98 10 1856 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/728ed83a2b96d53b6308e784c1dab6a6.jpeg ff987f5a5125581af492b0461b33d4cd 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. 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 1958 Rossville Churches Vacation Bible School, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource May 29, 1958 Vacation bible school begins Monday Rossville Vacation Bible School begins Monday with students assembling at the Christian Church. Daily sessions will be held Monday through Friday from June 2 through 13, 9 to 11:30 a.m. Lesson books for each student are 25c. Nursery children, four year olds, are asked to bring crayons, paste (not glue), resting mat (large towel or such), twenty-five cent fee. It is a help if these things are labeled with names or name tags. The older children were notified in their classes at grade school of the materials they will need. Teachers and helpers are reminded of the meetings today at 2:30 and 3:00 p.m. in the Presbyterian church to make final plans for Bible school. Girls who are interested in assisting in the school will meet at 2:30 and assistants and teachers will meet at 3:0O June 5, 1958 125 Students Start In Local Bible School Things are settling down to a steady pace with the children and young people attending the Rossville Vacation Bible School sponsored by the Christian, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches. As of noon Tuesday, 125 pupils were registered. Those teaching and assisting include: Nursery - Mrs. Inez Richardson, Mrs. Ruth Immenschuh, Mrs. Arlis Stach, Charlotte Decker, Jane Zickefoose, Joyce Swenson, Diane Swenson, Wanda Harmon; Beginner - Mrs. Rowena Gannon, Mrs. Jean Lane, Mrs. Edith McClain, Marie Stiles, Patty Parr, Janice Brown; Primary - Mrs. Lucille Adams, Mrs. Ruth Gresser, Sally Nadeau, Carol Adams, Carla Rasch, Ginger Shannon, Virginia Rezac, Annette Biswell; Junior I - Mrs Mary Boughton, Mrs. Marjorie Kratina, Arleta Sage,. Sandra Brown; Junior II - Mrs. Mary Decker, Mrs. Ethel Viergever, Mrs. Letha Reser, Sharon Viergever, Lois McCoy; Teen Age - Mrs. Ellie Jones, Mrs. Helen Queen. Mrs. Eunice Dannefer and Janet Harth are in charge of the music and Mrs. Roxie Nadeau, and Mrs. Anna Lemon are in charge of refreshments. Director of the school is Mrs, Olga Parker. June 12, 1958 BIBLE SCHOOL PROGRAM TO BE FRIDAY AT 8 P.M. The annual co-operative Bible School Program will be held Friday evening at 8:00 p.m. in the grade school. The public is invited. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0644 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/eef17efedbd13b60063e9a9dcfc52351.jpeg 2ebb4ba6aa40ce37acc95a05a58a952d 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. 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 1959 Rossville, Delia, Willard Church Schedules, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource 1959 Attend A Church of Your Faith ROSSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Robert Boughton, minister Sunday School at 10:00 am Morning Worship, August thru January - 11:00 am; February thru July - 9:00 am Mrs. Junior Dannefer, S.S. Supt. Miss Carol Tuller, Asst. S.S. Supt. DELIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Robert Boughton, minister Morning Worship, August thru January - 9:15 am; February thru July- 10:45 am Sunday School at 9:45 a. m. Harvey Wulfkuhle, Supt. Lloyd Miller, Asst. Supt. Mrs. Laverne Zlatnik, pianist ROSSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH Don Jones, minister Sunday School at 10:00 a m Worship Service at 11:00 a m Scott W. Kelsey, Supt. Mrs. Jean Lane, Primary Supt. Irene Parr, Intermediate Supt. Mrs. Irene Campbell. Pianist A man who does not find God in church on Sunday is not apt to find him anywhere else. SILVER LAKE METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Harold Geer, minister Church service at 11:00 am Sunday School at 10:00 am Paul Snavely, Supt. ROSSVILLE BIBLE CHURCH Floyd Gee, pastor Mr. Arthur Walters, S. S. Supt. Sunday School at 10:00 am, Morning Worship at 11:00 am, Evening Worship at 7:00pm Children's Bible Club Tuesday at 4 pm. Prayer meeting, Wednesday at 7:30 pm ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, Rossville, Kansas Rev. A. J. Adams, SJ, Pastor Rev. A. H. Shulz, SJ, Asst. Pastor Mass, Sunday and Holy Days, 8 am Religious Instructions, 9 am Confessions Saturday 3 to 4 pm, Confessions Sunday 7:30 to 7:55 am Altar Society meeting - Second Thursday of the month. COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH, Willard, Kansas Quentin E. Husted, pastor "The Bible As It Is - For Men As They Are." Sunday School at 10:00 am, Morning Worship at 11:00 am, Evening Worship at 7:30pm Mid-week Service - Wednesday at 7:30 pm ROSSVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sam Nickols, Minister Lloyd Mesmer, S.S. Supt. Vance Crawford, Asst. Supt. Bible School at 9:45 am Communion at 11:00 am "Be not deceived; God is not mocked; for whatsoever a man sow, that shall he also reap. And let us not be weary in well doing, for in due season, we shall reap, if We faint not." Eph. 6:7-9. Let us do good unto all men. DOVER FEDERATED CHURCH Rev. Terry Hodges, minister, Phil Kissling, Supt., Primary Supt., Grace Rogers, Organist, Opal Lambotte Church School at 10:00 am Morning worship at 11:00 am Musical Program at 8:00 p. m. Everyone Welcome SACRED HEART CHURCH of DELIA Rev. Lysacht, pastor Sunday Masses at 8 and 10 am Week Day Masses at 7:30 am Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0646 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/ea226c485dcfc9b4c4917aecf0d5b939.jpeg 1cb97a9c01327178fc590e70cbd78e48 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. 