The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1899-08-18
LOVE AND SHOT GUNS.
a KENTUCKY ROMANCE GROW
mo OUT OF FEUDs.


One Of the romnnces OF the Baker
Howard feud eliminated In the mar.
riage Of Tom Bakers oldest sister. Iby.
TO Christopher II. jackson. son Of w.
3 Jackson, Of London. Ky. and a
hrother-in.law to Cooper Eycrsole. son
OF Judge Eyersole.
Young Jackson is descended from
Gen. Jarvis Jackson. who came to
Laurel county when II was settled.
ninety years ago. and who gave to tho
county the site Of the town OF London.
The county hadn't ne money to put
up public buildings. 80 the general told
the magistrates that he would build a
courthouse and schoolhouse II they
would deed the town lots back to him.
which was done. lie built a substan-
tial brick house. which stood until
torn down a few years ago to make
room for a modern building. and the
old Laurel academy. a. the school
was called, Is still standing. fine old
fashioned brick structure when Iby
Baker was Of school age her late
father, George W. Baker. who was
murdered by Jim Howard. was a pros
porous lawyer at Manchester, and he
also made much money In other ways
As lby was his FIRST girl and excep-
tonally bright and pretty he deter
mined to give her a good education.
He therefore sent her to Laurel acad-
envy. and while a pupil here she met
and loved the rather good-looking
scion Of the house OF Jackson. and
whose wife she eventually became.
after trials enough to test any wom-
ans love. when he first began nirt.
ing with Iby Baker. Chris Jackson was
n young married man. but the pretty.
bright face and the viyaclous manner
OF the belle Of Clay county made him
forget the woman he had sworn TO
love. and his heart went out to the
mountain lassic. lby soon became In
fatuated with him. but. learning that
he was already married. she deter
mined to become an old maid school
mistress. She procured school in
Leslie county. and II was not long until
she was regarded as the best woman
teacher ever seen In Hyden. Il had
required strong men to handle the wild
mountain boys. and this delicate girl
was worried lest she could never man
age them. She soon showed them.
however. that she was mistress OF the
situation. Slmmie Webb. a big boy
known as master OF the school mas
ters." came TO school the third morn
ing after she took charge with a
wicked-loOking i5-callbre pistol buck
led around him. She told him to un.
buckle the pistol and put II away in
her desk. Instead. he attempted to
draw the weapon. but before he could
loosen II In the holster he was gazing
into the muzzle OF an innocent-iooklng
3S-callbre held In the steady right
hand OF the school mistress. lie then
unbuckled the pistol and handed II to
her. belt and ALL This cowed the bully
OF the school. and from that moment
until she closed the session she was
supreme ruler. and the worst boys
were as doclle as lambs.
while In school work events were
taking place a. London which ultl-
mately had marked effect on the
pathway OF her life. The man who
loved her and the man she worshiped
was arrested for forgery and indicted
on several counts. His father was
claim agent OF the Louisville a Nash
VILE. and Chris was charged with
making out bogus claims against the
company and forging the names OF
section bosses and foremen TO them.
His father appeared to have been n
tool In the hands OF the son. but the
jury on the two counts tried against
Chris found him guilty on both and
fixed his punishment at four years In
ths npnitentlary Whom har husband