Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of April 5
1847 The city plat for Papinville is approved and recorded in Bates Co. Named for Peter Melicourt Papin, who donated the land.
1885 Bates Co farmers are taking advantage of the high price of corn and getting 30 cents a bushel.
1916 a $20,000 bond issue passes for a modern school building in Hume.
1965 Pete & Betty Provence are celebrating their grand opening of thee Sears catalog store at 200 West Dakota st, Butler.
1973 According to James Barnhart, Bates Co Fair secretary, 295 shareholders have purchased a total of 405 shares in the Bates County Fair.
1978 There is heavy damage in a late night fire at the Bill Brooks Machine Shop, located at the Butler airport.
1991 The Citizens Bank of Amsterdam, Larry Shannon, president, has made application with the FDIC to locate a branch bank in Cleveland, Mo.
1996 Byron Mott, owner of the Rockville Meat Company announces they are planning to increase their capacity for the slaughter of cows and bulls. The plant has a daily capacity of 200.
