75 10 1856 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/777014d0cd607050bc1c093a32c3dd47.jpg c4e288a7c9fb142fd297948b1ba7277d 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 Businesses 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 Oil Pull Tractor Advertisement, 1922, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Rumley Oil Pull Tractor [logo] [inset] Triple Heat Control A gallon of cheap kerosene contains more power than a gallon of high priced gasoline. Triple Heat Control is a scientific system of motor cooling by means of which the Oil Pull gets the power out. The Oil Pull is Built for Belt Work The Oil Pull never overheats--never freezes. This is one of many wonderful results of Triple Heat Control. In Belt Work it insures lowest fuel cost, no lost power, no lost time, no cracked cylinders, no damaged radiators. Oil Pull Tractor "The Cheapest Farm Power" The Oil Pull is especially suited for belt jobs. Due to sensitive governor, it delivers an even flow of power regardless of changing loads. Operator can line up, back into belt, start and stop belt without leaving his seat. Patented front axle shifting device gives ample belt clearance. Operator has clear vision. Prices are right. Come in. Let us give you the complete proposition. Demonstrator on display at Motor Inn A.L. Ruff, Dealer, Rossville Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1922 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper advertisement Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0512 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/e157c226d55c3eded8485d5e61f5a7cf.jpeg ed6eaeeb0c5ddade1d96afe384effd2c 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 Businesses 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 1927 Wehner & Son Advertisement, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Big Shoe Sale Commencing Saturday, May 21 and ending June 4th You no doubt remember that we have had several sales in the past few years, and we earnestly believe that we always gave you more value for your money than you expected, and now we will have prices lower than ever, in the face of wholesale prices advancing. We quote a few numbers: Lot No. 1 - Ladies black, brown and patent oxfords...$1.49 Lot No. 2 - Ladies patent strap oxfords...$2.49 Lot No. 3 - Childrens oxfords, sizes 8 1/2 to 2...$1.49 Lot No. 4 - Childrens play lace oxfords, 5 1/2 to 2...$1.19 Lot No. 5 - Boys brown oxfords, 2 1/2 to 5...$2.79 Lot No. 6 - Boys black "Red Goose" shoes, 8 1/2 to 5 1/2...$1.98 Lot No. 7 - Boys brown "Red Goose" shoes, 1 to 5...$1.69 Lot No. 8 - Mens brown dress oxfords...$2.95 Our entire stock of "Hand Made Shoe Co." stock, which consists of mens work shoes only, will be on sale at 20 per cent off regular prices. Don't fail to get a pair of these. All above listed numbers will be arranged on tables, and plainly marked for your inspection. SATURDAY ONLY We will give you 14 bars Pickwick white naptha sopa for...49c U.S. and Goodrich Red rubber boots...$3.98 A clean-up in new work shirts...59c Don't forget a pair of Big Smith overalls - pair...$1.50 We claim it to be the best laundry soap on the market As the hot weather is coming on, we wish te [sic] state that we are better equipped than ever with our cold storage, to handle fresh meats and fruits. We are cutting only fancy corn fed cattle, the kind that when you buy once, you will want more of our lunch goods. We think they are the best there is. Another very important item is bread, and we know that everyone likes fresh bread. We have daily shipments of Peter Pan and Jordan's Purity bread. Remember that we are buying cream, poultry and eggs for cash or trade. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Schools Description An account of the resource From the 1971 Centennial book: The history of our earliest schools is limited, however, we do know that the first school was taught by Mrs. Gibson Metty in 1863, and the first term was held in a small log cabin near the creek on the west side. There were about 15 scholars in attendance, both white and Indian. It was a subscription school. Mrs. Metty was succeeded by Mrs. Guernsey and she in turn by Miss Jane Woodward. In the years 1865 to 1868, a number of citizens formed an association and established a private school which most of the children attended. They built a small one-story frame building on the corner of North Main and Marion Streets. The population by the year 1870 had increased sufficiently to allow the formation of District No. 34. A two-room frame building 14x23 was built near the corner of Navarre and Marion Streets with a daily attendance of about 14 and in the winter season about 20. This was the first public school in Rossville. In the spring of 1871 this school building was moved from its site and purchased by C.W. Higginbotham for use as part of his home (which stood near the S.M. Thompson residence). A large, two-story frame building was constructed on the same site as the former school. In the fall the building was completed, and school was taken up by a Mr. Grant with an attendance of about 30 pupils. In 1882, a meeting was held at the Rossville school to discuss the necessity for enlarging the school facilities. Many felt the existing school should have an addition added to secure more room, and a high fence built around the school yard. Others favored moving the two-story frame house off to a suburban site such as back of the Baptist Church on Mulvane’s farm or some similar location. The complaint of noise, and the children playing in the creek because of lack of adequate playground area were reasons given for moving the school. In the year 1884, it was decided that a new school should be built and the contract was let to William Binns. It was built of red brick and furnished inside with all the latest improvements of the time. There were four spacious rooms, two on the first floor and two on the upper, in the back of these rooms were wardrobes. In the front and center of the building, on the upper floor, was recitation room opening into either of the two rooms. This school house was located on the present Rossville Grade School grounds. Both grade and two years of high school were taught for several years in this school building, until a four year high school could be established. From the Topeka Daily Capital, December 22, 1940: “Rossville’s new District No. 34 Grade School was dedicated. It was built at a cost of approximately $42,000.00 and contains four classrooms, one combination classroom and library, an auditorium, kitchen, bathrooms and a boiler room.” From the Rossville paper June 15, 1952, “patrons of District No. 34 and consolidated districts voted 64 yes and 3 no on a proposal to issue $68,000 in bonds for enlarging the grade school building, now greatly overcrowded.” The new addition to the grade school was started September 1952. The