Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 (660) 679-0134
Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of July 16
1860 The population of Bates County is 6,773. In 1850 it was 3,528.
1881 The Rich Hill Lodge #479 is organized.
1916 The last service of the Ohio Street Baptist Church is held, as the land has been sold to build a new post office (current location). The church will build at Delaware and Pine sts. Butler.
1921 Someone dynamites the safe at the Passaic bank, but got little or nothing for their efforts.
1922 Butler's free tourist campgrounds opens on the Jefferson Highway.
1931 The Peoples Grocery is advertising beef roast, 15 cents a pound, hamburger 2 pounds for 25 cents and bologna 15 cents a pound. West side of the Butler square.
1988 12 teams defy heat and humidity to take part in Grizzell's buddy fishing tournament. Troy Minor and Dale Craft take honors with just over 25 lbs of bass.
1993 Tina Reed, daughter of Bill and Robin Reed, of Adrian, is crowned Bates County Fair Queen. Princess is Angela Plunkett, daughter of Rick & Stella Plunkett, of Butler.
