Complex sentence: In May of 1883, Mysterious Dave returned to Kansas and became assistant town marshal during the so-called Dodge City War, a dispute between saloon owners who were friends of the mayor of Dodge and Luke Short, owner of the famous Long Branch Saloon.
Split into simpler sentences: In May of 1883 Mysterious Dave returned to Kansas and became assistand town marshal during the so-called Dodge City War. This was a dispute between saloon owners who were friends of the mayor of Dodge and Luke Short, owner of the famous Long Branch Saloon.