Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from May 13, 1871 • The Hickman Courier reported that “Hickman is now enjoying a supremely pleasant dullness.” • In response to the enforcement of the “hog law” in Hickman, “most owners are selling off their stock.” • A few beef merchants from Hickman were arraigned in the Fulton County Court for knowingly selling diseased meats. It was reported that the cattle butchered was “so poor it takes two to make a shadow” and that others could have “easily slipped through the cracks” in the fence. • The Hickman City Council hired John…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from May 6, 1871 • The City Marshal of Hickman was reported busy putting down culverts on Water Street and cleaning out the culverts in other parts of the city. • It was reported that local butchers in Hickman may have sold “damaged beef.” • Some residents of Hickman complained that there “cannot be less that one hundred worthless canines in the town” and “their only return for the privilege is to sleep all day and howl all night.” The city leaders were asked to address the issue. • The old Commercial Hotel…