122 10 1916 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/8685d6cbceaa7221eb79401f28f50ff9.jpg cb63f00e75e4aa60e44ec92c7d90534c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Transportation and Accidents History Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Five Rossville girls injured in car accident, 1979, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Transportation accidents Description An account of the resource [Caption: The Datsun wagon in which five girls were injured was extensively damaged.] Five Rossville Girls Injured in Car Accident At approximately 3:30 p.m. Wed¬nesday, May 16, an accident occurred on a country road near Rossville which resulted in injuries to the driver and her four passengers, according to the accident report of the Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department. Diana Miller, 16, Route 7, Topeka, was the driver of a Datsun wagon. According to Miss Miller, she was driving east on N. W. 54th at an unknown rate of speed. Officer Dennis Gonzales of the Sheriff’s Department, said Miss Miller lost control of the vehicle when she topped a hill, went into the north ditch then careened across the road into the south ditch. The vehicle was airborne through some trees and stumps before coming to rest on the road. Passengers in the car were Suzanne Miller, 14, sister of the driver; Denice McQueen, 15, Delia; Debbie Allen, 15, Route 8, Topeka; and Deborah Carathers, 15, Rossville. Following the accident, Miss Allen apparently left the scene to find help, became confused, and was picked up by a Rossville youth and driven to the Mainstreeter Restaurant. The youth then located “Pat” Kerwin, Rossville patrolman who was off duty, and he was the first officer on the scene. Ambulances were called from Topeka and the girls were all taken to Stormont-Vail Regional Medical Center. The Shawnee County Sheriff’s Department worked the accident. Miss Easum, nursing supervisor at Stormont-Vail reported Thursday morning that Diana is in satisfactory condition; she was admitted with facial lacerations. Suzanne is in satisfactory condition; she has a fractured jaw. Denice is in fair condition; she is under observation for possible head injuries. Deborah is in satisfactory condition; she was admitted with facial lacerations. Miss Eason said that Debbie was treated in the emergency room and released. According to the accident report, there were no arrests made, nor were any citations given. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas *not KS Valley Times as handwritten Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas used with permission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 17, 1979 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0434 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/b4bb865dc635056dd66f9a7e76ce49a5.png 5002efb529b9d3dd0168c2018c84ef4c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Transportation and Accidents History Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Debbie Lord car accident, 1979, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Transportation accidents Description An account of the resource Extensive damage occurred to this 1973 Ford which was in an accident Thursday morning, September 12. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol which worked the accident, Debbie D. Lord, 18, Rossville, attempted to enter U.S. 24 from a county road at milepost 351.9 at the Rossville city limits at 7:40 a.m. A GMC semi driven by Joe A. Turner, 55, Route 5, Huntsville, Ark., was westbound on U.S. 24. The report shows that Miss Lord pulled in front of the truck, was struck by the truck, pushing her off the road into a grain trailer parked on private property. Miss Lord was taken by ambulance to St. Francis Hospital; Turner was not injured. Preliminary reports show $2,600 damage to the Lord vehicle and $400 damage to the semi. St. Marys Star Staff Photo Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas used with permission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 18, 1979 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0433 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/b40172925ac64371c8f141e419a8af12.jpeg 6ad90fc00300260b0a726280a9f67c07 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Cemeteries Subject The topic of the resource Cemeteries Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Olive Branch Cemetery history, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource OLIVE BRANCH CEMETERY INSCRIPTIONS Olive Branch Cemetery, one of three public cemeteries in Rossville township, is located in the NW ¼ of Sec. 9 T10S R13E, at the corner of N.W. 86th and Bailey Rd. It was started in connection with the Olive Branch Chapel (United Brethren), which was about a mile east on the Rossville to Delia Road. The land on which the cemetery is located was part of the railroad grant received by the A. T. & S, F. railroad from the U.S. Government (Certificate dated 17 Oct 1669 Patent dated 16 Sep 1873 filed with Shawnee Co. Register of Deeds,Bk. 16 p 426 and Bk. 37 p 91). In June 1881, the entire quarter-section was sold to A. S. Stanley, who then sold the west half of the quarter-section to Fred Franklin later in the same year. A Quit-Claim deed from Fred K. Franklin and wife Maria J. to the trustees of the U. B. "Christ" Church, dated 6 Aug 1885 and filed 28 Dec 1886, is found in Bk. 124 p 177 of the Shawnee Co. Reg. of Deeds' records. Trustees named in this deed were Benjamin Franklin, Isaac McCullough, Silas Joy, Wm. Hook and S. P. Zickafoose. For a consideration of $30.00, Mr. and Mrs. Franklin relinquished all claims to "a strip or parcel of land 40 rods long and 12 rods wide running north and south off the NW ¼ of Section 9.10.13 to be used as a cemetery by said