Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from March 21, 1874 A severe storm on the night of March 17th caused “considerable damage to the Woodland Mills” and the residence of Dr. Burton which was blown down and his “stock terribly demolished.” A large tree fell upon his house and caved in the roof. James Haynes was killed, and Thomas Haynes seriously injured seven miles south of Hickman after the house they resided in was blown from its foundation. The Hickman City Council met on March 16th. John W. Wingate, City Assessor, presented the city assessment report which was received and filed…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from March 7, 1874 The Mississippi River was reported as breaching its banks and flooding lowlands and nearby risings. Farmers in the region feared heavy and prolonged rains would “retard spring farming operations considerably.” Seven-month Fulton County pigs were reported to weigh 265 pounds. A Temperance law was likely to be voted upon in Fulton County in May. It would prohibit the manufacture and sale of any quantity of “spirituous, vinous, or malt liquors, etc.” Nathaniel Southgate Shaler, the Kentucky State Geologist, was expected to visit Hickman to examine the “overflow district” below the city…