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General Category => The Good Old Days => Topic started by: W. Gray on April 14, 2010, 09:15:11 AM

Title: Phantom Courthouse
Post by: W. Gray on April 14, 2010, 09:15:11 AM
The Howard, Kansas, courthouse no one knew existed.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RPPC-ROWLINGS-CO-COURT-HOUSE-HOWARD-KS-POSTCARD_W0QQitemZ390161831592QQcmdZViewItemQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item5ad77516a8
Title: Re: Phantom Courthouse
Post by: frawin on April 14, 2010, 09:22:57 AM
Waldo, that is the Rawlins County, Kansas Courthouse at Atwood. Am I missing something here?? I am assuming it was to or from someone in Howard.
Frank
Title: Re: Phantom Courthouse
Post by: W. Gray on April 14, 2010, 09:44:55 AM
You are not missing anything, but the seller is.

One would think the seller has to be an out of state person.

The small writing at the upper left says Atwood, Ks.

That small writing also says Rawlins Co. rather than Rowlings Co.

The post card has no postmarks and was never sent through the mail.

Someone in Howard must have originally purchased it in Atwood.
Title: Re: Phantom Courthouse
Post by: frawin on April 14, 2010, 09:52:24 AM
Waldo, I think Tobina was from the far NW corner of the state, close to Rawlins county.
Title: Re: Phantom Courthouse
Post by: Janet Harrington on April 18, 2010, 11:22:57 PM
It is possible that whoever is selling this had been typing Howard, Kansas on something else and just forgot to change it to the proper county.  How funny that Waldo would find that.
Title: Re: Phantom Courthouse
Post by: Diane Amberg on April 19, 2010, 08:36:44 AM
If I may be so bold,Tobina is from Atwood.
Title: Re: Phantom Courthouse
Post by: W. Gray on April 19, 2010, 09:25:44 AM
Atwood is only 105 miles from Mount Sunflower, the highest mountain in Kansas.
Title: Re: Phantom Courthouse
Post by: Ms Bear on April 19, 2010, 06:17:43 PM
I started to high school in McDonald, Rawlins County but was only there for four months and don't remember much about it.  I know my grandparents homesteaded there after leaving Howard.
Title: Re: Phantom Courthouse
Post by: Janet Harrington on April 19, 2010, 06:20:19 PM
Well, I am pretty sure I have never been there let alone visit the courthouse there.  LOL