PM.

6-29-1914
50 deg. NW wind. Fair. We, Helen, Minnie, Ada & I went to Pt. Met Jake at Cedarburg. Minnie bo't lot at Pt. $193.25 cash in Croker Farm. Went to Frank's & Emmas & back. Lina came home with us,

6-30-1914
60 deg. W wind. Fair. Warmer. Sick all night with Rheumatism. Everett came & gave me an injection. Better today. Art came & got ice for them & us.

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