last addition to the grade school was in 1963. From the Topeka Daily Capital, April 17, 1949: “Five rural school districts voted to consolidate with the Rossville District. They are Parr District No. 77, which closed April 1910; Cedar Bluff District No. 52, closed since April 1937; Lipp School which closed in 1938; and James and Twin Rose schools which closed in 1946.” In about the year 1910, it was voted by the citizens of Rossville to build a high school. Until the high school was completed, the students, because of overcrowding, attended classes in the old Fritz hall, which is now identified by location above the present Rossville Truck and Tractor building. During this time, part of the primary department was taught in the old Baptist church. The high school, which was named “The City School, “ was built just east of the existing grade school on Pottawatomie Street. Due to weather conditions, the school was not completed until the second semester started in January 1913. School continued to be held in this building until 1937 with an average enrollment of eighty. The Rossville Reporter published on March 12, 1936, that among the public works projects was Rossville’s proposed new high school building, with an outright gift of $38,000.00 towards its cost. In May petitions were circulated in the district, which were later presented to the Board of Education requesting an election to vote bonds for Rossville’s share of 55 percent towards the new building. On July 11th the district voted five to one to approve the issuance of $46,480.00 in bonds. The 4.5 acres of ground, located on the south side of Highway 24 was purchased from J.K. Conley at $500.00 per acre. On December 10th, 1936, the school board advertised for bids for the new school. In 1966, due to an act of the Legislature, Grade School District No. 34 and High School District No. 7 were unified with St. Marys, Delia and Emmett and became known as Kaw Valley Unified District No. 321. The Delia High School was closed and the students came to Rossville. 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 Rossville High School Graduation 1955, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Volume LVI, Number 25 Thursday, May 5, 1955 R.H.S. to Graduate 14 Seniors “A Great Time to be Alive” is the topic for Rossville high school’s May 20 commencement address. Fourteen students are eligible for graduation, if final grades as satis-factory. Speaker for the 8 pm graduation exercises will be Dr. William E. Phi¬fer Jr., pastor of Central Presbyter¬ian church in Kansas City, Mo. The Rev. Don Jones, pastor of the Rossville Methodist church, will give the 8 pm baccalaureate sermon May 15. Prospective graduates are Louis Adkins, Raymond Bush, Roy D. Davis, Barbara Gentry, Barbara Jones, Ger¬ald Lister, Ardeth Mans, Clyde Me Kenzie, Jeanette Nadeau, Thane Parr, Richard Rafferty, Roy Rees, Mary Tholl and Lyle Zeller. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 5, 1955 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper article Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0283 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/7608b47b9fb9f798c72c9d75c45ad233.jpg 748d3d88826ec00fc3b56b7e393a62cf 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 Schools Description An account of the resource From the 1971 Centennial book: The history of our earliest schools is limited, however, we do know that the first school was taught by Mrs. Gibson Metty in 1863, and the first term was held in a small log cabin near the creek on the west side. There were about 15 scholars in attendance, both white and Indian. It was a subscription school. Mrs. Metty was succeeded by Mrs. Guernsey and she in turn by Miss Jane Woodward. In the years 1865 to 1868, a number of citizens formed an association and established a private school which most of the children attended. They built a small one-story frame building on the corner of North Main and Marion Streets. The population by the year 1870 had increased sufficiently to allow the formation of District No. 34. A two-room frame building 14x23 was built near the corner of Navarre and Marion Streets with a daily attendance of about 14 and in the winter season about 20. This was the first public school in Rossville. In the spring of 1871 this school building was moved from its site and purchased by C.W. Higginbotham for use as part of his home (which stood near the S.M. Thompson residence). A large, two-story frame building was constructed on the same site as the former school. In the fall the building was completed, and school was taken up by a Mr. Grant with an attendance of about 30 pupils. In 1882, a meeting was held at the Rossville school to discuss the necessity for enlarging the school facilities. Many felt the existing school should have an addition added to secure more room, and a high fence built around the school yard. Others favored moving the two-story frame house off to a suburban site such as back of the Baptist Church on Mulvane’s farm or some similar location. The complaint of noise, and the children playing in the creek because of lack of adequate playground area were reasons given for moving the school. In the year 1884, it was decided that a new school should be built and the contract was let to William Binns. It was built of red brick and furnished inside with all the latest improvements of the time. There were four spacious rooms, two on the first floor and two on the upper, in the back of these rooms were wardrobes. In the front and center of the building, on the upper floor, was recitation room opening into either of the two rooms. This school house was located on the present Rossville Grade School grounds. Both grade and two years of high school were taught for several years in this school building, until a four year high school could be established. From the Topeka Daily Capital, December 22, 1940: “Rossville’s new District No. 34 Grade School was dedicated. It was built at a cost of approximately $42,000.00 and contains four classrooms, one combination classroom and library, an auditorium, kitchen, bathrooms and a boiler room.” From the Rossville paper June 15, 1952, “patrons of District No. 34 and consolidated districts voted 64 yes and 3 no on a proposal to issue $68,000 in bonds for enlarging the grade school building, now greatly overcrowded.” The new addition to the grade school was started September 1952. The last addition to the grade school was in 1963. From the Topeka Daily Capital, April 17, 1949: “Five rural school districts voted to consolidate with the Rossville District. They are Parr District No. 77, which closed April 1910; Cedar Bluff District No. 52, closed since April 1937; Lipp School which closed in 1938; and James and Twin Rose schools which closed in 1946.” In about the year 1910, it was voted by the citizens of Rossville to build a high school. Until the high school