Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from October 26, 1872 Over the past week several gunshots were reported overnight in Hickman. So far, the parties involved have eluded law enforcement. The Hickman police raided a black owned brothel operated by Mary Weaver on October 21st. The officers arrested “some eight or ten” young men at the establishment. Miss Weaver was fined $100 and young men $10 each by the Hickman City Court. The Fulton County Court met earlier in the week, where it granted W. A. Bryant a license to sell and distribute books and pamphlets, Childers & Thomas were granted…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from October 19, 1872 Hickman City Council met on October 16th to address the report of the Finance Committee, which discussed the payment of salaries and contract workers for the city. The council members agreed to amend the Market ordinance. The ordinance declared that all persons that sold meats in the city, other than at the Market House, were required to pay a license fee of $3.00. The residence of a Mr. Adams in Hickman was broken into on the night of October 12th and the family was robbed of “sundry articles to the value…