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An oil well located about three miles north of Rossville, Kansas. It did not hit oil.

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…

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Mr. O. Leroy Sedgwick established the Pottawatomi Land Office in St. Marys in 1870, and four years later began publishing a newspaper. In August, 1878, he moved his land office to Rossville, where pasture land sold for $1.75 an acre and good crop…

Nova Theater - In 1932 the Nova Theater was one of the finest theaters in the area. Many generations have enjoyed going to the movies at the Nova. The Nova closed its doors in 1974 but in 1997, some local residents started the task of reopening the…

Notes detailing the establishment of the Southeast Kansas Library System, including elected officials, missions and goals of the system, and libraries participating at its inception.

This is the entrance to Rossville, Kansas, from north Main Street, heading south.