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The first gravel pit in Rossville, Kansas, was at the L. P. Hartzell farm in 1910. The gravel was used for roads.

Groom family home was located east of Rooks County Golf Course on (2018) Kerns property. Identification on photo :Bottom L to R - Lum Pugh, Mrs. Lum Pugh, unknown man, Billy Groom, Uncle Tom Schumaid. Top L to R - Daisy Haines (cousin), Ona Groom,…

Threshing crew - Groom family and friends

Farm residence, square plan with central entrance, two stories with one-story rear shed and side additions, wood frame construction, stone foundation, low hipped roof. Front flat-roofed entry on turned posts with second floor railing, 1/1…

Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Bonner Springs City Library. Pictured L-R: Mayor Clausie Smith, City Council members, Larry Berg, Bob Reeves, Tom Stephens, Wayne Grey, Jerry Jerritt, , Lloyd Messmer, Kim Beets, Library Director, Judy…

No names are known for this group of fifth and sixth grade students from Rossville, Kansas.

A group of people, mostly children, gathered in front the old Rossville Presbyterian Church in the winter of 1914. The old Presbyterian church was built around 1883. It was made of red bricks which were made at a brick kiln located at the east edge…

These ladies were at the home of Ella Williams in Rossville, Kansas, on October 12, 1920. Pictured in the back row are Miss Ella Williams, Mrs. Lenore G. (guest), Mrs. Gertrude Miller, Mrs. Mattie Attebury, Mrs. Mina Hook, unknown guest, Mrs.…

A Threefold Insurance Coverage on Your Grain
Insured while standing in the field
Insured while being cut
Insured while in buildings
Can you afford to take the chance
Of going without this liberal insurance protection?
A fire would destroy your…

The Rossville State Bank (the building on the right side of the picture) was established in 1893.The original officers were E.P. Merrian, President; I.B. Alter, Cashier; Dr. Henry H. Miller, Wesley Davis, and C.W. Higginbotham, Directors. The bank…