Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from March 30, 1872 The Mississippi River was at its lowest levels in recent memory. The Hickman wharf continued to make progress under the chief engineer Fritz Hellner. The piling was near completion and was expected to be the best wharf on the Mississippi River when finished. The Hickman Cornet Band proposed to give an amateur minstrel performance at the Hickman City Council Hall on March 30th. A grand ball was planned for April 1st by the Deutschen Unterstuetzung Verein (German Assistance Association) at the McCutchen’s Building in Hickman. The committee organized to manage the…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from March 23, 1872 Recent rains and cold weather in the region had caused delays in plowing and planting. The Hickman City Council met on March 21st. The Finance Committee paid workmen for repairing city roads and John W. Wingate, the City Assessor, for his assessment of city property. A license to operate a coffee house was issued to H. F. Cheatham. An infant child was abandoned at the residence of Mrs. Cobb in West Hickman on March 19th. A woman by the name of King left the child at the Cobb home after searching…