Throwback Thursday-We Never Are Ready

Courtesy of the Eddie Herrman Archives East side of the Butler square circa 1880. M.S. Cowles Dry Goods store on the left. Photo from the Ed Robertson estate. March 5 1872-The Bates County Court establishes a new township in Southeast Bates County called Rockville township 1883-Sam Welsh and Milt Whiteley, who are prospecting East of Butler a few miles, strike …

Throwback Thursday-“Whiskey, Its Fruits and Its Friends”

Judge W.W. Graves From the Eddie Herrman Archives April 9 1863-J.N. Durand, first Postmaster of Prairie City, is killed by bushwhackers between Prairie City and Butler. 1869-A severe windstorm damages roofs, chimneys, and buildings in Butler.  Wilson & Pyle’s sign from their store on South Main is blown across the square. 1886-Elder J. B. Hughes, of Kansas City, delivers a …