was completed, the students, because of overcrowding, attended classes in the old Fritz hall, which is now identified by location above the present Rossville Truck and Tractor building. During this time, part of the primary department was taught in the old Baptist church. The high school, which was named “The City School, “ was built just east of the existing grade school on Pottawatomie Street. Due to weather conditions, the school was not completed until the second semester started in January 1913. School continued to be held in this building until 1937 with an average enrollment of eighty. The Rossville Reporter published on March 12, 1936, that among the public works projects was Rossville’s proposed new high school building, with an outright gift of $38,000.00 towards its cost. In May petitions were circulated in the district, which were later presented to the Board of Education requesting an election to vote bonds for Rossville’s share of 55 percent towards the new building. On July 11th the district voted five to one to approve the issuance of $46,480.00 in bonds. The 4.5 acres of ground, located on the south side of Highway 24 was purchased from J.K. Conley at $500.00 per acre. On December 10th, 1936, the school board advertised for bids for the new school. In 1966, due to an act of the Legislature, Grade School District No. 34 and High School District No. 7 were unified with St. Marys, Delia and Emmett and became known as Kaw Valley Unified District No. 321. The Delia High School was closed and the students came to Rossville. 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 Rossville Grade School 1955 Basketball Champions, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Thursday, March 24, 1955 Rossville Grade School '55 Basketball Champions [Caption to photograph] (Engraving courtesy of Jim Rezac) These boys were the winners of the Class B Basketball First-Place Trophy in Shawnee county this season. Almost all of these ten players were in the tournament to help win the trophy. The Grade School Champions are top row, left to right, are: LeRoy Dick, Wayne Rasch, Ralph Marney, Clifford Van Vleck, and Roger Zeller. Bottom row: Raymond Rafferty, Vince Martinek, Bobby Atchison, Douglas Martinek and Jimmy Coe. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 24, 1955 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. 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Title A name given to the resource Rossville Schools Description An account of the resource From the 1971 Centennial book: The history of our earliest schools is limited, however, we do know that the first school was taught by Mrs. Gibson Metty in 1863, and the first term was held in a small log cabin near the creek on the west side. There were about 15 scholars in attendance, both white and Indian. It was a subscription school. Mrs. Metty was succeeded by Mrs. Guernsey and she in turn by Miss Jane Woodward. In the years 1865 to 1868, a number of citizens formed an association and established a private school which most of the children attended. They built a small one-story frame building on the corner of North Main and Marion Streets. The population by the year 1870 had increased sufficiently to allow the formation of District No. 34. A two-room frame building 14x23 was built near the corner of Navarre and Marion Streets with a daily attendance of about 14 and in the winter season about 20. This was the first public school in Rossville. In the spring of 1871 this school building was moved from its site and purchased by C.W. Higginbotham for use as part of his home (which stood near the S.M. Thompson residence). A large, two-story frame building was constructed on the same site as the former school. In the fall the building was completed, and school was taken up by a Mr. Grant with an attendance of about 30 pupils. In 1882, a meeting was held at the Rossville school to discuss the necessity for enlarging the school facilities. Many felt the existing school should have an addition added to secure more room, and a high fence built around the school yard. Others favored moving the two-story frame house off to a suburban site such as back of the Baptist Church on Mulvane’s farm or some similar location. The complaint of noise, and the children playing in the creek because of lack of adequate playground area were reasons given for moving the school. In the year 1884, it was decided that a new school should be built and the contract was let to William Binns. It was built of red brick and furnished inside with all the latest improvements of the time. There were four spacious rooms, two on the first floor and two on the upper, in the back of these rooms were wardrobes. In the front and center of the building, on the upper floor, was recitation room opening into either of the two rooms. This school house was located on the present Rossville Grade School grounds. Both grade and two years of high school were taught for several years in this school building, until a four year high school could be established. From the Topeka Daily Capital, December 22, 1940: “Rossville’s new District No. 34 Grade School was dedicated. It was built at a cost of approximately $42,000.00 and contains four classrooms, one combination classroom and library, an auditorium, kitchen, bathrooms and a boiler room.” From the Rossville paper June 15, 1952, “patrons of District No. 34 and consolidated districts voted 64 yes and 3 no on a proposal to issue $68,000 in bonds for enlarging the grade school building, now greatly overcrowded.” The new addition to the grade school was started September 1952. The last addition to the grade school was in 1963. From the Topeka Daily Capital, April 17, 1949: “Five rural school districts voted to consolidate with the Rossville District. They are Parr District No. 77, which closed April 1910; Cedar Bluff District No. 52, closed since April 1937; Lipp School which closed in 1938; and James and Twin Rose schools which closed in 1946.” In about the year 1910, it was voted by the citizens of Rossville to build a high school. Until the high school was completed, the students, because of overcrowding, attended classes in the old Fritz hall, which is now identified by location above the present Rossville Truck and Tractor building. During this time, part of the primary department was taught in the old Baptist church. The high school, which was named “The City School, “ was built just east of the existing grade school on Pottawatomie Street. Due to weather conditions, the school was not completed until the second semester started in January 1913. School continued to be held in this building until 1937 with an average enrollment of eighty. The Rossville Reporter published on March 12, 1936, that among the public works projects was Rossville’s proposed new high school building, with an outright gift of $38,000.00 towards its cost. In May petitions were circulated in the district, which were later presented to the Board of Education requesting an election to vote bonds for Rossville’s share of 55 percent towards the new building. On July 11th the district voted five to one to approve the issuance of $46,480.00 in bonds. The 4.5 acres of ground, located on the south side of Highway 24 was purchased from J.K. Conley at $500.00 per acre. On December 10th, 1936, the school board advertised for bids for the new school. In 1966, due to an act of the Legislature, Grade School District No. 34 and High School District No. 7 were unified with St. Marys, Delia and Emmett and became known as Kaw Valley Unified District No. 321. The Delia High School was closed and the students came to Rossville. 