Durant weekly news. (Durant, Choctaw Nation, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 190?-1944, 1915-03-05
WHO'S WHO HERE

people and the druggist havo boon
justified in their confidence in one
another by recent events. Mr.. Stone
kept on keeping on until he had his
drpg house established according to
his avn ideas-and no one has said
that his ideas are no. good. Tho
stone Drug Co. OF which he Is pres
ident. Is one Of tho substantial insti-
tutions of tho city. There is nothing
better or moro modern or progress
i've anywhere. and It win grow with
the city and county.
Soon after statehood Mr. stone
took Fly into politics. Not that he
ever argued tho game. or particular
ly played tho game. or ripped any
garments over the matter. Maybe
it would be truer to say that the
first governor took a Fly after Stone.
Anyhow. one day Governor Haskell
appointed Mr. stone Inspector of the
state Agency OF tho Disponsory sys-
TEN. This had TO do with the exam
lining and checking Of all the agen-
cies OF the state tha, handled alco-
hol for the state. And that man
Stone was some Inspector. II there
was a cork missing that should not
have been missing. the man got n
severe look from the inspector
and n new cork from somewhere. He
had even been known en- occasion TO
smell the breath OF some of the
agents. and on subsequent rounds Of
Samuel II Is said that those agents
could go to their dentists and get n
clean bill OF health for their broaths.
Sam stcnc so quickly and so salts
factorily made good as inspector
that the Governor soon promoted
him to tho supcrlntcndcncy OF the
whole system. In this position ho
had TO submit to inspection from
time to time. and tho records show
that his was probably the most per
fectly conducted office in the state.
But soon the governor needed
good man for a bigger job and he
was elevated to the position of Secre-
tary of the State Bankers Board.
These banker fellows are awful:
they constituted just a trifle differ
ent company from the other crowd.
but Samuel was equal to the emer-
isfy a bankers board and the gener-
al public at the same time would
make first class door keeper at
the Gates of heaven and ought to
have the job. and we confidently ex-
pect that Sam will get it in the
Sweet Bye and Bye. lie satisfied all
parties to such an extent in this par
ticular job that the governor once
again hiked him n few notches. by
making him secretary of the State
Land Office. This is unquestion-
ably the most responsible and par
ticular task OF any position in the
state 1t is superfluous to inquire
If he made good there He would
not know how to. 90 anything but
make good anywhere OF at any time.
1t is a habit of his--first nature.
second nature and ever.
And there IS personal side to
the said Stcne. Hc is as regular al
a self winding clock. and n thousand
times moro reliable. Sometimes the
clocks wlros ret crossed. Sans
don't. No one ever gaw him mad;
his good nature is as broad and wide
and deep as the sevcn seas; he is as
gentle 90 May's lamb before the
school master got after II with his
hickory: no ono over saw Samuel
when ho was not busy; no one ever
saw him to pro-occup.cd 20 devote
Ell necessary time to anyone who
called upon him. 4 sood man from
fine family. good business man,
4 O. rarc citizen. an excellent neighbor.
coed ta,',cr but better listener, a
man who never under any circum-
stancos refused a helping hand TO any
mortal in distress This IA but n
fcoblo tribute to this Cl,lahoma-Vir-
ciuian.