Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from June 27, 1874 After January 1, 1875, subscribers of the Hickman Courier will no longer have to pay postage for delivery of the newspaper. The publisher would be required to pre-pay the postage where the subscriber resides. E. Millet took charge of the Planter’s Hotel in Hickman after recently purchasing the property. The Hickman City Council met on June 22nd to allocate funds to pay monthly salaries and compensate contractors for services rendered to the city. A motion was approved to have a lock put on the door of City Hall and…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from June 20, 1874 Workmen that had torn down the Ledgwick Block in Hickman during the past week found remnants of silver and lead type settings from the old Hickman Courier where the past press office was located prior to being destroyed by Union troops during the Civil War. Small tenement houses in Hickman were quickly being occupied and new residences were being constructed in East Hickman by Plaut & Brothers and W. B. Benny to meet the demand of new families moving to the city. Some citizens complained that the West Hickman…