▁San ▁Antonio ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁part ▁of ▁ 1 8 8 1 . ▁M ather ▁remained ▁in ▁Texas ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁two ▁years , ▁but ▁Bass ett ▁had ▁grown ▁homes ick ▁for ▁D odge ▁City . ▁His ▁return ▁to ▁D odge ▁was ▁noted ▁by ▁a ▁local ▁paper , ▁which ▁reported , ▁" Char les ▁E . ▁Bass ett , ▁ex - sh er iff ▁of ▁Ford ▁County , ▁and ▁formerly ▁city ▁mar shal ▁of ▁D odge ▁City ▁- ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁old ▁tim ers ▁- ▁arrived ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁last ▁T ues day ▁after ▁an ▁absence ▁of ▁a ▁year ▁and ▁a ▁half . ▁Char ley ▁looks ▁as ▁natural ▁as ▁life , ▁we ars ▁good ▁clothes , ▁and ▁says ▁Texas ▁is ▁suffering ▁from ▁the ▁dry ▁weather ." ▁ ▁Kansas ▁City ▁▁ ▁Bass ett ▁did ▁not ▁remain ▁in ▁D odge ▁City ▁for ▁long . ▁He ▁moved ▁on ▁to ▁Kansas ▁City , ▁Missouri , ▁where ▁he ▁became ▁manager ▁of ▁Web ster ▁and ▁Hugh es ▁Mar ble ▁Hall ▁Sal oon . ▁The ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Journal ▁reported ▁his ▁arrival ▁by ▁not ing , ▁" H on . ▁C . E . ▁Bass ett , ▁a ▁well ▁known ▁cattle ▁man ▁of ▁Kansas ▁and ▁Texas , ▁returned ▁to ▁this ▁city ▁yesterday , ▁after ▁a ▁brief ▁stay ▁in ▁D odge ▁City . ▁He ▁will ▁remain ▁here ▁for ▁some ▁time ." ▁ ▁On ▁April ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 , ▁the ▁celebrated ▁" D odge ▁City ▁War " ▁broke ▁out . ▁Luke ▁Short ▁had ▁been ▁run ▁out ▁of