Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of April 23
1881 In 4 hours, people of Adrian build a 24 by 40 foot building to be used for the church.
1885 The Butler City Council appoints saloonkeeper, J.W. Willis, as street commissioner.
1903 The Bates County Democrat newspaper reports plans are under way to put a large pleasure boat on the Marais Des Cygne River at Papinville. It should be come quite a tourist attraction.
1945 Amsterdam High students select Mary Russell best girl citizen & Walter Stanfill as best boy citizen.
1949 Willard Martz, Elmer Wells, and Harris Pyeatt have been helping C.R. James ready his skating rink for the season. Butler.
1965 Grand ol' Opry star, Kitty Wells, presents a show at the Rich Hill High gym.
2001 Bates County Sheriff Duane Diehl and the Bates County Commissioners Terry Wheatley, Bob Wingate and Randy Pike are visiting some new constructed jails, in Kansas. Bates Co is thinking about a new jail.
2005 The play "Harvey" is performed at the Ballard school as a dinner theater presentation.
