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

Charles Dunn, rural Delia, brought this interesting gourd, shaped like a giant cucumber, into the "Star" office last week. The gourd measured 27" in length and was light green with darker green spots. Charles said this is the only gourd on that vine.

Detached residence, rectangle with side entrance and rear entrance NNW, two stories, wood frame construction with weatherboard and shingle sheathing, stuccoed concrete foundation, pent gable roof. Integral porch on circular posts and square piers,…

The man on the right is Charles Klesath, owner of the Rossville, Kansas, drug store in the 1960s. The man on the left is unidentified but could possibly be his son. Charles retired in 1969 and died in March of 1975.

Charles Martin is sitting in a stock tank fully clothed with nice shoes on after getting dunked. It was part of the Tall Corn Festival in Rossville, Kansas.

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…

Homer Davis operating threshing machine

Charlie's Pharmacy was the drug store owned by Charles Klesath in Rossville, Kansas, in the 1960s. To the right of the pharmacy was Rossville Truck and Tractor Company.

Republic County, Kansas citizens were asked to tell stories of their lives as they lived and remembered them.

This is one of a set of pictures that we assume is a campaign party for Chester Louis Mize, Jr., who was the House Representative from Kansas in the 2nd District from 1964-1970. A full biography of Chester Mize can be found at www.kshs.org when you…