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Historical Clayton Pictures

Our grandpa Kratzer came from Bavaria which is now part of Germany. He settled in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania which is called " Pennsylvania Dutch" Country. Grandpa Kratzer farmed all of his life with horses and never drove a car. He left his relatives in Pennsylvania and traveled west. In 1889 a Mr. Johnson was looking for someone to buy his homestead patent in the Williams Valley area 6 miles west of Deer Park. This became the farm where my mother, Grace Kratzer Milner, was born and where my sister Lorraine Ball and I grew up. Our grandpa Kratzer was a very strong man for one of the small stature. He worked hard. He sang bass and liked to sing along when someone played hymns. He was almost blind the last years of his life and spent many evenings sitting by the heating stove in the kitchen while I read farming articles or the Bible to him. He often fell asleep, but the moment I stopped reading he woke up and asked me to continue. There was a singing contest at the Williams Valley Grange one year. One men's quartet sang a typical German folk song, which didn't win first prize. Grandpa thought they were the best quartet and should have won. Many years later I realized this was the music he was accustomed to and enjoyed in the early years of his life. Grandpa Kratzer had a quiet dignity about him. I always respected and loved him. He lived to be 93 and is buried in the Williams Valley Cemetery. Luella Dow

The Milner girls, Lorraine Ball and Luella Dow with their Grandfather Kratzer in about 1932.

Mr. Ed Kuntz, mechanic at what was formerly Jim Swinyard's Service Station and Garage. Recently demolished, storage tanks removed and a prefab house has been moved in.

Danny Calicoat, Son of Marvin and Wilma. Marv and Wilma were the stars of entertainment at the Clayton Grange Dances. They were light on their feet and cut a mean rug.

Wilma Calicoat and Lillie Glassbrenner, with Wilma as usual, giving joy and support to all she knows and loves.

Clayton and even Deer Park were renowned for huge snow falls and this appears to be one of them.

Guy and Delores Westling Davis. Guy has something cooking.

Putting up hay the old fashined way, loose. It was always a little exciting to load a hay rack and get it in the hay mow before it rained. Most barns had a haymow door with a track that extended past the outside wall, On this track was a pulley and a carrier. Strung through this was a large at least 1" very long rope. The rope dropped down to the load of hay and connected to a set of slings placed , one at the bottom of the hay rack and another half way up. The carrier had a trip and to this was hitched a trip rope. The team was hitched to the long 1" rope at the opposite end of the barn. The horsres pulled the sling load up, along the track to about where the load was to be dropped. Pull the trip rope and the hay fell into place in the haymow, ready to be fed to the livestock during those long cold winters.

The gentleman, Mr. Homer Young about to put a load of hay in the haymow. The kids (Neil Cumpton, Arlene Davis, and Mary Baynes) taking on a glass of lemonade.

A rather different view of the Baker barn. Randy and Taffy Long have had the right side restored.

The Ramble Inn, The Clayton Tavern. Still as cozy and welcomeing as ever. See that nearest bar stool? I can still see Fred Swanbacksitting at his favorite seat, drinking a beer with a raw egg in it. This was his way of celebrating a special holiday. At the other end just past the walk through would be Jim Baynes. You never see either one in here anymore. Fred has gone to his favorite watering hole in the sky and Jim is too busy on the old family farm to be bothered.

Bill Wesling is the son of Mr. and Mrs. George Wesling. Raised on a farm not far from Clayton, he his older brother George and friends rode horses all over. Bill still lives in the Deer Park area.

Catherine Baker, winter of 1931. Her title for this picture is "snowbound."

Big Marvin Calicoat hailed from Bozeman Montana and ended up in Clayton somewhere around 1945. He played in the "Bloomer Girls" softball game about 1950. Arlene Davis Whitney took all of these pictures. Thanks, Arlene.

The winter of 1931. Our thanks to Carol Baker Betz for these 3 pictures.

Johnny and Sally Norby had their neighbors' well being in mind. They were either working or helping someone in need. One couple they helped over the years was Elva and Royal Clouse. They will not be forgotten.

The rarest of rare collectors' items from the Clayton Brickyard archives. Privately owned and one of only 5 known to exist.

Mae Huffman Fischbach lives today 95 years later in the same home since 1938. She is as spry and alert as she ever was. Nice going Mae. You my Dear are a winner.

There were more than a few of these special made bricks but rare enough that a 90 year old Clayton native Eddie Olson claims to have never laid eyes on one & he started working for Wahington Brick and Lime in 1936. This was given to me as a gift this month of May 2007 by a very special friend. See, you can't lose every time. RAC

As I was out riding one morning for pleasure, I spied a cow puncher out riding along.

This is Carol Baker Betz being affectionately held by her loving Grandmother Carrie Baker.

Bloomer Girls softball team, circa 1950. Sharron Jarrett Olson, Agnes Baynes, Wilma Calicoat, Helen Davis, Evelyn Cox, Glenna Ireland, Mary Baldwin, Ruby Lewis, Lucille Olson, Wanda Parker is not shown.

Carol Baker's grandmother taking her for a ride past the old barn.

Evelyn Cox , Vera Cox (Forney) , Cora.

Last and youngest of the Dave Baker family, Sharon

There were a mere five in this Class of 1933.

Mr. Dave Baker and his wife Carrie raised their family in the Clayton area.

Jack Lewis provided the Society with this picture of the Clayton Grange Hall before it was destoyed by fire.

This is a view of the balcony end of he Clayton Grange Hall before it was destroyed by fire. Our thanks to Jack Lewis for this photo.

The fireplace and light fixtures are the only remaining parts of the original Clayton Grange Hall. The rebuilding of the Clayton Grange is expected to be completed for the "grand reopening" in October.

These are the tiles that went around the old ticket window of the Grange Hall. They will go back up as decoration in the rebuilt upstairs of the Clayton Grange.

The vast majority of this class spent many years in the area. Frances Wind included. But Mae Huffman Fischbach moved to Spokane with her Husband Ted in 1938. Bought a neat little home on the north side and lived happily ever after.