church," The Olive Branch Chapel was disbanded about 1923 and the cemetery was turned over to Rossville township by the U, B. Church trustees. A Quit-Claim deed signed by J. M. Franklin, Mrs. L, A, Lasswell, Silas Joy and R. D, James as trustees for the U. B. Church of Rossville twp, dated 9 Mar 1921, was filed 23 Nov 1923 with the Shawnee county Reg. of Deeds and recorded in Bk. 492 p 319. The church was sold about that time for a Czech church, and the building was torn down about 1955• An article appearing in the Topeka State Journal for Saturday, 19 Sep 1959, tells of the fifth annual picnic for members of the former church which was to be held that Sunday afternoon in the Rossville City Park. The picnics were begun in 1955 by Miss Miriam Franklin, a former teacher at Washburn and a granddaughter of one of the original members. The first two picnics had been held on the old Franklin farm. In 1959 Emil Kovar was president of the picnic group and Glenn A. Page was sec-retary. The following inscriptions were submitted to the committee at different times by Mrs. Katy Matthews, Mrs. Livonia Jacobe and Mrs. Ruby Rezac. The cemetery was bisited [sic] in 1977 by Mrs. Helen King and Mrs. Shirley O'Toole and seemed to be well cared for. An asterisk (*) indicates no stone was located for the person who was supposed to be buried in the cemetery. Subject The topic of the resource Cemeteries Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Unknown Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource text document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0431 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/35f2a81facd8b33dfcef26f7bd7add29.jpeg a567e3c18a6eaa847af027c89691edf1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Czech History Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Czech Moravian Cemetery Board Rules, 1976, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Cemeteries Description An account of the resource RULES ADOPTED BY THE MORAVIN CEMETERY BOARD JUNE 15, 1955. ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL STATUTES OF KANSAS . THE FOLLOWING RULES ARE NOW IN FULL FORCE—AND EFFECT, PLEASE GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY. Cemetery located 6 1/2 miles northeast of Rossville, Kansas. 1. All powers as heretofore are and shall be vested in the cemetery board with the authority of the STATE OF KANSAS to make the rules and regulations necessary to carry on the operations of the cemetery. 2. A regular annual meeting shall he called by the board of directors for the purpose of electing new members to the cemetery board. The adults having power to vote shall be the people of the community, owners of lots, relatives and friends of the buried who are interested in the improvement and betterment of the cemetery. Called Dec. 26, each yr. 3. The elected cemetery board shall be responsible that elections and all rules and regulations concerning the cemetery are carried out for the best interest, interested of all concerned. 4. The cemetery board shall hire necessary help to keep the cemetery in good clean conditions at all times. 5. The members, owners, and relatives shall be responsible for the care and upkeep of own lots and graves. 6. Lots shall be sold only by the directors. 7. Permission for burial or to do any acts concerning the cemetery must be obtained from the cemetery board of directors. 8. Persons having lots or having an interest in the cemetery shall PAY A FEE EACH YEAR to help with the general upkeep of the cemetery. FAILURE TO PAY THIS FEE after two years will cause the ownership of the vacant lots to revert back to the cemetery and the board may again sell such lots. [handwritten: The fee is $1.00 a year or a one time payment of $50.00] 9. The board from this date on shall prohibit all cement curbs, stone or rock fences from being laid around the lots or anything that will extend or be above the ground, EXCEPT THE MARKERS. This will allow the graves to be mowed easier. 10. On all lots that have FEES DUE ON THEM THAT ARE DUE AND PAYABLE FROM THIS DATE ON WILL BE REPOSSESSED, TAKEN OVER AND RESOLD SIX- Months from the above date, if all back payments are not made. LET ALL OWNERS TAKE DUE NOTICE OF THE ABOVE AND GOVERN THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY. SIGNED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS OF THE MORAVIN CEMETERY AT THE MEETING ON THE ABOVE DATE. /s/ William Olejnik, Chairman, Dec. 26 1976 /s/ Frank Cerny, Clerk, Dec. 26, 1976 /s/ Bennie Stach, Treasurer, Dec. 26, 1976 /s/ Joe Macha, Clerk, Dec. 26, 1985 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moravin (Moravan, Moravian) Cemetery Board, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 26, 1976 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource official document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0430 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/e93a288ded2f305500825d0b192ebb6f.jpg 4f34b997e2685ea30309e877be3c4a4d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Transportation and Accidents History Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1963 Accidents on Maple Hill Road, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Transportation accidents Description An account of the resource E.R. Heslet, 43, of Rossville was in critical condition after his car struck the rear of the Harold Reser car. Mrs. Reser, riding in the car driven by her daughter, Lillian, was examined for shock and possible back injury and released from the hospital. Heslet's seven year old son, William, was treated for face cuts and released. The accident occurred about 6 p.m. Saturday about two miles west of Rossville on the Maple Hill road. It was reported Mrs. Reser and her daughter were driving to the field to pick up Mr. Reser when they saw him in another car approaching from the opposite direction. The Reser car slowed down to stop so they could talk to Mr. Reser. Heslet's car approaching from behind struck the Reser car, driving it through the ditch. ------ James Wamego Booked for DWI After Wreck TOPEKA - James R. Wamego, 21, Rossville, was booked on drunk charges after he admitted driving a car which turned over late Monday west of Rossville on the Maple Hill road. At first, Wamego insisted that he was a passenger, officers said. He was found lying near the car in a corn field a short distance west of US-24 on the Maple Hill Road. No other occupants of the car could be located. The owner of the car, James S. Vanderblomen, Channelview, Texas, later told officers he loaned the car to Wamego. