Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from July 13, 1872 • Dan Steele, contractor for the West Hickman Levee, advertised that he required additional laborers and would pay $1.50 a day. He expected the work to last until Christmas. • The son of Judge John W. Wingate, Harry Wingate, drowned earlier in the week at Uniontown, Kentucky. • Jonah Montgomery drove into Hickman on July 11th with his wife and daughter when the horse leading his buggy “took fright” and dashed through the streets of town before overturning and throwing the family “into the gutter.” No serious injuries were…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from June 29, 1872 The Hickman City Council passed an ordinance that required property owners to keep their gutters cleaned in front of their residences. The Market Ordinance was to be suspended until October 1st to allow farmers to sell their crop and goods. Stegala & Lane were granted a coffee house license. The City Marshal directed all persons removing sand off the old city levee on the bank of the river to desist or be fined. Vandals in Hickman disfigured the awning pillars in front local businesses by painting them into barber poles on…