Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from February 8, 1873 River traffic on the Ohio resumed after having been suspended for two months due to weather and ice. The German Masquerade Ball in Hickman on February 3rd was reported as being well attended, despite the “disagreeable weather,” and was found to have “no imperfections.” The participants were dressed in costumes that represented “classic, historic, mythological and dramatic characters.” The profits from Mardi Gras ball scheduled for February 25th was determined to go for the purchase of a fire engine for the city of Hickman. Entertainment would begin at 3:00 with a…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from February 1, 1873 The large warehouses of Bondurant & Drewry and J. H. Plaut & Brothers, commission and forwarding merchants, in Hickman were destroyed on the night of December 30th by fire. It was believed to have been set by arsonists as a safe located at the Bondurant & Drewry warehouse had been broken into, though it was reported that it contained nothing of value. The fire was ascertained to have originated at the Bondurant & Drewry and spread to the nearby warehouse of Plaut & Brothers. The loss was estimated between $20,000 and…