The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-04-25
CORN PLANTING
 IS ABOUT DONE Cotton Planting Is Also Pro-
 greSSing Well
TRIED FOR KILLING SON
People of Walker County Are Still Talking Good Roads and Ques- tion of Bonds Is Being
 Agitated.
By FRANK V. EVANS.

Jasper April 24-(Special.) )-The farm CTS report that they have about completed the work of planting corn and reports have 1t that the acreage has been much increased over last year. Cotton planting is progressing rapidly now and the coun- try people are full of business, hence but few find time to visit the towns, which fact gives a quiet look to Jas per- except in and around the court house, where the law and equity court is in session.
 The city authorities have at last torn down the unsightly old shed that GOV cred the pump of the bored we'll on pub lie square, and will proceed at once to sink the well several hundred feet deeper where 1t is thought bold stream of water will be tapped which will give an abundant supply of the purest
 The water of this well is said to pos sess excellent mineral qualities of the purest and best health-giving qualities and this being so the city administration has determined to give free and abund- ant use of 1t to the people.
 There Is a difference of opinion as to whether or not flowing well will re- suit in this deepening proposition, but probably it may bring about this much desired result
 In the law and equity court yester- day morning the case of the state vs. Sam Brooks was called. Brooks is charged with murder in the second de- gree and the victim was his own son, Tom Brooks, young man about 27 years of age About two years ago Brooks, who lives in Beat g. had some kind of a difficulty with his son and in con fict 1t is charged that the senior stabbed the junior with knife from the eff fects of which he died after suffering several months. It is for this offence that Sam Brooks Is now on trial.
 The opinion of County Attorney Davis that the board of county commissioners is not authorized to appropriate money from the general fund for the building of ty high school does not discourage the people of Jasper in the general proposi- ton. They promise that boarding accom- modations will be furnished pupils on the most reasonable terms.
 Bishop BeckWith of the Episcopal church is to be at Jasper Tuesday night, May 27. and will hold confirmation ser vices using the Presbyterian church for such purpose. The Episcopalians of Jas per are few In number, but are zeal ously inclined to keep up an organization and to eventually erect their own house of worship. Rev. T. J. Brand ministers to them quite often.
 The good roads movement still contin- ues to be live topic in Walker. It is suggested that petitions be- signed by tax payers in different parts of the county, asking the county commissioners to sub init the question of bond issue of $15000O to the people for the construction of good roads and that the present annual ap- propriation of S15,000 be used to pay in terest on these bonds and to establish a sinking fund.
 The Manhattan Lumber company peo- ple who own the Alabama Central rail- road short line, out from Jasper to their mills, seven miles, have, it Is reported, placed engineers in the field with view of ascertaining the cost and the prac- ticability of extending the line to De- catur.