68 10 1856 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/cd1bffef21edc92f5e4575c431880f01.jpg 855c7ad0053338c92d864fd8aa51f0da http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/91871cbb046318ad55b51f394052e53a.jpg f2b13317ec8fc89382e3a87431820605 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Profiles of Local Persons, Rossville, Kansas Physical Object An inanimate, three-dimensional object or substance. Note that digital representations of, or surrogates for, these objects should use Moving Image, Still Image, Text or one of the other types. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1913 Postcard to Claude Dodge, Kansas Description An account of the resource Front side: Photograph of two women Back side: Addressed to Mr. Claudeen Dodge, Rydal, Kansas. Sent on April 22, 1913, from Caldwell, Kansas; received April 23, 1913, at Rydal, Kansas. One cent stamp with George Washington portrait. Transcription: Dear cousin: Here we are isn't it a great picture? You better get busy and write. S'pose you recognize Faye. This was taken April 12. Tell Sophene I'll send her a card soon. Everybody is fine. Mayme Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mayme (unknown) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 22, 1913 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource original postcard Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0271a RCL0271b History Mystery http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/03aa28efd2bc41f34d1d08682cbdf772.jpg 38125aa89caf914ee13648f543324aed Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Profiles of Local Persons, Rossville, Kansas Photo A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of man, McLeod, Atchison, Kansas Description An account of the resource McLeod Atchison. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource McLeod (photographer) Atchison, Kansas Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource From the donated collection of Sara Horak to the Rossville Community Library in 2015. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0729 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/c0ccd3ab5738897e23c349d602928bc5.pdf b4550284487eafc5e332e716bf16ff90 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Churches History Subject The topic of the resource Churches in the Rossville, Kansas, area. Description An account of the resource Among the various cultural developments in Rossville none was more important than the establishment and growth of organized religions. Shortly after the village of Rossville was started in 1871, some of the settlers felt the need for a church. The first known organized church was the Baptist Church started in August 1871 with nine members. A newspaper account, dated May 1879, about the school house in town says, “…at this time the building is used on Sunday by various church denominations as they are not supplied with church buildings. Six denominations have organized: The Baptist, Presbyterian, Christian, Methodist, Episcopal, Methodist Southern and Advent. The Baptist have begun to erect a neat frame church building.” The Baptists built a small church on the approximate site of the Joe Navarre home on Spruce Street and dedicated this church on February 29, 1880. For a few years after that the Baptist, Christian, Presbyterian and Methodist shared this building—each having the use of it one Sunday a month, morning and evening. The Baptist church disbanded in 1910 and was torn down soon afterwards. Organization of the United Brethren was soon followed by the United Brethren Church, also known as the Olive Branch Church. The first church building in the community was built by its members in about 1877. The old landmark, five miles north of Rossville, was torn down about 1952. Some of the farm folk responsible for its organization and erection were Mr. and Mrs. Joe Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Marion Lasswell, Mr. and Mrs. Lambert James and their sons, Robert and James, Mr. and Mrs. W.V. Hook, who donated land for the church. A decline in membership prompted the church officials to sell the building to the Czech Christian organization and it served as a worship center for many years. Other denominations organized early, which have little recorded history, including the Colored Baptist, also called Second Baptist. A news clipping shows the Colored Baptist Church was in existence in 1885 and meetings were held at the old school house. At that time they were endeavoring to raise funds for a structure of their own. It was later erected in the southeast part of town on Orange Street. Their building was repaired in December 1904, but soon after the church disbanded. The only information available about the Cambellites, followers of Alexander Cambell, shows that they gathered regularly early in the city’s history. The Cambellites here and in other localities were the forerunners of the early Christian Church. A church was organized with the name Church of Christ in 1872 with Bennet Swearingen, an elder. In 1879 a group was meeting in the school. Between 1880 and when it was decided to build a church, it is believed the members met in the Baptist Church. A deed