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 1959-06-25 CFC Meeting & Rossville, Delia, Willard Church Schedules, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Shawnee County Reporter, Thursday, June 25, 1959, Page 8 These Churches Invite You ROSSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH Don Jones, minister Sunday School at 9:30 am, Worship Services at 10:15 am Sunday, June 28, will be visitation Sunday when members may visit other churches. Scott W. Kelsey, Supt. Mrs. Jean Lane, Primary Supt. Irene Parr, Intermediate Supt. Mrs. Irene Campbell, Pianist The man who holds his religion in his wife's name gets very little use out of it. ROSSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ivan G. Smith, guest minister Sunday School at 10:00 am, Morning Worship at 9:00 am Mrs. Junior Dannefer, S.S. Supt. Miss Carol Tuller, Asst. S.S. Supt. DELIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Ivan G. Smith, guest minister Sunday School at 9:45 am, Morning Worship at 10:45 am Harvey Wulfkuhle, Supt. Lloyd Miller, Asst. Supt. Mrs. Laverne Zlatnik, pianist SILVER LAKE METHODIST CHURCH Rev. Harold Geer, minister Church service at 11:00 am, Sunday School at 10:00 am, Paul Snavely, Supt. SILVER LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH Silver Lake, Kansas Rev. William F. Rainwater Th. M., Pastor, Sunday Church School at 10 am Mrs. David Mauck, Supt., Morning Worship at 11:00 am, Baptist Youth Fellowship, 5 pm The ordinance of the Lord's Supper is observed on the first Sunday of each month. The public is cordially invited to all of our services. Come and bring somebody with you. ROSSVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sam Nickols, Minister Lloyd Mesmer, S.S. Supt. Vance Crawford, Asst. Supt. Bible School at 9:45 am, Communion at 11:00 am Sunday evening services at 8 pm As the Apostle Paul has advised in II Timothy 2: "The things that thou has heard of me, among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also." On June 28 at 8 pm, Clifford Martin of the Christian Indian School, Sedona Arizona, will be guest speaker and tell of his work with the Indians, which is so badly needed today. Everyone is invited to hear this faithful man. SACRED HEART CHURCH of DELIA Rev. Lysacht, pastor Sunday Masses at 8 and 10 am Week Day Masses at 7:30 am AUBURN METHODIST CHURCH Auburn, Kansas Rev. William Leggett, Minister Church School at 10:00 a. m. Worship Service at 11:00 a. m. Youth Fellowship at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Martin Keck, S. S. Supt. YOUTH FELLOWSHIP The older group of Youth Fellowship met in the park Sunday evening. The meeting was opened by Arletta Sage, who had charge of the evening's program. The discussion of teen-age problems was continued. For recreation, all joined in to play volleyball. Then refreshments were served by Sandra Whittet and Sandra Brown. Next Sunday will be the monthly recreation night. They will meet in the town's park at 6:30 and hope that more will attend. ROSSVILLE BIBLE CHURCH Floyd Gee, pastor Mr. Arthur Walters, S. S. Supt. Sunday School at 10:00 am, Morning Worship at 11:00 am, Evening Worship at 7:00 pm Children's Bible Club Tuesday at 4 pm. Prayer meeting, Wednesday at 7:30 pm ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, Rossville, Kansas Rev. Edward A. Thro, S.J., Pastor Rev. A. H. Shulz, SJ, Asst. Pastor Mass, Sunday and Holy Days, 8 am, Religious Instructions, 9 am Confessions Saturday 3 to 4 pm, Confessions Sunday 7:30 to 7:55 am Altar Society meeting - Second Thursday of the month. COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH, Willard, Kansas Quentin E. Husted, pastor "The Bible As It Is - For Men As They Are." Sunday School at 10:00 am, Morning Worship at 11:00 am, Evening Worship at 7:30 pm Mid-week Service - Wednesday at 7:30 pm DOVER FEDERATED CHURCH Rev. Terry Hodges, minister, Phil Kissling, Supt., Primary Supt., Grace Rogers, Organist, Opal Lambotte. Church School at 10:00 am, Church School at 9:30 am, Morning Worship at 10:30 am, Youth Fellowship at 7:30 pm CFC NEWS The meeting of the CFC was brought to order by the president, Douglas Kelsey. The minutes were read and the collection was taken up. The worship by Myrna Perry. The minister, Sam Nickols, announced we would have a guest speaker, Mr. Clifford Martin of Arizona, next Sunday evening. He will tell us about the Christian Indian School of Arizona. The older group of Youth Fellowship and CFC are planning a swimming party at St. Marys Sunday evening after youth meeting. We had another new member and hope more will join us next Sunday. We meet every Sunday at 5:30 at the Christian Church. 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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. 