The Columbia Star June 14, 1900 HECKER Too late for last week William Lehing drove up from Red Bud Tuesday of last week. H. Koch proprietor of the New Athens Livery Farm was here Wednesday. Robert Hanft and wife of New Athens visited with Mr. and Mrs. John Gambach Sunday. Mrs. Bertha Eckhardt of St. Louis spent a few hours Wednesday with her mother, Mrs. Prints. Enumerator Brown commenced work at Hecker. It will take him about three weeks to canvass the precinct.