Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 (660) 679-0134
Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of July 1
1881 The City of Butler places four electric lamps around the square.
1919 The 18th Amendment to the US Constitution goes into effect, prohibiting the sale of liquor, in the country.
1929 The City of Butler leases 80 acres at the South edge of town, to promote an airport for Butler.
1962 The Calvary Baptist Church is organized, Adrian.
1970 After years of operating the ambulance service, in Bates County, the Underwood-Steinbeck Funeral Home and Booth Funeral Home transfers the service to the Bates County Memorial Hospital.
1978 A time capsule, embedded in a cornerstone of the Inn Hotel in Butler, is opened and found inside is memorabilia from 1906, the year the building construction was completed.
1989 Rich Hill's Apache Airport is dedicated.
1989 Early this morning, lawmen raid the Ye Old Styling Shoppe, in Butler, seizing suspected drugs and paraphernalia.
1999 Rich Hill's famous Fourth of July celebration begins today with children and pet parades and will close with the famous fireworks at 11 pm on the 4th.
2000 Cecil Smith celebrates the 81st anniversary of Smith Shoe Shop, Butler.
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