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 1959-10-22 Rossville, Delia, Willard Church Schedules, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource October 22, 1959 These Churches Invite You ROSSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH Don Jones, minister Sunday School at 10:00 a.m., Morning Worship at 11:00 a.m. A bar is a poor substitute for a family altar. Scott W. Kelsey, Supt. Mrs. Jean Lane, Primary Supt. Irene Parr, Intermediate Supt. Mrs. Irene Campbell, Pianist ROSSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Robert Boughton, minister Church School at 10:00 a. m., Morning Worship at 11:00 am Mrs. Junior Dannefer, S.S. Supt. Miss Carol Tuller, Asst. S.S. Supt. DELIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH Rev. Robert Boughton, minister Morning Worship at 9:30 am, Sunday School at 10:45 am Harvey Wulfkuhle, Supt. Lloyd Miller, Asst. Supt. Mrs. Laverne Zlatnik, pianist. SILVER LAKE METHODIST CHURCH Kent Hayes, Pastor Church service at 11:00 am, Sunday School at 10:00 am Paul Snavely, Supt. SILVER LAKE BAPTIST CHURCH, Silver Lake, Kansas Rev. William F. Rainwater Th. M., pastor Sunday Church School at 10 am, George Blush, Superintendent Morning Worship at 11:00 am Baptist Youth Fellowship, 5 pm The ordinance of the Lord's Supper is observed on the first Sunday of each month. The public is cordially invited to all of our services. Come and bring somebody with you. HOLY CROSS CHURCH, Emmett, Kansas Father Emil Nebiolo, Pastor Sunday Masses: 7 and 10 a. m. Confessions: Saturday, 7:15 to 8:15 p. m. Before Mass on Sunday. Thursday evening: Holy Hour, 7:30 p.m. SACRED HEART CHURCH of DELIA, Rev. Emil Nebiolo, Pastor Sunday Mass at 8:30 a. m. Confessions Saturday, 3:00 to 5:00 p. m. and before the Mass on Sunday. Father Nebiolo will be in Delia at the Rectory on Wednesday afternoons from 2 until 4:30 p.m. Telephone contact: Emmett, Kansas KEllogg 5-2741 COMMUNITY BAPTIST CHURCH, Willard, Kansas Quentin E. Husted, pastor "The Bible As It Is - For Men As They Are." Sunday School at 10:00 am, Morning Worship at 11:00 am, Evening Worship at 7:30pm Mid-week Service - Wednesday at 7:30 pm ROSSVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sam Nickols, Minister Lloyd Mesmer, S.S. Supt. Vance Crawford, Asst. Supt. Bible School at 9:45 am Communion at 11:00 am Sunday evening services at 7:30 If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things of the earth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds, and have put on the new man which is renewed in knowledge, after the image of him that created him. Coll. 3:1,2 and 9,10. ROSSVILLE BIBLE CHURCH, Floyd Gee, pastor Mr. Arthur Walters, S. S. Supt. Sunday School at 10:00 am, Morning Worship at 11:00 am, Evening Worship at 8 p. m. Prayer Service, Wednesday at 8 p. m. EMMETT METHODIST CHURCH, Emmett, Kansas Morning Worship at 8:15 a. m., Church School at 9:30 a. m. Mrs. Sylvia Lasswell, Supt. AUBURN METHODIST CHURCH Auburn, Kansas Rev. William Leggett, Minister Church School at 10:00 a. m., Worship Service at 11:00 a. m.,Youth Fellowship at 7:30 p. m. Mr. Martin Keck, S. S. Supt. DOVER FEDERATED CHURCH Rev. Terry Hodges, minister Phil Kissling, Supt., Primary Supt., Grace Rogers, Organist, Opal Lambotte Church School at 10:00 a. m., Morning Worship at 11:00 a. m., Youth Fellowship at 7:30 pm ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH, Rossville, Kansas Rev. Edward A. Thro, S.J., Pastor Rev. A. H. Shulz. SJ, Asst. Pastor Mass, Sunday and Holy Days. 8 am Religious Instructions, 9 am Confessions Saturday 3 to 4 pm, Confessions Sunday 7:30 to 7:55 am Altar Society meeting – Second Thursday of the month. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 22, 1959 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0648 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/7553216cd7a3cd706a0c7a4c3f9197fb.jpeg fac1f13d3b5e8c8e2f78176dce28beff 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. 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 1960-10-06 Rossville, Delia, Willard Church Schedules, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Attend A Church of Your Choice Sunday SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 SILVER LAKE METHODIST CHURCH Kent Hayes, Pastor Church Service at 11:00 a. m., Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Paul Snavely, Supt. DOVER FEDERATED CHURCH Rev. Terry Hodges, Minister John Cox, Supt. Grace Rogers, Primary Supt. Church School at 10:00 a. m., Morning worship at 11:00 a.m., Youth Service at 6:00pm ROSSVILLE BIBLE CHURCH, Floyd Gee, Pastor Mr. Arthur Walters, S.S, Supt. Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Morning Worship at 11:00 a. m., Evening Worship at 8:00 p. m. Prayer Service, Wednesday evening at 8:00 p. m. ROSSVILLE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Rev. Donald Sears, Pastor Morning Worship at 11:00 a. m., Sunday School at 10:00 a. m. Mrs. Junior Dannefer, S.S. Supt., Miss Carol Tuller, Asst. S.S. Supt. DELIA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, Rev. Donald Sears, Pastor Morning Worship at 9:30 a. m., Sunday School at 10:30 a. m. Harvey Wulfkuhle, Supt., Lloyd Miller, Asst. Supt., Phyllis Lundin, Pianist EMMETT METHODIST CHURCH James M. Starkey, Pastor Morning Worship at 8:15 a. m., Church School at 9:30 a. m., Mrs. Sylvia Lasswell, Supt. ROSSVILLE CHRISTIAN CHURCH Sam Nickols, Minister Sharon Reser, Supt., Helen Stadler, Asst. Supt. Bible School at 9:45 a. m., Communion at 11:00 a. m., Sunday evening services