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The corner stone of the St. Stanislaus Catholic Church was laid by Bishop Fink on June 18, 1899. The dedication of the completed church took place on October 29, 1899.

C.C. McPherson opened the McPherson Livery barn in October of 1879. In 1883, he kept three buggies, two spring wagons and nine head of horses. He expanded his business to house more in the early 1900s and had a “carry-all” which was particularly…

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

This is the west side of Main Street, Rossville, Kansas.

Bill Murray and his wife, Betty, purchased the Rossville Reporter in March of 1953, after the Navarres retired. The name was changed to The Shawnee County Reporter. The Murrays sold the paper in 1967 to the Pictorial Times, a Topeka paper.

Dr. Henry B. Miller was born in Rossville, Kansas, in January 1, 1881. He received his degree as Doctor of Medicine in 1908 from the University of Pennsylvania and after a year of interning in Philadelphia he returned to Rossville and worked with his…

This unidentified farmer is harvesting using his Farmall and McCormick-Deering in Rossville, Kansas.

Mrs. Grace Eversole Hartzell and Mrs. Edna Hartzell Salley travelled in a one-horse open buggy together.

Mrs. Mary E. Vawter and Mr. Clarence Ernest (C.E.) Gresser worked at the Peoples State Bank in Rossville, Kansas. The bank was founded in 1909. Based on the calendar that shows January 1 being a Friday, this picture was probably taken in 1932.

The United Brethren Church was the first church building built in Rossville, Kansas. It was built about 1877. The old landmark, five miles north of Rossville, was torn down about 1952.