Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from May 23, 1874 The falling of the Mississippi River had caused uneasiness to business owners on Front Street in Hickman. The riverbank had sunk by a foot or more and efforts were being made to stabilize and protect property along the shore. It was reported that people in Hickman were searching for a hidden box of “Freebooters” treasure in the city believed to have been buried many decades earlier. “There have been hundreds of attempts to find the interesting localities of their concealment,” the Hickman Courier The “Cantata of Esther” was scheduled…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from May 16, 1874 Oscar Turner and A. R. Boon, candidates for Congress, addressed a large group of citizens before the Fulton County Court House in Hickman on May 11th. Turner identified himself with the Granger movement and favored the Federal Government “issuing a national currency dollar for dollar for its bonds” to reduce interest rates and the national debt. Boon “covered nearly identically the same positions on National politics as presented by Turner,” though not a member of the Granger organization and opposed National banks and currency. William Lindsay, candidate for governor,…