Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from April 15, 1871 • The editor of the Hickman Courier claims there is not a vacant business house in the city. • Corn planting has commenced in Fulton County and many farmers have their entire crops planted • The funeral for Mrs. J. F. Marrs will be held on April 16th at the Baptist Church. • Rumors had spread that several of the leading businesses in Union City, Tennessee had failed. • Some prominent ladies in Hickman began to raise money for the purpose of purchasing an organ for the Methodist Church.…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from April 8, 1871 • A portion of the people of Ballard County clamored for a division of the county and it was proposed that Milburn be the new county seat. • The Mayfield Democrat reported that a Professor J. Hervey Gardner swindled about $5,000 from the people of Fulton Station under the guise to build a school but departed with the money on the Paducah & Gulf Railroad. • Judge A. R. Boon and several other gentlemen left on April 7th for Mayfield from Paducah after attending proceedings against him in the…