Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from October 20, 1876 A tightrope walker by the name of Professor Bond performed to a large crowd in Hickman on the evening of October 18th. The wire was suspended between the offices of the Hickman Courier and the Dolly Varden Building. Congressman Joe Blackburn, of Ashland, was the keynote speaker at both the Hickman City Hall and the Fulton County Courthouse on October 16th. An enthusiastic crowd listened to his “severe criticism, arraignments and denunciations” of the Republican Party. It was reported that his “speeches done great good” for the Democrats in the county. Fulton…

This Week 150 Years Ago in Hickman – October 13, 1876 Some of the leading ladies and gentlemen of Hickman organized a literary and musical society for “mutual improvement, amusement, and pleasure.” The society planned to meet every Monday night at the residence of John W. Cowgill. The Directors of the Fulton County Fair met to discuss relocating the Fair to Moscow, Fulton, or some other convenient place in the county. Poor attendance from the last Fair held in Hickman offered as the reason for the decision to move the fair. Critics proclaimed that the economic conditions of the region…