was recorded on June 29, 1887, for three lots for which they paid $50.00. The exact date of the erection of the present church is not known. Revered Alex Montgomery was a stone mason and laid the church foundation. Charles Bixby, father of the late Albert Bixby, was a carpenter and supervised the building of the church. Lumber was hauled from Topeka by Alex Nadeau and others. The supplies were purchased from the Thomas Lumber Company at Topeka. The first funeral held in the church was for William Lacock, grandfather of the late Albert Bixby. The oldest Sunday School record is dated September 7, 1884, with May Parker its first secretary. Due to an increase in the Christian Church's membership, in 1949 a large room was added to the north side of the building. Other improvements included new colored glass in the windows, and pews from the old United Brethren Church. In December 1960, another addition to the building was completed. As more settlers moved to this community, those who were of the Presbyterian faith organized their group in 1878 and met in the school in town. Reverend E.P. Sempel was the first pastor. A.C. Sherman, Richard Binns, Daniel Wilt, J.C. Bradley, William Bond, Henry Kassebaum, W.M. Mitchner, Sam Kerr, Dr. H.H. Miller and Isaac Trostle were the founders of the church. Later the Presbyterians met in the Baptist Church. In 1883, the Presbyterian group purchased the land on which the present church stands and began to build. The first church was built of red bricks which were made at a brick kiln located at the east edge of town. As the years passed a crack appeared between the bricks in the east end of the building. This fault was used as the reason for tearing town the old building. The present structure was constructed in 1917. The Reverend J.H. Naismith, the originator of the game of basketball, served as pastor in 1922 and 1923. Mr. Gus Kassebaum served as a Trustee for 39 years, from 1915 to 1954. His wife, Mrs. Lula Kassebaum served most of these years as president of the Ladies Missionary Society. The Rossville Charge was organized in the James School House, three miles west of Rossville in the year 1872 under the leadership of Mr. Paul Strimple, a local lay preacher. Shortly afterwards, another group of Methodists (Southern Methodists) met in Rossville and had services at the school in town. These two groups joined in planning construction of a church. Since the Baptists were the first to build a church, the two Methodist groups shared the building. The Methodist Church was chartered and registered with the Secretary of State, June 13, 1881. The first trustees and signers of the charter were: W.G. Gilbert, Isaac Larrance, Joseph Andrews, J.W. Miller, A.E. Strimple, J.T. Heslet, and T.M. Attebury. Building of the new church began in 1884, and it was dedicated on March 1, 1885. Nine years later the south room was added, and it was used as a dining room and meeting room. The Sunday School addition was added in 1960. The name was changed from Methodist Episcopal to Methodist, October 11, 1939. It was again changed in 1968 to United Methodist when the United Brethren and Methodist merged. The Election Day dinner was first served in 1882 and has become an established tradition. Dinner and supper were served to over 175 persons at a cost of 25 cents per person. Some of the men who took an active part in the life of the church were C.E. Gresser, E.G. Griswold and Frank Strimple. Before St. Stanislaus became a reality, according to Ellen Leonhardt of St. Marys, Kansas, Mass was held monthly sometime before 1894 in the Fritz Hall. She remembers accompanying Father Krier, a Jesuit priest, from St. Marys to Rossville along with other girls to sing in the choir. The first St. Stanislaus Church was built under the auspices of Father John B. Kokenge, S.J., who collected about eleven hundred dollars to procure the ground and put up the structure. It measured 42 x 30 feet with a sanctuary that added twelve feet to its length. The corner stone of this mission church was laid by Bishop Fink on June 18, 1899. Many notables from the St. Marys College were present as well as Reverend H.A. Schapman, S.J., former president of Detroit College. The document placed in the stone contained the following: “Leo XIII being Pope, William McKinley being President of the United States, W.E. Stanley being the Governor of Kansas, Joseph Calvin Bradley being Mayor of the city of Rossville, this church to be erected to the honor of God under the invocation of St. Stanislaus Kastka was begun today when the corner stone was laid this the eighteenth day of June in the year of our Lord Eighteen hundred and ninety-nine.” The dedication of the completed church took place on October 29, 1899. In 1967, the parish purchased the home across the street from the church, so that the expanding catechetical classes would have a better place to meet. A $20,000 renovation project in 1975-1976 added a brick extension to the front of the church and a full basement. In 1998 Dekat Hall was dedicated and the mortgage was paid off. By 2009 the parish, which encompassed Rossville, Silver Lake, Willard, and Maple Hill, was in need of a bigger building so Don & Kathleen Damon donated a $1.1 million gift for the building of a new church. After raising the additional needed funds, the new worship space for 400 people was built in 2012 near the former church. In the early 1950s a group of believers who met together for weekly Bible Study grew in number so that they were encouraged to secure a property, call a pastor and organize a church. The Stewart property on the corner of Main and Pottawatomie was purchased in June 1952. After renovation, the first services of the Rossville Bible Church were held on September 7, 1952, with Reverend Clarence Swihart as pastor. Reverend Floyd Gee became the second pastor in June 1954. The church purchased a building site from the Hesse family that adjoins the Grade School in August 1960. Reverend Hugh Gardner, Wichita, superintended the construction of a basement to be used for an auditorium. A building was moved from Forbes Air Force Base and set on the basement. June 7, 1970, was a day of rejoicing for the congregation as they had a mortgage-burning service with Reverend Joe Arnedd, Des Moines, Iowa, evangelist, as speaker. Thus is the history of the early churches which no longer exist in the community and the churches which continue to function--though in somewhat different roles than in the early years. Once, the church, as well as the school, was the center of most family activities. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Community Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rossville Centennial Booklet, 1971 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain due to copyright expiration. Original narrative content by RCL is available for use by public. Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource History of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource HISTORY OF ST. STANISLAUS IN ROSSVILLE (As written by Miss Frances DeGraff) Shortly after the holidays in 1989, I came home from K.C. where I had been sewing. I heard that Catholic services were being held in Fritz's Hall, and Catechism Classes at old Joseph Navarre’s home. This was unexpected news, so I went up to Mass up to the Hall for the first time. After Mass most everybody stayed to talk about the chances of a Church. The chances seemed rather slim. Mrs. Coughlin of Silver Lake said she would give the rocks if someone would give the lots. I volunteered to give them, so things got started. Everybody had a selection to make except the donor! Fr. Kokenge finally picked out some lots three doors north of where the Church now stands. They were owned by Protestants who belonged to the Christian Church. Their minister found out the Catholics were trying to buy them and bought them himself, thinking he would sell them to the Catholics an make a stake off of them (which he did not get a chance). The matter was finally settled by the Bishop donating 50 dollars to Fr. Kokenge to buy two lots where the Church now stands. Fr. Kokenge was a very busy man in those days: here he found a place for real missionary work, a lot of neglected, half-hearted Catholics, some of them too poor and pitiful to even get to St. Marys to church. Many of them held back even after there was services here; many of Indian descent (though not all of them). Aside from his College work Fr. Kokenge put all his spare time in this work, blessing marriages, baptizing whole families of children, hunting up strays, and visiting renegade Catholics, and incidentally a social, or a Raffle to help the cause along. Finally Louis Martin and Mrs. Lutz got up two books and came down one Sunday afternoon and asked me if I would go out and solicit for funds for the Church. I had never done anything of the kind and hesitated, but finally consented when I thought of our people: how needy and disheartened they were with their first lessons in civilization. I took the book and we came to agreement to subscribe an equal amount on each other's book. (which was one hundred dollars each to be paid on the lumber bill) So a week from the following Tuesday was decided on, which was decided on, to go out and solicit. That day proved to be election day, a day which the Methodists appropriate for their socials, dinners, and Church work generally. They had a dinner in the Hall. Mrs. Lutz thought we should put off our work until some other time. I told her we could go on the street: she could take one side and I the other, which we did, and we took dinner with the Methodists. I expected opposition and got it from two turncoats - baptized Irishmen both of them: Tom Kiernan and James Devinny, both drunk, leaning against the south side of a building, sunning themselves; when they saw me coming towards them they raised their hands at me and told me I need not come near them - they had nothing for me. Well, what I said to those two was no compliment! To offset this two Presbyterian leaders in their church subscribed: Mr. Bradly, $15. paid in two payments; Mr. John Wilt of his own accord came up with donated $5. Both were in business at that time; they are more friendly to the Catholics here than the other Protestants. Aside from what Mrs. Lutz marked on my card I had about $40, which was good considering that the Methodists were having their blowout, and