Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of July 23
1813 In a special treaty, the Osage Indian tribes give up claims to several Missouri counties, including Bates.
1840 The first official post office opens in Bates County, and is located at the village of Pleasant Gap.
1949 Pierre Papin, for which Papinville is named, dies of cholera.
1871 O.D. Austin, Bates Co Record newspaper editor, rips into the city council for the horrible stench from hogs allowed within the city limits of Butler.
1898 The Hume Border Telephone newspaper is offering subscriptions for $1 per year.
1915 Work is being rushed to complete the $5,000 school in Amsterdam.
1967 Bates county has 15 manufacturing establishments with a payroll of nearly $800,000.00
1978 An early morning robbery at the Passaic MFA elevator reveals $115 taken and the combination to the safe is found written on a piece of paper nearby.
1999 The Western Missouri Antique Tractor and Machinery Association 21st show begins at the grounds east of Adrian (Frontier Village).
