Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from February 25, 1871 • The Kentucky Senate passed the Kuklux bill to suppress lawlessness and crime in the State. • Many young people enjoyed themselves at a festive dance held the night before at the Commercial Hotel in Hickman. • George Rice, the proprietor of the New York Store purchased property in West Hickman and commenced improvements. • Henry Campbell declines to run for State Legislature. • John Quincy Adams King received the indorsement of the majority of counties in the Jackson Purchase as candidate for Governor. • The Beech Hill Academy…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from February 18, 1871 • The steamer Henry Ames ran aground at the head of Island No. 8 on the Mississippi River 8 miles below Hickman. • Sheriff William Roper of Fulton County was seriously ill at his residence in Hickman. • A man by the name James Cunningham was charged with robbery and murder in Hickman County and sent to Clinton for trial. • A large quantity of cotton and other items were delayed at the railyards in Hickman due to a lack of railcars. The Nashville & Northwestern Railroad discouraged shippers…