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| | COWLEY County, Part 8 |
 | | He came to Kansas in 1870, located at Winfield, built the Walnut Valley Hotel, the first hotel in Winfield, and the first frame house built on the east side of Main street; he was proprietor of that house for one year, after which he engaged in the lumber business, and various other pursuits. |
 | | Stone is a member of the G. R., Winfield Post, No. 85, and of the K. of P. He has always taken an earnest and active part in the interest of the community in which he has lived. |
 | | Came to Kansas in January, 1870, located at Emporia; finished his law course and was admitted to the bar in September of the same year; he then removed to Winfield, opened a law office and was elected County Attorney in the fall of 1870, and re-elected in the fall of 1872, and again in 1878. |
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