Missouri Newspapers on Microfilm at the State Historical Society

Bates County

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ADRIAN

Adrian Journal (w)

Mar 7, 1889-Dec 30, 1892; Jan 13, 1893-Dec 16, 1909; Jan 13, 1910-present

Register (w)

Jly 2, 1886-Mar 10, Apr 14-May 12, 1888

AMORET

Chief (w)

Oct 3, 1890-Oct 30, 1891

AMSTERDAM

The Border Banner

Jly 24, 1931-Jly 14, 1939

Border Chief (w)

Nov 13, 1891-Jun 23, 1893

Amsterdam Enterprise (w)

Jly 9, 1903-Dec 28, 1905; Nov 14, 1907-Nov 21, 1918

BUTLER

Bates County Advocate (w)

May 29-Nov 20, 1878

Bates County Democrat (w)

Dec 30, 1869; Jan 20-Jun 23, Jly 14-Sep 8, 1870; Feb 9-May 4, Jly 13, 27-Oct 12, Nov 23-Dec 7, 21, 1871; Jan 18-Feb 1, 22-Apr 25, May 9-23, Jun 13-Aug 15, Sep 12-19, Nov 21-28, Dec 19-26, 1872; Jan 9-16, Feb 20, Mar 27-Apr 17, May 1, 22-Aug 21, Sep 18-Dec 4, 1873; Apr 9, May 28-Jun 4, 25-Aug 20, Sep 3-Nov 12, Dec 3, 1874; Jan 7-Jly 8, 22-Oct 21, Nov 18-Dec 30, 1875; Jan 6, 1876-Aug 8, Dec 12, 1878-Dec 4, 18, 1879; Jan 1-Aug 25, Sep 30-Nov 4, 25, Dec 9-30, 1880-Dec 22, 1881; Jan 5-Nov 23, Dec 7-28, 1882-Nov 22, 1883; Feb 21-Apr 10-Jun 26, Jly 10-Oct 2, 16-30, 1884; Jan 28-Jun 17, Jly 1-Dec 30, 1886-Feb 3, Dec 15-29, 1887-Jan 5-Jly 26, Aug 9-Oct 6, 25-Nov 15, Dec 13, 1888; Jan 2, 1890-Dec 6, 1894; Dec 12, 1895-Dec 2, 1897; Jan 6-Dec 22, 1898; Jan 4, 1900-Dec 30, 1909; Jan 5, 1911-Feb 1, 1973

Bates County News Headliner (w )

Jan 6, 1972-Aug 28, 1986

Bates County Record (w)

Jly 4, 1868-Jun 22, 1872; Jun 28, 1873-Jun 5, 1886; Jun 9, 1888-Dec 20, 1902; Aug 22, 1903-Apr 26, 1918

Bates County Times (w)

Dec 25, 1878-Nov 23, 1881

Butler Daily Democrat

May 17-Jun 26, 29-Aug 9, 1882; Aug 15, 1889-Mar 22, Apr 1-3, 5-May 1, 4-Nov 17, 19-27, 30, 1893-Jly 25, 28, 1895-Dec 9, 11, 13-29, 1896-Apr 9, 11-Dec 3, 5-31, 1897-Mar 13, 15, 17, 19-21, 23-31, Apr 3-17, 19-May 16, 18, 20-25, 27-Jun 9, 11-13, 15, 16, 18, 19, 21-27, 29-Dec 31, 1898-Jun 2, 4-8, 12-16, 18, 1899-Jan 1, 3, 7-11, 15, 28-30,-Dec 27, 29, 30, 1900-Jan 1, 3, 5-Aug 27, 29, 31-Sep 5, 7-9, 11-18, 21-30, Oct 3, 1901-Feb 21, 23-25, 27-Apr 9, 13-16, 18-23, 25-30, May 2-7, 9-11, 13-15, 17-23, 25-29, 31-Aug 4, 6, 9-Sep 21, 23, 25, 1902-Dec 30, 1905-Dec 25, 27, 28, 30, 1907-Mar 18, 20, 21, 25-Apr 5, 10-Nov 30, Dec 2-4, 7-23, 26, 1910-Dec 22, 24, 26, 1911-Jan 10, 12-May 3, 5-16, 19-Jly 3, 5-9, 11-17, 19-Sep 23, 29-Oct 15, 17-22, 24-Nov 11, 12-24, 26, 1912-Dec 11, 13-16, 21-26, 28, 1914-Dec 31, 1925; Jan 1, 1927-Dec 31, 1948

Butler Free Press (w)

Jan 3, 1896-Jly 26, 1901

The Local News (w)

Mar 22-Nov 23, 1889

News-Xpress (w)

Sep 18, 1987-present

Republican Press (w)

Aug 2, 1901-Aug 31, 1950

Weekly Times

Dec 7, 1881-Apr 25, 1918

Weekly Times and Bates County Record (w )

May 2, 1918-Aug 31, 1950

Butler Times-Press (w)

Sep 7, 1950-Jun 27, 1957

The Weekly Union

Mar 16, 1893-Dec 27, 1895

FOSTER

Foster News

Oct 21-Nov 11, 1892

HUME

The Hume Border Messenger (w)

Sep 17, 1925-Dec 29, 1966

The Border Telephone (w)

Sep 5-26, Oct 17, 1896; Nov 5-Dec 24, 1898; Jan 7, 14, 28-Feb 18, 1899; Dec 15, 22, 1900; Jan 12-Feb 9, Jly 27, 1901-Sep 10, 1925

RICH HILL

Bates County Republican (w)

Nov 7, 1919-Oct 17, 1958

The Coming Nation (w)

Jun 7, 1902-Dec 26, 1903

Rich Hill Mining Review (w)

Nov 24, 1898-present

Daily Review

Jan 1-Oct 29, 1895

The Tribune (w)

Aug 1, 1901-Dec 29, 1910

Western Enterprise (w)

Sep 16-Dec 23, 1881; Jan 6, 1882-Aug 19, 1892; Jly 4, 1902-Sep 16, 1904; Jan 3, 1905-Oct 31, 1919

ROCKVILLE

Rockville Booster (w)

Aug 21, 28, Sep 11-Oct 23, Nov 6-Dec 25, 1908; Jan 1-Feb 5, 19-Apr 30, Jly 30, 1909; Jan 14, 28, Feb 4, 25-Mar 24, Apr 7, 1916

Rockville Leader (w)

Apr 11-Jun 26, Jly 10-31, Aug 14-Sep 25, Oct 9-Nov 13, 1924; Oct 22-Dec 31, 1925; Jan 7-Aug 5, 19-Dec 16, 1926; Jan 13-Feb 24, Mar 10-24, Jun 16-Aug 18, Sep 1-Oct 6, 20-Dec 22, 1927; Jan 12-26, Feb 9-Mar 29, Apr 12-May 24, Jun 7, 22-29, Jly 13-27, Aug 10-Sep 14, 28-Oct 26, Nov 9-Dec 21, 1928; Jan 4, 1929; Apr 11, 1963-Sep 28, 1972

WORLAND

Worland Watchman (w)

Apr 15-Aug 26, 1892