Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from May 4, 1872 A hard frost covered the region on May 3rd doing considerable damage to “sensitive vegetation.” However, warm weather preceded the frost and the foliage of the trees were “as dense as it usually [was] a month later.” A dead body was found floating in the Mississippi River by a fisherman named Peter Nelson near Hickman on the morning of May 1st. Tied around the neck of the corpse was a large package which contained nearly two thousand dollars in cash and a note dated April 19th promising to pay a man…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from April 27, 1872 The Mississippi River was “falling beautifully” and “news from above is favorable.” Farmers in the Western Kentucky remarked that wheat crop prospect may be the best in many years. Receipts of freights at Hickman were much larger than any previous year for the spring season. The Wittig family gave another music concert at the Hickman City Hall on the night of April 22nd. The event was well attended and “highly satisfactory” to the audience. Local doctors in Hickman report the general health in the community was improving. Community leaders requested “Christian…