Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from March 23, 1872 Recent rains and cold weather in the region had caused delays in plowing and planting. The Hickman City Council met on March 21st. The Finance Committee paid workmen for repairing city roads and John W. Wingate, the City Assessor, for his assessment of city property. A license to operate a coffee house was issued to H. F. Cheatham. An infant child was abandoned at the residence of Mrs. Cobb in West Hickman on March 19th. A woman by the name of King left the child at the Cobb home after searching…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from March 16, 1872 A body of a man was found in the Mississippi River above the Hickman wharf on March 11th. No identification was found on the body but was believed to be a steamboat deckhand or laborer. An inquest found it to be an accidental drowning. The corpse was buried in the city cemetery. The rock for building the Hickman wharf began to arrive by rail on March 13th from Johnsonville, Tennessee. Contractors planned to fill in as much rock as possible before the spring floods. City leaders encouraged residents to plant shade…