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 Rossville Grade School Update, 1955, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Thursday, May 19, 1955 Progress of the Grades Rossville Grade School FIRST GRADE NEWS The last six weeks of school found many of us celebrating birthdays. Allen Jackson invited the first graders to a birthday party in the Rossville Park. Delicious refreshments of ice cream and cup cakes were served. Allen's mother was assisted by Mrs. Francis Pardee. Carl Farley treated us to ice cream sandwiches and passed out balloons to celebrate his birthday. Carolyn Gresser passed out candy bars in observance of her birthday which is this summer. Alex Sieck gave us a very nice surprise by passing out prettily decorated cup cakes and party hats Monday. Junie Murray celebrated her August birthday with the class Tuesday by passing out cup cakes. Jane Parr had the following girls as her overnight guests Friday evening: Carolyn Gresser, Bonnie Tuller, Junie Murray, Susan Nadeau, and Kathleen Becker. They all reported a wonderful time. During this last six weeks of school, we have had a reading class of library books along with our regular reading groups. Jane Parr, Carolyn Gresser and Steven Pardee tied for first place in reading the most books, 22 in all. The following boys and girls will receive awards for prompt and regular attendance: Rudy Bailey, Bobbie Dolezilek, Carl Farley, Allen Jackson, Junie Murray, Jane Parr, Myles Preble, Laird Reding, and Johnnie Simecka. Visitors in our room since our last news are Mrs. John Foresman, Mrs. Royal, Marilyn and Linda, Mrs. Joe Gresser and Catherine, Mrs. Bill Murray, Mrs. Wm. Farley, Mrs. F.E. Pardee, Mrs. Albert Sieck, Mrs. John Simecka and Gary, Miss Katheryn Vandahl, Rosie Stadler, Ronnie Davis, Bennie Mogus, Evan Jones and David Richardson. Reading Awards will be presented to the following boys and girls: Rudy Bailey, Bobbie Dolezilek, Tom Foresman, Carl Farley, Carolyn Gresser, Allen Jacobson, Susan Nadeau, Jane Parr, Myles Preble, Bonnie Tuller, Johnnie Simecka, and Steven Pardee. We have nine boys and girls in our room who have never missed a spelling word this year. They are Jane Parr, Steven Pardee, Tom Foresman, Bonnie Tuller, Johnnie Simecka, Myles Preble, Carolyn Gresser, Bobbie Dolezilek and Rudy Bailey. Myles Preble has moved back to his home in the country. He has been bringing very pretty bouquets for our room. Several others have brought beautiful roses and peonies to make our room attractive. We appreciate this a lot. Alex Sieck will move to Topeka as soon as school is out. SECOND GRADE This last week of school is a very busy one for us. We are looking forward to a trip to Rebecca Zeller's farm home Monday and to Field Day Tuesday. Our best written work has to be pasted in our Book of the month scrapbook and our room put in order for the summer. In art we drew some very interesting pictures about what we want to do this vacation. We especially liked Donald and Ronald Harmon's showing them fishing; also Diane Murray's going to Nebraska to see her grandmother. The mumps have invaded our room the last few weeks. The victims were: Dwight Martinek, Diana Cowan, Connie Bahner, and now May Jones who, this week, is getting them on the other side. We hope she gets back in time for our last day dinner. Bruce Shannon treated us to ice cream bars on his birthday, May 3rd. Those who have had perfect attendance so far this year are: Vauncille Avers, Diane Murray, Helen Wehner, Sandra Heiland, Barton Larson, Bruce Shannon, Donald and Ronald Harmon, Amy Jones had not missed a day until she got the mumps last week. Awards for reading the most library books this year will be given to: Amy Jones, Marilyn Trubey, Diana Cowan, Virginia Stach, Connie Bahner, Barton Larson, Vauncille Avers, Bruce Shannon, Rebecca Zeller, Laura VanVleck and Daryl Mitchell. We plan to bring a sack lunch next Monday and eat out doors. If the weather is bad we will eat in our room. Don't forget the school dinner next Tuesday. The second grade boys played the third grade boys a good game of ball one day last week. Our score wasn't the highest but it was a fast game. We have some very good players. Mrs. Simpson was umpire. The last three weeks we have been learning to do cursive writing. The second grade must now say, "Good-bye" for another year. It has been such a happy, interesting year. We feel we have all done our best and are proud of our progress. It is a sad time too. W are going to miss being together, but are looking forward to a pleasant summer and will all be happy to come back as third graders this fall. I, Mrs. Challis, want to express my appreciation for the wonderful cooperation and loyalty from the Rossville patrons and friends the last two years. I am truly sorry I can not be with you next year. THIRD GRADE The boys and girls in the Third Grade are rapidly finishing their books and other school work and are looking forward to a nice summer vacation with playing, trips and working at home. The students having perfect attendance for this year are: Ronald Avers, Jimmie Fauerbach, Jane McCollough, Marilyn Simpson, Connie Zeller, Lloyd Culp, and Stephen Becker. The boys and girls honored for reading more than eight library books are: Ronald Avers, Herman Bringle, Kennie Coleman, Lloyd Culp, Sharon Decker, Jimmie Fauerbach, Daniel Gee, Gary Hill, Rose Mary Jacobson, Douglas Kelsey, Michael Martin, Jane McCollough, Joe Mitchell, Myrna Perry, Ronald Pressgrove, Lillian Reser, Pat Royal, Linda Simecka, Marilyn Simpson, Donna Tuller and Connie Zeller. Those students winning prizes for not leaving the room during any class all year are: Harry Adams, Sharon Decker, Jimmie Fauerbach, Rose Mary Jacobson, Jane McCollough, Lillian Reser and Linda Simecka. Every student in the Third Grade has had his picture up on the "Star Spellers" chart for getting 100 on a Spelling test sometime during the last semester. We had one birthday in the Third Grade during the month of May: Donna Tuller who treated the class with ice cream bars. The boys and girls in the Third Grade wish you a very pleasant summer and hope to see