Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of December 10
1821 The cabins are completed for families of missionaries, from New York, who are in the Osage Indian Nation to teach children in Harmony Mission.
1877 Charles Robinson dies of lockjaw. On his deathbed, he confesses his real name is Richard Tuttle and had run away from his Mt. Vernon home and relocated to Butler.
1895 Elmer Butcher, who shot off a good portion of his arm, is making remarkable progress. Mound township.
1908 Tramps and vagrants are blamed for a fire that destroyed the club house at Athol.
1909 The Butler Commercial Club is organized. (20 years later it's renamed to Butler Chamber of Commerce).
1917 The Hume school is partially consumed by fire. Also, the Hume Ministerial Alliance is formed.
1988 Delmar Domer, long time rural mail carrier out of Rockville has retired and is honored by postmaster Bill Long.
1994 The first annual Holiday Homes Tour is held in Amsterdam, sponsored by the Amsterdam Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi.
2003 Construction is underway for the "Lazy River" at the Butler Aquatic Center.
