The Tucker-Parnell feud of 1902-05 in El Dorado featured the following: knife fights, bomb threats, an attempted poisoning and a saloon called the Minkeye, Knowles Adkisson writes in Thursday's Style section.
A wild shootout in the town square between lawmen led by the grandfather of future Gov. Jim Guy Tucker and three members of a leading local family prompted a state militia to implement martial law.
“The Showdown at Sunset” celebrates its 19th anniversary at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, the first of three re-enactments this summer.
Read Thursday's Arkansas Democrat-Gazette for full details.