seemed to think they had a patent right to that day (they do yet and still have quiltings and dinners on that day). One of my neighbors, Mr. M. Smith donated all the sand used in the building. Mr. Eli Nadeau donated for the rocks; we could not afford rock because masonry was more expensive than a Frame Church, so that donation was turned down. (Mrs. Coughlin, she excused herself out of it; to my mind she crawfished beautifully). Sometime before this, long before Rossville ever dreamed of having a Catholic Church, Silver Lake got up a collection of 30 dollars for one and the money was at St. Marys College. Mrs. Coughlin told me this - she mentioned this because she thought Rossville ought to have it. Some of the Silver Lake folks thought different. So Mr. Jack Coughlin got Mr. Charles Williams, Sr., who comes to church, to write our Bishop and see if the church could be built in Silver Lake instead of Rossville. This was done on the quiet, but I heard of it, went to the College and told Fr. Kokenge to look after this matter at once, which he did. Well, Mrs. Coughlin still owned her rocks when she passed out; the old lady done done quite a few good things for the little Church too, and Maggie was was a great help to me besides what she done on her account. A Mr. Stanley, who was State Architect, donated the plans. About this time there was such a dearth of funds, and such a crying for money that Fr. Kokenge said to me: Oh, if I only had a thousand dollars I could change the face of the earth! Other churches had Altar Societies, aide societies and quiltings - why not make quilts to help along? My spare time was my own and I had a little pin money which I could spend as I pleased, so I got material, made three quilts, put out 100 tickets at 25 cents a ticket and raffled them off at $25 dollars apiece. Mrs. I.B. Alter got the first one, Mrs. Partello the second, Mrs. C.L. Mattley of K.C. the third. She also gave $25 cash to help pay for one of the sanctuary windows and later on when Fr. Hoferer lifted the debt from the little church, she took two more of my quilts and sent me a check for $50 dollars. Later on others sold quilts and turned in the money. I was told to go and collect what I had on my books, which I did, the Catholics of Rossville giving less than $20 dollars, Mrs. Rachel Thurber giving $5 of this. That we have a Catholic Church in Rossville today seems almost a miracle to me, when I think of how little we had to work with. One day shortly after this Fr. Kokenge came with the plans of the church and staked out the foundation. Fr. Kokenge’s duties at the College kept him up there so he could not be here, so he told me to get those who donated work instead of money to come and dig the trenches for the rocks. I got two of my brothers, *Mr. Joseph Navarre, and Anthony Dolezilek and a few others who I do not remember. Right here let me say that the Anthony Dolezileks are the prize family of the parish, having been with us since the beginning of the work, and have done their part faithfully. Those who had teams hauled sand and rocks; those who did not have teams used spades and shovels, dug trenches. Then lime was needed, which I bought and paid for out of my own money, which was easier than to solicit for it. I had a team which I put on the job help out. Fr. Kokenge asked to be relieved, and Fr. J. P. DeSmedt took charge of the work. The foundation was being laid, Josh Harding doing the masonry; he was a fine stone cutter, he made the corner-stone. *No relation to the present Joe Navarre He also drank a great deal, and got the foundation about 4 feet narrower at the back than the front. This made trouble for Fr. Kokenge, so Mr. Harding quit, and his brother-in-law, Scott Easdale finished. Mr. Harding decided to keep the cornerstone, but Fr. Kokenge shamed him and he gave it up. This Harding was a son-in- law of the Preacher who butted in and got the lots ahead of us, thinking to make a stake of from the Catholics. Scott was a stepson. The cornerstone was laid in June, 1899, and for once in my life I had the pleasure and honor of getting up a meal for a Bishop and 10 priests, which was served at the *Mileham's home: first house north of the church. On that day Mrs. Mileham was confirmed - that is how I came to take over charge of the dinner. As Fr. DeSmedt could oversee this work, and be on hand when Fr. Kokenge could not on account of his College work, things moved. Richard Beseau started the carpenter work, but did not finish it. For what reason, Fr. DeSmedt can tell. Then Fr. DeSmedt engaged a Mr. George Clark of Topeka, who proved to be efficient and interested, as will prove later. When the main part was nearing completion, Fr. DeSmedt said that the back of the church would have to be closed for the present on account of lack of funds; the sanctuary could be built later. This was bad news to Mr. Clark, and it certainly worried me too. Fr. DeSmedt called a meeting for Sunday afternoon, to be held at Mileham’s house north of the church, Sunday, and Fr. McCabe arid Fr. DeSmedt. It was a very hot afternoon, not a soul attended that meeting but myself and the Milehams. After waiting a suitable time for someone to show up, Fr. DeSmedt spoke up