at 7:30 "But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long suffering gentleness, faith. Meekness, temperance, against such there is no law." Epes. 5:22,23. ROSSVILLE METHODIST CHURCH, Don Jones, Minister Sunday School at 10:00 a. m., Morning worship service at 11:00 a. m. Scott W. Kelsey, Supt., Mrs. Jean Lane, Primary Supt., Mrs. Irene Parr, Intermediate Supt. Mrs. Irene Campbell, Pianist No man has ever grown strong by carrying light loads. ST. STANISLAUS CATHOLIC CHURCH Rossville, Kansas Edward A. Thro, S. J., Pastor A. H. Shulz, S.J., Asst. Pastor Mass, Sunday and Holy Days, 8:00 a. m., Religious instructions, 9:00 a. m. Confessions, Saturday, 3 to 4 p.m., Confessions, Sunday, 7:30 to 7:55 a. m. Altar Society meeting - Second Thursday of the month. HOLY CROSS CHURCH of EMMETT Rev. George Seuferling Mass on Sunday at 6:30 and 8:30 a. m. SACRED HEART CHURCH of DELIA Rev. George Seuferling Mass on Sunday at 8:30 a. m. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 6, 1960 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0649 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/e6e363a3e4dffbec9f1b5873f6f2aceb.jpeg 823de2c6bc8d9ca8c5a68549a61dfc40 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 1958 4-H Fair, Banquet, Award, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource GINGER SHANNON BEST DRESSED GIRL IN COUNTY by Linda Kelsey August 21, 1958 Ginger Shannon led the Rossville Rustlers 4-H Club to a good showing at the Shawnee County 4-H Fair held August 13-14-15. She was chosen "Best Dressed Girl" in the county and will compete in the state contest at Hutchinson, Kansas, in September. The rest of the members who participated in the final style show were: Virginia Rezac, Carla Rasch, Linda Kelsey, Ruth Miller, Laura Stiles, Sharon Davis, Lillian Reser, Sharon Irwin, Shirley Taylor, Jane Parr, and Carolyn Gresser. Rossville members did exceptionally well with their 412 entries at the fair. They were awarded 10 Grand Championships (which is a purple ribbon), 141 Blues, 171 Reds and 100 Whites. The following is a list of the members' awards at the fair: Learning to Sew - Carol Adams, 5 red; Corrine Adams, 1 red, 1 white; Carolyn Gresser, 1 blue, 3 red; La Verne Harper, 1 blue, 3 red; LaVon Harper, 1 blue, 1 red, 3 white; Sandra Heiland, 1 blue, 4 red; Amy Jones, 2 red, 3 white; Jane McCollough, 2 blue, 2 red, 1 white; Judy McCollough, 4 red, 1 white; Freda McCollough, 1 blue, 3 red, 1 white; Susan Nadeau, 1 red, 1 white; Jane Parr, 3 blue, 4 red; Carla Rasch, 7 blue, 1 red; Penny Ray, 1 red, 2 white; Donna Reser, 1 blue, 2 red; Virginia Rezac, 9 blue, 1 red; Sharon Irwin, 2 blue, 1 red; Linda Adams, 1 red, 1 white; Shirley Taylor, 1 red, 1 white; Sandra Macha, 1 red. Well Dressed for School - June Wehner, 1 white; Lillian Reser, 3 red, 1 white; Linda Kelsey, 3 blue, 1 red. (Continued on Page 12) RECEIVES AWARD by Jerry Reser, Jr. Reporter September 4, 1958 Linda Kelsey, reporter for the Rossville Rustlers 4-H Club, was awarded a photograph album by Mr. Dale Apel, editor of the 4-H Journal. An article and photograph of a group of the beginning foods girls presenting cookies to a nurse at the State Hospital was submitted by Linda and accepted for publication. Congratulations, Linda. SHAWNEE COUNTY REPORTER 4H CLUB NEWS HIGHLIGHTS OF ROSSVILLE 4-H CLUB YEAR by Linda Kelsey September 4, 1958 To begin our year we had an unusual initiation for all the new members. It was fashioned after the T.V. program, "Beat the Clock". One of our best attended meetings was "Parents Night." Sharon Reser won a trip to Kansas City. Dean Davis was elected to go to "Round-up." A 4-H family picnic was held at St. Marys Park. Rossville 4-Hers won 3 top blue ribbons at 4-H Day at Seaman High School. A picture was published in the 4-H Journal of some beginning cooking girls and their Jr. Leaders. The garden members from our club had 48 entries in the Spring Garden and Flower Show. Patty Coffey had the top Sears Garden in Shawnee County. 16 Rossville 4-H members attended 4-H Camp at Rock Springs Ranch. The club had its own Home Economics Judging School with 40 leaders and members attending. Sharon Reser attended State Jr. Leadership Camp at Rock Springs Ranch. Rossville had 1 purple and 2 blues in the Kiawanis tomato project. Our members had 412 entries at the 4-H Fair and were awarded 10 grand championships, 141 blues, 171 reds, and 100 whites. Ginger Shannon was "Best Dressed Girl" in Shawnee County. The record books have been turned in and the enrollment cards are being filled out for the coming year. We will have election of officers at our September meeting. LEADERS HELP MAKE OUTSTANDING 4-H CLUB Rossville Rustlers 4-H has had a very successful year. If it hadn't been for our fine project leaders, we couldn't have done nearly so well, so thanks to all of the following leaders: Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Davis, our community leaders; Mrs. Francis Davis and Mrs. Harley Heiland, the beginning sewing leaders; Mrs. Bud Rasch and Mrs. Fredrick Zickefoose, the advanced sewing leaders; Mrs. Bill Murray and Mrs. Joe Gresser, the beginning cooking leaders. Mrs. Gerald Reser and Mrs. Harold Reser, the advanced cooking meal service, and Food Preservation leaders; Mrs. Elmer Lynde, the garden and woodworking leader; Mrs. Howard French and Mrs. Scott