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Golden Belt Road, Kingsville, Kansas
Southeast of Rossville, Kansas, (between Rossville and Silver Lake) stood the town of Kingsville which Andrew Wilson built and erected at his own expense: a depot (pictured), hotel, store, blacksmith shop, cattle yard, scales, and a stone school…
Dr. and Mrs. Henry H. and Ella Wyatt Miller in automobile, Rossville, Kansas
This car is one of the first ones purchased in Rossville, Kansas. It was a 20 HP "Aurora" Runabout owned by Dr. H.H. and Ella Wyatt Miller. The house in the picture no longer exists due to a fire in 1989. It was located at the present site of 304…
Harold Reser farm, flooded, Rossville, Kansas
From the July 12 Rossville Reporter: "Rossville and all the Kaw Valley from Junction City to Kansas City is covered with water that approaches the mark set in 1844. It is higher than the 1903 flood by far. For the first time in the knowledge of…
Dr. Clyde S. Smith's medical office, Rossville, Kansas
Dr. Clyde S. Smith was born November 8, 1881, in Edina, Missouri. He practiced medicine in Willard, Kansas, around 1905 to 1922, when he moved to Rossville, Kansas. He married Rose Humphrey in February 1906. He owned one of the first automobiles in…
Mrs. Grace Kerr, Rossville, Kansas
Mrs. Grace Kerr was elected a Rossville, Kansas, councilwoman in 1889 on an all-woman ticket. She was the wife of Samuel Kerr who was elected a councilman in Rossville's first election in 1881.
Mrs. Elma Binns, Rossville, Kansas
Mrs. Elma Binns was elected the Rossville, Kansas, police judge in 1889 on an all-woman ticket. She declined the office, saying that it properly belonged to a man. Her husband, Richard Binns, took the office.
Luce Bakery, Rossville, Kansas
The Luce Bakery was a Rossville, Kansas, business.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchner, Rossville, Kansas
Mrs. Elizabeth Mitchner was elected a Rossville, Kansas, councilwoman in 1889 on an all-woman ticket. Her husband was William Milton (W.M.) Mitchner.
Mrs. Ella Miller, Rossville, Kansas
Mrs. Ella Miller was elected the Rossville, Kansas, mayor in 1889 on an all-woman ticket. She was the wife of Mr. Henry H. Miller who was elected the first mayor of Rossville in 1881.
Dr. Henry H. Miller, Rossville, Kansas
Dr. Henry H. Miller was born in Alliance, Ohio, on May 4, 1850. He set up his medical practice in Rossville, Kansas, in June of 1872. Until his death May 1, 1916, he devoted his life to medicine. He also was elected the first mayor of Rossville in…