Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from July 22, 1871 • Governor Preston H. Leslie addressed a large audience at the Fulton County Courthouse in Hickman on July 19th. He discussed the finances of the State, common schools, a bill “for the protection of the purity of elections,” a Federal Ku Klux bill, and a plea that the 14th and 15th amendments be repealed. The next day the governor visited Clinton and spoke at the Hickman County Courthouse where several hundred people listened to a similar speech. • A terrific rain and thunderstorm struck Hickman and surrounding communities on…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from July 15, 1871 • Governor Preston H. Leslie planned to address the citizens of Fulton County in Hickman on July 19th. He also scheduled addresses at Clinton, Blandville, Paducah, Mayfield, Murray and Benton from July 20th to July 26th. • The Fulton and Madrid Bend Railroad and Levee Company was established on July 10th at the Fulton County Courthouse to canvass and promote a levee and railroad line be constructed between Hickman and Tiptonville. H. A. Tyler was elected president of the company and Henry Campbell as Vice President. John W. Cowgill…