you at the school dinner next Tuesday. [pg. 2] Every student in the Third Grade has had his picture up on the "Star Spellers" chart for getting 100 on a Spelling test sometime during the last semester. We had one birthday in the Third Grade during the month of May: Donna Tuller who treated the class with ice cream bars. The boys and girls in the Third Grade wish you a very pleasant summer and hope to see you at the school dinner next Tuesday. FOURTH GRADE Pamela Berkey has been absent the past week with the mumps. Dental cards were brought in recently by Dale Dannefer and Michael Gresser. Our May birthdays are: Michael Gresser who treated on the sixth with candy bars; Anna Ent on the twelfth with fruit salad and cake; and Carla Rasch on the fourteenth who treated Friday with candy bars. Pamela Berkey's birthday is Friday, the 20th. We have seven who have had perfect attendance this year. The award certificates will go to Anna Ent, Sharon Irwin, Judy McCollough, Carla Rasch, Bobby Stach, Jean Stiles and June Wehner. We have had our classroom prettily decorated by flowers brought in by Richard Van Vleck, Sharon Irwin, Janice Vanderblomen and Virginia Rezac. We have done a great deal of spelling this school year. The best records for perfect spelling lessons were earned by Anna Ent, Janice Vanderblomen, Judy McCollough, Bobby Stach, June Wehner, Carla Rasch, Jean Stiles and Virginia Rezac. A number of the children think the summer vacation will bring them trips to distant places. My hope is that many of you parents will give your children some summer education in travel. FIFTH GRADE The pupils this term with perfect attendance are: Mary Besta, Don Bush, Joan Dolezilek, Charles Harth, and Joyce Swenson. This is the second year of perfect attendance for Charles Harth, Mary Besta, and Joyce Swenson. We have had fifteen pupils in the 5th Grade that have read 9 or over library books this term. These have read over twenty library books this term: Carol Tuller, Linda Kelsey, Joan Dolezilek, Buddy Mogus, and Sharon Viergever. Freddy Elevier and James Turner brought some very pretty roses for our room last week. We've been having a contest on Finding Homonyms: first Linda Kelsey - 428 homonyms; second Joan Dolezilek - 217 homonyms; third Fred Davis - 141 homonyms; fourth place Sharon Viergever - 129 homonyms; 5th place Mary Besta - 121 homonyms; 6th place Carol Tuller - 118 homonyms; 7th place Judy Huston - 113 homonyms; 8th place Charles Harth - 105 homonyms. Many new words were learned as they looked for them at home, and watched in the books they studied or read. Judy Huston brought a shale rock to school for us to see that her father dug out near the Willard Bridge. At that time we were studying rocks in Science. Linda Kelsey brought a hatched egg shell of a robin's egg to school for Science lesson. We have been taking English Tests most of last week. We welcome Norma Klinginberg to our room this spring. SIXTH GRADE Jane Zickefoose, Sally Nadeau and Timothy Lynde have perfect attendance for this school year. As far as our students are concerned softball is most important. Our first team is amde up of Tom Lacock, catcher; James Wamego Jr., pitcher; James Stadler, first base; Gene Davis, second base; Dean Davis, shortstop; Wayne Miller, third. Several fellows shift around in the field. Don Rogers catches and fields. Curtis Berkey is an all around good player and has played several positions along with center field. Timothy Lynde is a good batter and has played right field. This team won from Rochester school in Topeka when we played their second team. We played Delia earlier in the year. We plan to play Willard Grade School this week over there. Willard won the county softball rural school championship. Our one hundred per cent spelling gang for this six weeks are as follows. Jane Zickefoose, Joleen Parr, Gene Davis, Dorothy Jacobson, Charlotte Decker, Katherine Porter, Curtis Berkey, and Bill Foresman. We have a full number of entries for field day this week. Boys and Girls events are Dashes, Softball throw, three legged race, sack race and bicycle race. First, second and third place ribbons will be given to the winners. Reading awards will be given to the following students for reading eight books or more during the school year. Sally Nadeau, Tom Lacock, Jesse Adams, Charlotte Decker, Joleen Parr, Katherine Porter, Jane Zickefoose and Don Rogers. Curtis Berkey and Bill Foresman received honors. Our class did water colors with the help of Mrs. McClelland last week. Our social studies class made charts and grafts [sic] about South America, some of which are on display in our room. Our back bulletin board says, "Take me out to the ball game." As school closes many of our boys plan to play ball all through the summer. It has been a good year for all of us who have worked hard. SEVENTH GRADE We are pleased with our efforts in composition. Some of the topics the class wrote about recently were sportsmanship, friendliness, and writing our best. In addition to his regular writing Eugene Irwin wrote a poem which we all enjoyed: THE MOCKINGBIRD The mockingbird is a bird of brown, Almost the color of the ground. He loves to mock the other fowl, But to everyone he is a pal. Some wonderful notes from him can be heard, Even that of the parrot bird. Of all the birds that can be heard, There's none like that of the mockingbird. Kenneth Heiland and Eugene Irwin had birthdays this month. In math we are finishing the term with measurement including area of various geometric figures. The song title Keep the Home Fires Burning brings to mind this weeks safety topic "Home Fuses." We learn- [SEVENTH GRADE continued; pg. 3] [We learn-] ed the importance of using the right fuse: 15 amp. excellent; 20 amp. - fair; 30 amp. - dangerous. This week's maxim: "If you should have a fight with your conscience and get licked - YOU WIN." The following students are receiving awards for outside reading: Kyle Perry, Diane Swenson, Laura Stiles, Zora Wade, Janet Harth, Carol Rafferty, Eugene Irwin, and William Ent. Attendance awards are earned by: Kenneth Heiland, Ralph Marney, Kyle Perry, Carol Rafferty, Wayne Rasch, Diane Swenson, Zora Wade, Josephine Rosencutter, Bruce Baker, Jeanene Beal, Bennie Besta, William Ent, and Janet Harth. EIGHTH GRADE As we bring another term of school to a close, we wish to thank the Reporter staff for passing on to you the news we have written and other bits of information concerning the school. We feel in the eighth grade room that we have had a most successful term of school. Everyone was so cooperative and nice to work with. The compositions about what we have learned this term were very interesting and were filed away because of their evaluation of the school in general. Bobby Atchison, Patty Coffey, Douglas Martinek, Vince Martinek, Geraldine Masters, Helen Stadler and Sue Viergever had perfect attendance for the term. There are sixty in the school who were neither absent nor tardy for the nine months. Last term there were forty-six[.] Geraldine Masters and Helen Stadler had perfect attendance for the first time. Vince Martinek has seven years without absence. Reading awards were presented to Sharon Rosencutter, Sue Viergever, Ginger Shannon, Gerald Perry, Roger Zeller, Helen Stadler, Patty Coffey and Bobby Atchison. Those doing the best job in spelling and winning pins were Ginger Shannon, Helen Stadler, Sue Viergever, Bobby Atchison, Sharon Rosencutter, and Douglas Martinek. Band pins went to Douglas Martinek, Geraldine Masters, Raymond Rafferty, Ginger Shannon and Roger Zeller. Last Friday we bought some books from the pupils which will be furnished to the pupils next term. About half the needed texts will be supplied by the school. Several of the boys and girls have received graduation gifts especially from their parents. We are looking forward to our graduation exercises Monday night. All of us plan to enter high school next fall. