Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from April 25, 1874 No issue was published for April 18, 1874. A major flood struck the region late last week with a severity had “not been witnessed in the memory of the oldest inhabitant.” The Mississippi River was reported to have risen two inches in the past 24 hours. The West Hickman levee was submerged and in great danger of being washed away. Some eight or ten families were reported to have been driven from their homes from the rising river. “There will certainly be more water, but how much depends altogether…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from April 11, 1874 A snowstorm on April 9th reportedly “caused a heavy demand for coal, overcoats, and overshoes” in Hickman. The freeze of that night “finished the fruit crop of this section.” Farmers were “getting dispirited” that the wet weather halted progress with the planting season. The Mississippi River was reported rising and that with the melting snow overflow was “inevitable” at Hickman. Due to bad weather of April 9th, the “letting of the bridge across Puncheon Creek” was postponed until April 17th. The new St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Hickman was to be…