Tucker County Seat War

[4] Some of the leaders of St. George suspected that there were irregularities in the second election, and asked the county court to set aside the results; this request was denied.

St. George appealed to the state government, asking for an injunction pending an investigation, but before that could happen, the people of Parsons - annoyed by the attempt to repeal the election results - marched to St. George on August 7, 1893,[4][6] with the purpose of taking the court's records, thus moving the seat to Parsons by force.

[4] A group of citizens from St. George turned out to counter the Parsons contingent, but, fearing the possibility of violence and deaths, the sheriff ordered them to disperse.

By the time the group from Parsons arrived, there were few people around to stop them from breaking into the courthouse and stealing the records, as well as the bell from the building's tower.

After camping overnight at a nearby farm,[4] they returned to Parsons and established a temporary courthouse in an unopened store building on Main Street.