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Dr. Clyde S. Smith was born November 8, 1881, in Edina, Missouri. He practiced medicine in Willard, Kansas, around 1905 to 1922, when he moved to Rossville, Kansas. He married Rose Humphrey in February 1906. He owned one of the first automobiles in…

The Luce Bakery was a Rossville, Kansas, business.

The Cedar Bluff Mill was built in 1869 by Joseph Perry, three miles north of Rossville on Cross Creek. Flour was manufactured there until the 1880s and later the mill was used for coarser products. The Pottawatomi Indians were the principal patrons…

Mrs. Mary E. Vawter and Mr. Clarence Ernest (C.E.) Gresser worked at the Peoples State Bank in Rossville, Kansas. The bank was founded in 1909. Based on the calendar that shows January 1 being a Friday, this picture was probably taken in 1932.

Bill Murray and his wife, Betty, purchased the Rossville Reporter in March of 1953, after the Navarres retired. The name was changed to The Shawnee County Reporter. The Murrays sold the paper in 1967 to the Pictorial Times, a Topeka paper.

This is the west side of Main Street, Rossville, Kansas.

Bill Murray and his wife, Betty, purchased the Rossville Reporter in March of 1953, after the Navarres retired. The name was changed to The Shawnee County Reporter. The Murrays sold the paper in 1967 to the Pictorial Times, a Topeka paper. This…

C.C. McPherson opened the McPherson Livery barn in October of 1879. In 1883, he kept three buggies, two spring wagons and nine head of horses. He expanded his business to house more in the early 1900s and had a “carry-all” which was particularly…

Delbert Olson, John Stum, unidentified, and Josh Patton relax in Olson's Garage in Rossville, Kansas, in January 1962.