| 1854 |
Jan. 22 |
Born in Polk Co Arkansas |
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| 1858 |
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Moved to Texas w/family at 4yo |
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| 1859 |
Late in year |
Moved with family to Montegue Co, Tx |
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| 1862 |
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First encounter with indians, witnessed fight with father |
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| 1869-75 |
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Working primarily as cattle hand; also invested in cotton trades |
| 1869 |
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Involved in his first indian fight; approx. another 30 afterwards |
| 1871 |
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Made cattle drive to Abilene; at same time as J Hardin made cattle drive with Short’s friend as trail boss |
| 1872 |
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In Socorro, NM |
Possibly moved from here to Coffeyville |
| 1872 |
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Pulled guns on local miners threatening a lawyer; covered him so he could continue to do his job |
| 1873 |
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Spent the year in Coffeyville, KS |
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| 1874 |
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Moved back to Texas |
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| 1875 |
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Left Texas, most likely for Nebraska |
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| 1875 |
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Delivering cattle to the Souix under contract |
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| 1875 |
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Selling whiskey to indians on the North Nebraska border to the indian land of S. Dakota |
| 1876 |
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Now keeping himself in the Black Hills |
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| 1876 |
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Shootout w/indians on roadway |
Fired back as he escaped attacking indians on roadway |
| 1877 |
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Moved From Black Hills to Ogallala, NB |
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| 1877-1878 |
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Unaccounted for officially; Bat & Wyatt include him in Dodge at various times |
Unaccounted for officially, could have spent time in Dodge and met Bat and Wyatt |
| 1878 |
Oct. 6-8 |
Running dispatches out of Ogallala |
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| 1878 |
Oct. 9-20 |
Scouting for Thornburg |
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| 1878 |
Fall |
Returns to Ogallala |
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| 1878 |
Winter |
Possibly in Dodge City for the winter; claims he went to Leadville in ’79, but was done scouting in Oct. of ’78 |
Bat and Wyatt include him in recounting times in Dodge |
| 1879 |
June |
Recorded as being in Dodge by Wyatt and Bat |
Probably here between Ogallala and Leadville |
| 1879 |
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Moved to Leadville, CO, via Denver |
Bat claims this was Luke’s introduction to high society gambling life |
| 1879 |
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Opened gaming establishment in Leadville |
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| 1879 |
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Quick gunfight with local gambler bully trying to steal winnings; shot the man in the mouth (Isaac Brown?) |
| 1880 |
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Borrowed a shotgun and went after a stagecoach leaving town; nothing more is known |
My suspicion is that he was catching up with someone who had wronged him |
| 1880 |
Jun. |
Moved from Leadville area to Kansas City |
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| 1880 |
Oct. 5 |
Arrested for three card monte, released 6 days later |
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| 1880 |
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Moves from K.C. to Tombstone |
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| 1880 |
Nov. |
Goes to work at Oriental Saloon |
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| 1881 |
Feb. 25th |
Shootout w/Charlie Storms |
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| 1881 |
Late Apr. |
Leaves Tombstone |
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| 1881 |
Early May |
Spending time in Deming New Mexico |
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| 1881 |
May |
Now living in Dodge City; will remain until late 1883 |
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| 1881 |
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Given position of Faro dealer at Long Branch Saloon |
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| 1882 |
Mar. 19th |
Visiting Salida, Co; cheated on a bet, he robbed the winnings at gunpoint |
| 1883 |
Feb. 6 |
Luke Short becomes partner in Long Branch Saloons with William Harris |
| 1883 |
Apr. 28 |
Luke Short and Spcl. Policeman Louis Hartman exchange shots |
| 1883 |
Apr. 30 |
Short arrested for Saturday’s gunfight |
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| 1883 |
May. 1 |
Short takes east-bound train to Kansas City |
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| 1883 |
May. 10 |
Visits Governor in Topeka to plead case and ask for assistance |
| 1883 |
May. 16 |
Second trip to Topeka for further discussions with Governor Glick |
| 1883 |
May. 21 |
Goes to Caldwell KS |
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| 1883 |
Jun. 3 |
Luke meets Wyatt Earp in Kinsley KS and they ride train to Dodge |
| 1883 |
Jun. 9 |
“Dodge City War” is settled and Luke Short is back at Long Branch |
| 1883 |
Jun. 10 |
Short, Masterson, Earp, & others pose for famous Dodge City Peace Commision photo |
| 1883 |
Sep. 10 |
During trip to Kansas City, involved in group argument that results in guns drawn, no shots fired |
| 1883 |
Late Sep. |
Left Kansas City for tour of Texas and location prospects |
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| 1883 |
Nov. 16 |
Finalizes business at Long Branch and moves to San Antonio |
| 1884 |
~Jan. |
Makes the move from San Antonio to Fort Worth |
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| 1884 |
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Fort Worth is now home to Luke Short for the remainder of his life (1893) |
| 1884 |
May |
Made visit to Dodge |
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| 1884 |
Dec. |
Luke becomes partner in ownership of White Elephant Saloon |
| 1885 |
Jun. 25 |
Referees boxing match in Weatherford TX |
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| 1885 |
Nov. 3 |
Pleads guilty to assualt charge, takes place at White Elephant; fined $25 |
| 1887 |
Feb. 7 |
Sells his interest in the White Elephant to Jake Johnson |
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| 1887 |
Feb. 8 |
Kills Jim Courtright in gunfight outside of White Elephant and in front of shooting gallery |
| 1887 |
Mar. 15 |
Luke Short marries Hattie Buck |
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| 1888 |
Sep. |
Luke calls out large-sized local bully in Manhattan; pulls gun in defense |
| 1890 |
Dec. 23 |
Gunfight with Charles Wright at Bank Saloon in Fort Worth; both men injured but niether killed |
| 1891 |
Oct. |
Almost shot the wrong man in hotel lobby in Chicago following a fight |
| 1893 |
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Attends Chicago World Fair with wife Hattie |
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| 1893 |
Sep. 8 |
Dies at Geuda Springs, KS |
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Handy With A Gun...! 