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 19, 1955 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0290a RCL0290b RCL0290c http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/474ce5f267adbc04276d4812770d429e.jpg 365845b416d531bb2113b7f63532b508 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 Schools Description An account of the resource From the 1971 Centennial book: The history of our earliest schools is limited, however, we do know that the first school was taught by Mrs. Gibson Metty in 1863, and the first term was held in a small log cabin near the creek on the west side. There were about 15 scholars in attendance, both white and Indian. It was a subscription school. Mrs. Metty was succeeded by Mrs. Guernsey and she in turn by Miss Jane Woodward. In the years 1865 to 1868, a number of citizens formed an association and established a private school which most of the children attended. They built a small one-story frame building on the corner of North Main and Marion Streets. The population by the year 1870 had increased sufficiently to allow the formation of District No. 34. A two-room frame building 14x23 was built near the corner of Navarre and Marion Streets with a daily attendance of about 14 and in the winter season about 20. This was the first public school in Rossville. In the spring of 1871 this school building was moved from its site and purchased by C.W. Higginbotham for use as part of his home (which stood near the S.M. Thompson residence). A large, two-story frame building was constructed on the same site as the former school. In the fall the building was completed, and school was taken up by a Mr. Grant with an attendance of about 30 pupils. In 1882, a meeting was held at the Rossville school to discuss the necessity for enlarging the school facilities. Many felt the existing school should have an addition added to secure more room, and a high fence built around the school yard. Others favored moving the two-story frame house off to a suburban site such as back of the Baptist Church on Mulvane’s farm or some similar location. The complaint of noise, and the children playing in the creek because of lack of adequate playground area were reasons given for moving the school. In the year 1884, it was decided that a new school should be built and the contract was let to William Binns. It was built of red brick and furnished inside with all the latest improvements of the time. There were four spacious rooms, two on the first floor and two on the upper, in the back of these rooms were wardrobes. In the front and center of the building, on the upper floor, was recitation room opening into either of the two rooms. This school house was located on the present Rossville Grade School grounds. Both grade and two years of high school were taught for several years in this school building, until a four year high school could be established. From the Topeka Daily Capital, December 22, 1940: “Rossville’s new District No. 34 Grade School was dedicated. It was built at a cost of approximately $42,000.00 and contains four classrooms, one combination classroom and library, an auditorium, kitchen, bathrooms and a boiler room.” From the Rossville paper June 15, 1952, “patrons of District No. 34 and consolidated districts voted 64 yes and 3 no on a proposal to issue $68,000 in bonds for enlarging the grade school building, now greatly overcrowded.” The new addition to the grade school was started September 1952. The last addition to the grade school was in 1963. From the Topeka Daily Capital, April 17, 1949: “Five rural school districts voted to consolidate with the Rossville District. They are Parr District No. 77, which closed April 1910; Cedar Bluff District No. 52, closed since April 1937; Lipp School which closed in 1938; and James and Twin Rose schools which closed in 1946.” In about the year 1910, it was voted by the citizens of Rossville to build a high school. Until the high school was completed, the students, because of overcrowding, attended classes in the old Fritz hall, which is now identified by location above the present Rossville Truck and Tractor building. During this time, part of the primary department was taught in the old Baptist church. The high school, which was named “The City School, “ was built just east of the existing grade school on Pottawatomie Street. Due to weather conditions, the school was not completed until the second semester started in January 1913. School continued to be held in this building until 1937 with an average enrollment of eighty. The Rossville Reporter published on March 12, 1936, that among the public works projects was Rossville’s proposed new high school building, with an outright gift of $38,000.00 towards its cost. In May petitions were circulated in the district, which were later presented to the Board of Education requesting an election to vote bonds for Rossville’s share of 55 percent towards the new building. On July 11th the district voted five to one to approve the issuance of $46,480.00 in bonds. The 4.5 acres of ground, located on the south side of Highway 24 was purchased from J.K. Conley at $500.00 per acre. On December 10th, 1936, the school board advertised for bids for the new school. In 1966, due to an act of the Legislature, Grade School District No. 34 and High School District No. 7 were unified with St. Marys, Delia and Emmett and became known as Kaw Valley Unified District No. 321. The Delia High School was closed and the students came to Rossville. 