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John Howerton was elected as a Republican to represent the 37th district in the State Legislature in 1905. He served one term.

Mr. Howerton was born in Morgan County, Kentucky in 1838 and was reared on a Kentucky farm. He had a powerful physical…

Pure Bred License 120
Oliver
A purebred stallion, black in color, with a fine record on past performances, will make the season of 1922 at any place west of Cross Creek in Rossville.
Terms-$10 to insure colt to stand and suck

Big Tom
Is a…

Detached residence, rectangle with asymmetrical entrance, two stories, four front bays, wood frame and weatherboard construction, stone foundation (parged), sidegable roof. Shed entry on square posts, 2/2 wooden double-hung windows, glazed wooden…

The gentleman seated in the photograph is John W. McDanield. John McDanield is the son of B. F. McDanield. The gentleman standing in the photograph is unidentified.

John Wehner stocking the shelves in his Wehner's IGA store located about 412-418 Main Street, Rossville, Kansas.

(L-R): Johnny Bartlett and Charles "Hack" McEnulty, Sr. in the McEnulty backyard at 300 East Third St.. In the shadow of the iconic Tonganoxie water tower. Bartlett owned grocery stores in Tonganoxie and McLouth. McEnulty was the manager of the…

Dormitory, rectangle with central entrance, two-an-a-half stories, five front bays, reinforced concrete and rubble stone masonry, two side gable casement windows and 6/6 double-hung wooden windows, paneled wooden entrance door with arched transom and…

Joseph Calvin (J.C.) Bradley was born September 12, 1862, in Decatur, Indiana. He came to Rossville, Kansas, in 1882. He married Ida Magill of Silver Lake on November 24, 1886. He became the manager of the grain elevator, served as mayor, played in…

Replica of the Joseph McNulty Log Hotel located at the corner of Main and Cypress. Built in 1872 just across the street north, the original Log Hotel was one of the first dwellings in Stockton. The replica was built in 1961, with much of the work…

This picture of the June 1982 flood was taken by Gerald Reser from 324 Pearl Street in Rossville, Kansas. The wooden fence in the picture is on the south property line.