Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from June 6, 1874 Concerned citizens of West Hickman asked what was to be done with the levee since another overflow would likely “destroy the work that has already been done.” The drought has ruined the strawberry crop in the region, but the wheat crop was expected to be “splendid” and the “average yield will be very large.” Reverend E. H. Pearce, former State Commissioner to the International Exposition at Vienna, was scheduled to give a lecture at the Hickman Methodist Church on June 9th. The subject of his lecture was to be…

Stories of Interest from the Hickman Courier from May 30, 1874 Old buildings on the corner of Jackson and Kentucky streets in Hickman were to be torn down by order of the City Council. Thirty years earlier, one of the buildings was occupied by the Larmon & Brothers Dry Goods Store. Several black families were removed from the structures. The Hickman City Council met on May 25th to discuss the granting of licenses, outstanding accounts, repairing streets, and addressing property tax issues. A license was granted to Joseph Steagala to operate a coffee shop for six months, John W. Cole…