and said: Well, the church will have to be finished without the sanctuary. Mr. Clark and I talked things over. Next morning he offered to finish and put up the sanctuary for $300 complete. So I went to St. Marys and consulted with Fr. DeSmedt. Told him if he would get us money at five per cent interest, and give us five years to pay, by raffling off quilts or giving socials, I would see that it was paid; also that I would have to get someone to go half with me on this. I. could think of no other way, and I did not care to see the little Church go unfinished. *This house is now St. Stanislaus Renewal Center Fr. DeSmedt was fine about this, and told me to see what I could do. I went to Silver Lake, though with some misgivings. Mrs. Coughlin happened to be in good humor and gave her consent for Maggie to help in this matter. The Church was finished with the sanctuary. An altar was needed. Fr. Kokenge saw to it that we got the old altar that did service in the old Log Church in Mission days. I helped dust this altar in old Mission days, when I went to school there, and went to Mass in the old Log Church every morning. Maggie got her share in long before I did and celebrated with a big party, which I knew nothing about until it was all over. If this was an insult, slight, or oversight, I never knew; for I paid mine in cash, and was thankful I did not have to solicit for it. Fr. DeSmedt gave me a receipt for it which I have yet, and offered a small trinket which I would not accept, but thanked him for it. Well, that was done, and still a plenty to do. Fr. Kokenge chose the name of St. Stanislaus, Patron of Youth, because the future hope of this Parish lies in its youth. Finis *The note dated September 28th, 1899 stated that Miss Frances DeGraff was responsible for $200 while Miss Maggie Coughlin was responsible for $100. Fr. DeSmedt scrawled a note across the bottom saying: "This has been attended to in full and I owe the donors many thanks for their faithful performance of their promise." *Maggie Coughlin married Charles Greene and was a supporter of the church as long as she lived. They had two daughters, Margaret and Helen. They married the Berry brothers, Emmet and Marvin. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Berry still reside at Silver Lake and Helen was postmistress for many years. *Mrs. Rachael Thurber was Lucinda Wade's mother. *Part of the old altar spoken of above is still in the church. The last day Father Murphy, S.J. was with us in June of 1971 told us a little about the altar and where it had come from. And if we ever got rid of it not to store it in someone’s shed or throw it away because the Jesuits wanted it given back to them. [handwritten note: Fr. Murphy died in late 1985.] Father A.H. Schultz, S.J., copied Miss Frances DeGraff’s history word for word and punctuation, capitalizations and paragraphing just as she had written it. It was written in pencil on a scrap of tablet paper, an old Erbachers I-G-A Brand sale bill, the back of an envelope from same store and on the back of an ad announcing an improved park (St. Marys Park) on June 2. (There was no year date given.) There is one small portion (about ten typewritten lines) missing now the Fr. Schultz had. Fr. Schultz is now a missionary at Sacred Heart Church in Stann Creek Town, British Honduras, C.A. When he heard that the history was being written he wrote to one of our parishoners and told where to find this envelope of things he had compiled. He had filed it away but no one else, knew it was there. We feel so fortunate that it was found in time to be added to the history just written. I think there are a few contradictory statements between the two histories but Miss DeGraff is correct I feel sure. Ethelyn Lynde July 31, 1971. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Miss Frances DeGraff Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 31, 1971 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource Ethelyn Lynde Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource No Known Restrictions Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource PDF Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0501 St. Stanislaus Catholic Church http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/35f2a81facd8b33dfcef26f7bd7add29.jpeg a567e3c18a6eaa847af027c89691edf1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Czech History Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Czech Moravian Cemetery Board Rules, 1976, Rossville, Kansas Subject The topic of the resource Cemeteries Description An account of the resource RULES ADOPTED BY THE MORAVIN CEMETERY BOARD JUNE 15, 1955. ACCORDING TO THE GENERAL STATUTES OF KANSAS . THE FOLLOWING RULES ARE NOW IN FULL FORCE—AND EFFECT, PLEASE GOVERN YOURSELVES ACCORDINGLY. Cemetery located 6 1/2 miles northeast of Rossville, Kansas. 1. All powers as heretofore are and shall be vested in the cemetery board with the authority of the STATE OF KANSAS to make the rules and regulations necessary to carry on the operations of the cemetery. 