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 Rossville Grade School Board Meeting Notes, 1955, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource RGS BOARD MEETS Nearly fifty patrons were present at the annual grade school board meeting Friday evening. Mrs. Fern Rogers was re-elected as director of the board. There was some discussion about school books, hot lunches and in purchasing band uniforms. The letters and cards received by the Board of Education in response to "kindergarten?" were more opposing it than for it. It was desirous of the patrons at the meeting that kindergarten idea be dropped for the present time. It was suggested that perhaps a private kindergarten could be established for those who would be interested. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 9, 1955 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0293 Rossville School Board http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/1ba1baaef207b4e4b850567d54830deb.jpg 049b047668331bc0ea373ad6c1f95271 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 Schools Description An account of the resource From the 1971 Centennial book: The history of our earliest schools is limited, however, we do know that the first school was taught by Mrs. Gibson Metty in 1863, and the first term was held in a small log cabin near the creek on the west side. There were about 15 scholars in attendance, both white and Indian. It was a subscription school. Mrs. Metty was succeeded by Mrs. Guernsey and she in turn by Miss Jane Woodward. In the years 1865 to 1868, a number of citizens formed an association and established a private school which most of the children attended. They built a small one-story frame building on the corner of North Main and Marion Streets. The population by the year 1870 had increased sufficiently to allow the formation of District No. 34. A two-room frame building 14x23 was built near the corner of Navarre and Marion Streets with a daily attendance of about 14 and in the winter season about 20. This was the first public school in Rossville. In the spring of 1871 this school building was moved from its site and purchased by C.W. Higginbotham for use as part of his home (which stood near the S.M. Thompson residence). A large, two-story frame building was constructed on the same site as the former school. In the fall the building was completed, and school was taken up by a Mr. Grant with an attendance of about 30 pupils. In 1882, a meeting was held at the Rossville school to discuss the necessity for enlarging the school facilities. Many felt the existing school should have an addition added to secure more room, and a high fence built around the school yard. Others favored moving the two-story frame house off to a suburban site such as back of the Baptist Church on Mulvane’s farm or some similar location. The complaint of noise, and the children playing in the creek because of lack of adequate playground area were reasons given for moving the school. In the year 1884, it was decided that a new school should be built and the contract was let to William Binns. It was built of red brick and furnished inside with all the latest improvements of the time. There were four spacious rooms, two on the first floor and two on the upper, in the back of these rooms were wardrobes. In the front and center of the building, on the upper floor, was recitation room opening into either of the two rooms. This school house was located on the present Rossville Grade School grounds. Both grade and two years of high school were taught for several years in this school building, until a four year high school could be established. From the Topeka Daily Capital, December 22, 1940: “Rossville’s new District No. 34 Grade School was dedicated. It was built at a cost of approximately $42,000.00 and contains four classrooms, one combination classroom and library, an auditorium, kitchen, bathrooms and a boiler room.” From the Rossville paper June 15, 1952, “patrons of District No. 34 and consolidated districts voted 64 yes and 3 no on a proposal to issue $68,000 in bonds for enlarging the grade school building, now greatly overcrowded.” The new addition to the grade school was started September 1952. The last addition to the grade school was in 1963. From the Topeka Daily Capital, April 17, 1949: “Five rural school districts voted to consolidate with the Rossville District. They are Parr District No. 77, which closed April 1910; Cedar Bluff District No. 52, closed since April 1937; Lipp School which closed in 1938; and James and Twin Rose schools which closed in 1946.” In about the year 1910, it was voted by the citizens of Rossville to build a high school. Until the high school was completed, the students, because of overcrowding, attended classes in the old Fritz hall, which is now identified by location above the present Rossville Truck and Tractor building. During this time, part of the primary department was taught in the old Baptist church. The high school, which was named “The City School, “ was built just east of the existing grade school on Pottawatomie Street. Due to weather conditions, the school was not completed until the second semester started in January 1913. School continued to be held in this building until 1937 with an average enrollment of eighty. The Rossville Reporter published on March 12, 1936, that among the public works projects was Rossville’s proposed new high school building, with an outright gift of $38,000.00 towards its cost. In May petitions were circulated in the district, which were later presented to the Board of Education requesting an election to vote bonds for Rossville’s share of 55 percent towards the new building. On July 11th the district voted five to one to approve the issuance of $46,480.00 in bonds. The 4.5 acres of ground, located on the south side of Highway 24 was purchased from J.K. Conley at $500.00 per acre. On December 10th, 1936, the school board advertised for bids for the new school. In 1966, due to an act of the Legislature, Grade School District No. 34 and High School District No. 7 were unified with St. Marys, Delia and Emmett and became known as Kaw Valley Unified District No. 321. The Delia High School was closed and the students came to Rossville. 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 Rossville School Board News, 1955, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Scott Kelsey was re-elected to the school board of the high school at their meeting Thursday night. