Courtesy of the Bates County Museum 802 Elks Drive, Butler Mo 64730 (660) 679-0134
Herrman’s Historical Happenings week of August 5
1869 A large, curious crowd is in Butler for the laying of the first brick of the new courthouse.
1870 Bates Co National Bank's new safe arrives, it's 7 feet tall, weighs 12,000 pounds and cost $2,000.
1881 The first issue of the Rich Hill Gazette newspaper is printed by George Huckeby & Frank Eldridge.
1915 A young woman is dragged to her death by a team of runaway horses, through the streets of Amoret as many look on in horror.
1937 A large meteorite lights up the skies over Bates Co and is viewed by many.
1946 The Butler Country Club says it has nearly 100 members.
1957 Workmen are preparing the Butler lines for dial telephones, which will save time for callers.
1982 Bank 10, of Drexel, is robbed by a lone gunman at 1 pm.
1987 Two out-of-state activists break into the K-9 missile silo site 8 miles Southwest of Butler, causing minimal damage.
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