Kelsey, the Home Improvement and Home Grounds Beautification leaders; Mr. Gerald Reser, electricity leader; Mr. Ralph Miller, crops and livestock leader; and Mr. Scott Kelsey, entomology and tractor maintenance leader. Thursday, Oct. 23, 1958 Page 7 ROSSVILLE 4-H INSTALLS OFFICERS by Jane Zickefoose Rossville 4-H Club held its regular monthly meeting October 20 at the Community Center. Roll call, a wise saying, was answered by 52 members and nine leaders. Ginger Shannon and Sandra Taylor presented the installation ceremonies for the Senior and Junior officers of the coming year. Laura Stiles announced the following program: Zora Wade gave a talk on her sewing project; Sharon Davis gave a demonstration on "Making Winter Bouquets"; Donna Reser gave a music appreciation talk on John Phillip Sousa; a health talk on posture was given by Sharon Irwin; Ginger Shannon and Jane Zickefoose presented a skit called, "The Beauty Treatment." The meeting adjourned and recreation followed. Refreshments were served by Shannons, Wades, Adams, and Gees. ROSSVILLE LEADERS ATTEND RECOGNITION BANQUET by Jane Zickefoose Twelve 4-H adult leaders from Rossville attended the 4-H club Leaders' Recognition Banquet held at the Topeka Lutheran School on October 15. Leaders from our club who received the Silver Pin were Mrs. Gerald Reser and Mrs. M. C. Rasch; the certificates on seals, Mrs. Scott Kelsey and Mrs. Harley Heiland; the project leaders pin guard, Mrs. Francis Davis, Mrs. Elmer Lynde and Mrs. Harold Reser. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1958 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0668 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/3e49b00285c6b990eb8869979f2e67c6.jpeg 4ba019b803ae4d777a5c23ff1abd249d 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 1959 4-H Shawnee County Fair Results part 1, Meeting, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Rossville Club Wins 5 Purple Ribbons Ribbons Galore at County 4-H Fair by Jane Zickefoose August 20, 1959 The hard work of the Rossville 4-H Club members really was rewarded at the Shawnee County 4-H Fair held August 12, 13. 14. Of the 371 entries of the club, they had 93 whites, 154 reds, 124 blues, and 5 purple ribbons. Rossville placed exceptionally well in the judging contests at the fair. A livestock judging team composed of Dean Davis, Gene Davis, and Sharon Davis placed first in the over fourteen group. Tim Lynde placed first individually in the over fourteen woodworking judging contest. In the home economics judging under fourteen, the team of LaVon Harper, Lillian Reser. and Virginia Rezac was second. Individually Virginia Rezac placed second. The team of Sharon Reser, Linda Kelsey and Jane Zickefoose placed first in the over fourteen home economics judging. Individually, Jane Zickefoose placed first. 'The following is a list of the members awards at the fair: Chocolate cup cakes - Connie Bahner, 1 W; Laverne 1 R; LaVon Harper, 1 R; Linda Kelsey, 1W, 3R; Charlotte Olejnik, 1R; Sharon Reser, 1B; Jane Zickefoose, 1B, 1R; Sandra Heiland, 1B, 1R; Sandra Macha, 1R; Susan Nadeau, 2B; Jane Parr, 2R; Penny Ray, 1R. Brownies - Diane Ewing, 1B; Diane Mitchell, 1W; Debra Patterson, 1B; Anna Sullivan, 1R. Drop cookies - Connie Bahner, 1R; Diane Ewing, 2R; Laverne Harper, 2R; LaVon Harper, 2R; Linda Kelsey, 2B; Diane Mitchell, 1B; Debra Patterson, 1W; Sharon Reser, 2B, 1 Purple; Anna Sullivan, 1B; Jane Zickefoose, 1B. Rolled Cookies - Diane Ewing, 2B; Laverne Harper, 1R; LaVon Harper, 1R; Linda Kelsey, 2R; Diane Mitchell, 1R; Debra Patterson, 1B; Anna Sullivan, 1B. Pies - Linda Kelsey, 1B; Sharon Reser, 2B. Bread and Rolls - (White Yeast) Lillian Reser, 2R; Jane Zickefoose, 1R. (Graham yeast) Lillian Reser, 2R. (Loaf White Yeast) Lillian Reser, 1R; Jane Zickefoose, 1R. (Loaf Graham Yeast) Lillian Reser, 1W, 2B, 1 Purple. Cakes - (Angel Food) Lillian Reser, 1R; Sandra Taylor, 1R. (Yellow Sponge) Lillian Reser, 1W; Sandra Taylor, 1R. (Loaf Choc.) Sharon Irwin, 1R; Virginia Rezac, 1R, 1B; Sandra Taylor, 1W; Shirley Taylor, 1W. (Layer Choc.) Carla Rasch, 1B; Sharon Reser, 1B; Sandra Taylor, 1W. (Loaf White) Sharon Irwin, 1W; Virginia Rezac, 1R, 1B; Sandra Taylor, 1W. (Layer White) Virginia Rezac, 1B; Sandra Taylor, 1W; Shirley Taylor, 1W. White Cupcakes - Diane Ewing, 1B; Linda Kelsey, 3R, 1B; Diana Mitchell, 1R; Debra Patterson, 1B; Sharon Reser, 1R; Anna Sullivan, 1R; LaVerne Harper, 1R; Sandra Heiland, 2R; Sandra Macha, 1B; Susan Nadeau, 1B, 1R; Jane Parr, 2R; Penny Ray, 1W; Jane Zickefoose, 1B. Loaf nut quick bread - Sharon Irwin, 1W; Virginia Rezac, 1R; Shirley Taylor, 1R, 1W. Loaf Fruit quick bread - Sharon Reser, 1R; Sandra Taylor, 1W. Gingerbread - Carolyn Gresser, 1B; Sandra Heiland, 1R; Sandra Macha, 1R; Susan Nadeau, 1R; Jane Parr, 2B, 1R; Penny Ray, 1W. Cereal Muffins - Carolyn Gresser, 1R; Sandra Heiland, 2B, 1 purple;. Sandra Macha, 1W; Jane Parr, 1B, 1R; Susan Nadeau, 1W. White muffins - Sandra Heiland, 2R: Sandra Macha, 1W, Susan Nadeau, 1W; Jane Parr, 1R, 1W. Fruit Muffins Sandra Heiland, 2B; Sandra Macha, 1B; Jane Parr, 2R. Biscuits - Sharon Irwin, 1W, 1R; Carla Rasch, 2B; Sandra Taylor, 4W; Lois McCoy, 1R; Lillian Reser, 2R; Jane Zickefoose, 1B. Canning - (Food for a meal) Lin-(Continued on Page 12) Shawnee County Reporter Thursday, July 23, 1959, Page 5 ROSSVILLE 4-H HAS REGULAR MEETING by