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.
Peoples State Bank was located on Main Street in Rossville, Kansas. Rossville Truck and Tractor Company is partially shown on the left side of the picture. The picture was taken September 20, 1961.
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.
This picture of William L. Hesse, Rossville, Kansas, lumber dealer, was taken February 9, 1961. The J. Thomas Lumber Company started in Rossville in the 1880s. James B. Hall was manager for several years and in 1909 Mr. Vawter became manager. William…
William S. "Bill" Hesse made this bicycle built for two out of a boys and a girls bicycle. It holds three, however, as he takes his children Ron and Rhonda for a ride in December of 1961.
This picture shows Burns and Bill Hesse, brothers and lifetime Rossville, Kansas, residents. They succeeded their father, William, in the family business, Hesse Lumber Company.
Mary and Dale Channel (on the left) are pictured with James and Mary Sheppeard. The two couples purchased the Hy-Klas Food Store in Rossville, Kansas, in 1964. The Channels bought out Sheppeard's share about a year later.