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Schools Description An account of the resource From the 1971 Centennial book: The history of our earliest schools is limited, however, we do know that the first school was taught by Mrs. Gibson Metty in 1863, and the first term was held in a small log cabin near the creek on the west side. There were about 15 scholars in attendance, both white and Indian. It was a subscription school. Mrs. Metty was succeeded by Mrs. Guernsey and she in turn by Miss Jane Woodward. In the years 1865 to 1868, a number of citizens formed an association and established a private school which most of the children attended. They built a small one-story frame building on the corner of North Main and Marion Streets. The population by the year 1870 had increased sufficiently to allow the formation of District No. 34. A two-room frame building 14x23 was built near the corner of Navarre and Marion Streets with a daily attendance of about 14 and in the winter season about 20. This was the first public school in Rossville. In the spring of 1871 this school building was moved from its site and purchased by C.W. Higginbotham for use as part of his home (which stood near the S.M. Thompson residence). A large, two-story frame building was constructed on the same site as the former school. In the fall the building was completed, and school was taken up by a Mr. Grant with an attendance of about 30 pupils. In 1882, a meeting was held at the Rossville school to discuss the necessity for enlarging the school facilities. Many felt the existing school should have an addition added to secure more room, and a high fence built around the school yard. Others favored moving the two-story frame house off to a suburban site such as back of the Baptist Church on Mulvane’s farm or some similar location. The complaint of noise, and the children playing in the creek because of lack of adequate playground area were reasons given for moving the school. In the year 1884, it was decided that a new school should be built and the contract was let to William Binns. It was built of red brick and furnished inside with all the latest improvements of the time. There were four spacious rooms, two on the first floor and two on the upper, in the back of these rooms were wardrobes. In the front and center of the building, on the upper floor, was recitation room opening into either of the two rooms. This school house was located on the present Rossville Grade School grounds. Both grade and two years of high school were taught for several years in this school building, until a four year high school could be established. From the Topeka Daily Capital, December 22, 1940: “Rossville’s new District No. 34 Grade School was dedicated. It was built at a cost of approximately $42,000.00 and contains four classrooms, one combination classroom and library, an auditorium, kitchen, bathrooms and a boiler room.” From the Rossville paper June 15, 1952, “patrons of District No. 34 and consolidated districts voted 64 yes and 3 no on a proposal to issue $68,000 in bonds for enlarging the grade school building, now greatly overcrowded.” The new addition to the grade school was started September 1952. The last addition to the grade school was in 1963. From the Topeka Daily Capital, April 17, 1949: “Five rural school districts voted to consolidate with the Rossville District. They are Parr District No. 77, which closed April 1910; Cedar Bluff District No. 52, closed since April 1937; Lipp School which closed in 1938; and James and Twin Rose schools which closed in 1946.” In about the year 1910, it was voted by the citizens of Rossville to build a high school. Until the high school was completed, the students, because of overcrowding, attended classes in the old Fritz hall, which is now identified by location above the present Rossville Truck and Tractor building. During this time, part of the primary department was taught in the old Baptist church. The high school, which was named “The City School, “ was built just east of the existing grade school on Pottawatomie Street. Due to weather conditions, the school was not completed until the second semester started in January 1913. School continued to be held in this building until 1937 with an average enrollment of eighty. The Rossville Reporter published on March 12, 1936, that among the public works projects was Rossville’s proposed new high school building, with an outright gift of $38,000.00 towards its cost. In May petitions were circulated in the district, which were later presented to the Board of Education requesting an election to vote bonds for Rossville’s share of 55 percent towards the new building. On July 11th the district voted five to one to approve the issuance of $46,480.00 in bonds. The 4.5 acres of ground, located on the south side of Highway 24 was purchased from J.K. Conley at $500.00 per acre. On December 10th, 1936, the school board advertised for bids for the new school. In 1966, due to an act of the Legislature, Grade School District No. 34 and High School District No. 7 were unified with St. Marys, Delia and Emmett and became known as Kaw Valley Unified District No. 321. The Delia High School was closed and the students came to Rossville. 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 Rossville School News, 1955, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Mr. Robert Sigg, English instructor in the high school, returned for his second year at Rossville from his home in Holton. He is rooming again this year at the Henry Lambotte home. - - - Mrs. Ida Andrews, new fifth grade teacher at Rossville Grade School, is rooming at the Henry Lambotte home. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 8, 1955 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0295 http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/11568742ea8e3a4f6b8338435044b409.jpeg c732a9d8007e06bf4cc2b42c10a42451 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 Businesses 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 H.F. Syring Insurance Advertisement, 1949, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource A Threefold Insurance Coverage on Your Grain Insured while standing in the field Insured while being cut Insured while in buildings Can you afford to take the chance Of going without this liberal insurance protection? A fire would destroy your year's work! Protect yourself against financial loss and be safe by insuring with The Home Insurance Co. We can tell you the best plan for insuring your grain and how little it will cost Come in to see us, or phone, or drop us a card H.F. Syring Insurance of all kinds Rossville, Kansas [spelling corrections made] Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1949 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper advertisement Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0300 H.F. Syring Insurance http://recollectionsks.org/files/original/c84844877348572c025ae01776eac3d3.jpeg e813bb35d2ad4ce2dbd950b86b43f214 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 Businesses 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 1927 Dr. W.H. Rickel Advertisement, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Notice Having taken over the office and practice of Dr. W.A. Young, I will be in Rossville Thursday, Friday and Saturday of each week Dr. W.H. Rickel Chiropractor Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Reporter, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1927 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper advertisement Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0303 Rossville doctors