Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from May 26, 1876 The Hickman Courier announced A. R. Boone of Graves County as a candidate for re-election for United States Congress on the Democratic ticket. The newspaper also announced B. R. Walker as candidate for Sheriff of Fulton County. The wheat crop in Fulton County appeared not to be as promising as the year prior. King’s Storehouse in East Hickman, owned by James M. Coffey, was destroyed by fire the week prior. Powell & Brothers farm machinery and implements celebrated their fourth year in business in Hickman. The Stephens [William and…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from September 25, 1874 The Congressional district’s Farmer’s Council met the week prior in Mayfield to discuss the nominees for Congress but the “meeting developed considerable differences of opinion” on which candidate to back. The meeting adjourned without a declaration of support for a nominee and agreed to gather in Benton on October 13th. The Paducah Kentuckian declared in its September 21st issue that it supported Caswell Bennett as its candidate for Congress. The Mayfield Democrat supported A. R. Boon; the Paducah Tobacco Plant supported Oscar Turner; the Fulton Gazette was reported to…