The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-09-16
IMPROVEMENTS
 ARE MADE AT JASPER
Contest the Walker County Probate Judgeship-Farmers Hear Howl
 ing of Timber Wolves

l Jasper September 4.-(Special. )-Jas- per is undergoing several improvements. There is a complete change in the ap- pearance of the sidewalks in East Jas ! per since the property holders of that sec ton of the city have gotten together and subscribed the money to put this work through. With these late improvements the entire sidewalks of the town are laid with cement pavement. Much building in the residence sections is in progress. and in the near future Francis M. Long and Ernest Lacy will begin work on two beau tiful residences. Aside from these two numerous renting cottages are springing up here and there.
 Jasper will soon have another moving picture show, and the theatre will be one of the most up to date. It will have box seats and a balcony and in all appear ances will resemble the modern amuse- ment places .in the larger cities. Nor alone are these things the feature, but the industrial bee is at work and in all proo- ability hoe factory will locate here in the near future. several large capitalists having been in conference with the Jas per Industrial club
 The Walker county farmers are not in the best of spirits over crop conditions at this season. The boil weevil has not invaded this section as yet, but the worm is playing havoc with the crop and 1t is said by prominent cotton growers that the crop is off from 10 to 10 per cent of what it was month ago The corn crop will have an average yield.
 The courts this week are not very busy, non-jury eases mostly consuming he docket. The law and equity court does not convene until the first Monday in Oc- tober. with Judge Sewell presiding. Among the interesting cases that are scheduled to come np soon in the cir cult court is the contest case for the pro- bate judgeship of this county. As will be remembered. Charles w. Sartain, re- publican candidate for the office in the
 last election, entered suit for contesting the case Judge Shepherd was the dem- ocratc nominee and went into the office by only small majority. The outcome of this case is watched with interest by the entire county
 good roads mass meeting will be held here next Saturday morning at II o'clock. Among the speakers who will discuss this timely topic will be Senator Bankhead, the national champion ftse cause. It
 is the purpose of the meeting to awaken the citizership to a more lively interest on this question. Most of the farmers here abouts are greatly interested in this movement and a little more encourace- ment and help will start them to build ing.
 The wolf hunters have ceased the chase for a short while. During the siege iust ended against these ravenous animals, about 12 were captured and killed Mar tin O'Rear, a prosperous farmer near here ventured the statement that there are over 500 of the beasts roaming the wooded sections ftllis county The re- cent anpear rance of the animals in this section is supposed to be due to the bat tie waaed against them in Lamar county several years ago. In the wooded sec tions north of here at night 1t is no trou- ble ct all to hear the weird bowling or the hungry creatures.