Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from November 16, 1872 The final tally for the First Congressional District seat was – Crossland, 10,059, Houston, 1,799, Trabue, 2,215, and Martin, 1,432. The Democrats won nine of the ten Congressional seats in Kentucky. Following the results of the national elections, the editor of the Hickman Courier wrote: “If the Northern mind is prejudiced against the old party because of old war positions, we must by wise and just laws, where we have power, and by wise and prudent policies, where the power is against us, overcome these prejudices, and let the Northern Conservative…
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The November meeting of the Jackson Purchase Historical Society will celebrate the Bicentennial of Calloway County with a panel discussion focused on the Bicentennial history book, Calloway County, Kentucky: Celebrating the First 200 Years, 1822-2022. that has just been published. The meeting will be held on Saturday, November 19, beginning at 10:30 AM in the County Courthouse Annex at 201 South Fourth Street in Murray. The venue for the meeting, the courthouse annex, served for many years as the City of Murray’s post office and is itself part of the downtown historic district. The JPHS is honored to join with…