2. A regular annual meeting shall he called by the board of directors for the purpose of electing new members to the cemetery board. The adults having power to vote shall be the people of the community, owners of lots, relatives and friends of the buried who are interested in the improvement and betterment of the cemetery. Called Dec. 26, each yr. 3. The elected cemetery board shall be responsible that elections and all rules and regulations concerning the cemetery are carried out for the best interest, interested of all concerned. 4. The cemetery board shall hire necessary help to keep the cemetery in good clean conditions at all times. 5. The members, owners, and relatives shall be responsible for the care and upkeep of own lots and graves. 6. Lots shall be sold only by the directors. 7. Permission for burial or to do any acts concerning the cemetery must be obtained from the cemetery board of directors. 8. Persons having lots or having an interest in the cemetery shall PAY A FEE EACH YEAR to help with the general upkeep of the cemetery. FAILURE TO PAY THIS FEE after two years will cause the ownership of the vacant lots to revert back to the cemetery and the board may again sell such lots. [handwritten: The fee is $1.00 a year or a one time payment of $50.00] 9. The board from this date on shall prohibit all cement curbs, stone or rock fences from being laid around the lots or anything that will extend or be above the ground, EXCEPT THE MARKERS. This will allow the graves to be mowed easier. 10. On all lots that have FEES DUE ON THEM THAT ARE DUE AND PAYABLE FROM THIS DATE ON WILL BE REPOSSESSED, TAKEN OVER AND RESOLD SIX- Months from the above date, if all back payments are not made. LET ALL OWNERS TAKE DUE NOTICE OF THE ABOVE AND GOVERN THEMSELVES ACCORDINGLY. SIGNED BY THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND DIRECTORS OF THE MORAVIN CEMETERY AT THE MEETING ON THE ABOVE DATE. /s/ William Olejnik, Chairman, Dec. 26 1976 /s/ Frank Cerny, Clerk, Dec. 26, 1976 /s/ Bennie Stach, Treasurer, Dec. 26, 1976 /s/ Joe Macha, Clerk, Dec. 26, 1985 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Moravin (Moravan, Moravian) Cemetery Board, Rossville, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library, Rossville, Kansas Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 26, 1976 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource official document Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0430 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/df86000a69d43c8c91826f7922f855ca.jpg de4956780f48d15d3c3ce156814cd1cd http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/5a7ca65772ecae02dc38e337f2395eb4.jpg 4d347b69a4261513292501f3a6657581 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Profiles of Local Persons, Rossville, Kansas Photo A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of Bailey Family, Mr. W.M. Weikert, Norton, Kansas Description An account of the resource This is possibly the Herbert Milton Bailey family. Re: RCL0758a Front: Mr. W.M. Weikert, Norton, Kans. Back inscription: one of Carrie Bailey Bland's sisters family Belle Bailey? 256-722 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mr. W.M. Weikert, Norton, Kansas (photography studio) Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource From the donated collection of Sara Horak to the Rossville Community Library in 2015. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0777a RCL0777b http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/b783d3d9b645d9147b9bc1157be99148.jpg d886a777fd75d7af7dd51511c8b4e5f3 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Profiles of Local Persons, Rossville, Kansas Photo A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of family, Oaks & Ireland, Holton, Kansas Description An account of the resource Oaks & Ireland Holton, Kans. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Oaks and Ireland, photographers Holton, Kansas Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Unknown Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource From the donated collection of Sara Horak to the Rossville Community Library in 2015. Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0726 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/1226878ff4de991d3ed8a5c150ef2949.jpeg 0640d0382c951be374104b775e76c34d Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Rossville Agricultural History Subject The topic of the resource Farming/Ranching Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Rossville Community Library Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Rossville Centennial Booklet, 1971 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public Domain due to copyright expiration. Original narrative content by RCL is available for use by public. Description An account of the resource Rossville is fortunately situated in many ways—we are near a large city, Topeka, but far enough away to retain our own identity; we can be considered a bedroom community to Topeka since so many residents commute to work to the larger city; we are just north of the Kansas River and enjoy the fertile “Kaw River Valley,” which has benefited agriculture in our community since its very beginnings. From the early days, Rossville Township was blessed with fertile creek and river-bottom land, combined with the upland, which consisted of bluestem