Webster City freeman. [volume] (Webster City, Hamilton County, Iowa) 1884-1946, 1916-01-04
THAT CELEBRATION OF
THE EX-C|TY OFFICIAL Club

ally broke through the ward lines
and has run at large ever since. Eff
forts were made from time to time
to get him corraled and driven in
side of his ward lines but he always
succeeded in evading his pursuers.
He ran rampant all over the city.
General Hunters 20 centimeter
guns were fired at his position, but
the shells either fell short or it was
found that he had changed his po-
sition. This thing went on until
the !. day of ........ when
General Hunter assisted BY Major
Henderson, Colonel Blake, Captain
Carey, Lieutenant Cash, and Corpor-
lal Remley, under the direction Of
Field Marshal Barner, made an at
tack that will go down as the great
est battle i'll the history of the city,
completely overpowering him by
means Of attacks and counter-at-
tacks, and the use of bayonets, ma
chine guns, and poisonous gases. He
surrendered Internationally after
being completely crushed. He is
now leading a quiet and peaceful
life, devoting most of his time to his
family and his Shetland ponies He
did not acquire an automobile dur
ing his incumbency, although he has
shown prosperity in many other
ways. He has children, and a herd
of Is Shetland ponies, 8 dozen Gold
en- pheasants, Z white mice, and re-
lations without number. In private
i life he is a pleasant man and you
almost like him, If you do not know
I his past. He is small of stature and
of the Villa type of, military man.
B. F. Paine entered the service in
the Spring of 1909 as private. He
served for six years, all of the time
running at large. He was promoted
from time to time until he was fin
ally at the head of his regiment. He
served shoulder to shoulder with
Mr.. Hahne and Mr.. Essig for many
years, planning many campaigns to-
gether. Mr.. Paine left the service
I in the early part Of the war. al
though many skirmishes and consid-
cradle guerilla warfare took place
prior to his retirement. 1t is believ-
ed that Mr.. Paine thought that the
people wanted q council in which
there was mo more Paine" hence
| his retirement. The number of au-
tomobiles that Mr.. Paine acquired
while on the council has not been
determined. Mr.. Paine has prosper
ed in many ways, He is still in the
harness and says he is not going tc
retire from business for many years
He was minister of munitions dur
ing the late war for the rebel forces,
and is suspected OF being Hahne
sympathizer. He has fine form
and bearing of the stern military
type. Only on very rare occasions
has he been known to smile.
Peck Cunningham was appointed
to the service away back in the nine
ties, but was removed for cause. Very
little is known about his first term,
and he cannot be induced to divulge
AMY information about himself. He
had been connected with the famous
and lawless Harvester Trust prior to
his first enlistment, and had become
SO stepped in their lawless and ne
farious practices which he incorpor-
ated into his work to such an ex-
tent that he was finally removed
and secured position with the
American Steel and Wire Company.
He was an apt pupil and in short
time became one of their best steel
men. He worked among the farmers
in Michigan. Indiana, Ohio, and it
is said that he pulled off several
steel deals. While employed with
this company he studied wire pull
ling, which later served him to good
advantage in securing his reappoint-
ment to his old position. He also
claims to have studied street and
road building, and considers himself
an expert in that line. The second
installment Of his service began in
the Spring Of 1909. He served con-
tinuously and without interruption
for six years, or until the beginning
of the recent uprising. Shortly af-
ter he was removed he figured on
going into the furniture business.
or late he has been devoting the
most of his time to the selling OF
restaurants, and has been very sue
cessful; and his success in this line
is largely due to his methods of ad-
vertising, which methods no doubt
he acquired while working for the
Steel and Harvester Trust. His rat
ing at home is 5, but we understand
that in Chicago he has no rating. 1t
is alleged by those who know him
l,o,x ,ccncioto with him the