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas used with permission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 6, 1963 July 12, 1963 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0429 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/8b3d71be46a31024f4f68968ec0270a1.jpg 4c86424dff2743299fb3eacd7ab9f869 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Transportation and Accidents History Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Flo Emert train accident, 1961, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Transportation accidents Description An account of the resource The Shawnee County Reporter Thursday, June 22, 1961 Volume LXII Number 33 Mrs. Flo Emert of Rural Rossville escaped injury Wednesday of last week when she jumped from her car that stalled on the railroad crossing in Rossville. Her 1960 Pontiac was demolished after it was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific passenger train. Mrs. Emert's car apparently stalled on the crossing and she jumped from it as the train was coming to a stop at the station a block away. The accident occurred on the crossing just east of Cross Creek. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas used with permission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 22, 1961 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0428 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/0c4bbc1e3e0c120e91cb7b5b62674a4c.jpg 4c86424dff2743299fb3eacd7ab9f869 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Transportation and Accidents History Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Subject The topic of the resource Transportation accidents Description An account of the resource The Shawnee County Reporter Thursday, June 22, 1961 Volume LXII Number 33 Mrs. Flo Emert of Rural Rossville escaped injury Wednesday of last week when she jumped from her car that stalled on the railroad crossing in Rossville. Her 1960 Pontiac was demolished after it was struck by an eastbound Union Pacific passenger train. Mrs. Emert's car apparently stalled on the crossing and she jumped from it as the train was coming to a stop at the station a block away. The accident occurred on the crossing just east of Cross Creek. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas used with permission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 22, 1961 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0428 Title A name given to the resource Flo Emert train accident, 1961, Rossville, Kansas http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/e9bb4e381ea1beaada9c3bd1eb30d6c2.jpg a4075fc8100463f17e8f5e00d74ceaff Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Notable Fires, Rossville, Kansas Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Charles Oldfield charged with arson, 1964, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Fires Description An account of the resource This cotton mattress in the house owned by Earl Ables in Rossville burned completely last week without setting the house afire. Charles J. Oldfield, 59, of Rossville was charged with second degree arson Friday in the Court of Topeka. Oldfield lived next door to the Ables house (the former Wm. O'Neil place) which was vacant. Another attempt to set the house on fire was made by setting a fire in this cabinet drawer. Even the box containing the wallpaper sitting below the drawer was burned. The third attempt, putting rags between lath in the wall, also burned itself out without setting the house on fire. Bare footprints in the snow from the Oldfield door to the Ables door lead in the arrest of Oldfield. He gave no reason for the arson attempt. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas used with permission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 1964 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0427 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/31caf2bfbe421d9d80fea011a430c0a0.jpg 6c46518e36de62f12995f724306cc18d http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/30ae58fe38c1f407e5c771184461d8f0.jpg f29f81346ba40ded562045ea026e9585 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Transportation and Accidents History Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Deadly accident in Cross Creek, 1968, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Transportation accidents Description An account of the resource Death rides the highway Tragedies: Above is the station wagon, loaded with nine occupants, which plunged into Cross Creek. Three died. The lower picture shows the car in which the single occupant died in a one-car accident Saturday. --------------- Two separate one-car accidents took four lives in a three-day period on Highway 24 between St. Marys and Rossville last week. The first accident occurred Thursday evening when a station wagon with nine passengers hit a bridge abutment and plunged into Cross Creek at Rossville's west city limits. Dead in this accident were Mrs. Ada Wright, 27, Syracuse, driver