Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of February 28
1879 Bob, driver for the Appleton City Stagecoach makes the Appleton City to Butler run in 3 hours, a record time.
1916 Dale Jones, Bates Co’s automobile kleptomaniac is sentenced to 2 years in the Missouri state slammer.
1919 The Rich Hill city council approves a salary of $12.50 a month for the city Marshal.
1922 A young man on the bridge crew is held up in Butler. They men who did it didn’t know that payday wasn’t until tomorrow.
1951 The Bates County Balanced Farming award winners are Mr & Mrs John Crawford of Amoret; Mr & Mrs Odel Welliver of Adrian; and Mr & Mrs Leland Sturgeon of Butler.
1960 The population of Bates Co is 15,905. In 1950 it was 17,534 and 1940 it was 19,531. (16,105 in 2021).
1990 Construction is underway at the new Schowengerdt Funeral Chapel, business 71 north, Butler. Owners Gary and Trev Schowengerdt.
1991 James Dodson, who dove into the 3 foot section of the Butler swimming pool in June of 1987, does not get the $100,000 he sued for. The jury found the city was not at fault.