grass. The early settlers broke and cleared the bottom lands and part of the upland prairie. The settlers of the 1860-70s began farming and found the soil fertile and productive. However, the task of clearing the timberland and breaking prairie sod must have seemed insurmountable. Corn and wheat, the main crops, and cattle, hogs and other livestock-raising, became the basic agriculture of Rossville township. Many of these early farmers came to Kansas seeking land. They traveled by ox cart and wagon before the railroad went through, following the Oregon and other trails. Settlers bought land from the Santa Fe Railroad or from members of the Citizen Potawatomi Band, who were selling their allotment land. The first mention of early agriculture in Rossville comes from Dr. Gabbey’s account, written in 1886: “The Pottawatomi as a tribe never took kindly to agriculture, four or five acres in corn was a large field. Their fields were usually cleared up from the edge of the timber along the streams, as the Indian had little use for the Prairie kind.” One account gives the cost of prairie in the early days from $2.50 to $4.00 per acre. Lumber was worth from $25.00 to $39.00 dollars per thousand feet. Oxen cost $100.00 a yoke, mules from $100.00 to $200.00, horses $75.00 to $150.00, sheep $2.00 a head and chickens 25¢ each. Masons and carpenters received $2.00 to $3.00 per day in wages. Wheat was worth $1.50 per bushel and flour $4.50 per hundred pounds. From newspapers of 1877: “New corn brought in for shipment is getting 18¢ to 20¢ and corn huskers have been in demand at $1.00 per day and board; 2.5¢ per bushel thrown on the ground or 3.5¢ in the crib.” “Mr. Lambert James, a farmer living a few miles west of town has this season manufactured 1,500 gallon of sorghum molasses, which he readily disposed of at 50¢ per gallon.” But challenges persisted for early settlers. Although this was an extremely desirable area for agriculture and the raising of livestock, it was not possible for the early settlers to procure manufactured goods from the East without paying an extremely high freight bill. It was also impossible to ship their grain and produce economically. River freight was tried but the Kaw River often times did not have enough water to make shipping dependable so the answer to this problem was the railroad. Rossville’s answer came May 18, 1866, when the first train passed through the town. Corn was the main crop and early editors gave much space extolling its excellence. Corn cribs were numerous along the south side of the railroad tracks and on the east side of north Main. A water powered grist mill was located on Cross Creek north of town. Mulvane Bros. built a steam powered mill south of the railroad tracks. One of the earliest farmers was Henry Ford, who acquired 80 acres southwest of Rossville in 1864. His wife was the former Mary Nadeau, who came to Rossville from Indiana in 1862. Henry Ford came to Kansas in 1863 and was a stage coach driver for the Overland Stage Company between Topeka and Manhattan. He met his wife at “Buttermilk Station” where she worked for her brother, Big Alex Nadeau. While working to clear their land of timber and build a log house, they lived in one room of a three room house, west of Cross Creek, north of the old Oregon and California trails. The other two rooms were occupied by Dr. and Mrs. R.S. Gabbey and Mr. and Mrs. C.W. Higginbotham. After the Fords moved into their log cabin, Mrs. Ford often rode horseback nine miles with her baby to the mission in St. Marys. The first flowers she had to plant by the cabin were given to her by the nuns at the Mission. Another early farmer, John DeGraff settled south of Rossville in 1865. He and his wife, the former Frances Navarre, lived in a small dugout until their house was built. The following is a list of early farmers: Name | Year to Rossville | Origin Archibald Abbott 1870 Kingston, Canada West Joseph Andrews Westmoreland County, Pa. W. Thomas Andrews 1879 McKay, Ohio Joseph Beseau 1875 Monroe County, Michigan John A. Bond 1872 Tyler County, W. Virginia William Bond 1873 Tyler County, W. Virginia John DeGraff 1865 James DeVinney 1880 Ross County, Ohio Benjamin Franklin 1869 Ross County, Ohio John Fritz 1877 Somerset County, Pa. Martin Hass 1877 Richland County, Ohio Henry Kassabaum 1877 Brookmell, Prussia T.J. Kiernan 1868 Elzey E. Kinsey 1877 Ohio Henry Lipp 1868 South Germany Isaac McCollough 1873 Holmes County, Ohio R. McCollough 1878 Holmes County, Ohio Michael O’halaron 1880 Samuel Oldfield 1878 Derbyshire, England S.J. Oliver 1876 Edward Partelow 1868 Newport, Kentucky Thomas L. Ross 1882 Cincinnati, Ohio M.M. Standley 1874 Carroll County, Indiana Bennett Swearingen 1868 Meigs County, Ohio Isaac B. Trostel 1877 Perry County, Pa. Frank Van Vleck 1878 William Wax 1878 Juniata County, Pa. Daniel Wilt 1876 York County, Pa. Henry York 1869 Zurich, Switzerland Peter H. Zickefoose 1874 Highland County, W. Virginia Samuel Beals 1867 E.S. Doud 1869 W.L. James Wm. Kirkpatrick 1871 Frank L. Sanders John Heslet Noel Graves W.W. Janes J.K. Conley 1870 Yates County, New York Startup, Ab Thomas Attebury 1877 George Hejtmanek 1880 Wisowitz, Moravia, Austria D. Hartzell 1872 Francis E. Williams 1876 New York Captain John Gutshall Col. A.S. Stanley 1880 Meigs Co., Ohio Martin Nason 1872 Jos. Van Vleck 1878 M.L. Cless 1876 B.W. Higginbotham 1861 Thomas Moss 1877 J.M. Parr Clay Co. Indiana J.A. Parr Clay Co. Indiana H.W. Lipp 1878 Illinois Samuel B. Zickefoose 1869 West Virginia Mrs. Jane Jackson 1875 Scotland Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource 1895 Corn Description An account of the resource From the "Rossville Times:" Last week, A.L. Stalker weighed 50 ears of corn for William McGuire and 50 for J.M. Parr. They weighed 74 and 78 pounds, respectively, an average of a little better than one and one-half pounds each. They were plucked in haste, and they think they could select even bigger ears. