Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of October 30
1878 The editor of the Bates Co Advocate newspaper calls, in print, the editor of the Bates Co Democrat newspaper “The champion falsifier of Southwest Missouri”.
1880 Fares on the railroad are: Butler to Adrian, 40 cents; Butler to Rich Hill 50 cents; Butler to Archie 60 cents and to Harrisonville, $1.10.
1884 A debate, for position of Bates Co Prosecuting Attorney, takes nearly 3 hours. W.O. Atkeson and W.O. Jackson verbally duke it out before a packed crowd.
1938 New towns that have popped up in Bates Co are: Brazelton near Archie; Huntsville, east of Butler on 52; and Laceyville, west of Adrian on 18 highway.
1947 Mildred Adams is killed by a bolt of lightning while walking from the cornfield to the house. The previous owners of the property died in a house fire caused by a bolt of lightning in 1946. 10 miles west of Adrian.
1992 The Adrian Blackhawks football team defeats the Rich Hill Tigers 21-0, running their season to 9-0, and clinches the WEMO conference for the first time.
