Ozarks at Large Stories When Political Feuds Turned Violent KUAF | By Kyle Kellams Published October 27, 2016 at 12:52 PM CDT Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Listen • 12:29 Portrait by L. E. Yandell, courtesy of the Arkansas State Archives Robert Crittenden, the first territorial secretary of Arkansas, who frequently served as acting governor; circa 1830. He also won a fateful duel against his political rival Henry Wharton Conway. An incomplete guide to this week in history includes an infamous duel in Arkansas, a busy week for the Fort Smith Airport and proof that Johnny Carson really was Carnac the Magnificent.