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Originally published in The Rossville Times, Rossville Kansas Reprinted in the St. Marys Star, St. Marys, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource Original date of content: September 1895 Reprinted: September 25, 1990 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource newspaper clipping Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0486 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/ca22c5207eb4417ce92020eea288af5c.jpg de4529e390f68e87494a088bbc873af9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Profiles of Local Persons, Rossville, Kansas Photo A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Portrait of a child Description An account of the resource This portrait is of a child standing on a one-armed hard-backed wooden chair. It is from the collection of Mabel Boyles, who was from Rossville, Kansas. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Pautot, St. Marys, Kansas Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Rossville Community Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource ca. 1900-1930 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Public domain Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource original photograph Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0011 History Mystery Kansas Memory Project http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/eb6a6067db40b8a2448c18a0e88a350b.jpg 01bec2c75d3bacd15d6610d7a332eec5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Historic Farm Photos Description An account of the resource Historic farm photos taken in Republic County, Kansas. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Belleville Public Library Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Combining Wheat with Caterpillar Tractor Subject The topic of the resource Farming Description An account of the resource (From back to front) John Palecek, Joe Mach Sr. and Boman Mach harvesting wheat with Caterpillar diesel D2 tractor pulling 12 foot combine near Narka, Kansas, July 3, 1941, covering 40 acres per 12-hour day. The D2 used about 1 1/2 gallons of 8 1/2 cent fuel per hour. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Peoria Illinois Caterpillar Tractor Company Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 3, 1941 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource D.L. Mach Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource jpg. Type The nature or genre of the resource Photo Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Belleville Public Library Farm Equipment Farming Republic County http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/767c78ada380217a24cf691528ac5aca.jpg 925c199a7d6435122a3394d7b2feba50 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/6433ca397fa54dce475f80bcdb3e154a.jpg 65a227534a19bfec1f76807ed5924ffe Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Baldwin City Public Library Photo A static visual representation. Examples include paintings, drawings, graphic designs, plans and maps. Recommended best practice is to assign the type Text to images of textual materials. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Adeline School #65 Baldwin/Palmyra Douglas County Address/descriptive location: NE4 33 - 14 - 21 Subject The topic of the resource Schools Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Photo: Dale Nimz, Dec 1988 Daniels, Rural Schoolhouses (1975) Atlas of Douglas County (1873) Standard Atlas of Douglas County (1902, 1921) Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Baldwin City Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1911 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource photo Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context bcpl-001 Description An account of the resource Rural schoolhouse/residence, rectangle, one story, wood frame construction, gable roof. Hipped enclosed front entry, 1/1 windows, interior brick end chimney. Alterations -- brick veneer, asbestos shingles, modern windows and entrance door, semicircular vent covered, modern flue. A school was recorded on this property as early as 1873. Despite a different location attributed by Daniels, The District #65 school was shown in this location in 1921. The building was constructed in 1911. School was discontinued in 1948; the building was sold and converted into a private residence. Type The nature or genre of the resource jpg architect baldwin ks school