Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from November 2, 1872
- The editor of the Hickman Courier encouraged his readers to “go to the polls” next Tuesday and prevent the radical Republicans from electing Ulysses S. Grant for President and Henry Houston for Congress. “Let every man do his duty.”
- The saloon of Stegala & Lane, also known as Joe’s Saloon, was broken into on October 30th. The burglars took a keg of whiskey, a box of cigars, a box of tobacco, and a pistol. No money was reported taken.
- The Teutonic Singing Society of Hickman advertised a Grand Ball to be held on November 4th at the City Hall. Price of admission was $1.00.
- The Hickman City Council met on October 30th and heard reports from the Street Committee which issued payments to sixteen contractors that graveled the city streets.
- Reverend S. B. Adams preached his farewell sermon in Hickman on November 3rd.
- Reverend N. N. Cowgill addressed his congregation at the Hickman Methodist Church on November 3rd.
- It was reported that “every black man” in Hickman would vote for Grant and Houston.
- Fulton County declared there to be between 1,200 and 1,300 registered voters in the county, of which about 1,100 were Democrats.
- George B. Prather, of Hickman, was appointed as elector for Fulton County.
- The stockholders of Fulton County Agricultural Society planned to meet in Hickman on November 23rd.
- Cases of smallpox were reported in Columbus. Local newspapers from towns in Central Kentucky report “alarming” rates of smallpox within the past few weeks.
- The construction of rail lines by the Mississippi Central Railroad at Clinton were progressing well.
- The Paducah Tobacco published the results of the horse races at the McCracken County Fairgrounds on October 30th. The horse Sneezewood, owned by John R. Upshaw of Fulton County, had a good run but lost three races.
- The vote for Congress was to be by printed paper ballots in Kentucky, a first for the Commonwealth. The vote for President would be by viva voce as in past elections.
- The Paducah News reports that Congressional candidates Henry Houston and Ed Crossland were canvassing between the rivers in and about Princeton.
- Lucien Anderson spoke before the Paducah Grant Club declaring Henry Houston, the Republican candidate, would receive the “next largest vote.” The editor of the Paducah Kentuckian mockingly replied to the radical Republicans, “won’t you pull dad from under the load of hay.”
- The Reelfoot Lodge of the International Organization of Good Templars met with representatives of local Churches to discuss the role of the Church and the Lodge to promote Temperance.
- The Mobile & Ohio Railroad began to compensate farmers for stock killed by locomotives without litigation in Kentucky.
- The Troy Times reports that the cotton crop would be below average at 1,750 to 2,000 pounds per acre.