Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from September 9, 1871 • Page one of the Hickman Courier offered a vivid account of the Grand Tournament held at the Fulton County fairgrounds on September 2nd. “By 9 o’clock in the morning many strangely dressed young men, mounted on fiery steeds, with lance in hand were careering up and down the streets of the city,” the paper reported. The parade to the fairgrounds was led by a “wagon arranged with seats drawn by four gay mules in which sat the Hickman Band” that played the “sweetest strains that brass horns are…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from September 2, 1871 • The Hickman City Council met on August 30th where the Finance Committee paid several contractors for work provided on the city’s streets and new Market House. The City Tax Collector reported receiving $892.90 in taxes and fees. A motion was approved that a $3.00 per month fee be fixed for the renting of horse stalls at the new Market House. • The Fulton County Fair was set to commence on September 26 and continue for five days. Professor Webster was scheduled to offer balloon rides on the second…