▁died ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁St ine ▁became ▁the ▁town ' s ▁social ▁gather ing ▁place ▁and ▁the ▁stopping ▁point ▁for ▁all ▁the ▁major ▁stage ▁lines ▁from ▁Lew ist on ▁and ▁La G ran de . ▁It ▁even ▁offered ▁free ▁carriage ▁service ▁between ▁the ▁hotel ▁and ▁the ▁train ▁dep ot , ▁and ▁reason ably ▁pr iced ▁service ▁to ▁anywhere ▁else ▁in ▁town . ▁The ▁hotel ▁was ▁so ▁well ▁appointed ▁that ▁several ▁local ▁families ▁chose ▁to ▁live ▁in ▁the ▁hotel ▁while ▁rent ing ▁out ▁their ▁own ▁homes . ▁The ▁St ine ▁became ▁the ▁meeting ▁place ▁for ▁many ▁dign itar ies , ▁most ▁not ably ▁president ▁R uther ford ▁B . ▁Hay es ▁and ▁his ▁ent ou rage ▁including ▁his ▁wife ▁Lucy ▁Web b ▁Hay es ▁and ▁command ing ▁general ▁William ▁T ec um seh ▁Sh erman , ▁who ▁d ined ▁in ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁restaurant ▁during ▁his ▁visit ▁to ▁Wal la ▁Wal la ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 8 0 . Bus iness ▁was ▁good ▁enough ▁that ▁the ▁hotel ▁was ▁double d ▁in ▁size ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 , ▁extending ▁it ▁south ▁to ▁the ▁al ley ▁and ▁bringing ▁the ▁room ▁total ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 . ▁▁ ▁The ▁St ine ▁remained ▁the ▁town ' s ▁pre em inent ▁hotel ▁until ▁the ▁night ▁of ▁July ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 8 9 2 , ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁g utt ed ▁by ▁a ▁fire ▁that ▁had ▁spread ▁from ▁an ▁adjacent ▁French ▁restaurant . ▁All ▁the