Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-09-09
His Long Expected Demise occurs
I'm Kansas.
a MAN THAT HAS a HISTORY.


T,,La e,hort IL M tuors
..-.,,,,..a ,-eyt.rd,v morn.
teiebtuii fste'''u -
Ing from Gueda Springs ARK. ahhounVe"
that be died IN that city al few minutes
,as, Q o'cl,ci vastcrdav morning
',,,,,rtso as Z, bod
ms ue',h Nus Nv ' Sl4'.'.,a, -,
been hourly expected ior se'tiai "'eNs
past. aud only his strong constitution ana
no,verfui vitality kent him nllye 50 long
-. ,,',e,,,I =, III ronn In tbis
ne was ephnh'" 70 "''
city for several weeks suffering rom
complication of discases and about eight
ar lon dhys nro was removed to his
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honle ~ ""'uu a.,
The telegram slated mat ms remains
would nrriye In this city Sunday morn
ir,,
Ipke short although Young In years,
being only 3g, was man with a history
anl ms prnbably experienced more rps
ana down, IN hm short life thhn many
ofher mon who haye lived 10 much great
er nnes
Luke Shorts career was a ynriegated
and Interesting one. 10 tell VI the thrill
ing episodes of hls life. would require a
large book.
fhrty-nine years ago, In small city
In Arkansas, Luke short made his APP
peurance ON earth He moved To Texas,
where he engaged In the cattle business
as a cowboy. Fortune smiled upon him,
and II wna only short while until he
wns a large st5ck owner liz followed
this business for some time and gave
Il nm 10 nfrept a posltion with tn,
United States as government scout. lie
WIS one OF the br.lyest and most trust
ri scouts In Tho employ OF the goverIl.
Iment. and many lime while acting In
, thle capacity he showed acts Of bravery,
which theu' JIs,infoiishcJ him ms "thr
brnvest srnuf In The Government efn.
nloy . Ue travelled aver A wild conn.
try on many different occasions where
amor men lad refused 10 ro. lie wns
In the amnioy az tbe royerntn,.nt for
several ve1rs aud r,.tirpJ fronn service
SOM. ti,ac IL M iTn'.
Tomhsfnne Az which WINS nj this
dotn thp ho,rs ~ a number az J,.,ner.
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ni1ce In ,iIs rc,,irgavo,s he n,f n
,nor nv mo name hf fsi,nrlnv Stnrts
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ssver ana H. 80 ,sa,,ittcj
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da,ss n.y., .i,.tio,, Va. a close cc,,i,s,
ana Harris WAS defeated iy smal,
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w, ne would Hes MAJ Snoti Went nav
70 bo,ks wy = ~ Wl'heH' u lo1'
hs Mhq'e OF ~ SUI atNllAs ioise
ptfey nin thnrV' SUN htINN NY
80. 80 - ~ - - ~. 4
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was settled. ,ss-
IN the year $50 snort came 70 IN
cry 70 MAKE ms nome, ie Mhr INC
MeallnN ahl one OF thr m9sl wlde,i
AheNn spornhk men ~ thc west a
na'. ~. p.en ih tne Guy long before u
met Jam t9urtrlyhl, and they We're Tor
unle On irleally terms
uishsterment CAME ana on the nign
Of Oh Iue.nny, frhrnary 4, 1891, Shot
hueu Sourtrlfn'. .,
~ m nlEhl on INC shooting Shel
slane We following statement TO a "a
Ausf sspor.er; 80
felt maj / Wa IN IN, a. 49,, u ,.n,.ii
ike Ia mn MN shan ~ iae MM, , Woe'1a