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These railroad tracks are pictured looking west at the bridge over Cross Creek in Rossville, Kansas.

Peter Navarre and his wife, Minnie, served as owners and editors of the Rossville Reporter for 40 years, purchasing it in March of 1913. Peter Navarre was born March 26, 1884, in Rossville. He worked at the Rossville News office, then owned by U.G.…

Employees of the Oliver Nursery are pictured left to right, back row: Frank Goodrich, Walter Patton, and John Short; middle row: Chris Lillard, Rufus Lillard, Andy Chapman, and Truman Paine; front row: Henry Martin, Ed Bixby, John Martin, and William…

As more settlers moved to the Rossville, Kansas, community, those who were of the Presbyterian faith organized their group in 1878 and met in the school in town. The church in the picture was built around 1883. It was made of red bricks which were…

Jess Willard was born December 29, 1881, at St. Clere. He was a horse-trader and livery stable operator at Delia and Emmett before becoming a heavyweight boxer. Many of Rossville, Kansas, area people followed the career of Jess Willard. A group of…

William C. Baylis cutting his lawn. Two women sit on the porch rocking chairs.

E.J. Howard in front of Howard's Garage, located at the corner of Main Street and Perry, Rossville, Kansas

Albert and Emile Martinek pulling out hedge stumps with their 1917 Mogul tractor in March 1923.

The Oliver Nursery was operated by brothers Tom and Charles Oliver. The Oliver nursery grew seedlings for root stock used for grafting and budding of different fruit varieties. They also raised general farm crops and livestock. They processed the…

Around 1925, Ira T. Hopkins started his grocery business. He sold it in 1931, later buying it back and then selling it again in 1945.Orbie Binney is in the delivery truck.