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Mrs. C.C. McPherson was elected Rossville, Kansas, councilwoman in 1889 on an all-woman ticket.

Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchner was elected a Rossville, Kansas, councilwoman in 1889 on an all-woman ticket. Her husband was William Milton (W.M.) Mitchner.

Mrs. Ella Miller was elected the Rossville, Kansas, mayor in 1889 on an all-woman ticket. She was the wife of Mr. Henry H. Miller who was elected the first mayor of Rossville in 1881.

Mrs. Elma Binns was elected the Rossville, Kansas, police judge in 1889 on an all-woman ticket. She declined the office, saying that it properly belonged to a man. Her husband, Richard Binns, took the office.

Mrs. Grace Kerr was elected a Rossville, Kansas, councilwoman in 1889 on an all-woman ticket. She was the wife of Samuel Kerr who was elected a councilman in Rossville's first election in 1881.

Mrs. Lydia Zickefoose is pulling a wagon which is carrying a basket filled with something wrapped in a blanket. The picture was taken in Rossville, Kansas, on December 28, 1960.

Detached residence, T-plan with entrance in ell, one-and -a-half story, wood frame and weatherboard construction, stone foundation (parged). Hipped entrance porch with metal roofing. 2/2 double-hung wooden windows, wooden entrance door, interior…

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.

Detached institutional building, main west facade oriented toward the Baker quadrangle, rectangle with projecting central entrance, three-and-a-half stories, reinforced concrete and smooth-cut ashlar stone masonry construction, side gable roof with…

MRS. M. M. Hughes, Los Angeles, June 26, 1944, became sole owner of the Mulvane Ranch west of Rossville. This resulted when turned over to her in a transfer filed in the office of Homer Wright, reg-ister of deeds.
“The purpose is to keep it in the…