Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from October 21, 1871 • A cabin on the farm of Henry Campbell, near Hickman, caught fire and was completely destroyed. A child of the black family that resided in the cabin died. • Henry Ahlert, a worker at the Oswald Steam Furniture Shop, lost two fingers while feeding wood into a circular saw. • Dr. Benjamin, former Chief Medical Inspector of the Trans-Mississippi Department of the Confederate States Army, settled in Hickman and began a medical practice. • The Catholic Bishop of the Louisville Diocese, Reverend William G. McClusky, lectured at the…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from October 14, 1871 • The Hickman City Council met on October 11th where they paid W. J. Cole and Nelson Hildreth $10.00 for serving as temporary night policemen during the county fair. W. L. Gardner was paid $1.25 for removing dead carcasses and Joseph Amberg was compensated for work done on the riverbank in front of Old Hickman. Wharfmaster W. L. Gardner reported he collected fees totaling $95. A coffee house license was issued to H. F. Cheatham and John C. Heinze for six months. The City Marshal was directed by the…