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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…

Add which appeared in newspaper for a horse breeder near Winchester KS

John and Edith (Boop) Scheidegger in their covered wagon in Rossville, Kansas.

Johanna is the mother of James Stephen and Mary Helen (McElheny) Shepard

Joe worked at the Farmer's Elevator at Sylvan Grove, shown in background.

Joe Penaz uses his Farmall 10-20 and combine to harvest wheat in Rossville, Kansas. His farm was a mile and a half north of Rossville according to Laverne Zlatnik.

This is the backyard of Joe Parr during the October 11, 1961, flood.

Joe Gresser and Howard Stiles are pictured eating.

Joe Campbell enjoys watermelon at the Lions watermelon feed in Rossville, Kansas, in September 1960.

Either partial or total destruction of 75 farms and homes were reported from this storm late in the afternoon May 19, 1960. There were no deaths in this area.