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This portrait of the Hartzell-Eversole family was given by their descendants to Gerald Reser.

This picture of William L. Hesse, Rossville, Kansas, lumber dealer, was taken February 9, 1961. The J. Thomas Lumber Company started in Rossville in the 1880s. James B. Hall was manager for several years and in 1909 Mr. Vawter became manager. William…

William S. "Bill" Hesse made this bicycle built for two out of a boys and a girls bicycle. It holds three, however, as he takes his children Ron and Rhonda for a ride in December of 1961.

This picture shows Burns and Bill Hesse, brothers and lifetime Rossville, Kansas, residents. They succeeded their father, William, in the family business, Hesse Lumber Company.

Mary and Dale Channel (on the left) are pictured with James and Mary Sheppeard. The two couples purchased the Hy-Klas Food Store in Rossville, Kansas, in 1964. The Channels bought out Sheppeard's share about a year later.

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

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

Velda O'Donnell worked at the Shawnee County Reporter. This picture was taken December 22, 1960.

Richard Binns was one of the first settlers of Rossville, Kansas. He came in 1871 from Pennsylvania and built most of the early business houses and residences. He constructed a large barn and carpenter shop in 1881. They burned in the Skaggs Hardware…

Albert Martinek is using two old mules to haul wood in Rossville, Kansas, on April 18, 1921.