of the station wagon, and two of her children: Kristie Marie Wright, 2, and Carl G. Wright, 4. The body of Carl was not recovered until Friday afternoon. Also injured in the accident were Frankie Wright 8, Raymond Wright 9, LaVonna Wright 5, and Joy Hazlett, 16, all of Syracuse; and Berlin Wagoner, 22, Lakin. The second fatal accident occurred Saturday evening about two miles east of St. Marys when a car driven by Nathaniel Ware, 45, Topeka, left the highway and struck a utility pole. Ware's body was thrown out of the car. Witnesses said Ware was attempting to pass another car when he apparently lost control of his vehicle. --------- A very tragic accident occurred last Thursday night when a station wagon driven by Mrs. Ada Wright, 27 of Syracuse, Ks., plunged off the bridge and into Cross Creek at Rossville. There were nine people in the station wagon; two children thrown out into the water; Kristie Marie, 2 years old and Carl Wright, 4 years old were dead when found. Mrs. Wright died before reaching the hospital. The four other children; Raymond, 9; Frankie, 8; LaVonna, 6 and Llewellyn, 5 suffered multiple bruises and abrasions. Also injured were Joy Hayzeltt, 16, of Syracuse and Berlin Wagoner, 22, of Lakin, Kans. They were reported in serious condition at Stormont Vail Hospital. Mrs. Wright was on a trip from Syracuse to see her husband who was working in Kansas City, Mo. Searchers found the bodies of the two children hours after the accident. Harvey Bonher, Shawnee County undersheriff said excessive speed was the cause of the accident. Sheriffs officers reported the vehicle was estimated to be traveling 80 miles per hour when it rounded the curve at the west edge of Rossville. -------------- Rossville Are inured in one-car accident Mrs. Rae Trimble Mrs. Francis Davis and her daughter, Candace, 10, were injured in a one-car accident near Rossville Saturday. The Davis car was westbound on US-24 west of Rossville when Mrs. Davis lost control of the vehicle on any icy bridge and the auto skidded into a ditch, the Kansas Highway Patrol said. The mishap occurred at approximately 11:20 a.m., officers said. Mrs. Davis and her daughter were taken to St. Francis Hospital in Topeka, where both were admitted for observation of possible head injuries. Stitches were taken in a cut on Mrs. Davis' head and her daughter sustained multiple bruises, hospital officials said. -The Capital. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas used with permission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 31, 1968 (SCR) December 26, 1968 (SMS) Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0426a RCL0426b http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/b8bac6e53496cec70077cbfd7a0c7058.jpg 305b4f2b95e2c81c721e9150102d9668 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Transportation and Accidents History Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Harold Irwin's 1910 Great Smith car, 1973, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Transportation Description An account of the resource Great Smith Comes Home At last, the day had arrived! The beautiful bright red and black 1910 Great Smith which Harold Irwin, Rossville, purchased in Dallas was transported to Rossville by a specially-built van constructed to handle antique cars. Mr. Irwin, the proud owner of this masterpiece, indicates it is the only one of its kind outside a museum. The auto, built in Topeka at the former Smith Bros. auto factory, is in excellent condition. Irwin bought it from H.A. "Barney" Hackney. A Topeka historian, John Ripley, indicated the car is just one of two Great Smiths in existence. The other Great Smith, a 1908 model touring car, is on display in the Kansas State Historical Society Museum in Topeka. Irwin owns three other antique cars: a 1937 Chrysler Airflow, a 1930 Dodge and a 1934 Airflow custom-built sedan; and belongs to three antique car clubs. Hackney's father, the late George W. Hackney, purchased the car new in 1910. He was an executive in a Topeka milling operation. In 1933, much of the body was destroyed in a hurricane. It has since been restored to its original specifications, a project which took ten years. Originally the car was a touring car but it was restored as a roadster. After the hurricane, the major parts of the car were stored. The finished product contains all the original mechanical parts, although Hackney had to fabricate some of the sheet metal himself and contract a company to build new front fenders. The engine, wood frame, rear fenders, transmission, radiator, carbide lamps and front axle and springs are all the original parts, according to Irwin. The original owner's manual and parts books is with the car. Irwin had read an advertisement about the car being for sale. His interest in the Great Smith began when he helped move the historical museum's auto out of storage in 1947. He plans to take his "new" car to antique auto shows and rallies. An interesting tread on the tires is formed by the words "non skid" being placed at an angle around the tire. The raised letters of the words form the tread. A battery starter was added in 1912 when the car was returned to the factory for modification. The dream of a lifetime has come true for Harold Irwin now that he has purchased the Great Smith. [Caption: Great Smith. Smiling proudly in the driver's seat is Harold Irwin, Rossville, owner of this 1910 Great Smith. Seen in the front seat with Mr. irwin is Rossville's mayor, Bill Smith. LaVerne Spears, State Representative of the 51st District, and also a resident of Rossville, is in the back seat.] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas used with permission Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 1973 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0425