Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 (660) 679-0134
Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of September 6
1870 Mr Haymaker has opened his new mill on the bend of the Marias des Cygnes river near Nyhart. A bridge to be built later would bear his name.
1935 The Butler school board is moving forward with improving Thomas-Deaton field. This will include fencing, a track, and bleachers.
1936 The new state law, where all drivers must have a license, has Bates Countians trying to get a license before law enforcement catches up with them.
1944 The third time is a charm as the Bates County Old Settler’s has been rained out two times already and is held under sunny skies on the courthouse lawn.
1951 The Butler City Council votes to purchase a 2,000 HP diesel fuel engine fo rthe light plant from Fairbanks-Morse for $215,000.
1957 Amsterdam’s postmaster is now J.B. Gregory.
1988 The Lyle Norman Players elect Alan Mundey, Butler High School speech and drama instructor, as their new president.
1991 Robert “Bob” Steinbeck, 66 passes away in a Kansas City hospital. He was a partner in the Underwood-Steinbeck Funeral home for 40 years.
1998 The population of Bates County is 15,770. The county was organized January 29, 1841 (for the record, population was 16,105 in 2021).