Jane Zickefoose The 4-H Fair was the main business at the July meeting of the Rossville 4-H Club. Roll call was answered by "What I am Taking to the Fair." Mrs. Marvin Davis handed out the ribbons that were won at Regional 4-H Day. Gene Davis showed the plaque that the club won for having the most and best entries at the Garden and Flower Show which was held June 19 at the Mid-America Fair Grounds. After the plaque has been won three times by a club it will be theirs permanently. Lilly Reser passed out a red flag to each family to be used when moving farm vehicles. This is a safety project for the year. Mrs. Harold Reser announced an advanced foods meeting July 25 at her home starting at 9:00 a. m. There will be an advanced sewing meeting July 27 at 7:30 p. m. at the Harold Reser home. A home economics judging school will be held July 24 at 1:30 at the Community Center. Lois McCoy led the group in singing "Down in the Valley." Connie Bahner gave a talk on her sewing project. A foods demonstration on "Setting the Table" was given by Sandra Macha. "Methods of Removing Objects from Eyes and Ears" was the title of Lilly Reser's health demonstration. Diane Murray gave a music appreciation talk on her favorite recording artist, Ricky Nelson. A health talk on "Fatigue" was given by Diane Mitchell. Susan Nadeau gave a safety talk on "Bike Safety." For other program, June Murray played two numbers, "My Happiness" and "Guitar Boogie" on her guitar. Mr. Merle Eyestone visited the meeting and talked to the club on "Future 4-H Projects." Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1959 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0674 http://www.recollectionsks.org/files/original/b6fcbd7e782a48bc96fa08f86912467f.jpeg e5655251bab9ac8cff570255dec86657 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 1959 4-H Shawnee County Fair Results part 2, Meeting, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource SHAWNEE COUNTY REPORTER ROSSVILLE 4-H RIBBONS August 20, 1959 (Continued from Page 1) Linda Kelsey, 2B (State Fair); Sharon Reser, 2R. (vegetables) Linda Kelsey, 2B (State Fair); Sharon Reser, 2R. (Fruit) Linda Kelsey, 2B (State Fair); Sharon Reser, 2W. (Fruits for supper desserts) Linda Kelsey, 2B (State Fair); Sharon Reser, 2W. (Meats) Sharon Reser, 2B (State Fair). (Food for Breakfast) Linda Kelsey, 2B (State Fair); Sharon Reser, 2R; (Foods for School Lunch) Linda Kelsey, 1B, 1R. (Food for a meal - Freezing) Linda Kelsey, 2W; Sharon Reser, 1R, 1W. (Vegetables) Linda Kelsey, 1R, 1W; Sharon Reser, 1R, 1W. (Fruits for Salad) Sharon Reser, 2R; (Fruits for Desserts) Linda Kelsey, 1R, 1W; Sharon Reser, 2W. (Foods for School Lunch) Sharon Reser, 2R. Entomology - Douglas Kelsey, 1B. Colt - (Quarter Horse) Dean Davis, 1B; Gene Davis, 1B. (Breed of Mares) Dean Davis, 1B. (Colt born after Jan. 1) Sharon Davis, 1B; (Breed of Colt - Quarter Horse) Gene Davis, 1B. (Stock Horse Contest) Gene Davis, 1B; Sharon Davis, 1B. Garden Display - Top Blue Flowers - (Thimble full of Beauty) Douglas Kelsey, 1B, 1 Purple. (Any Perennial) Ray Harper, 1R; Douglas Kelsey, 2R. (Any Annual) Ray Harper, 1R, 1W; Doug Kelsey, 1R, 1W; Myles Preble, 2W; Lillian Reser, 1B, IR; Sandra Taylor, 1R, 2W. (A Tisket A Tasket) Douglas Kelsey, 1W. Crops and Garden - (Plate of 5 tomatoes) Ray Harper, 1R; Douglas Kelsey,. 1R; Jane Parr, 1R; Myles Preble, 1R. 1W; Lillian Reser, 1B, 1W. (Exhibit of 5 Different Vegetables) Ray Harper, 1B; Douglas Kelsey, 1B, 1R; Jane Parr, 1R; Myles Preble, 1B, 1R; Lillian Reser 1B. (10 ears yellow corn) Doug Kelsey. 1B; Albert Miller, 1R. (10 heads grain sorghum) Albert Miller, 1B. (10 heads sweet sorghum) Albert Miller, 1B. (Gal. of wheat) Gene Davis, 1R; Dean Davis, 1W; Albert Miller, 1W. (Gal. of Oats) Dean Davis, 1R; Gene Davis, 1R. (Bale of Hay) Dean Davis, 1R; Gene Davis, 1B. (Irish Cobblers) Doug. Kelsey, 1W; Jane Parr, 1W; Myles Preble, 1R, 1W. (Miscellaneous) Ray Harper, 2R; Doug. Kelsey, 1B, 1R; Jane Parr, 1B; Myles Preble, 1R; Lillian Reser, 1B, 1W. Blouse - Connie Bahner, 1R; Carolyn Gresser, State Fair Blue; La Von Harper, 2W; Amy Jones, 1W; Sandra. Macha, 1B; Diana Mitchell, 1R; Diane Murray, 1W, 1R; June Murray, 1W; Susan Nadeau, 2W; Charlotte Olejnik, 1R; Jane Parr, 1R, State Fair B; Debra Patterson, 1R; Penny Ray, 1W; Anna Sullivan, 1R; Shirley Taylor, 2W. Aprons - Connie Bahner, 1R; Carolyn Gresser, 1B; Sandra Macha, 1R; Diana Mitchell, 1R; Diane Murray, 1W; June Murray, 1W; Susan Nadeau, 1W; Charlotte Olejnik, 1B; Jane Parr, 1B; Penny Ray, 1W; Anna Sullivan, 1B; Shirley Taylor, 2R. Skirt - Connie Bahner, 1R; Carolyn Gresser, 1B; LaVon Harper. 1R; Amy Jones, 1W; Sandra Macha 1R; Diana Mitchell, 1R; Diane Murray, 1R; June Murray, 1R; Susan Nadeau, 1W; Charlotte Olejnik, 1R; Jane Parr, 2R; Debra Patterson, 1R; Penny Ray, 1W; Anna Sullivan, 1R; Shirley Taylor, 2R. Safety Notebook - Sharon Reser, 1 R. Darned Hose - Virginia Rezac, 2B. Mended Garment - Carla Rasch, 1R; Virginia Rezac, 1B, 1R. School Dress - Linda Kelsey, 1B; 1R; Lois McCoy, 1R; Lillian Reser, 1W, 1R. Sport or play - Lillian Reser, 2W. Party or Church - Linda Kelsey, 1R. Tailored Dress - Sharon Davis, 1W; Ruth Miller, 1W; Sharon Reser, 1R; Laura Stiles, 1W; Jane Zickefoose, 1B, 1R. Slips - LaVern Harper, 1R; Sharon Irwin, 1W; Carla Rasch, State Fair B; Virginia Rezac, 2B; Sandra Taylor, 1W. Wash Dress for School - LaVern Harper, 1W; Sharon Irwin, 1B, 1R; Carla Rasch, 1B, State Fair B; Virginia Rezac, 2B; Sandra Taylor, 2W Best Dress - Ruth Miller, 1W; Sharon Reser, 1W, 1R. Wool Garment - Sharon Reser, 1B, 1R; Laura Stiles, 1W; Ruth Miller, 1W; Zora Wade, 1W; Jane Zickefoose, 2B; Sharon Davis, 1R: Home Improvement - Sharon Davis. 