Clarence A. Slonaker is one of the enterprising business men of Douglas, where he is conducting business in the ice and coal trade and also has a transfer line. He was born in Pennsylvania on the 1st of April. 1867, and is a son of John P. and Mary Slonaker. He acquired his education in the public schools of his native state, passing through consecutive grades to the high school, and in young manhood he devoted his attention to various lines of business. He was employed in a store in the east for fourteen years and when thirty-five years of age he bade adieu to friends in that section of the country and made his way westward, for he believed that better business opportunities might be secured in this section of the country. Douglas. Wyoming, became his destination and here he worked for a number of years. Eventually he turned his attention to the ice trade and gradually developed his interests until he now handles ice and coal and also conducts a transfer business. His interests along these various lines have constantly grown and developed and his patronage is now extensive, making his business one of the profitable enterprises of Douglas. His equipment includes ten teams and one auto truck and he employs twelve men.
    In November, 1891, Mr. Slonaker was united in marriage to Miss Belle Chambers and they have become the parents of five sons and three daughters, namely: Thomas Urie, Ollie, John, Charles, Clarence, Helen, Thelma and Victoria, all at home with the exception of Thomas Urie, the eldest, who is serving his country in the United States Navy.
     In his political views Mr. Slonaker is an earnest democrat and while not a politician in the commonly accepted sense of office seeking, he has served as county treasurer of Converse county for four years, and was a most faithful custodian of the public funds. Fraternally he is connected with the Masons as a member of the lodge at Douglas and he also belongs to the Commercial Club. He is interested in civic movements that have to do with the welfare and upbuilding of Douglas and is devoted to the best interests of his adopted state. A spirit of progress has actuated him at all points in his career and he is classed with the valued and representative citizens of Converse county.