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Mrs. Emma Ellis was elected Rossville, Kansas, treasurer in 1889 on an all-woman ticket.

[Caption: Emil Kovar escaped serious injury after Union Pacific train hit his car last week. The car sustained major damage. Photo by Lisa Rosenow]

Kovar Suffers Rib Injury in Car-Train Mishap
Emil Kovar, 82, Rossville, escaped serious injury…

Elton Vorhies rides his bike in Rossville, Kansas, on April 20, 1961.

Detached residence, square plan with side entrance, one-story rear wing, two stories, wood frame and weatherboard, coursed rough-cut stone foundation, high hipped roof. Hipped front porch on columns, open railing second floor sleeping porch, 1/1…

House and family

This is the home of Elmer Stewart on Main Street in Rossville, Kansas. He died June 2, 1961.

Mrs. Ellie Jones was the wife of Don Jones of Rossville, Kansas.

Detached residence, rectangle with side entrance, two stories, wood frame and weatherboard construction, parged concrete foundation, gable roof. Hipped front porch on columns, open railing, 1/1 wooden double-hung windows, bay window E side, glazed…

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

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