1W, 1B; Linda Kelsey, 2 State Beef - Sharon Davis, 1R, 1B. Fair B, 1R, 3B; LaVern Harper, 1B. 4H CLUB NEWS ROSSVILLE 4-H INSTALLS OFFICERS by Linda Kelsey October 29, 1959 The officers for the coming year were installed by Laura Stiles and her committee, Diane Murray and Douglas Kelsey. With the new officers taking over their duties this was the following program; Lillian Reser gave a very good Council report; Sharon Irwin gave a very informative project talk on "Clothing"; a very good talk on Jr. Leadership by Laura Stiles; Gene Davis gave an interesting demonstration On Selection of Corn for Exhibits; a safety talk by Carolyn Gresser was well given; Diane Murray gave a Music appreciation talk; Mary Brethour from the Maple Hill 4-H Club played a piano solo which we all enjoyed. Recreation was led by Jane Zickefoose. Meeting adjourned. Refreshments were served by Jones, Stiles and Tullers. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. 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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 1959 4-H Flower & Garden Show, Meetings, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource WIN RIBBONS AT FLOWER AND GARDEN SHOW by Jane Zickefoose June 25, 1959 Rossville 4-H Club was well represented at the Spring Flower and Garden Show Friday, June 19. As a whole, the club won 34 blue ribbons, 26 red ribbons and 14 white ribbons with a total of 74 entries. Individual winnings were as follows: Lilly Reser, peas, 2 blues, beans, 1 red and 1 blue, beets, 1 red and 1 blue, onions, 2 blues, lettuce, 1 blue and 1 red, spinach, 2 blues, and rhubarb, 1 blue; Jane Parr, peas, 1 red, beans, 1 red, beets, 1 red, onions, 1 white, lettuce, 1 blue, cabbage, 2 red, and potatoes, 1 red; Ray Harper, peas, 1 red, beans, 1 red, onions, 2 blues, and potatoes, 1 blue; Shirley Taylor, beans, 1 red, radishes, 2 white, onions, 2 red, and lettuce, 2 white; Douglas Kelsey, beans, 2 blues, beets, 1 red, carrots, 1 red, onions, 2 blues, lettuce, 1 blue, and 1 red, spinach, 1 blue, cabbage, 2 blues, asparagus, 1 blue, squash, 1 blue, and potatoes, 1 red; Sandra Taylor, beans, 1 red, radishes, 2 whites, onions, 2 reds, and lettuce, 2 white, Myles Preble, radishes, 1 blue, beets, 1 blue, carrots, 1 red, onions, 1 blue, lettuce, 1 blue, and pota¬toes, 1 red; Sharon Reser, place settings, 2 blues, flowers, 1 red and white, and corsages, 1 blue and 1 white; Linda Kelsey, place settings, 2 blues, flowers, 2 reds, and corsages, 1 white. Thursday, June 18, 1959 Page 8 ADVANCED 4-H FOODS GIRLS MEET by Sharon Reser, Jr. Leader June 18, 1959 The Advanced 4-H foods girls met Thursday, June 11, at the home of their foods leader for their 2nd meeting. Products made by using the Master Mix were made and baked. Lillian Reser made a Master Mix and the following items were baked: Orange-raisin cake by Sharon Irwin; coffee cake by Linda Kelsey and Jane Zickefoose; corn bread by Carol Adams; cheese biscuits by Donna Reser. The girls ate their bakings for lunch. Attending were Sandy Taylor, Carla Rasch, Carol Adams, Linda Kelsey, Virginia Rezac, Donna Reser, Sharon Irwin, Jane Zickefoose, and Sharon Reser. At a previous meeting held in May, lesson materials and recipes were handed out. Demonstrations were given by the following: "How to Polish Silverware" by Jane Zickefoose; "Proper Table Setting" by Linda Kelsey; "How to Make an Attractive Relish Plate" by Carla Rasch; and "Bouquets for Table Centerpieces" by Sharon Reser. Girls interested in meat cutting and identification will go to the Woody Locker plant at St. Marys soon to watch an experienced meat cutter cut up a beef. The Sandy Hook club girls interested in meat identification will join us at this demonstration. SHAWNEE COUNTY REPORTER CLUB NEWS 4-H SEWING MEMBERS DISCUSS "ACCESSORIES" by Jane Zickefoose July 30, 1959 "Accessories" was the main topic at the advanced sewing meeting Monday, July 27. The meeting was held at the Scott Kelsey home. Roll call, "What I am Wearing in the Style Show", was answered by eight girls. Mrs. Rasch also showed how to achieve a perfectly pointed collar and an easy way to attach a cuff. Rossville 4-H Club will hold its own style show August 4 at the Christian Church at 7:30 p. m. This meeting will be for all girls enrolled in a clothing project who plan to model in the county style show. The girls should bring or come dressed in what they plan to model. JUDGING SCHOOL HELD by Jane Zickefoose Twenty girls and seven leaders and parents were on hand to learn tips on judging at the home economics judging school held July 24 at the Community Center. The girls who attended the district judging school at Lawrence set up the school and borrowed a packet of judging material from the County Extension Office. Some of the club's project leaders also set up classes for the school. The classes judged were Canning Peaches, Mixing Utensils, Interior Design, Freezing Containers, Pillow Cases, Closet Storage, Sleeves, Measuring Cups, Color, and Apron Design. The purpose of the school was to help the younger girls become acquainted with the judging and prepare all the girls for the county contest. SHAWNEE COUNTY REPORTER ROSSVILLE 4-H ELECTS OFFICERS by Linda Kelsey September 24, 1959 The September meeting of the Rossville Rustlers was held Monday evening in the Community Center. