The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-02-21
.CULLMAN SHERIFF
 MAKES NO REPLY
Not Known Whether He
 Will File Answer
NOW IN NEW ORLEANS
People Become RecOnciled to Tele- phone COntroyersy--Sutte Re- ceiyes Commission as Post-
 master-Plans Ready

Cullman. February 20.--( (Special.)-So far Sheriff c. c. Scheuing, against whom quo warranto proceedings have been filed by the attorney general seeking to oust him from the office of sheriff of this county, has not made known his intentions in the case. MT. Scheuing, with his wife, is now in New Orleans, where he went to attend the Mardi Gras festival now in progress in that city, and until he re- turns 1t will not be known as to whether or not he intends to file an answer to the proceedings filed by the attorney general.
 It is said that Judge Speake has been notified of the action oAthe attorney gen. eral in the matter, but as yet Judge Speake has not set any date for the hearing of the case, but it is presumed that the matter will be settled within the next few weeks.
 From what can be learned now 1t seems that a legal fight will issue in the case. Prominent attorneys In Cullman are or the opinion that 1t is a question as to whether or not the law passed by the last session of the legislature placing all con | tests for the sheriff's office in the same category with that of other contests that they be heard in the circuit courts. That 1t is to be determined whether or not this law affected cases already pending be- | fore the law was passed. It Is said that ! this will likely be one of the points In
 the case should a fight be made by MT. l Scheuing to retain the office.
 The people of this city seem to have l fn tplnnhOna
 controversy which has been the para
 mount issue for the past several | months Numbers of the Southern Bell subscribers discontinued their tele- | phones, both business and residences, but | for the last few days it seems that the
 people have lost hope of their ability to
 secure telephone service by any other
 means than the Southern Bell for the time | being, and have, therefore, in many cases
 ordered their phones replaced in the places of business.
 | The organization of the stock com
 pany for a new system has not been abandoned. Men are still taking active interest and 1t is thought that the new
 telephone system will be reality in | the near future.
 The newly appointed postmaster, John
 F. Sufferer, 1t is said, has received his commission and will take charge of the | office in Cullman the first of March.
 Mir. Sufferer will qualify during the
 month and make all the necessary ar
 engagements to give his time to the
 work of the postoffice.
 | Probate Judge Burke and the board | of county commissioners have returned lfrom "a trifs to Fayetta. where they went to inspect the new courthouse just recently completed at that place.
 It was the intention of the Cullman officials to gain some idea of archi- lecture and plans of the Fayette court
 house with view to the building or
 one similar for Cullman.
 | Contractor Schlosser now has the plans for a remodel of the old build ing, also for new structure ready for submission to the commissioners court
 when 1t meets again. after which some thing will be done in the matter