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved. The main business of the evening was the election of officers. The following members were elected to office: Sr. Officers - President, Dean Davis; Vice President, Carla Rasch; Secretary, Lois McCoy; Treasurer, Douglas Kelsey; Reporter, Linda Kelsey; Council Members, Lillian Reser and Myles Preble; Song Leader, Sandra Taylor; Pianist, Carol Adams; Recreation Leader, Jane Zickefoose; Parliamentarian. Sharon Reser. Jr. Officers - President, Zora Wade; Vice President, Shirley Taylor; Secretary, Carolyn Gresser; Treasurer, Jane Parr; Reporter, Laura Stiles; Council Members, Sandra Heiland and Ray Harper; Pianist, LaVon Harper; Recreation Leader, Deborah Patterson; Parliamentarian, Amy Jones. Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Davis distributed $171.00 in prize money won by Rossville members at the Shawnee County Fair. The program was as follows: Project talk by Lois McCoy; demonstration "The Proper Care of a Hammer" by Daniel Gee; demonstration "Framing a picture" by LaVon Harper; "Safety with Thursday, Sept. 24, 1959 Page 12 Electricity" by Anna Sullivan; conservation talk "Caring for the soil" by Myles Preble; health talk on "Teeth" by Diane Ewing. Barton Larson played two numbers on his electric guitar. LaVon and La Verne Harper put on a baton twirling act. The meeting adjourned and recreation and refreshments followed. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. 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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 1959-11-26 4-H Shawnee County Achievement Party, Meeting, Rossville, Kansas Description An account of the resource Rossville 4-H has 11 County Champs by Linda Kelsey November 26, 1959 The annual Shawnee County 4-H Achievement Party was held November 21 at the Municipal Auditorium. The Agricultural Service Division of the Topeka Chamber of Commerce sponsored the party. The following are the achievements of Rossville members.: Diane Ewing, lst in Simple Desserts and Beverages; Carolyn Gresser, 2nd in School Lunch and Picnic Basket; Sandy Taylor, 4th in Helping with Supper; Carla Rasch, 2nd in Well Dressed for School; Jane Parr, 1st in Learning to Sew; Debrah Patterson, 4th in Learning to Sew; Lillian Reser, 3rd in Planning a Wardrobe, 1st in Helping with Supper; Virginia Rezac, 2nd in Well Dressed for School, 2nd in Helping with Supper; Sharon Davis, 4th in Mare or Colt, 2nd in Home Improvement; Gene Davis, 3rd in Corn, 3rd in Wheat, 3rd in Colt or Mare, 1st in Judging (Agriculture). Dean Davis, County Champion in Legumes, County Champion in Colt, 4th in Corn 2nd in Wheat, 1st in Judging (Agriculture); Jane Zickefoose, County Champion In Newswriting, 2nd in Advanced Clothing, and 1st in Judging (Home Economics); Timothy Lynde, County Champion in Electricity; Doug Kelsey, County Champion in Tractor Maintenance, County Champion in Entomology, 2nd in Corn, 1st in Garden, 4th in Home Beautification; Sharon Reser, County Champion in Canning, Frozen Foods, Project Achievement, and Safety, 3rd in Health, 4th in Demonstrations, 1st in Jr. Leadership, 2nd in It's Dinner Time, 1st in Food Preservation, received State Who's Who Key Award; Linda Kelsey, State recognition in Home Improvement (Trip to American Royal 4-H Conference), County Sears Home Improvement Winner, County 4-H Home Improvement Champion, County Champion in Food Preparation, 1st in Food Preservation, 4th in County Secretary, and received Silver Pin Guard. The Rossville Rustlers Club received a Blue Seal, 3rd in the clubs with the highest enrollment and the plaque for the 4-H Flower and Garden Show. ROSSVILLE 4-H MEETS by Linda Kelsey November 26, 1959 The regular monthly meeting of the Rossville Rustlers 4-H Club was held Monday evening, November 16. The meeting opened with a song. Mrs. Scott Kelsey, community leader, gave out checks to the members who had entries in the State Fair at Hutchinson. Carla Rasch, vice-president, announced the following program: Sandra Heiland gave an interesting talk on her foods project; Carla Rasch gave a project talk on Clothing, Linda Kelsey told about her trip to the American Royal 4-H Conference in Kansas City; Diane Ewing gave a music appreciation talk on Beethoven and then played the recording of “Contra Dance"; Ray Harper gave a Conservation talk; for other program, Lois McCoy had Jane Zickefoose, Zora Wade, and Laura Stiles, show slides of their trip with the Who's Who group to New Orleans. Refreshments of cider and donuts followed the meeting. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource The Shawnee County Reporter, Rossville, Kansas This work is copyrighted; the copyright holder has granted permission for this item to be used by the Rossville Community Library. This permission does not extend to third parties. Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 26, 1959 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All rights reserved Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context RCL0677